New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-06-23
Adventure of fsilver-searchers in the Honey
Lake and Black Rock Region.

Lake ana Biack MOCK A&cSioH.
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A correspondent writing in the Marysville tCal)
Democrat from Gibsonve, Sierra county, ON 18th
May, says:
It is plan to be seen that the theater of action,
on the Pacific side of the continent, the present
season, viii be between the Sierra Nevada and
Humboldt; and as all that can be learned about
that section of country is eagerly sought after,
will furnish you with q few items fresh from the
scene. @.zalss,
The Black Rock fever having broken ont in the
shape of violent epidemic N this place. about SIX
weeks since, company OF ten Of our citizens,
armed and equipped according to law started
for the land of golden renown. ley traveied on
snow-shoes from here to Honey Lake, OF Whleh
place they purchased team and provisions tG,s sae
Upon arriving at Black Rock they found it such
barren, desolate looking country that they were
somewhat disappointed; and not being prepared
for an extended or lengthy g prospecting tour,
to Honey Lake, where they split-one half going
to Washoe and the other half coming back to
Gibsonville. ! am indebted to Mr.. Davis, one Of
those that returned to this place. for the following
particulars, to-wit: They found q very uninviting
conntry-bad water, and no timber within fifty
miles. They saw Mr.. Jamison, one of the company
who have been prospecting in what is known as
the Black Rock district almost constantly the past
two years, and he gave them different version of
the original discovery of mineral in that region
| from anything that ever before heard.
Nit. JhmlSOn says tnht IN ~ HILL WHO WAS
| crossing the Plains in company with train In
which he had no interest saw lying close beside
the road, large, loose rock, which attracted ms
| attention from its resemblance to silver ore. The
/ rock was heavier than two men could lift, yet SO
| confident was he of its precious quality, that he
i begged and implored his companions TO let him
| have it put in the wagon, and bring it through to
| California But they stubbornly refused to listen
4 to what they considered absurd proposition ;
| and of course he had no alternative but to go on
and leave it, or sit on it and starve to death. Not
choosing to accept Of either, he broke small
chunk off of it, put it in his pocket and went on.
When lie arrived at Shasta he got it essayed, and
| found ii of unprecedented richness-it containing
| $500 worth of sver-and he has been nearly three
years looking for that same spot but tbusfar with
| out being enabled to find it. The company, Of
which he il member, have discovered rich mines
at what is known as Black Rock, and although he
believes his original discovery to have been some
where in that vicinity, he has various for
believing that is not the sameone of which is that
in the newly-discovered mines gold predominates-
whereas, his original discovery was almost ex
clusiYely silver; but the principal OF whchis is thai
lie has been able to lay eyes upon that origi
| nal chunk the second time.
| Mr.. Davis says that there is every evidence tina
| there are very rich mines somewhere in that yicn
ty, and that the Indians know where they are, bu
they won't tell. He says that he saw young Win
nemuck have in his possession piece of quart
about the size of his fist, which the richest an
most beautiful specimen that he ever saw He say
that it was evidently an out cropping, as i VIZ !
much weather beaten and he should judge shat !
was nearly one half gold A company o. N met
offered him three thousand dollars 70 snow ansII ~
where he obtained IL. but his reply was Me-, me ~
/ you, bimby ten white men come then huauree
J white men come then tonsand white N men come 81
then Indians have to vamose-me no tell you. YOU :.
There are evidently very rich n mines ,y,ag be- be-
ne pabJftes are bound to offer mnch resistance Il
Al, all INVASION on what they regousy believe to b
= Il, their sacred inheritance from the Ominpoten
!, Throne. And my sincere opinion is that we ough
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" their homes / am aware that will meet wit
opposition in this proposition, because the Amer
Q | lean people have SO long been accustomed to ID
:, posing upon the weaker party, that they have bs
y come to look upon that mode of acting as jus
i One Of the Pah-tJtes undertook TO show some rc
mines, but the company met old Winnsmuek an