The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-04-14

:. new Eldorado Ro14 being developed i Pike
Peak.
When this road is completed it may BE- consi,
= cred the central route 70 the Pacific.
Solo w. JEwErr.
BON THEpr.-A respectable looking ma
/ went to the residence Of Mr. Parsons, on JefFe
n son street, yesterday afternoon, ,-deliberateI
hitched his horse to . light spring wagon stant
1 ing near, belonging to Parsons got into tn
wagon and drove OF down Jefferson street. n
passed the brother Of Mr. Parsons on the va,
who recognized the wagon but did not cndeavo
to stop the driver, but watched him until b
. passed out Of sight At the pork house. Sine
then nothing has been heard Of either man 0
wagon. He was either bold thief or lAborni
under serious mistake regarding the ownership
Of the wagon.
"a -Forty-fve car loads Of cattle were sen,
east over the G. B. 4 Q. Railroad Saturday.
WONDERFUL DEPosrrs o. GoLD IN OREGoS-
SSS, 900 70 rnE Tox or QUARrz-Two MES
TAKE OUT s5o,ooo.-The Oregon papers are en-
thusiastic over the marvellous richness Of the
deposits recently discovered in Southern Oregon.
Gold Hill" from all accounts, well deserves its
name. The Jacksonville Sentinel Of February
25th says
We have in the past few weeks published
statements Of the astonishing auriferousness az
the quartz rock gathered and quarried at Gold
Hill, but this past week We have to record still
more astonishing facts. Since our last issue. the
owners of both the Ish and Ross claims have
crushed considerable quantity Of the quartz
belonging to them, and extracted therefrom the
gold. In both instances the extracting process
has been crude and imperfect. We will give the
figures as they have been proved. II will be
remembered that at the lower claim Ross Co.'S,
no regular ledge has yet been worked: their rock
was taken from the surface, and at depths bell W,
averaging from one to four feet. They have
already crushed about three hundred pounds Of
this rock, which has given an average yield Of
*lo to the pound Of quartz. One piece, weigh
ing four pounds, gave eleven ounces and thirteen
dollars.
Another weighing three pounds, yielded six
ounces, and another piece weighing fourteen
pounds, gave thirty-six ounces OF gold! The
lowest product Of any Of the rock THAT in which
no gold was yisiblc) ia about O. to the pound
The company have used large mortar and pestle
as their crushing apparatus, but during the week
transfer was made Of a one-ffth share of the
claim to James Vannoy, of Josephine, who is an
old practical Carolina miner, and this gentleman
is erecting crushing mill, which shall better
| answer the company's requirements. The price
paid for this one-tfth was 81, 500 in cash. and
the purchaser to receive no share Of the quartz
rock taken out previous to the sale. The seller
was Mr.. Loudon, who has besides IN interest in
the lsh vein, which he purposes to retain. The
company have yet nearly . ton Of quartz to
crush, with prospect Of their claim still yield
ing as abundantly as ever.
The Ish company have completed their aras
ira, and up to Tuesday last (2lst February had
crushed and washed out sOnse four hundred
pounds Of the rock The product Of this was
four hundred and forty -four ounces Of gold! Four
pounds Of the large piece which wesaw broken
up during our last visit there, some two weeks
ago, which weighed ffty-five pounds, and IN
which 1T was estimated there was ii, 900. was
crushed in a small mortar, and twelve ounces
and a half of gold extracted from it. The bal
ance of this rock promised equally rich, and was
sent to the arastra. On Tuesday the vein was
again opehed. In six hours nearly three tons Of
rock, and all of extravagant richness. were
taken out.
On Wednesday, over ton more was dug from
the main vein, At point where il was first dis
covered some five weeks ago, and We are assured
by perfectly reliable gentleman who saw the
onsness to any be had yet seen taken from the
ledge. IT was estimated that already the CON-
pany have extracted fully $l21, GOO worth Of gold
quartz rock, while the ledge gives indications Of
increasing richness and extent
s A gentleman who has claim near the Ish vein
informs Us that he saw large piece of the rock
taken from that ledge on Wednesday last broken
apart, and that to sunder il the men had really
to wrench It, 20 thoroughly interviewer and diff
fused was the gold through the whole mass.
An Acr TO Par THE COMMISSIONERS Or REyr.
sI0Ss, &c.
SEcrlox |. Be Il enacted ly Aas General A.
aeaaby Of tie STATE af Loaea, That there be and is
hereby appropriated out Of any money in the
State Treasury mot otherwise appropriated, the
sum Of six thousand seven hundred and fifty
dollars as compensation to the Commissioners
appointed under authority of the 7th General
nal practice and to revise the laws for services
rendered since the adjournment Of the last Gen.
eral Assembly.
Sec. 2. OF the sum hereby appropriated there
shall be paid G. B. Darwin the sum Of three
thousand dollars; to VIM. Smyth the sum Of |
fifteen hundred dollars, and to w. 7. Barker the |
sum Of fifteen hundred dollars .as4 4
SEc Q. There shall also be paid out Of any
money not otherwise appropsited the sum Of |
seven hundred and fifty dollars to r. ]. Thomas,
q compensation for his services = Clerk Of said
Commissioners sss. s.as
Ssc 4. The Auditor or State Il hereby in |
structed TO issae his warrants for the sum above
appropriated .s ~
An Acr 70 PsovrDr ron rHr REDrxrrrox o.
Real ESTATE soED on yoRECtOsuRE or NoRr.
CAGES. fsat
sEec |. Be it enacted By the General Assc,,-
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