The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-04-17
Wonderful Deposits of Gold in OrrgOu--
$4,000 to the Ton OF QuartZ--rwo Men
Take out $4,000,

Wonderful Deposits of Gold in Orrsou--
$4,000 to the Ton OF Quariz--rwo Men
Take out $4,000.
Tne Oregon papers are enthusiastic over
the marvellous richness of the deposits re
Gently discovered in Southern Oiegon.&
"Gold Hill," from all counts, well deserves
its name. The Jacksonville Sentinel Of
February 25th says:
We have in the past few weeks publish
ed statements Of the astonishing aurifelous.
ness of the quartz rock gathered and quar-
ricd at Gold Hill, but this past week we
have to record still mere astonishing facts.
Since on: last issue, the owners of both
the lSh and Ross claims have crushed e
considerable quantity of The quartz belong
ing to them, aud extracted thcrefrom the
gold. In both instances the extracting
process has been crude and imperfect =
We will give the figures as they have been
proved, 1t will be remembered that at the
lower claim, Ross IL Co.'S, no regular
ledge has yet been worked; their rock was
taken from the surface, and at depths be.
low, averaging from one TO four feet
They have alread ' crushed about three
hundred pounds Of this rock, which has
given an average yield of $40 to pound
OF quartz. One piece, weighing 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 Qhst in which no god was visible is
about 81 to the pound. The company
have used a large mortar aud pestlc as
their crushing apparatus, but during the
week transfer was made Of a one fifth
share Of tho claim to James Naunoy, Of
Josephine, who is an old prsctcal Carolina
miner, anI this gentleman i, erecting a
crushing mill, which sha'! better answer
the company's requirements. Tne price
pai4 for this ouo-flty WAS $4,000 in cash,
and the purchaser to receive no share Of
tue quartz rock taken out previous TO the
sale. The seller was Mr.. Loulon, who
has besides an interest in the LII VEN,
which he purposes to retain. The compa-
ny have Yet uearl Il ton Of quartz TO crush,
with prospect OF their claim still yielding
as abundaLtly rs ever.
The lsh company have completed their
arastra, and up to Tuesday last i2l,. Feb
ruary) lad crushed and washed ont some
four hundred pounds OF rocG. The product
of this was four hundred aud forty four
ounces Of gold! Four pounds ofstls large
piece which We saw broken up during our
last visit there, some two weeks ago, which
weighed fifty i've pounds, and in which il
was estimated there was $1,000, was
crushed in small mortar, and twelve
ounces and half Of gold extracted from
it. The balance of this rock promised
equally rich, and was sent to the arastra.
On Tuesday the vein was again opeucd.-
In six hours nearly three tons Of rock, and
all Of the n st eXlravagaut richness, Wnro
taken out.
On Wednesday, over = ton mO.c was
dug from the main vein, ut point where
it was first discovered some five weeks ago,
and We arc assured by perfectly reliable
gentleman who saw the quartz, that it Of
even surprising aurterousuass to any he
bad yet seen taken from the ledge. 1t
was estimated that already the company
have extracted fully Sl2j,000 worth of
gold quartz rock, while the ledge gives in
dicatons Of increasing richness aud extent.
A gentleman who has claim near tne
lsh vein informs us that he saw large
piece Of the rock taken from that ledge on
Wednesday last broken apart, and that to
sunder it the men had really to wrench it,
so thoroughly interviewer and diiinsed was
the gold through the whole mass.
The Iha Californian speaks of the ar.
rival from these mines Of Mr.. Phillip
Meagher, who had with him number of
specimens Of gold quartz, which Were tho
subject Of admiration. Says the alta;
"Ono OF these weighed between two
and three pounds, and was broken off I'D
HJitum by Mr.. Meagher, from the Maury
mine. 1t is perfectly filled with gold, so
that, it may as appropriately be called
quartz gold US gold quartz. In fact, the
gold is apparent all over and through it
This splendid piece is to be sent to the
Washington Monument, and will be
splendid eXemplar Of the immense richness
Of our Pacific slope of the continent. -
There were also half dozen smaller pieces,
which, with the large one, will be exhib
tied in this city. Our informant is per-
fectly reliable man, well known in this
city. He says that the story Of two men
having taken out $4,000 is quite true
lie went into the excavations of both Of
the mines--the lsh aid the Maryland
saw for himself the wonderful richness of
the .placers. 1t was more like a scene Of
enchantmcnt-Aladin's wonderful lamp,
or some other fanciful creation of tho Ara
biau Nights-thau the reality Of sober
facts. Above, around, everywhere. the
very walls Of tho excavations were specked
with gold. Indeed, such, it would seem,
must havo been the case, to accord with
the tslegraphic dispatch which reached