New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-18
CALIFORNIA.
.-..s,r Evidences In regard 10 the Quartz
Mines, &c.

,;on of nv first letter on the omJdoe anu S""'<
Ga Mines of California in your paper OF the 22d
=. mail has arrived from the Pacific side.
~.,s .brrdant confrmatory intelligence Of the
,ronderful results already being realized from in
...,ments in the Quartz operations in Nevada
county and other sections OF the State
pssore proceeding to further consideration OF
az. mportant interest, beg leave to allude TO a
"a, Of purely personal cOncernment. In the
nS,,orla paragraph referring to my letter OF the
s,9d nit in a spirit of cordially and friendship,
~ou spoke in complimentary terms of my former
ssnnection with thepress Of this City &c, saying,
snoug other things that | was "wldely known
As an energetic, though finally unsuccessful pub.
1shr," (the italics are mine) The itallclsed
softon OF this clause well-intended, as II doubtless
ruby you, is calculated TO give, and has given an
pufsvorable impression among those who nave not
Seen as intimate as yourself with my past history.
Nv first business connection, as you know was
uik yourself, commencing IN July, 1888 and in the
ALLOWING February the FIRST number of The Neto-
Yoyksr issued by Greeley Winchester, under your
editorial supervision and control This lournatw
smincDtly successful IN achieving not only high de-
eTse OF popularity but vsry large cercutation-fail
n 10 be remuneratiye only because unfortunately
nublished on the credit system" few years after
our dissolution OF partnership, say IN October, 1892
an connection with Park Benjamin and others, l
nnhlished the first number of The New World, which
ysnrsns into circulation OF 1000 copies the issue
a The second number. more popular or successful
newsnaper has been published In this country,
- = Is even now favOraOiy remembered by thou
lands. The circulation of The Ne,c World had at
,sned in March, lS4l tospwaId Oftwenty-ilve thou
sand copies. At tins latter period commenced
a. revolution" in book publshng, by issuing Bull
wer,s novel " Zanonl," a. the prlce OF l2i cents.
OF the Success for several years, OF this enterprise
the enormous editions OF these Books for the People
carving from 10 900 TO so 900 copies each amply at.
ies But was FINALLY unsuccessful" because had
TO encounter the opposition OF house possessing
great capital, acquired IN no small degree Dy pup
IhiDg the same class of books al 80, which sod
for shilling and because had no adequate capt.
tai 10 fall back upon, under such an rShelmlng
competition. IL a matter OF surprise TO those
who knew the facts that sing ehanded, maintained
my position so well and so long. MY success In the
Publishing Department Of The Golden RUE was
shown by the fact, that, from circulation of less
than tro hundred cOi1eS when taken hold of by my
brother July, 1915, and with no other capital than
energy and unnagglng spirit, obtained Tor that Jour-
nal a circulation of over TWELVE THOUSAND III two
wears In the full tide of its success, LETT The RUE,
an October, 1918, and emgra;ed % California IN the
hegnDins OF 1919. My success" in California has
been far more lateriDg than my most sanguIne an
tcipatiols led me TO hope for when left this City.
OF nv position there, or the.estimatlon IN which my
journal was held by the people of that State, 1t does
moi become me TO speak But for heavy losses by
confagation and State bankruptcy, against which
no human foresight prudence, or business talent
could guard should have little to regret so far
Hlucre was concerned In my California enterprises;
vet I0Ok upon piOkpcCt lOl utuSt biCdtCt
successes in that State 10 be now brighter and more
promising than heretofore. Thus far, then, have
never failed to accomplish VIII iteyer undertook TO
do nor do intend to hereafter. IL has never been
with me word of signlhcatlon-for believe fully,
tia" where there is a WILL there is WAY"
Now, my dear G., this is all personal and irrele-
want: but wished 20 show that have been preem-
pently successful" III ertTy enterprise IN which
have heretofore been engaged but that causes en-
tlrey beyond my CONTROL and IN no way attributable
to want ondusty, energy, business tact or integrity,
have prevented the realization of my enterprises.
And my inert enterprise Will be successful beyond
auy former one, because l have more experience,
and not whit less energy and perseverance to bring
to the work than when much younger. As the i'm
preston prevails that my unsucceSs' In the past
was owing to imprudence, or want OF business capa-
city, from beng too saDguine or visionary, have
felt 1t due to myself and many friends TO put the boot
on the right foot in tins brief retrospect | trust
yourself and the public viii excuse the dgresSlon,
Tor 1t is the first time | ever publicly alluded to my
past business career, or to anything purely personal
iomyself
Nv purpose in this letter is to show, by ndsputa-
bic evidence that the product of gold from thcquarz
rock will hereafter be very great-that thcre is Il
literally inexhaustble quantity OF this quartz IN the
foot hills Of the Sierra Nevada Mountains ana that,
as profitable investment for capital, no other upon
face of the globe presents prospect SO rch ana at
xactlve as this.
In is no longer doubted that the gold in all the
rivers and rayines OF the Nevadas, and In degree
more or less richly dliiused throughout the SOIL,
has been produced from the dislDtegraton OF quartz
rock. How the gold first came to be SO dlfused is
question not yet decided by geoiogiSts ana mlaei
ralogiSts. Various theories nave been mOOteu
on the subject. Professor James Blake, oil Sacra-
mento City, who has been extensively engaged IN
Investigations throughout the mineral region, says
"The fact that the quartz Is the matrlx IN which
ths cold now scattered over the face OF the country
has been thrown up, Is opinion that beheve ad-
miss OF but little doubt. At present 1t Is the only
rock in which the gold has been found m Stu or at
least found IN other rock, 1t is only 10 the lmme
date vicinity of vein OF quartz. The deposits found
so extensively in the "COytte Oiggings, undoubtedly
had their origin from this source, and me same re,
mark wall apply to the gold found IN the rivers ana
bars
'"The quartz rock, as originally erected from the
bowels OF the earth, must have come through IN
molten state bringing the gold with 1t. Thesc VEINS
OF gold bearing quartz were thrown up through
cracks and assures the various Strained aud cryS-
talline rocks and from their regularity and the ao-
sence of any considerable faults or dlsplacemens,
and also from their direction II is probable that they
were formed subsequently 10 the great commissions
that had upheaved the originally horizontal stratum
Of stratihed rocks This opinion is also supported
BY the appearance OF quart veins in tne trap ana
other trachySiiC rocks -
In speaking of the quartz miQes, shall conhne
myself more particularly 10 those opened in the
Grass Valley township Nevada County, because
these have been developed to greater extent than
IN other sections, and my own acquaint ince Win
this locality is also greater quote again from Pro-
lessor blake
"The richest veins OF quartz thai have yet been
and Grass Valley, near Nevada. At the former OF
these places the gold has been found no. only gene
rally disseminated through the rock, but also IN
iMee masses, some OF which nave weighed as ihuch
@eigh,een pouIds From the most reliable msor-
nation could collect on the spot, believe as mlch
as have been taken Out of one hole OF hiteen
teet on The ven and which has not been sunk 10 NeT
.nan twelve or fifteen feet. NJ Grass valley
very rich quartz has been found. In many speci'
mems that l have seen, the quartz might have been
SAID to be literally imbedded N the gold, ralher tnail
Inc gold nthc quartz. As regards the more
limited distribution OF gold in the VEN, there appe rS
20 be considerable difference In some veins the
gold 10 found IN very thin amln@, which are spread
Out almost as finely as gold leaf IN other places,
eelween the LAYERS OF Quattz, 1t Is generally dIS,
uiDuted through the VEN IN the form OF small
PARTICLES, which dispersed throughout the
quartz without any apparent MISUNDERSTANDING
u Is sometimes found aggregated together IN larger
OF smaller masses, either mixed With portions Of
quartz, or In solid masses of the pure metal. The
gold occasionally presents the appearance of a
spongy mass, from the decomposition of the suphuret