New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-24
CaIifornia-Nining Prospects.

The following article from The Nerada
Io,,,nnl of the 9th ult, will interest all those
who have friends in the Land Of Ophir, or con
,emnlate going thther themselves. We publish
il as we find 1t, leaving comments ani dis
count to the reader
"New developments Of rich leads of quartz are
heine made every day III TINS County, ana ajJdcent,
undsr such circumstances as TO prove the amount OF
navinr quartz is xhaustlble. The extensive Ope-
ra,Ions IN working quartz nov III progress are put
sinai, item comDared with tue immense masses 'hd'
are ooeJec ano proved and the quartz leads on
which expensive machinery mas been erected, ana
L;rh are paving as general thing so well, are not
on an average better than those as yet un"OfKed-
Snecjmens IRON lead at Eureka were show 10 us
last week OF richness We never sa" e1cesdeo, anu
,Iith nrc peT machinery III such lead, large num-
no, a, fortunes are sure be forthcoming. Wenaye
dsnon,trsted In previous article that quartz pay
in not more than cent per pound, WIN adequate
machinery, will produce clear pfoht per usJ VI
one thousand dollars The general average OF tue
woyh ef quartz worked in this Couaty a, present Is
about thrte cents Much OF 1t IS richer than sns,
hnt with the poorer and richer together, tnls Is
~" ',eld Millions On millions oi tuns OF qualsz
hs " n nav al this rate are no ing uisco'eSu
vetunwOrked. Capital IS needed TO pl' III opei ,
yschiuery The leads are owned by men VINO hold
py miners lass, and VINO, kno WING tnsn one sone
tut es are az their feet, are patiently waning 49,
favorable turn of affairs by when tney IN seCuto
the working of their leads CAPITALISTS 10 .e
below auQ IN the States, hesitate ABOUT Siii'atAAn2
IN the business, fearing deception or laiuie al.
thus mines of wealth that industry and capital "ohd
hriIe 10 light lie useless. Caution Ill business 10
certainly an admirable trait IN any man, ahn ioi
wait VI IT many have been plunged lh'o ffelieLa
bic CihcuitIes But the great reserve IN tnIIes.ee
n siasg ns IL quartz h.Hlhg Is not Ju''lueu " -.
desIce II success already secured Oy tae marcy
nears row IN OpefatICn or By the tin5iole' goiee"
eyiceuCts presenIec Dy acres on acres vi quaI'1 ~
nations IN his STATE. We want 10 see more Co.'
dtL1e manifested by these who nave the tnesus ;,
6eyelop the resources OF California Mefcudu''
mud n sh their stores and cram them Win 'dlt''
be eooSs 70 reap a small prO6t atnl1 tle uheetsa.nI
urS and cCuDet,tlon OF an ogersiocAed mif ana
wren ,hey are Just about - PccSet the ptocee 80,
uaileEce anc enterprise, nIe sweeps e,aJ -.
nroperN by lie milton. Yet these sane men ~ "a
nllh SUSPICION on quartz specimen pr! iHso ~
lssIres 10 see Nv what mechanHaI opei t.o u
gold was so ingeniously placed there' ohu NV 81
Nth iIcrtduity TO accounts OF e1lehs.re le'u' ~
| paylng quartz inviting investment, iHe - -
| DESTROY ed by fires IN San Francisco htu l. 49,,
vested IN quartz, taxing every possios ,, ~ :,
| into view, would have produced goid enou3a 81,
nave built IN It's present sly le ten sucn cisiss' ~
| $50 necessity Tor reckless investments, III
| a. enough leads OF evident richness 4ued1! epe
| to last for twenty-five or a huLdfe1 teais
| has burned M our soil her richest gifts a. 49,
| ruse can extract them and nowhere en- tne u
| slobs u there a more magnincenI oPehiu5 ~
| iIal aBd intelligent labor tnAn IN t1s va -
| lsscs that Traverse Northern Calii"fAu.-