The Sun.
London, England, 1867-12-25 00:00:00

day, which was exactly 3,400 ounces—fully equal
to $4,400. So far this month the amount has
reached 3,000 ounces daily. When it is considered
that the ore is crashed dry and then roasted,
making twelve tons a day fair average work for
the mill, its extraordinary quality will be under-
stood. Excepting some twenty tons of custom
ore, the present lively yield of bullion is from
the ore of the company's North Star Mine.
The ore produced now by that " razor-blade"
is wonderful both in quantity and quality.
For rich silver ore the mines of Lauder Hill are
unequalled. If the Manhattan mill continues to
produce bullion in anything like the same ratio to
the close of the waning year and apparently
nothing short of some serious accident will prevent
it—the amount for the last quarter will foot up the
snug sum of $250,000. Should this estimate be
realised it will be, under all the conditions, without
a precedent in the history of silver mining.
A PRODUCTIVE MINE.—From present appearances
the product this month of the famous Murphy mine
of the Twin River Company will exceed that of any
month since the mill was opened. Last evening
eight bars, valued at $2,000, arrived in the city,
making twenty-nine bars received so far this month.
The value of these bars is about $30,000. At the
expiration of the month we have not the least
doubt that the mine will have produced $BO,OOO
worth of silver.

BULLION FROM HOT CREEL—Yesterday 3,6110 z
of crude bullion arrived in the city from the mill of
the Old Dominion Company at Hot Creek.

FROM PALMETTO.—CoIoneI Catherwood has sent
to Aurora for more men to come to Palmetto Dis-
trict. Ho intends to work his mines the coming
winter, so as to be present to put up extensive
works early in the spring.
STOPPED WORK.—We have been informed by
persons who have arrived from Cortez that the mill
and mine of the Mount Tenabo Company have been
closed for the winter by order of the Board of En-
gineers in San Francisco. It may be novel and
agreeable, even droll, working mines located in the
centre of the State of Nevada, in San Francisco, but
it will hardly prove profitable- But that remains to
be seen.

VERY RICII ORE.—The extraordinary quality of
the ore which the Diana mine is producing excites
general surprise, as it had not hitherto obtained
distinction in that respect. We have before us the
result of the working of two batches of its first
class ore at the Mettacom mill : the first lot of three
and a half tons yielded at the rate of $842 per ton ;
the second lot of three tons at the rate of $844 per
ton. Seven and a half tons of silver ore, producing
$5,579, could scarcely be met elsewhere than on
Lander Hill. The second class-ore, of which the
Diana yields a larger quantity, is also of superior
quality, and will work upwards of $2OO per ton. It
must be classed among the richest mines of the
Reese River district.
NOTES OF REVEILLE DISTRICT.—We learned from
Mr. G. E. Clarke, who arrived in the city from the
Reveille District a few days ago, that a number of
mines were producing ore for transportation to Hot
Creek for reduction. The Atlantic and Mediter-
ranean ledges of the Reveille Company were yield-
ing a good quality of ore, which is estimated to give
$l5O per ton. The owners of a ledge called the
Davis are working it with much energy, and the
ore which they have taken out shows largely of horn
silver ; they expect heavy returns from the first
working in the mill. The Amazon Ledge is also
producing fine ore. Brobant and Co. are stirring
among their ledges on South Mountain, and are ex-
tracting ore for the mill at Hot Creek. The Bullion
Company is at present engaged altogether on its
Fisherman Ledge, which is opened by an incline
shaft 85 feet deep. The vein varies in thickness from
two to five feet. The ore produced by the mine is of
a remarkably high grade; for instance, three-quarters
of a ton, which were reduced at the Keystone
Mill near this city, yielded at the rate of $1,647 per
ton ; and several lots of several tons each have been
worked here since, which yielded from $3OO to
$714 per ton. We have before us a certificate
from the superintendent of the Old Dominion Mill
at Ilot Creek, which gives the result of the working
of six tons of second-class ore at $175 35c. per ton.
Thus far the Fisherman has yielded a large profit
over the expense of working ; and the fine quality
of its ore will be appreciated when it is stated that
nearly twenty tons of this first-class ore have been
transported to this city at the cost of $6O to $75 per
ton. It is the testimony of mill men who have
worked the ores from the Reveille District, that
they are of simple combinatio and free from base
metals, and very easy of reduction. Just now
the district needs an efficient mill under sensible and
liberal management.