Butte record., 1856-09-20

oyster cans, and loose vessels filed, prepar
atory to sending it to the Assay Office =
Yesterday they had nearly half a days wasL
ing. and while we were there they weighs,
and cleaned $1,000.
We were there Just in time to meet 4 5
Hlrt the contractor, who with his eorT>
Mr. Spang. Mr. Wood. Mr. Nash and others
are not to be outdone in hospitality and a.
teotion, to those guests who are led there
from curiosity. They sespended bushes,
for rle space of fifteen minutes in the count
ing rqeG- to answer questions put to them
ty lady guest They said they could stand
the p'ess.
TaE sL.rr Rock CL,tu.-This claim is
richer than ever
There are Ii shares in this company -
They took ont on Tues lay, SO ounces, or
uearly $1,000.
About a cart load wj]i be taken out before
she close of the season.
From the Arab and Jones cl,ims, we did
not get the exact fgares, but understood
that lkey were ding equal to the other
cnns, which is alb u. good enough.
4 gentleman 1T down from the noun
Trims reports, that the miners in the region
of sly Il gh, are doing remarkably well -
Dp tAe little West Branch of the Md lie Forb
the miners are doing very Wei; on the Mid
die Fork, opposite SKY High and Morntain
Hruse there are several companies doing
we'll A. Reiuhcart Bar, the other day
they took out 50 ounces; this Is a small com
pany Of sly OF ei.h5 shares the members OF
this company are principally old pioneers
among the member Ne notice II C. Rogers s
brother They haze seen operating in thai
part of the country 81 several years, and
hsve struck it tls,, May they have IA
yorabac season.
The Montezuma Claim is nearly dry. and
every Thing l. being ct in ieadiness fol
WORK fhe na~hinery is sal To be of su
rerior class of workmanship, aul, take it al
toreiher. ono of the most magnificent piece,
OF river q ming in the couaty Alonzl Gu-
man, the well known contractor, has per
formed this entire jlb, and in his u.
prouft anA energetic manner, has brought
it nearly to completion.
This company deserves, AMI will almost t,
e-rtajuty, reap 5heir reward in this claim
the y,,istakcs that We have inadyertentl!
been l5i to make, in reference to names
amounts taken out-cost of fumipS &c, sc
whsu We have spoken OF tie Claims on the
river, we beg le,ve to say that we will, viii
the greatest pleasure. correct all errors, anc
otherwise set the gentlemen connected witA
the seve al claim, last exactly right.
FLUauvG on FsArHsR RIvEr-it Is mag
nfccn,-gran to l5ok at The irst that
We n to ofimpertsucc is the Jones Claim,
at White Rock, zhi-l is releeming itsel'
this season to the entire satisfaction of the
stockholders We hai the pleasure of see
ing for ourselves yesterdls, AMI know that
the s,~-;es chat have been told in reference
to this anl other clniu4- on the river have
not j-eca exaggerated.
We were along the Inc of river flaming
operations yesterday, but as We performed
the duties Of eur carrier, we bad but little
time to crafty our curiosity by examining
the monster fumes that have bcen c7nstrue-
tel this season. tn L has lain bare the river
bottom for thousands Of feet, and is without
doubt the richest and most extensive field
for humiug and heavy mining operations
that has been opened in the State
The extent, the magnitude Of these fumes
and the machinery connected With them,
must be seer in order to form the least idea
Of the amount Of labor and capital it re
quires to even get the stock of timber and
lumber On the gr7rpa to build the work.
The grading vliereon to rest the timbers for
a aame to conduct such a body Of water a>
Main Feather rirer is task that nothing
short Of a scientific man can perform The
steep hills and craggy rocks that have to be
encountered in getting to these claims would
frishteu and discourage any but The most
energetic and enterprising. 1t requires a
man Of untirng zeal and iron nerve to plan
out and push forward to completion Il work
sufficient to lay naked 1900 feet Of the bot
tom Of Main Feather River. They have
barely commenced work on the most Of these
claims, yet in conseq of some little de-
feet in wheels pumps and other machinery
which always will occur to some extent on
works 50 extensive as these In about
one week more the whole line will be in sue
cessful operation. and then the several com-
panies win know their fate; enough, how
ever, is known of the claims to warrant Us
in saying that every share in every company
will pay largely to the holders before the
season closes. Dividends Of various amount,
have already been declared by all the com.
panies with one exception, which is the Mon
tezuma claim, which has not commence,
mining not because work is not completed
but has been prevented by reason Of tn
Junction claim. the waste water from whie
has hoeled the Montezuma to an extent tina
requires all the pumps on the latter I
throw the water of The trustees of tn
two companies met last Saturday night I