The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-15

the compsrison with previous periods is disturbed On
the whole these figures support tbs view we have unit
STATE of prosperity as by their TO pay
for such large quanes OF forsga ana colonial produces
owsjen vhssr and -four goes Tar towards for
the Sustained favorable appearance OF the foreign or
ne chief increase on the importations for tbs onth
10 in Gotten yarn, linen yarn, mAcnnery wool and o
In srtc hitherto taken largely for the Australian mar
and cutlery and lestber manufacturer consAsrA bio
falling or issh0wn In w0o1en manufactures and nae
tas the decrease Is also rathsr married. On tho otnsr
tnrss exbit satsfactoEy comparison With last ysax
The following remarks regarding quartz mining
In Calfornis, made by . correspo0dsnt Of the Lon
don Mining Journal, may be interesting to those
engaged In, or about engaging IN, the business.
The conclusions Of the writer, who ID undoubtedly
practical minor, are decidedly In favor Of the bud
The cost Of obtaining and warkiag the quartz d sst
mated q SS ass1 sl ssa
. .s .ss ss.ee ga oseas
ss 6 :. sa s s
TO be profit subjoin tabular statsmsas Is quartz
mills in the immediate district Of Grass Valley and Ne
vads now in operation, or oisconttnued.
The qxesie resata-Can quartz BE- pro6tsbiy worried,
or nots-must BE- considered set ut rest fron the
rsss Sss ., = g M :. s s
Valley may be said to BE- chisy dependent on tbs sue
cess Of the quartz mining 10 ts vienity Adams OBS
agent informed that three Of the gold pur
chased BY the house in that locality vas r.torted gol
obtained from the various quartz mis IN the vicinity
aass e.
been built up, and have besn exlendsd solely from the
PROFITS. these were not continuous they would BE-
When il is oonsdersd that the twenty three ni emu
neratea below must have cost an average, ct the
ooSstrucson, s. Zoo each OF 81 10 ooosni Of tst
amount not more than $4,000 has been imported ca
ptalI cannot resist the conviction, and NO othsr con-
cusion b. oone 70, than that quartz mining, In
good location, with an abundant supply Of wood and
water and with quartz ysdng over $40 per ton, or "a
IoOsnS to tie fact Tat but srsM % com
parxvey Of the quartz ledges In this state been
we'll propsctsd, il nsy be fairly presuued whom wages
which the low prices Of provisions and supplies Of ali
kinds here will surely bring about this may become
Of the greatest mot the greatest and int
this State sod from its universal currency,
and exchangeabe power is OF essential necessity for all
II sSsnTy and to arrange
other article Of export yet matured (quckslser
cepted) and which, long its relative value and
oity and attract the greatest amount of labor Al sgr
culture in this State from TIE great Of
the so. ana climate snd the wan, Market i0r sae
its deyelo until reduc ION in tbs prize Of labor
admits of the extended cultivation Of she vine and pro-
ducon Ct wne in the districts OF San Jose Santa Clara
Los Angeles and southern regions rice In the
tue lands Of Rio cotton aad tobacco ON the
uplards and paps the raising Of cattle aud shsep for
ranges 70 BE- available the Valleys marsh
snds, and plains which peculiarly adapted for rails
ing the valuable products Hrst mentioned.
The CAPT nj now required to be embarked In, and to
ccmmscce quartz mining with, to ensure profitable
when freight carriage TO the mine from 10 TO 70
cents per To-, from TO cents; castings 20 cents
per ID now from to cents; wages from 81 to $40
that good ledges may be obtained for S. 0oo sufficient
mining machinery and engines provided Tor In
GLIDING the Of erection and with floating capital
Of fos CONTINGENCIES while the mine Is 10 process
exclusive Of the OF opening and developing the
mine, which varies every where according TO poGton
extent, and local circumstance Is sahiaent capital
for works Of moderate extent Ar cases in point tho
Empire and Orleans mills have been put into operation
for less money.
Tsse facts ought to give increased confidence in this
industrial pursuit and create reaction In it, favor
Although It ia much TO DO Amented that through the
Incompetence Of some agents, bameable extravagancs
while their business In Others the dsplorab
dishonesty practased towards them, and the almost
fabulous demanded for quartz veins, untried II
depth and productiveness have caused, In several In
stances capitals Of $780, 600 up to more than half
million OF collars to be destroyed ana to disappear, be-
longing to sforeign companies, chiefly Easlish and
French, while their shareholders waiting foe and
expecting dividends has thereby created prejudice
Aksipst California and Californian Investments which
nothing but fair return from the yet existing com
papies for the capital expended viii remove.
The assessed value Of property in the Slate Of
Connecticut, on the Int Of October 1853 and 1854,
is exhibited In the annexed table. Railroad stock
and some bank and insurance stock, amounting to
about thirty millions OF dollars, are not included @
they pay taxes directly to the Sts.e:-
ASSESSED VALUE OF PRoPERrr IN CoSSrcrcur.--