The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1859-12-01
CALIFORNIA.
Great Discoveries OF Silver ore.

Great Discoveries Of Silver Ore.
From the San Francisco Bulletin.l
Mr.. ~. Hughes arrived in this city
last night from the new mining region
il the Wsshce V:!'ev.
Mr.. Hughes wet tn V;r.inia town,
the locality Of the richest discoveries, in
June last, and remained there until the
close Of last week, 80 that his opportuni-
ties Of observation have bsen apple
The existence Of silver in that region
was discovered BY three men who we're
working . good claim in Six mile canon
in June Of the present year. Following
their surface dicgings they At length
struck the gold lead consisting Of black
soil without lustre, so rich that portions
Of it yielded $50 to the pan. They
found pocket, as it Is called, filed with
black metal, from which they made Sl00
per day with rocker. A number Of
Mexican miners rom Sonora examined
tho 'ailings or refuse dirt, and informed
the miners that they we're throwing away
two dollars Of silver for each one Of gold
that they collected. Accompany 4 Of three
or four Mexicans commenced working
these tailinss for the silver and for some
time collected from $500 to 800 per
day.
About two months ago judge Walsh
took one ton OF the black metal in which
the silver occurred, to San Francisco. in
order to procure reliable assay. The
result was from 5000 70 $1,000 per ton,
according to th" part. of the mine from
which the specimens were taken 1t is
: remarkable property Of this black
metal that il dccomrose. and becomes
ssft from exposure, to such degree that
It can even he crushed between the fin
gers. The claim had in the meantime
been divided into six shares, two to each
Of the original parties. Comstock sold
his for SIS 500. and Mclaughlin his por-
ton for 5000. Riley is now the only
one Of the original parties interested IN
the lead, and he has refused so Mr..
Hughes says-s4O,OoO for ais share.
Judge Walsh owns two-sixths, and IL
said to have been offered sec, 900 for half
his interest.
Mr.. Hughes has with him mass Of
silver mixed with gold, weighing A
ounces. and valued at Sc per ounce -
This bar was obtained from one arroba,
Or 25 pounds Of the talings before spo
ken of Could this be taken as, fair
sample Of the whole, i wcnld indicate
the astonishing result Of a mass Of re.
fuse dirt. from which the gold had been
extracted hy the ordinary process, worth
four d"llars t. the pannd. The ledge in
tho t,nmstock claim has two leads Of gold
anl one of silver ore. The gold rock
has '.ren proved by the ordinary test to
DO v rth from $500 to $4,000 per ton
The silver lead consists Of the black
metal which is stated to produce $1,000
to the ton, in the proportion Of 4G Of
silver TO 4 Of gold. The gold leads are
from ive to nine feet thick, and the dip
Of the gold bearing rock is about 80 de-.
grees. or nearly perpendicular. The
entire led is between Is and 20 fee,
wide. The silver vein is from six to "a
inches wide. The deposits arc at Vir.
ginia town, which is 20 miles from Car
son Valley, l5 FROM Carson City, and
about 100 from Sacramento. There il 4
ledge Of gold rock near Washoe lake
which is said to have yielded s2,10O in
gold to tho ton.
More than twenty other veips have
been opened in the vicinity, and are
now in the process Of Development. Il
Is 'hought that they extend all the way
from Honey Lake TO Walker River The
prospectings generally reveal gold on
the surface, the silver appears eight o1
tea feet below. The most magni6cen,
d post Of gold ever discovered, in hi