New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-15
QUARTZ MINING IN CsLrPoRNrA.


Lave caused such vide spread disaster all over
this country. With the return Of a genial sun,
not only the face Of nature looks ten-fold love-
Ger, but the faces Of the people are relaxed
into smiles-and their spirits buoyant with
renewed hope. The frogs, too, add nightly
their melodious notes TO swell the general feel
ing Of joy at the coming of Spring and the
mosketos begin to drop in very modestly, and
offer Us their bills, with an air which seems 10
say How glad We are to see you again, after
the long and dreary winter Of six or eight
weeks
We have neither SHOW, frost nor rain,-the
grass is luXurisntly green, and the farmers are
blowing and sowing their seed After all, Cali
fornia does possess the lOveliest and blandest
climate in the world-but she does nothing on a
small scale When it rains, it is none of your
three-dsys' northeasters, but the fluid falls an
inch an hour for about a month on a straight
heat Contrariwise, the fair weather is most
delicious, and is often almost entirely uninfer
rupted for one or two months.
Grass Valley never has produced more gold
than il is now producing. There is water in
abundance, and the weekly product cannot be
less than 100000 TO $4,000. This would be
Kept up water 0lu not Iau.
In regard to Quartz Mining have been col
lecting some facts, but not TO the extent called
for by you in your Tribune Of 4th November
last 1t has been impossible 10 do so, from
causes you will easily appreciate. But what l
have gathered in illustration of the profitable
ness or unproftableness of the business, /
shall, as you request, give with little comment
leaving the public TO draw their own infer
ences" hope, however the disbelieving peO'
ple-those who are so ready To accuse honest
men of humbugging-will read the reports of
Quartz Operations which forward you in the
original.
There are but few of the Mills in full opera.
ton, and will not be till spring The expenses
are too heavy from scarcity and high prices OF
provisions, and the difficulty of quarrying and
hauling rock consequent upon the heavy rains.
Of those that are running and doing ireU are
the mills of the Helvetia and Lafayette"
Empire" and Grass Valley" Quarts Mining
Companies. The officers and managers OF these
mills are all well and intimately known to me,
and though the facts stated by them are not with
in my personal knowledge" yet most fully
believe all they have given, OF their operations
the past season, and the public will please to re-
ceive their statements as strictly reliable In
every particular.
COMPANIES Dht are as eIcltnul Conoucteu, anu ruON
such atteTng results o. thOse above noticed stand up
on a foundation that sneers or SCOTS can shake.
Their stock worth It, par value a. try As the notes
OF any Wall 81. Banks are worth their face.
letter IL given from Rev. j. d. Blair. the Pre-iding
Elder In the M. l. Church, formerly OF Newark and
New Brunswick, N. J. His circuit embraces an extent
Of more than two hundred mles in the mountains from
Feather River 10 Csaveras, and hs opportunities Tor
acquiring information are good
With this brief communication from myself. beg 10
introduce TO you few OF the laef' TeS're 20 QIsri
Mining in California, drawn from ACTUAL EXPEsI-
ENcE hope soon, 10 be able 70 add others, but these
must do. -
Ps Our storm in California ia hardly equaled by
that which took place the I'd OF November on the
Atlantic side II the accounts received In the newspapers
be true. Yours, respectfully, J. WINcHEsrEa
oac. OH Helreis Lsfye'ie @ " Co Dee q lisa
J. WIscuEsrER Esl-Doar Sir; Your note OF the above
date was du received considered IL gives much
pie TO give the Information 700 asa io5 our
~ ms or theresbouts Greatest taken out "A
hour $500, 500 with stampers Inc sac OF our
the mi " ich 1912 nohes and weigh eithcut their
stems las ne with stems, $50 bs. These last stamps
crush fiom 40 TO so iun. per a hours.
The whole amount tsaen out BY our mill to the time OF
merging with Lafayette MIL was si9toO or theeaeouis
That wasSaken from February 10 August and during
March ~ April did do much, on account OF bad
weaiher besides never more than stamps at one
time Til that period the average amount CT lshed per =
hours about IL tuns with stamps such a'we used
You viii see, sir that tbs greatest yield per tun
about 500. o,.,su
C. CONAWAY, frost and Sup't OF h. l.. - NJ Co
PS-ln eli the specimens were taken OUT tfo the
rock before crushing y"
o,r1er 90 RAJ Esrur Mst.s CosFASr, Jaa 10 1855
Mr. WfScHTsTrR-Doar SIR In reply TO your favor Of
the srd s,t ut allow me on behalf Of the Empire Mining
Contrary submit 10 the following statement IA ree-
ca 10 tbsr Nils aud their operations the past year.
which may be relied upon strictly true. "
The Empire Mining Company IS coipoate Oouy uhtes
Its existence from the ih day o. HAS' TO- 81 c ee
TgN
lions in California II was Incorporated WIN So
OF s50oto oT the double purpose oil saNlns Lumber So
efusbiDs the Gold bearing Quartz OF our mountains IN
such manner would best secure the separation OF me pre-
ais from its metrS 10 carry INTO sas., re 90
ects INST mentioned the COnpeIy have purchaseh power
ful machinery and erected large and substantial oadhss
for their QBstz and saw Mills and am hsPpy ~ sas
thai their enerITize has been attended with the nosi CON-
pW,,S fortv horse power Engine and steam sufficient
10 rie IL 10 seventy II required the Empire NJ. have
never had occasion complain OF inefficient machinery
nd hsvs had cousequeut, ample facilities to demonstrate
wh.t al he done the way OF working OuAri. pohsD
therefore give you tie SIZE o. their OaAItE e -
crusi ing capacity, results &C Inc Ml " -,
.ethsr with he lat presently most approved method sa
gan siine embracing the use OF blankets nipples oea4o
h.Tdest chilled castings. being inch on the face OF
eseh making the whoe crushing sur ace zoe suare -
bs This tIeIedoas weight IA made to fall from bag OF
IA inches upon the bottoms OF tie mo't. % tunes per nm
p, on there Il beating upon the morAs each inue o.
,s s.o COO lbs equal 30 tuna The morars are sod
castings and weigh 7oo he each With this machinery IN
o,e,.sop nightly attended the Company have pgt
,9nssb IN. mn n ~ hours 81 Of mixture Of ioek
AID hst i called pay dirt but this great amount Is oy no
,ssp. uniform as pesry every thing depends upon inc
no.nTsr in which mill fed :, and In the present IN
sne he incest care bad been taken 70 test rs cAPaey
a.. s,dn.ry course Of crushing however, We e enAord
800 10 rr,h 50 tuns roek IN "a hours and ~ cases
,S.Se there Il much dirt with the Quartz SAL Larger
amount. - r. IN. ,oIlo-riry s..,;.-
ties OF the WELD from Of the nost noted mus Shout
her. Is developed AZ our MIL an spPiohass a ~,
S-T,d true and correct notion Impossible a. even u
~ h.t hedges there Is oen in sereni seeiions great
disparity in the richness for exsnp ION -, ~ i
- Gc5 Hill lone the uost valuable IA tns vlelntyJ
SlT fvSs Of rock yielded upon being crushed So oIn
,cnnS npmkeT, about ESQ per tun Frtn the same VEN
Ton .ertion iOo tuus Welded $50, or ony sS
ssr run showing great disparity But 20 great d isenee
rof by Auy means GENERAL As the rocA ron many LIS
-, . yiIl not ysry in hs ot riehness more
thsp from SlO 20 so " sesrsto b. SseaiA yoa ~
The sold there being foGnc N Eieh esps r.inst -
senela - ~ I'd n "a svers. cd about Us per tn-