The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-24

Of Scott county, Kentucky. He read Law at the Transy
vaniA University, and admitted 10 tho bar OF Aen-
lucky in 1889 He elected 70 the Office Of County
Attorney Of his native county In 1645 he removed %
Linton COUNTY, Iowa ana 1870 was elected a. a .hs
framed the constitution which adopted that year by
the people. He came with his family overland 10 this
State In lS49 aud located in this city in January $780,
when Il was but little camp OF tents. He elected
the fret County Judge Of this county the spring 1885,
and filed the office with honor 70 himself and To the entire
satisfaction Of the people. At the expiration OF his term
Of service he retired upon farm upon tho Yuba river
where he has been since engaged in agricultural pur
suits
THE NEW MINING ExcITEMENr.
(From tho San Francisco Bulletin]
Mr.. +. j. Hughes arrived in this city last night from
the new mining region in Washoe Valley
Mr. Hughes went TO- Virginia town, the locality Of the
richest discoveries in June last and remained there until
the close ast week. that his Of OBJ
walton have been ample The existence Of silver In that
region was discovered by three men who working
good cm In Six nike canon In June Of the present year.
Following their surface dggngs, they at length struck
the gold Lead consisting OF black soil without usrue,
SO rich that portions Of yielded eighty dollars to the
PAN They found packet as called filed with black
metal from which they made 500 per day with rocker.
number Of Mexican miners from Sonora examined the
throwing away two dollars Of silver for each Of
gold that they collected company OF three or four
silver, for some time collected from $500 10 $500
per day..
black metal In which the silver occurred to San Francis
CO. In order to procure reliable assay The result
from 500 per ton according the parts OF the
mine from which the specimens taken. It s
markable property Of !" the black meta" that decom
poses and becomes soft from exposure, 10 such degree
hat it can even be crushed between the fingers Tho
claim had In the meantime been divided into six shares,
two TO each OF the original parties Comsock sold his for
S. 500 and Mclaughlin his portion for IS, 900. Riley
lead, and he has refused-so Mr. Hughes says-$40o 600
for his share Judge Walsh twosixhs and Is said
to have been offered $50 ,000 for half his interest
Mr.. Hughes has with him mass Of silver mixed with
gold, weghr AZ ounces valued at 50 per This
bar was obtained from arroba, rs pounds Of the
taings before spoken Of Could this be taken fair
sample OF the whole would Indicate the astonishing
suit OF of refused dirt, from which the gold had
bced by ordinary process worth four dollars
to the pound The ledge In Comstock claim has two
leads Of gold and one of silver The gold rock has been
proved by the ordinary test to be worth from $500 TO
" 500 per ton The silver lead consists of the black
metal which stated to produce So to the ton in the
proportion Of 40 Of silver to OF gold The gold leads
from live to nine feet thick and the dip Of the gold bear
ing rock is about 80 degrees, or nearly perpendicular
The entire ledge is between Is and 20 feet wde The
silver vein is from to "a inches wide The deposits
at Virginia town, which is twenty miles from Carson
Valley fifteen from Carson City, and about lsO miles from
Sacramento. There is ledge OF gold rock Washoe
lake which is said to have yielded 50 100 in gold TO the
More than twenty other veins have been opened in the
vicinity and are now in the process of devcopeuent 1t
is thought that they extend all the way from Honey lake
to Walker river The prospectngs generally reveal gold
on the surface the silver appears eight or ten feet be-
low. The most magnificent deposit of gold ever dis
covered in this continent in the world is represented
to have been opened at Gold HILL in canon or rather
is isolated from the mountain spurs which probably
once belonged, and is properly mound, about 60 feet
high, 5000 feet long by 2ojo feet wide. 1t is ira
versed by veins Of auriierous quartz, partly decom-
posed yielding from $500 81, 500 the ton This
enormous mass of wealth discovered by whiskey
drinking character Virginia, honor Of whom the
neiehboring village has been named It is computed that
this fortunate person has expended within two months
eight Tor ten thousand dollars in the purchase Of his
layorite fluid, for the consumption of himself and his
friends.
There are now eighteen arastras in operation in Viz
The nearest timber suitable for numbering purposes
fifteen miles from the mines and the miles which be
Tsea r upon Tor supply are miles distant
habits Of the people necessarily nomadc and sporadic
They live in ens-as many of them as can secure that
accommodation those who cannot, sleep in haystacks.
When meals can be had they furnished at the
sondb.e price of 75c. each.
About eighty silver have already been sent to
San Francisco is on the way hher; and Mr.. Hughes
passed almost hundred teams going out with provisions
and general supplies. The price of freight has been
raised to 10c per h. 5000 per ton from Placervle
but the silver brought this way for half rate
The rush to the mines is so great that daily line has
Pacerve six full stage loads Of passengers had
gagged for the next trip
MIR. Hughes states that claims selling
| from 50, 500 to s., 600 each
ARMY INTELLIGENCE
Company A, Sixth infantry, Capt Flint, arrived in sa
cramento Sunday evening They left yesterday for Be-
nica. Capt. Flint states that his command has suffered
severely from chill and fever, and all sick.
me Military Department OF California has been divided
No City of San Francisco Benicia Barracks Presdio
San Francisco-Major G. II. Ringgold, Paymaster.
p No. O. Forts Iinpqua, Terwoia, Humboldt, Castor,
Crook Weller, and the camp at Antelope Creek Major H.
No. 8: Forts TETON, San Diego, Mohave and Yuma,
Major Woods, paymaster.
Company F. Sixth infantry, under command of Lieut..
Bernardno Capt. Hancock, A. ON, supplies the trans
portaon train oiwagons left Los Angeles on the 18th
The detachment Of the First Dragons under command
Of Major have left San Buenaventura and returned
FIRE AT YREKA-LossEs.
O'Clock, in a bake shop adjoining the City Hotel, and
sides Of Miner street from oregon g Pine and DESTROYING
all the houses on OREGON street back to the residence Of
s. COO 4 wiiheri1, IS 600; VIM EsmarE, 81 oOo T.
Robert Flugsr $1,000 Josephine Wolf 81 $780, livingston
Co.. $4,000 s. Wetzel 81 900; G. Hoefin, IS 600; Ra
mons ~ aanf0Td sooo Jacob ase' 5000 other par
Sacramento Union.
LOSSES BY THE FIRE AT ooULTERvTLLE.
friend supplies with the following list OF estimated
losses occasoned by the fire at Coutervie, May wells
Creek, on the Goth October the general particulars Of
which event have been already published in the Bs
saloon $4,000 John o. Bean IS 0OO Bossreen 81 1O0
NJ Dowt, $4,000; Jos. Bugnolia &eo., $500; Scott 4
B. Green, 700; B. Francisco, 81 500 D. Cohen Co.
$4,000 Dr. Thompson, 81 900; James Wilson, $780, Gel
SoVo, a. Co., $ouU Wnlam Davis, $5O0; M.
Cohen, $500; John Shoemaker, $780, W. H. Cuttn, 5000
John Roney, $780, John r. Collins, $500.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT SONORA.
SONORA Oct 20, 1S59.-This morning, about4 O'Clock
fire originated in frame building the below
Richards store, down town, and before the flames could
be subdued about a dozen houses mostly small frame
buildings, were burned involving loss Of from SO 900 to
5000 The following list OF the osses-C jacques
200; souy two houses 81 2oo James Eads house ana
stock 50 coo; Donna Feicana, 500; NJ Conner 81 O00
Salvador Borda, two houses so, 000 G. Randall $500;
Carsten, bakery $780, Madame Nicholas, amaged house.
500
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MARRIED.
WEsRrTT PATTERSON San Jose, Oct 90 by Rev L,
Hamilton, Thomas Wesbitt to Mary Ann Patterson.
fERGus0S-RnEY.--ln Mooresvle, Butte county, Oct.
il. VIM. Ferguson TO Sarah Riley
DAvs-I1AIEY.-At st. Louis Sierra county. Oct. H.
Charles Davis TO Mary Haley.
GoRDoS-PISKHAM-At Folsom, Oct. 20, Alexander C.
Gordon to Melissa d. Pnkham
LKyy-NEuMANN.-In San Francisco, at the Stockton
street synagogue, Oct 25, by the Rev. Dr. Henry Mr.
Aaron Levy TO Miss Esther Neumann.
HARTxy-ESGLsH. -In Sacramento Oct 25, Fl. II. Hart.
lev n of r Eugli Fac