The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-04

,hores We, the water though slightly bracksh 10 ii 70
drink abounds In nsh Of various kinds, quantees Of
There Is variety Of land in this valley. About the
foot OF the lake are several thousand acres Of tule
Of The mountains on the vest and reaching about enc
mile into plain, u belt Of rich alluval soil, aba
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be grown with little labor No attempts at frr a raising
have ever been made; partially because tie prospect
habans have natural repugnance 70 gsging in any
kind Of labor not extortcd by imperouS necessity
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fertile tract and the lake stretcp of doe grass lands
alike btted for meadow and pxg.urage. Here large
been during the past Tor the shess and
loving habits Of tho old Settlers So rich and
cuced, grow fat upon IL N the a weeks,
while the milk OF COWS feeding upon II yields incredi
BILE amount OF cream During the winter, however,
owing 70 the 9I aed position OF this valley and the
tequent deep nows cattle Jared hard and have some
times 70 he riven ntc Eagle other Of the lower val
legs The often hes here three four feet deep.
for as many continuous weeks during which, If the cattle
removed they compelled to subsst upon the
tops Of the rules and cage brush Alone
Washoc Valley first settled by the Mormons, who
founded The pleasant little hamlet on It's border
called by them AID still bearing the name Of Frank
town II laid out and improved after the much 70 be-
commended manner OF this people, each lot consisting Of
several acres irrigated by water conducted through all
thepublic streets The houses are built OF hewn timber.
| THE wAsHOE MINES.
The silver lodes, constituting what known as the
Whshoe minco lie the verge Of Utah Territory
c5out twenty miles distant from the California ue 800
miles from San Francisco and centrally considered, due
east from Xarysvile This Territory, formerly portion
OF the Mexican province Of Alta California, acquired by
the United States under the treaty Of Guadalupe Hdago,
lies between the thirty seventh and forty second degrees
Of north latitude and the thirty and forty second
degrees OF longitude west from Washington.
Across this Territory running from to south, are
two chains Of mountains, dividing into three nearly
Wasa,ch separates basin Salt Lake that
of the Fremont or Great American DESERT the most west
ern, the Humboldt range.
| GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE wAsHoE ORE
The species of found at Washoe bears y very
strong resemblance which exists at the Parys
mine in the Island Of Anglesea Like the washoe ore
consists Of copper and lion pyres suphiae OF lead and
about Of silver and hundred twenty
grains Of gold to the The material difference between
able metals and also the fact that the WEIGH also
tanned very proportion of bende (sulphide
rendered extraction Of the valuable metals
complex and expensive operation The Of blende
not sufficient IN the Washoe ore 70 render probable
cious metals Its appearance may, however be looked
for and found ought not TO occssion much surprise
Allowing for moisture and the small amount Of scioue
and aluminous matters invariably present. will easily be
from inspection Of the analyses OF the richest sill
yer that the very best cannot yield than q
value Of $50 200 per silver specimens
tanning threads Of native silver and native silver
may sometimes be found to exceed this but such
will be extremely When, however, In the
Of Washoe the silver mixed with copper ore the pre-
sence Of metallic silver il not in general considered
favorable indication OF the future richness of the
Whilst there strong practical proofs OF this being the
some pretty good theoretical exist for the
probabilities OF such result In specializing the future
prospects OF Washoe ought not be overlooked that
those mines which have made such wealth for
their proprieors have, general rule, been valuable
account OF the abundance of the rah than
for its richness in the valuable metals gold and silver Is
the richness Of the Washoe ore present obtained
likely to continue to depth? And 30, s it probable
| that II will then be found In abundance
! THE CENTRE OF ATTRACTION.
The Comstock lead is the principal one whose yield Of
o,1rnr hoc hOrhf nd TIM
and whose richness threatens TO the world upside
down, and derange our standard OF values to make
great many paupers and some miionaires All Of this
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