The Nevada journal., 1851-10-30
A Trim 10 tho Suburbs.

in that direction, by the Bunker Hill,
Wyoming, and Ural companies. On our
way down, we passed the scene Of cper-
atiors Of the New York company, who
are working a good vein, but have not
yet erected machinery, the ground in
dispute between the Ohio and Gold Tan
mel companies which is now under in
junction, and the Gold Tunnel Compa-.
ny's works. This company has erected
mill, with machinery running twelve
stamps in very profitable operation On
the opposite side Of the creek small
mill is in operation belonging to Gwynn
& Co.
The Bunker Hill mill is about mile
below the city, and is erected in a style
of substantially, probably surpassed by
no building Of wood in the country.
No care Or expense has been spared in
making every thing connected with it
permanent, and wo should judge the
whole construction would not feel aged
in century.
The process by which this company
design to separate their gold is we'll
known to the community, and if it is
successful, they will induce an entire
revolution in quartz working Theqaartz
as taken from the vein is to be passed
between two rollers, propelled by q
heavy water Wheel and is crushed to
the size of chestnut. 1t is then to be
thrown in large furnace, which is erec-
ted, and as the company believe will
become SO far expanded by the heat,
that the golden contents, in state O.
fusion, will be exuded, and find their
way by the force Of gravity to cham
Der below. The experiment has been
tried on small scale, and is said to
bayo been entirely successful If in
their lead no substances are found which
will fuse quicker than the gold, and by
union with the quartz, form . harder
stone than the original quartz, we see
no reason why this plan should not suc-
coed. The experiment is q bold one,
and has tho merit at least Of originality.
,Hhe water to ~propel the machinery
Of this company is brought in a large
dume some one thousand feet down the
creek, and falls upon the wheel, which
is 35 feet in diameter, with shaft
four feet in thickness from native pine,
without knot or flaw in it. This wheel,
as it first strikes the observer as he
comes down the creek, in relief, at the
side Of the building from which emergcs
tho tall furnace chimney, gives de-
cided impression Of mammoth steam
boat, lying at ease on stream.
The lead Of this company is extensive,
and contiguous to their mill. The
numerous assays from valious parts Of
the lead have given ten cents per pound,
About thousand feet below the Bum
ker Hill, is the Wyoming company, for
which our entorprsing friend, DR.. Mus
son is now erecting large mill, upon
the common plan. The wheel Of this
oompany's mill is Of an hundred horse
power, ana capable Of running fifty
stamps, Of eight hundred pounds each,
each Of which will crush two tons per
day. Tho machinery of this company
is also propelled by water, which is
eau sht as it falls from the Bunker Hill
company's wheel, and carried by hume
to the top of their wheel. Great ex-
pense in tho way Of fuel is saved by
these water works, and there is a steadi-
ness in the motive not procurablc where
steam is used, which greatly facilitates
the amalgamation process
The lead of the Wyoming company
is probably one of the richest ever dis
covered in the State. We must say
our conception of a rich quartz lead was
eclipsed by the evidences furnished, not
by the specimens shown us at the Office,
but by the great mss of the quartz ex-
hibited, exposed at various points. In
tho porus mass gold glittered in all di-
rec tions, and in the heaps Of quartz
thrown from the mouth OF the exeava-
tions, gold was apparent in almost every
lump we examined. Tho lead widens
as it dips in tho earth, and is well de-
fncd, embcdded in a species of slate.
Tho slate ombodying quartz leads is
frequently thrown away, but should
nevor be, as it is often rich in the