Volume 24 (1872) (424 pages)

68 SCIENTIFIC PRESS: {February 3, 1872. Bs a Ninna SUMMARY. THE following information is condensed mostly from journals published in the interior, in close proximity to the mines mentioned. California. ALPINE COUNTY. Iupzrrat.—Monitor Miner, Jan. 20: The mining property lately kuown as the Imperial, having passed into the hands of a different Co., is to be opened up and worked in a worthy manner. Tur sale of the IXL and Buckeye mines is to be followed at as early a day as possihle by the erection of hoisting works and a thorough opening np thereof. Tur Tarshish mine is turning out good ore in abundance and it is thought the new 20 stamp mill can he kept running for the first year or so on fine grade ore, AMADOR COUNTY. Orteman AmavoR Maine. — Amador Ledger, Jan. 27: A sale has heen made of the Original Amador mine and mill, at Amador City to an English Co., the purchasers to take possession this week. The price paid has not fully transpired, hut report places the sum paid, from $500,000 to $1,300,000. CALAVERAS COUNTY. Tue Zacerara.—Calaveras Chronicle, Jan. 27: The Zacetara mine, near West Point, work upon which was resumed a short time since, extremely rich rock has been discovered and is heing taken out. We understand the quartz averages about $40. There is a mill and other machinery on the mine. Goop Rocx.—The Steger mine, in the streets of West Point, is turning out first elass rock. The machinery formerly used on the Radford claims in Chili Gulch. was hought hy Steger & Co., and transferred to their mine. Itisin full operation, being of sufficient capacity to keep out the water and do the hoisting. Corrat Fuat.—Champion & Co. have lowered the water in Corral Flat sufiiciently to enahle them to take out gravel from the upper end. They are engaged in taking outa pillar of uew ground and there is no question but that it will pay largely. New Minine Enterprise.—Richards, Griggs and Dower are about opening a hydraulic on the northern face of French hill. The Co. are already at work fixing ditches, ete. Active operations will be commemeed the first of next week. Jenny Lixp.—Cor. same: I will give the names and a short description of a few of the principal claims: First is the Whisky Hill7. M. Co., who have completed a tunnel 800 ft. in length, which was run to ohtain the necessary fall to work their ground to advantage, and to be used as a tail-race. It isfurnished with boxes 2 ft. wide, and everything will be ready for active operations in another week. The cost of this tunuel, as it stands, is $12,000.. The owners have been 8 years etigaged in its construction, but expect that a run of six months will pay a profit equal to the outlay. The adjoining claim, nearly as extensive, is owned and carried on by Myers, Anderson & Co. There are ahout 12 or 14 of this kind of claims here, all of which will he held hy government titles in a short time. The largest and most extensive is the Bunker Hill; they have 120 acres of land. They are putting in a 30-inch flume and expect to use 400 inches of water. The pipe, which conveys the water tothe claim, is nearly half a mile in length; the flume is 750 ft. long, the hottom planed, and on the top has a track and car for running out large rock. The Co. have been to a heavy expense quarrying rock for the purpose of lining the bottom of their flume. Stan “Pans Ovur.”—The claim of Brackett & Co., in Chili Gulch, continues to pay largely. The yield last week was equally as great, in proportion to the number of hands employed, as ever before for the same length of time. EL DORADO COUNTY. Heavy Buast.—Placerville Democrat, Jan. 27: A blast of 1,500 lhs. of powder was put off in the Hook and Ladder claim, Spanish Hill, last week. It was a perfect success, completoly shattering the hank. Lootown.—Cor. same: The Pocahontas is in active motion. For 16 mouths in succession under the past administration, the flow of bullion was steady and continuous, but the levels ahove being worked out, it became necessary to sink a new shaft nearly 400 ft. in depth, and drift therefrom in each direction—northerly and southerly—some 200 ft. A new hoisting works, containing the largest boiler in the connty, 2 engines, hoisting and pumping machinery, were added to the real property of the Co. Now the mine is open, ore in sight will keep the mill running another 16 months or more, and the mill hammers away day and night. Euua Quartz Mrvz.—A late numher of the Sac. Uuion gives the following: In Nov. last, J. J. Orr, discovered the rich croppings of the ledge; he related his discovery to G. W. Paget, and the two, after visiting the spot, determined to organize a Co. to develop the claim. The claim is on a point of land tending to the North Fork of the American river. The ledge is 3,000 ft. long and 6 ft. wide, with a shaft sunk to thedepth of 30 ft. Quartz from this claim exhihits no gold to the naked eye, but it will yield $50 to the ton. INYO COUNTY. Buuuion.—Inyo Independent, Jan. 20: Beaudry has about 3,00U hars of bullion at his furnace, awaiting shipment. Belshaw’s, Beaudry’s and the Swansea works are all in active operation, turning out metal by the cord. Prospectine.—J. Sharpe, who has returned from the Inyo Range, was on the summit some 6or 8 weeks. During the time he sunk 6 ft. upon one of his discoveries which he calls the Blne Belle, taking out 2 tons of not less than $200 ore in the operation. The ledge is of unknown width, having every indication of wealth and permanency. NEVADA COUNTY. : Eurexa.—Grass Valley Republican, Jan. 25: Work on the tunnel of the Jim mine is steadily progressing. Thetunnel is in hetween 60U and 700 ft., and follows near the ledge for 2 portion of the distance. The ground is soit, and 2 men average 14 ft. per week. The Co. intend to push the tunnel ahead to the main shaft, which is 300 ft. from where they are working. When the shaft is reached the entire mine will be drained and opened and ready for the extraction of ore, /Black & Young’s mine is heing worked with profit. The ledge is 6 ft. wide, and averages from $10 to $12a ton/\The Erie Co. are running night and day and employ 24 men in their milland mine. The ledgeis 15 ft. wide, and the ore averages from $10 to $14 a ton./ A Co. of miners from Virginia City are running a tunnel near Eureka for the Dillon ledge, They have been at work for nearly 2 years, and have their tunnel] in about 1,500 ft. A Goop Yreup.—Last week the Murchie Bros. crushed 60 tons of rock from the Independent mine, 2 miles ahove Nevada City, near Deer Creek, aud realized $3,600, or at the rate of $60 a ton. The rock is taken from an incline 200 ft. from the surface. Wrz Start.—Black & Young's nll and at Eureka has heen idle for some time on account of lack of wood. This want has recently heen supplied and work will be commenced again this week. Discovery.—In the incline shaft of the Nevada quartz mine, 2 miles below Nevada City, a solid body of ore 10 ft. wide has been discovered within a few days. The ore it is said will average $17 a ton, aud is 50 ft. below the bed of Deer ercek. TurRovucH GRANITE TO Syuate.—The incline shaft on the Nevada quartz mine, on Deer Creek has struck through the granite rock into slate, and the ledge at the hottom is incased in the walls of the latter. Daisy Hirn.—The machinery for pumping at the Daisy Hill mine started up yesterday for the first time. The machinery used was taken from the Dromedary mine, and is nearly as good as new. The engine for pumping has 10-inch stroke and the hoisting engine 8-inch. The pump commenced work yesterday and will probably free the mine from water by Monday next, The water in the incline shaft yesterday was 50 ft. deep. The present iucline is down 175 ft; 175 loads of ore from the mine has yielded $65 per load. Rep Dramonp.—Nevada Transcript, Jan. 23: At the Cascades there is considerable mining going on. The Red Diamond is worked with afull complement of hands and they have plenty of wator. Provipence Mrne.—The Providence mine, upon which work was commenced a short time since is being worked regularly. The new incline is down about 90 ft. The works are being put in first rate order, and the mine will he opened hy Spring. PLACER COUNTY. Ricu Strrme.—Auburn Herald, Jan. 23: Rumors have reached town that a very rich quartz lead has been opened this week betiveen here and the Greeu mine, and that one man has taken out some $1,500 in 3 days. Opain.—Cor. same: Greene & Co., have erected a double engine in the Greene mine, one for hoisting from the shaft, and the other for pumping purposes Some time ago the Co. let a contract to sink the shaft 100 ft. deeper. The contiactors are getting along very well, and will complete their contract by early spring. The ledge in the shaft is of good size, looks well and will yield rich ore. Along the Greeneledge, the next mine in operation is the original Peter Walter. This Co. has erected steam hoisting works and have a 25 horse-power engine. The levels that are heing run are at the depth of 116 ft. from the surface, and they find no variation in the quality or quantity of the rock, it continuing to look well, the quartz showing free gold and plenty of rich sulphurets. The ledge is a good size, and in a short time the mine will be opened thoroughly. The Co. contemplate erecting a ten-stamp mill as soon as the weather will permit. North of the Peter Walter some 300 yards is the Bellevue, originally the Buckeye. This Co. have at their dump pile near 500 tons.of ore thatis No.1. They intend to crush this ore at the St. Patrick mill, and will begin about the 20th of this month. The Bellevue Co. are still raising rock to the surface. The St. Patrick mill contains 15 stamps, and with all the improvements, sufficient to save the gold and sulphurets, and adequate pans to work the blanket washings and sulphurets. This mill is run by steam, and in connection with it the Co. havea ledge called the Peachy that they are prospecting with a tunnel andshaft. The tunnel will cut the ledge about 130 ft. from the surface. The shaft is down to the depth of 75 ft., and they are running a level at this depth and finding a goodsized ledge and good ore, showing as good a prospect as you will find In this dist. The St. Patrick mine is still in operation; they arerunning a hottom level with a good prospect. They are crushing ore from this mine at their mill, and judging from appearances, it is paying very well. They have a large pile of ore at this mine which they will finish crushing as soon as they get through with the Bellevue rock. PLUMAS COUNTY. Riew.—Quinoy National, Jan. 20: A few days ago the drift in the Betterton mine, near Mohawk Valley, developea across vein, the rock, at the point of intersection being extremely rich. SOLANO COUNTY. Vacavitte Coan Minu.—Vallejo Independent, Jan. 23: Since the late heavy rains, work has heen suspended on account of the impossibility of keeping the works clear of water. Dr. Dobbins, on whose land the mine is located, is very sangnine of obtaining a good quality of coal before a great while. A depth of 160 ft. has heen reached, the prospects improving as they went down. Quicxsinver. — The quicksilver, mine near this city is in full operation, the smelting furnaces working to perfect satisfaction. The yield of quicksilver from the cinnabar worked is fully as large as anticipated. TRINITY COUNTY. A Goop Breinnino.— Weaverville Jownal, Jan. 10: Southerlin, Hupp & MeMurry have already stripped 12,000 ft. of hed-rock with one month’s run of water. They will strip not less than 60,000 square ft. of bod-rock, and they know the grouud to be good. : Nevada. EUREKA DISTRICT. McGearry.—Eureka Sentinel, July 21: All of the mines show exceedingly well for the amount of work done upon them. Prosrectino.—The surrounding mountains are full of prospectors. Pinto Minu.—The English Co.’s mill at Pinto is runuing splendidly and proves a most perfect success, Bro Run.—The Consolidated furnaces turned out 19% tons of bullion in 24 hours on last Saturday, which is considered the largest run ever made hy those works. All of the furnaces are working toa charm, and the dumps at the mines are crowded with ore. The mines neverlooked so well. The new furnace, making 5 in all, is about completed, and will he ready for operation during the present week. Gen. Ler Cons.—Since the change in management 12 men have been constantly employed in the various workings of the mine and the developments made are beyond all expectation. In the bottom of the old tunuel a shaft has been started which is now down ahout 10 ft., establishing the coutinuity of ore from the surface to that depth, disclosing a well defined and remarkably rich yein of ore 4 feet in width. Marynanp Mine.—The Maryland mine is looking hetter than ever before. At a depth of 280 ft, from the surface the largest body of ore yet found in the mine is being worked. 'The assays show $305 average, and the vein is from 3 to9 ft. in width. A tunnel is heing run from the base of the hill, and is within a short distance of the main shaft, which will be tapped at a depth of 300 ft. The Michigan and other mines of the Co., are looking well. ELY DISTRICT. Burzi0on.—Pioche Record, Jan. 21: W. F. & Co. shipped since January 18 bullion valued at $19,107.41. Rarnonp & Exy.—This mill is in course of construction and will be finished by the 1st. of April. Rayuonp & Exy Mitt No 2.—All the machinery for this mill is on the ground. The work is being rushed ahead with all possible speed, and in 30 days it will be working ore from the mine. Fine Prospect.— Williams, Bell & Miller have opened a mine entitled the ‘‘Tiger.” It is supposed they are on the ‘‘positive” vein of the Alps, and from indications such would appear to be the case. Auprs is steadily improving..Newton Booth still drifting on the ledge..The ore of the Page and Panaca, assays $313.75 at the 155 ft. level. Struck if 1n No. 7 —Since our last issue Mr. Bowie, Supt. of Meadow Valley, coneluded to work the mine for the benefit of the stockholders, instead of for the bears. The result is a large deposit of high grade free milling ore has been struck on the 600ft. level of No. 7. Tnoomar S. M. Co.—Atthe depth of 185 ft. the Co, struck a fine hody of ore which gives an average assay of $175.45 to the ton in silver. A new contract was at once let to continue the incline 100 ft deeper on the ledge. Bowery Mruu.—The grading for the mill site is done. Part of the machinery has arrlved. HUMBOLDT. Burxion.— Unionville Silver State, Jan. 27: Amount shipped from the Arizona mine since onr last issue was $4,447. Arizona Coxs.—This mine is looking hetter than it ever did. The south incline is down 150 ft. and the ledge still maintains its regular size and richness. In all the other drifts to the east, the ledge is looking unusually well and is yielding a larger amount of shipping ore in proportion to the quantity mined, than heretofore. The ore shipped yields at the rate of about $500 per ton. Brazin Series— Arapra Dist, — The Brazil Series consists of 5 ledges, not far from the Montezuma mine, being in a northerly'direction therefrom, distant abont a half mile. A shaft has been sunk on the principal ledge of the series to a depth of 95 ft. exposing a well defined vein about 4 ft. thick all the way down. The ore taken from this shaft assays from $100 to $300 per ton—the entire body between the walls being pay ore. This ledge can be traced on the surface of the ground a distance of 1,500 ft. Dun Gurn. —Cor. same: Mines long neglected are now being looked to with interest by their owners, since the erection of Sprague & Co’s. new mill. The mill is a ary crusher, without stamps. It is about one mile above town, in Dun Glen Cation, and near the Auld Lang Syne mine, which belongs to the Mill Co., and is one of the best in the district. The Co. has out at present about 100 tons of ore which they think will pay $100 per ton. The Auburn mine, a gold-hearing ledge, is looking well, and work is being vigorously prosecuted on it. Some 50 tons of ore from this mine have been worked by Sprague & Co., the result of which was $200 per ton of gold. The Tallulah tunnel is being vigorously pushed. The tunnel is being run for the purpose of striking the lodes, of which there is a series, at a perpendicular depth of 300 ft. below the upper level, and 500 ft. from the surface. It is the intention of the Co. to connect the upper and lower works, by raising a shaft on the lode, thus ventilating the mine, and making room for working plenty of men. This has proven itself to bea good mine. The ore is of a high grade; the last shipment of ore, from the upper level, of 13 tons, was sent to the Swansea, working something over $500 per ton, the tunnel is in over 700 ft., and still driving. The George Peabody mine, a new location is yielding large quantities of good ore. They have shipped some 20 tons to Reno, which yielded about $600 per ton. They have a large qnantity on the dump, ready for shipment. McCann has struck it rich abont 5 miles from town. He intends putting up 2 horse whim, aud putting on a number of hands. .

68 SCIENTIFIC PRESS: {February 3, 1872. Bs a Ninna SUMMARY. THE following information is condensed mostly from journals published in the interior, in close proximity to the mines mentioned. California. ALPINE COUNTY. Iupzrrat.—Monitor Miner, Jan. 20: The mining property lately kuown as the Imperial, having passed into the hands of a different Co., is to be opened up and worked in a worthy manner. Tur sale of the IXL and Buckeye mines is to be followed at as early a day as possihle by the erection of hoisting works and a thorough opening np thereof. Tur Tarshish mine is turning out good ore in abundance and it is thought the new 20 stamp mill can he kept running for the first year or so on fine grade ore, AMADOR COUNTY. Orteman AmavoR Maine. — Amador Ledger, Jan. 27: A sale has heen made of the Original Amador mine and mill, at Amador City to an English Co., the purchasers to take possession this week. The price paid has not fully transpired, hut report places the sum paid, from $500,000 to $1,300,000. CALAVERAS COUNTY. Tue Zacerara.—Calaveras Chronicle, Jan. 27: The Zacetara mine, near West Point, work upon which was resumed a short time since, extremely rich rock has been discovered and is heing taken out. We understand the quartz averages about $40. There is a mill and other machinery on the mine. Goop Rocx.—The Steger mine, in the streets of West Point, is turning out first elass rock. The machinery formerly used on the Radford claims in Chili Gulch. was hought hy Steger & Co., and transferred to their mine. Itisin full operation, being of sufficient capacity to keep out the water and do the hoisting. Corrat Fuat.—Champion & Co. have lowered the water in Corral Flat sufiiciently to enahle them to take out gravel from the upper end. They are engaged in taking outa pillar of uew ground and there is no question but that it will pay largely. New Minine Enterprise.—Richards, Griggs and Dower are about opening a hydraulic on the northern face of French hill. The Co. are already at work fixing ditches, ete. Active operations will be commemeed the first of next week. Jenny Lixp.—Cor. same: I will give the names and a short description of a few of the principal claims: First is the Whisky Hill7. M. Co., who have completed a tunnel 800 ft. in length, which was run to ohtain the necessary fall to work their ground to advantage, and to be used as a tail-race. It isfurnished with boxes 2 ft. wide, and everything will be ready for active operations in another week. The cost of this tunuel, as it stands, is $12,000... The owners have been 8 years etigaged in its construction, but expect that a run of six months will pay a profit equal to the outlay. The adjoining claim, nearly as extensive, is owned and carried on by Myers, Anderson & Co. There are ahout 12 or 14 of this kind of claims here, all of which will he held hy government titles in a short time. The largest and most extensive is the Bunker Hill; they have 120 acres of land. They are putting in a 30-inch flume and expect to use 400 inches of water. The pipe, which conveys the water tothe claim, is nearly half a mile in length; the flume is 750 ft. long, the hottom planed, and on the top has a track and car for running out large rock. The Co. have been to a heavy expense quarrying rock for the purpose of lining the bottom of their flume. Stan “Pans Ovur.”—The claim of Brackett & Co., in Chili Gulch, continues to pay largely. The yield last week was equally as great, in proportion to the number of hands employed, as ever before for the same length of time. EL DORADO COUNTY. Heavy Buast.—Placerville Democrat, Jan. 27: A blast of 1,500 lhs. of powder was put off in the Hook and Ladder claim, Spanish Hill, last week. It was a perfect success, completoly shattering the hank. Lootown.—Cor. same: The Pocahontas is in active motion. For 16 mouths in succession under the past administration, the flow of bullion was steady and continuous, but the levels ahove being worked out, it became necessary to sink a new shaft nearly 400 ft. in depth, and drift therefrom in each direction—northerly and southerly—some 200 ft. A new hoisting works, containing the largest boiler in the connty, 2 engines, hoisting and pumping machinery, were added to the real property of the Co. Now the mine is open, ore in sight will keep the mill running another 16 months or more, and the mill hammers away day and night. Euua Quartz Mrvz.—A late numher of the Sac. Uuion gives the following: In Nov. last, J. J. Orr, discovered the rich croppings of the ledge; he related his discovery to G. W. Paget, and the two, after visiting the spot, determined to organize a Co. to develop the claim. The claim is on a point of land tending to the North Fork of the American river. The ledge is 3,000 ft. long and 6 ft. wide, with a shaft sunk to thedepth of 30 ft. Quartz from this claim exhihits no gold to the naked eye, but it will yield $50 to the ton. INYO COUNTY. Buuuion.—Inyo Independent, Jan. 20: Beaudry has about 3,00U hars of bullion at his furnace, awaiting shipment. Belshaw’s, Beaudry’s and the Swansea works are all in active operation, turning out metal by the cord. Prospectine.—J. Sharpe, who has returned from the Inyo Range, was on the summit some 6or 8 weeks. During the time he sunk 6 ft. upon one of his discoveries which he calls the Blne Belle, taking out 2 tons of not less than $200 ore in the operation. The ledge is of unknown width, having every indication of wealth and permanency. NEVADA COUNTY. : Eurexa.—Grass Valley Republican, Jan. 25: Work on the tunnel of the Jim mine is steadily progressing. Thetunnel is in hetween 60U and 700 ft., and follows near the ledge for 2 portion of the distance. The ground is soit, and 2 men average 14 ft. per week. The Co. intend to push the tunnel ahead to the main shaft, which is 300 ft. from where they are working. When the shaft is reached the entire mine will be drained and opened and ready for the extraction of ore, /Black & Young’s mine is heing worked with profit. The ledge is 6 ft. wide, and averages from $10 to $12a ton/\The Erie Co. are running night and day and employ 24 men in their milland mine. The ledgeis 15 ft. wide, and the ore averages from $10 to $14 a ton./ A Co. of miners from Virginia City are running a tunnel near Eureka for the Dillon ledge, They have been at work for nearly 2 years, and have their tunnel] in about 1,500 ft. A Goop Yreup.—Last week the Murchie Bros. crushed 60 tons of rock from the Independent mine, 2 miles ahove Nevada City, near Deer Creek, aud realized $3,600, or at the rate of $60 a ton. The rock is taken from an incline 200 ft. from the surface. Wrz Start.—Black & Young's nll and at Eureka has heen idle for some time on account of lack of wood. This want has recently heen supplied and work will be commenced again this week. Discovery.—In the incline shaft of the Nevada quartz mine, 2 miles below Nevada City, a solid body of ore 10 ft. wide has been discovered within a few days. The ore it is said will average $17 a ton, aud is 50 ft. below the bed of Deer ercek. TurRovucH GRANITE TO Syuate.—The incline shaft on the Nevada quartz mine, on Deer Creek has struck through the granite rock into slate, and the ledge at the hottom is incased in the walls of the latter. Daisy Hirn.—The machinery for pumping at the Daisy Hill mine started up yesterday for the first time. The machinery used was taken from the Dromedary mine, and is nearly as good as new. The engine for pumping has 10-inch stroke and the hoisting engine 8-inch. The pump commenced work yesterday and will probably free the mine from water by Monday next, The water in the incline shaft yesterday was 50 ft. deep. The present iucline is down 175 ft; 175 loads of ore from the mine has yielded $65 per load. Rep Dramonp.—Nevada Transcript, Jan. 23: At the Cascades there is considerable mining going on. The Red Diamond is worked with afull complement of hands and they have plenty of wator. Provipence Mrne.—The Providence mine, upon which work was commenced a short time since is being worked regularly. The new incline is down about 90 ft. The works are being put in first rate order, and the mine will he opened hy Spring. PLACER COUNTY. Ricu Strrme.—Auburn Herald, Jan. 23: Rumors have reached town that a very rich quartz lead has been opened this week betiveen here and the Greeu mine, and that one man has taken out some $1,500 in 3 days. Opain.—Cor. same: Greene & Co., have erected a double engine in the Greene mine, one for hoisting from the shaft, and the other for pumping purposes Some time ago the Co. let a contract to sink the shaft 100 ft. deeper. The

contiactors are getting along very well, and will complete their contract by early spring. The ledge in the shaft is of good size, looks well and will yield rich ore. Along the Greeneledge, the next mine in operation is the original Peter Walter. This Co. has erected steam hoisting works and have a 25 horse-power engine. The levels that are heing run are at the depth of 116 ft. from the surface, and they find no variation in the quality or quantity of the rock, it continuing to look well, the quartz showing free gold and plenty of rich sulphurets. The ledge is a good size, and in a short time the mine will be opened thoroughly. The Co. contemplate erecting a ten-stamp mill as soon as the weather will permit. North of the Peter Walter some 300 yards is the Bellevue, originally the Buckeye. This Co. have at their dump pile near 500 tons.of ore thatis No.1. They intend to crush this ore at the St. Patrick mill, and will begin about the 20th of this month. The Bellevue Co. are still raising rock to the surface. The St. Patrick mill contains 15 stamps, and with all the improvements, sufficient to save the gold and sulphurets, and adequate pans to work the blanket washings and sulphurets. This mill is run by steam, and in connection with it the Co. havea ledge called the Peachy that they are prospecting with a tunnel andshaft. The tunnel will cut the ledge about 130 ft. from the surface. The shaft is down to the depth of 75 ft., and they are running a level at this depth and finding a goodsized ledge and good ore, showing as good a prospect as you will find In this dist. The St. Patrick mine is still in operation; they arerunning a hottom level with a good prospect. They are crushing ore from this mine at their mill, and judging from appearances, it is paying very well. They have a large pile of ore at this mine which they will finish crushing as soon as they get through with the Bellevue rock. PLUMAS COUNTY. Riew.—Quinoy National, Jan. 20: A few days ago the drift in the Betterton mine, near Mohawk Valley, developea across vein, the rock, at the point of intersection being extremely rich. SOLANO COUNTY. Vacavitte Coan Minu.—Vallejo Independent, Jan. 23: Since the late heavy rains, work has heen suspended on account of the impossibility of keeping the works clear of water. Dr. Dobbins, on whose land the mine is located, is very sangnine of obtaining a good quality of coal before a great while. A depth of 160 ft. has heen reached, the prospects improving as they went down. Quicxsinver. — The quicksilver, mine near this city is in full operation, the smelting furnaces working to perfect satisfaction. The yield of quicksilver from the cinnabar worked is fully as large as anticipated. TRINITY COUNTY. A Goop Breinnino.— Weaverville Jownal, Jan. 10: Southerlin, Hupp & MeMurry have already stripped 12,000 ft. of hed-rock with one month’s run of water. They will strip not less than 60,000 square ft. of bod-rock, and they know the grouud to be good. : Nevada. EUREKA DISTRICT. McGearry.—Eureka Sentinel, July 21: All of the mines show exceedingly well for the amount of work done upon them. Prosrectino.—The surrounding mountains are full of prospectors. Pinto Minu.—The English Co.’s mill at Pinto is runuing splendidly and proves a most perfect success, Bro Run.—The Consolidated furnaces turned out 19% tons of bullion in 24 hours on last Saturday, which is considered the largest run ever made hy those works. All of the furnaces are working toa charm, and the dumps at the mines are crowded with ore. The mines neverlooked so well. The new furnace, making 5 in all, is about completed, and will he ready for operation during the present week. Gen. Ler Cons.—Since the change in management 12 men have been constantly employed in the various workings of the mine and the developments made are beyond all expectation. In the bottom of the old tunuel a shaft has been started which is now down ahout 10 ft., establishing the coutinuity of ore from the surface to that depth, disclosing a well defined and remarkably rich yein of ore 4 feet in width. Marynanp Mine.—The Maryland mine is looking hetter than ever before. At a depth of 280 ft, from the surface the largest body of ore yet found in the mine is being worked. 'The assays show $305 average, and the vein is from 3 to9 ft. in width. A tunnel is heing run from the base of the hill, and is within a short distance of the main shaft, which will be tapped at a depth of 300 ft. The Michigan and other mines of the Co., are looking well. ELY DISTRICT. Burzi0on.—Pioche Record, Jan. 21: W. F. & Co. shipped since January 18 bullion valued at $19,107.41. Rarnonp & Exy.—This mill is in course of construction and will be finished by the 1st. of April. Rayuonp & Exy Mitt No 2.—All the machinery for this mill is on the ground. The work is being rushed ahead with all possible speed, and in 30 days it will be working ore from the mine. Fine Prospect.— Williams, Bell & Miller have opened a mine entitled the ‘‘Tiger.” It is supposed they are on the ‘‘positive” vein of the Alps, and from indications such would appear to be the case. Auprs is steadily improving....Newton Booth still drifting on the ledge....The ore of the Page and Panaca, assays $313.75 at the 155 ft. level. Struck if 1n No. 7 —Since our last issue Mr. Bowie, Supt. of Meadow Valley, coneluded to work the mine for the benefit of the stockholders, instead of for the bears. The result is a large deposit of high grade free milling ore has been struck on the 600ft. level of No. 7. Tnoomar S. M. Co.—Atthe depth of 185 ft. the Co, struck a fine hody of ore which gives an average assay of $175.45 to the ton in silver. A new contract was at once let to continue the incline 100 ft deeper on the ledge. Bowery Mruu.—The grading for the mill site is done. Part of the machinery has arrlved. HUMBOLDT. Burxion.— Unionville Silver State, Jan. 27: Amount shipped from the Arizona mine since onr last issue was $4,447. Arizona Coxs.—This mine is looking hetter than it ever did. The south incline is down 150 ft. and the ledge still maintains its regular size and richness. In all the other drifts to the east, the ledge is looking unusually well and is yielding a larger amount of shipping ore in proportion to the quantity mined, than heretofore. The ore shipped yields at the rate of about $500 per ton. Brazin Series— Arapra Dist, — The Brazil Series consists of 5 ledges, not far from the Montezuma mine, being in a northerly'direction therefrom, distant abont a half mile. A shaft has been sunk on the principal ledge of the series to a depth of 95 ft. exposing a well defined vein about 4 ft. thick all the way down. The ore taken from this shaft assays from $100 to $300 per ton—the entire body between the walls being pay ore. This ledge can be traced on the surface of the ground a distance of 1,500 ft. Dun Gurn. —Cor. same: Mines long neglected are now being looked to with interest by their owners, since the erection of Sprague & Co’s. new mill. The mill is a ary crusher, without stamps. It is about one mile above town, in Dun Glen Cation, and near the Auld Lang Syne mine, which belongs to the Mill Co., and is one of the best in the district. The Co. has out at present about 100 tons of ore which they think will pay $100 per ton. The Auburn mine, a gold-hearing ledge, is looking well, and work is being vigorously prosecuted on it. Some 50 tons of ore from this mine have been worked by Sprague & Co., the result of which was $200 per ton of gold. The Tallulah tunnel is being vigorously pushed. The tunnel is being run for the purpose of striking the lodes, of which there is a series, at a perpendicular depth of 300 ft. below the upper level, and 500 ft. from the surface. It is the intention of the Co. to connect the upper and lower works, by raising a shaft on the lode, thus ventilating the mine, and making room for working plenty of men. This has proven itself to bea good mine. The ore is of a high grade; the last shipment of ore, from the upper level, of 13 tons, was sent to the Swansea, working something over $500 per ton, the tunnel is in over 700 ft., and still driving. The George Peabody mine, a new location is yielding large quantities of good ore. They have shipped some 20 tons to Reno, which yielded about $600 per ton. They have a large qnantity on the dump, ready for shipment. McCann has struck it rich abont 5 miles from town. He intends putting up 2 horse whim, aud putting on a number of hands. .