The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-03-11
MANHATTAN QUARTZ MINING COMPANY

tapith otock, eloOOOO; Shares 500 each
located IN Grass Valley, the focus Of Quartz
Mining in California chartered for Fifty
Years under Incorporation Act Of California
Office, No. 9os Broadway, New York city
TRUSTEES.
JOHN A. COLLINS. HARRISON sCorT.
JOHN COOK, ia. WILLIAM G. CgOSETF.
HokACE GREELEY.
LOCATION AND CLAIMS
rI,HE principal "CLAIMsH Of the Company ar, mon
Bile possessions upon GO.d st lawrence Laurel
Chestnut" and Osburn" Hills total OF 81 lots d Of
which are no feet each %. rep With ali its tips
AID claims 20 by 40 feet all Of which Of average
rcat esq, at least Of rAss Valley gold bearing Quartz
TITLE.
The titles 20 these veins Of glasses One Is der
we'd from Mexcss grants. embracing tracts OF several
leagues; aud the other which IL nearly universal by SET
Element and occupation the public domain 81 the Uni
States The first class cf titles Is dsregsrd by the
miners bnt the latter claims universal con6t,n and
MIA legsiized.
m'Rers' claims. Justice OF the Peace shall have jusde-
tan, and 10 required TO award his decision In
WIN the regulations OF tue miners for the eoverumeut Of
that particular locality where the claim In dispute stu.
stei.
Hence the perfect confidence Is repose in these a.
Ties tor individuals aad companies they regarded
equal 10 fee simple so great the conddenos In them
that csimz valued At thousands % dollars
changing bands 1t Is safe say that not one hundred
suits have grown ont ofconcng claims since the ais
cOvery Of gold In California
GRASS VALLEY QUARTZ
the operations Of the Company are located In Grass
Valley Ray not be out OF plsc. TO the APP
pOxmats idea Of the general Of the quartz rock
this particular region In seiting testimony upon this
int shall summon upon the stand witnesses few
from the who have been practically engaged In
quartz mining IN this psce rhs President of this ComIs
n.y. from cog experience Is Of the opinion that the great
mss " this qaart1 viii average by the present mill opera
ton, two cents 20 the pound, per ton The arx
crushed at the mill Of he Grass Valley Quartz Mining
psny formerly John A. Collins Co. has ranged from one
TO eight cents pound from $40 Sl6O ton At this
mill the aver yield has BEEN three and half
to th. pound $40 Most OF this rick however was
from Daisey" Gold ami 'usburn" Hills among the
richie veins worked
Hon James Walsh senator from Nevada county aud pro
peto Of large quartz MILL In writing upon this subject
The rsck (rom which all the richest portions have been
eale) has paid w as $40 ton, and high sI90
per ton The quartz Is paying better than first
think the average OF the quartz In this Yciny will
be found TO be about siO per ton"
"The r,ck that (6old) H after taking out specimens
enush 70 pay for working the hill and exoEvag the
WILL beyond doubt assay OF five cents per round
The quantity Of gd bearing quartz In this (ass Valley
district " Is impossible for any one to estimate {.
Even with high labor imperfst modes Of qasrryi T. and
very inefficient machinery the mills are making money"
James Hough heavy quarts operator writing on this
. sehissb ">I-J- 49, ~ JS}s * JSs' ssvs,.a
up TO tIe 5tesent time have qaarr.f some fourteen
twelve men daily and have than paid my entire ex
Penses bv crushing with hand the riches portions
OF I'll, rock payns at the " three doars
ady With board u this hand opera ion have crushed
quarts yedus as high eighty six dollars pound
and little, / any, ess than three dolars"
After these specimens have been carefully eurd from
the whole OF the ck by breaking up into small pie
css III smallest yield Of the remainder when AND
amagamated at the mill has $40 per ton aud the lar
gest that has un Ter my observation high as $40
Ia my opinion so would be fair average Of each ton
I ro5k"
Prof Blaze Of science aud thoroughly acqusinte
with this subject, writes;
In Grass .ey very rich quartz has been found IA
many specimens that have the quartz might hsv.
been said 10 have been literally the gold rat
than the gol' In the quartz There ran be no
doubt asO that quarts la which gold visible 10 the
naked eye often conslin, considerable portion have
'ontnuet the Proessor) Enzy zed In which
examination coal not detect particle OF gold hut which
has yielded ss high m twelve cents 20 the pound
Dr Finley intelligent gentleman who is largely en-
that he has extracted eighty cents to the pound
which to the eye did not present particle OF gold
Rev. X. Haddsrt Of this aity, aud long resident OF
Grass Vale selected various specimens OF quartz from
Union Quarts Mountain which have been assayed by Mr
Wsrwics, OF this city who stated explicitly to DR. Hudda
that II hundred tons OF similar quarts offered
him In pnlveszed site he would be willing purchase
II, after taking al average = the rates specified below
Extract from the statement Of Mr. Waroick, dated Nsp
/ York, yiyuury ~ 1851