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

DIR. Huddsrt remarked that Nos l. . and O. showed no
signs OF god whatever to the NAKED previous sme
ingi Nos. and o. showed gold In spots but by
means what would be called picked specimens
The above calculations based upon the vsne OF gold
at per oauce Ia giving the dollars the tom the cents
Tile N ,CHlNERy will be similar to that employ cd by
the Grass Va sy Quartz Mining Company former owned
by ioha Collins 20 rhs style Of machinery has been
thoroughly and successfully tested IL VIII sccUmpliah
amount Of labor with the employment half less
power than other style Of machinery
der obser alton
The following statement from William II wilsts engi
and formerly Of Skaneatss New YORK. and
be OF unimpsachabls integrity, while II introduces
other subjects shows the superiority Of this style OF
chntry:
6RAss VALLEY, December 2, 1851.
| DEAR Sra: You ask my opinion Of the Grass Valley
Quarts Mining Co.'s MIL Claims &c formerly Know AZ
j. A. Collins Co Model Mil have had charge Of the
mill a. caainstr since the mill was started (soe six
months and confidently say this mill Ia CAPABLE Of
crushing rock than any mill the Valley This mill
has ten stamps but o~ing 10 their se aud the peculiar
construction Of It's batteries will more rocks with
onehird less hands and half the power other mills In
this town that have eighteen stamps
Our average for several weeks past has been four
tons per day (of twenty hour stamp But this
has been rock that than the Weld Of
the MINES Still have hesitation In saying crush
thirty tons per day, with the rock properly prepared from
any vein In this vicinity. The comply have extensive
al Inns Daisey and Osb hills. We have been crush
Ing from these hills during the past or weeks and the
yield from the has shout hundred
yield have hsd during this time has been hundred
aud forty ounces taken out Of the amsgamsor rom four
stamps besides two three hundred dollars taken
out of the batteries and from the tables before reached
the amagamators Tls would be Ave and half Of
anagsn per stamp whiob wo"ld yield hundred dollars
per pound Of pure gold The from these hills mostly
the qusrx which brushes saying before easier
than the average to there being but little
qaaP'z mixed with It, VIM. II. WILLETS
J L. CRosRrr, Esq,
have been running With Mr. willes as engineer, some
two months, and fully concur In the above.
MOSES l.. REMENToN.
'Th. Neoada Journal under the date Of Novembsrs 1851
speaks Of this mill as follows;
In one OF these mills observed improvement
the usual process simple and eff ctve which
proprietors would DO well 10 copy We refer 60 the stamps
and ortsrs connected with the mill Of Msssrs John A.
Collins TO This mill with stamps has been In
four months aud yet hs Ia Mss ia almost i'm
psrcpfte On examining the construction OF the stamps
ana mortsrs We we're not surprised at this result The
stamps very large, IA by inches the ace The
tars In which these stamps play are twenty nchs
wide The avangs Of this Is the quartz instead Of pack
ing down In solid mass A. will Ia eooansd morar has
plenty ~ Shut the hne IL elected through the
sieve the constantly ans under the Stamps
with peste Of the size VI the mortar ana IL will crowd
down In sld ana &C the bottom this lnmps will be
atsr an hours pounding when pat mi Whereas
II the ols~ IL roomy the sat " In constant motion ana
ppvsrzss This 10 the philosophy Of these r,omy
aud wide stamps and Il IL obvious n we'll as de-
cidsd by exp r,nen that this the 81 mp mast be
s.s wlsa large face strike, fairly ON the quarts the
grinding from the fij.s Is rsmovedp
The California Express, under date VI November H.
1851, spssking ofthis mill remarks;
"Anopg the eihcsn mills running those Of
Legrave TO John A. Collins Co., and mr. Walsh lbs
tr Is stamps and the last two 10 each The stamps
Of first only r inches azrs the face AMI those
VI Collins Co eight aud fourteen inchesmors than
three large aud their corrsspondngy
large The consequences s this mill will crush oJs isrsby
more than any In TINS Valley
James Dsevsn Secretary ola CONF any that 10 snsruc
. large mill In Gra~s vsllsy, writes
"rhis mill and veins COLLINS and Company % have an
excellent reputation IN this community. regard IL
the best An most m lent In this section"
Captain h. Wilson, long engaged la mining In speaking
Of this MILL wr 90 " j. l.. trosstt;
hesitation Ia saying that believe II Of the
ssn; Tor reducing rock aud saving gold opsr~
ton THIS believe the opinion Of every judgs working
In the Valley"
An intelligent writer In the oairna Courisr bases
calculation u this operations VI i crnssing 100
daily At one cent per pound, AZ folows, 10 witi
To- tom. :. d s !. q. s s.as ssasa
Prsa,s $500
An adalgn Of mill par pound viii add s2Oo day, or
Ss0o4 ar 81 30 days; 81 two per pound, would
pr,dass profit In one year VI es70O0
by any VI the CLASS Valley quarts miners With most
Of the Trustees Of this Company, quarts mining
pasesy engaged this basinsss T~o Of tins Trustees
In Osass Valley looking ssr tbs interest Of this
Company AZ e. very loves, .. insss .as prsa. ,.sr
bssn, are paying good dividends.
Tns mil VI the Grass Valley Qaart. Mining Company,
formerly under tho direction Of the President Of this Com
psny paid is original es. "a sixty dsys snd since has
psd large profits has been three timss
rsmodeisd, In proved, and enlarged.
letter published In the Auo Caornia In referring 70
the Companies WORKING In the hissiposz mines says;
"Ttrss others heard Of hsv. 81, iisdcns 10, one II,
and one IL per cent. per month on their espitAlsp
The Odd Hiu Qaar,z Mining Company of Grass Valley
the 10 itst, declared dividend VI ten per "a
their capital. [aN Az
fscIs and estimates a. 70 What has bssn and What may
H. dons isht be maitivsd haits sxteut hut
has already been presented to enable tbs iessrsr
~ idea 70 What nag b accomplished ~ sAis
Company IL its susesss ospsnds opoa sxesllsn loss
tin. good and ext nsss vsins, Abundzass - UeA sad
water ssubrioas climate, the hsAvisss "a oee
machinery and large sspsssnss 10 Qusrs operations on
tie part IL the Directors their 10 pat
forth every slstson - tie wt With snsrgy
tbs most rigid ssessny than the sssskhslars will reap
golden harvest By 'ssss divide a. aud 10 the value