Butte record., 1856-08-09
Mining on the River.

Mining the River.
On Saturday we made trip up the rive
as far IS the Junction, for the purpose o
taking look at the large fuming operation
now being carried on at various points, an'
must say, that in spite Of the oppressivenes
Of the heat, we had very interesting tint
of it generally. At Longs Bar two miles
above. we found the
N,a,.sxA Goa wing dam 200 feet il
,..h on south side of the river. This il
ce,,ent piece of work, and Is under tht
management of Mr.. Grimes Ihey VII
s. r.adv to commence washing in about ter
5.vs Cost of this dam about Soooo'
WHITE RocK.-Two miles above we nnq
.bc Arab CO., with hume l54 tlong ahc
IN wide. with dam 200 feet long Erskih'
,uperintendent Adjoining this are TIT
benton's Co.'S fume, GO feet long 1ohe'
IN 334 feet, and Slate Bluff, 3ol' making
altogether a good and substantial work soz
t.et in length, the whole under the general
superlntendance of our friend, Bill Geiger.
These companies will have their toms ana
sluices in operation in very short ume'ahu
then "oid White Rock will redeem herself
Our stay at this place was rendered very
agreeable indeed, with the assistance oil T.
s. Gaver, Sec, Capt Hope and Mr.. Gelger.
The bank claims here are being worked
now but by few companies, on account oi
water being scarce. One Co. Of eight men
we are informed are making half ounce per.
day to the hand. after paying 80 for water
The Hope Co. are running tunnel through
the bed. rock at this place, and have AREA
dy advanced distance of l25 feet 1t Is
one of the best pieces of work we have ever
seen. After reaching gravel they purpose
setting their slaces in the tunnel and wash
ing by hydraulic through a shaft leading to
it. This claim will no doubt pay largely
RousH AND READY, AND OHIo.-Next we
came to these, Just above the old High Rock
Here we have magnificent work, and one
that does credit to every person connected
with its erection Messrs. a. 5, & NJ D.
Hart, the weil-known fume builders, are
the contractors; and without fattery, we
can say they deserve great praise for the
manner in which they have in this operation
sustained their reputation for skill and en-
terprisc. This fume is 1850 feet in length
as wide wide and six high, and will cos t
about S4s 900 1t is all graded, timbers
laid head-da in. and planked about one
third of its length. Claims will be dried
about the 18th inst. The plank used in this
work will be about l7l 900 #, and hewn
timber $50, 900 ft., linear measure. The
dam, one of the best on the river, is S25 feet
long, and is being built uadcr the supervi-
sion of Capt Wells.
There will be six largo wheels driving as
many - inch pumps, which it is thought
are of sufficient capacity to keep the claim
completely dry. The dume work is under
charge of E. W. Slater; machinery, Mr..
Dennison, while TIE whole is under the gen.
eral superiutcndanoe of Miles W. Hart, who
has thus far shown himself capable of man
aging work of this kind equal to any man
in the state.
JUNCTION AND MoNTEzUMA. arc the
next above, at junction of North ard South
Feather. The FIRST named being also built
by The Messrs. Hart. under the superinten-
dance of Mr. l. Woodhouse, A II. Conoby
fume carpenter, Bird. Packard and Ford,
sub. bosses, and Mr.. Coad, builder of dam.
The dam is 300 feet long, aume 1000 feet in
length, 45 wide, 81 high, and will cost S45,-
000 The timbers are all laid, dam in, and
considerable portion plauked - will be
ready to get Into claim in about ten days
The huming ut this place was not commenced
until the 7th Of July, SO it will be seen that
Mr.. Woodhouse certaiuly must have been
very energetic and unoeasisg in bis labors
TO have it thus far com pleted-
Adjoining this is the Montezuma fume,
1900 feet in length, building by Alonzo Gill
man, ESQ. He is the general superindaHt,
anu Is asslSteu Dy O. "A biShtS, NIuhV anu
Thomas 1t is also a magxidoeut work, and
will cost about SF9, 900.
NIAcARA--On the North Fork is another
work by the Harts, 1000 feet long, and So
wide. ] C. Bierce has charge Of this opera
ton. who is an No. miner Cost of
fume about SOS 0os This company is now
engaged in washing, although we have not
learned with what success. 1t prospected
rich. Our old friend Falkrer is secretary
and treasurer of the Niagara.
P1oxEER.-A race cut through the rock
600 feet at cost Of shout $4,000. Work
done by company; claim dry and ready to
ash.
GRAvrLLY Bar Flame 600 feet in
length, put in by company at an expense of
$4,000. This work is slss about finished.
Gg The French doctors haze discovered.
recently. by varioss experiments Instituted
by them, that ice is safer and better to use
in surgical operations than -chloroform.-