The Kenosha telegraph and tribune. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1859-1860, 1860-06-07
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The following letter was address ed t,
L. w. Gates, Esq, Of this city, by
partner in his manufacturing establish
ment-a Thoroughly honest and reliable
man.
MOUNTAIN CRY May Is, 1860
DEAR SIR--In your last letter, yor
desired me to give you correct state
ment in reference to the yield of colo
from ordinary quartz. | heretofore
avoided making any statement, as
could not speak from actual knowledge
but l am now prepared to answer yom
questions, from personal observation
and from statements that can be relied
uyon.
Messrs. Crouch and Blair, owners Of
the Coleman Mills, informed me that
1lrlr quartz yields from 800 to $500
per cord, and some has paid as high as
5000; but this last is in small quantities.
Shink this statement correct. They
told me that if their mill would crush
quartz as fast as the mill we sold Van
De Vanter, they could soon make pile.
| called upon the present owner of the
Van De Vanter mill, and they told me
that they were making at least $1,000
per week, over and above all expenses,
and working part of the time on poor
quartz. They told me this morning
that they ran thirty-six hours on head
lngs, which do not yield as well as the
ordinary quartz, and took out 1920.
Cne day, after running fifteen hours,
tAey cleaned up $3.50. Next run of
twenty five hours produced $500, and
the next OF twenty four hours, $4o5.
This statement can be relied upon.
They are entirely satisfied, and only
want the other six stamp. Ifsix-stamps
can make 81 200 per week, they should
not run less than twelve, as the cost
Of operating them will be but trife
more. They have been burning some
pyrites of iron, and the experiment
will succeed, | think as it will enable
them to crush three or four times as
much. This pyrites of iron is very rich,
aud there are but few leads without it,
The water they now have is much bet
ter than at first; they have two engines,
and the machine is we'll taken care of !;
and you may be assured,it is gratifying
10 me to have our machine work so sat
isfactorily.
On tuesday, went with Rice & Co.
field to find location for their mill
After some hard travelling, we succeed
ed In finding location where there is
a good spring and thousands of tons of
rich quartz, and an abundance of wood
rear by. Cotield says, that as soon as
his teams arrive, he will send back for
SIX or nine more stamps,so you see that
he has strong faith in the success of his
enterprise.
Demary sold out his claim here for
$4,000. Taylor d Co, have located on
The gulch one half mile below. The
water is bad, but they will dig wells.-
There is also another party located
there l think it is Sargent & Co. In
qulries are being made every day for
mills, and am sure that when some of
these mills get started, so that owners
of quartz can get out the gold, you will
have all the orders you can fill. There
is but little money here except in the
quartz; but when the mills now on the
way get into operation gold will be plen-
ty enough.
There are other leads here which no
doubt will pay better, perhaps more
than double those now being worked,
but as they are not fully developed 1
will not make any figures on them. Just
above the mill they have discovered a
lead called the Newfoundland lead,
which has caused considerable excite
ment. | saw pile Of dirt of about four
cords and could see the gold IN 1t very
plain, sohich IS aohdt zoe can seldom do
eGcept IN small lots. The owner will
not take less than SIS 900 for the pile of
dirt. There are rich leads being dis
covered every day. There is no trou-
BILE in getting claims, and | believe you
will soon hear of richer leads than any
yet found, for there are rich gulches
being discovered daily. The gold CONS
from the leads above. There is more
quartz out now, than one hundred mills
can crush IN one year; and parties who
have mills should have at least six ex-
ira stamps, to crush for those who have
not, and thus help them to the means to
get mills for themselves. Our mills are
beginning to come in, and | hope to
have number of them running in a
few days. | shall put up and start Co.
fields mill first.
Yours truly,
d. K FRAZER.