The Nevada journal., 1860-08-24
AuGrSr 9Th. 1870.

Since writing The above, a second furnace has
been found near the first one. This furnace was
completely covered with soil, and only to
be seen by digging away the Rubbish above it.
With this furnace IVES found the rcmaius of cru
cibles, blow-p;pa or \ pipe Of a bellows.
clay contrivance tor holding the erueibies, being
a sort of a brick about FIVE inches square, seal
loped on the sides. These furnaces are about
three feet III length and one foot in ltr, and
perhaps two or three feet il height. But, what
is most singular and mysterious remains to be
told The Old shaft and the l,agc on which it
was sunk was located under the name of Lost
Lead" and yesterday two OF the Co. conlmenc
ed to clean ii ont (hay;ng erected II wiudlass for
that pgrpose) aud bad not sent up but one or
two tubs Of dirt before they found some pieces
Of rope, and throwing out few pieces Of
brush came upon the remains Of human being
with rope around the middle. and having the
appearance Of a fall grown woman. With the
body was a paided and quilted hood or bonnet,
a quilted pct;icoGt, and the limbs were cncased
in coarse cotton drawers or pants-the shirt
white cotton with long sleeves, and the feet
were knit WOODEN stockings. The shirt and
clothing about the breast has the appearance of
having b9en completely saturated with blood,
and everything gues to show that there has been
d most faul and mysterious murder committed.
The ,lothing is coarse and about the same as
that usually worn by eInicrants, the dress be
ing that Of common cheap calico. This matter
has created good deal Of excitement here and
yesterday ana today there has been constant
stream o. peopl. going to the old shaft and fur
naees, and Of course thousand conjectures and
.umors concerning the V hole affair; but nothing
aas traEspircd to throw any light upon the mat
ter.
! The men Mho found the body are George W.
Pherson, Of Pet;iiGma, aad James A. Cowdcn,
/ Of Forest City, and though they own to having
/ been considerably shocked at finding the skele-
ton in the shaft are determined 10 so to the bot
/ tom. and are AT work to-day. The man iu the
shaft is working with rope fastened under his
arms % prevent being praciptated to the bottom
should the brush and timbers, with which the
mouth Of the shaft is covered, give way.
Will not close this until Tonight when there
may he something further known OF this mystc-
rious Z" lost shaft
An Old settler here by the naneof Wm. Dover
says that &c was here when the furnaces were
buit and that they wcre built by two brothers,
scientific men from New York or Philadelphia,
! named Crush, and that they sunk the hole
/ called the :" lost shaft that they melted ore
! from it and obtained good deal et silver, which
! be saw; also, that he waited Oh the one who
( stuck the pick into his foot while sick, and
Shaved him after he died took shirts out Of his
/ own cabin to bury him in and helped to bury
! him, and can show his grave With stones placed
/ u mark the spot. And farther that the sUryi-
/ wing brother stopped up the shaft and resisning
the office ci recorder which be held, Started over
/ the mountains - California and died soon after
at Diamond Springs.
This IS the most reasonable account that have
! beard of tie matter. Mr. Dover knows nothing
| Of the body oil the woma. found in the shaft, but
( says that cneo on visiting the shaft it struck
/ hiia that some one lad been filing IN more Girt
/ after Crush had left it.
! l have seen and examined the specimens Of
rock from tho Humboldt since wiring the f'ormlr
part Of tAis lettsr, aHd can say that | have seen
no rock in tAis part Of III, country showing so
much mineral on the sulfa e-some pieces with
moss still adbering 10 them (proviDg beyond a
doubt taat they are croppings) and said 10 have
been obtained ten feet above tle surface, are
fuu Of lead and antimony, and according to as
says made here and al Virginia City, are rich in
silver. Some groupings from an immense ledge
composed Of sort Of admixtare OF quartz and
gypsum, and showing good deal of anthony,
yields SIS0 Of silver per ton.
They have formed mining district. elected 4
, recorder and laid out towa called humboldt
City, which plac is some fifty miles beyond the
sink OF the Humboldt. From ali can learn of the
regioa | think it safe to say that it is much the
rich st mineral country discovered since the
finding of the Wlshoe mines. There has been
three assays made in this place Of the rock men
toned as quartz and gypsum, one yielded $3.50.
one $3.50 and ons S396,o0 per ton. Other rock
yielded FROM $40 to SlOO per ton.
There are great many quartz leads in this
new region that were not examined by the party,
bat doubt more will soon he known OF this
region as 4 larger party will start out in three
or fsur days.
The locality Of these new mines is OF at pres
ent made public here, neither the prospects OBJ
tanned. THIS party viii no doubt leave secretly
as they wish to be in advance o; the rush.
have known Of this thing from the first and
OF every move made, and if there is any humhag
about il it is in the assay, which IS hard to be-
lieve, as there has been great number Of acid
tests and several fire assays made by different
parties.
We are having very hot and dry weather.
Miners are generally in good spirits.
Yours, &C., EBEyEzER