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

famous lead is siakcd out and claimed by
Faryiew Company. ........ 200 feet
Webb claim. ............. 400 feet, two shafts.
Eorcroes claim $50 feet, tunnel 20 feet.
Savage ground $50 feet, tunnel SO feet
Curry ground. ........... 400 feet tunnel 80 feet.
Gould ground. 900 feet tunnel so feet
Best Co % ground......... 400 feet, two shafts.
Sdes Becher ground. 500 feet, tunnel l6s feet
White ground. .............. 1855 feet, shaft.
Murphy claim ............ IS feet, ehsft
Kinney ground e feet, tunnel Is feet.
C.aorni. cOmpany..."... ESQ feet, tunnel 200 feet
Ray mond & Co. % feet
Central Company ........... 100 feet
0phir Company. 200 feet
Spanish claim ......... 100 feet. tunnel 26o feet.
Ophir Company extension 200 feet tunnel 80 feet
Disputed ground. 900 feet, tun 1el so feet.
Cook ground. ............ 600 feet tunnel 800 feet
Ground originally located by the Sierra Nevada Com
pany, called the Miller ground SEQ feet, now divided
olows-
Undnputed title. ........... 1900 feet
Relocated by j. Lehigh. go. 500 feet
Relocated by the Dutch Boys
Downeville Company 600 feet
Ward Company ........... GOO feet tunnel 40 feet
Independent Company 200 feet tunnel 100 feet
Orleans Company ....... 200 feet tunnel los feet
Andrews and others. ..... 400 feet tunnel SO feet
Other leads IN the vicinity Of the ComsooF lead have
derabe extent the attention specuators None of them
however have developed any such richnesss Of
this.
CARSON CITY.
Carson City, can be called city, appears from the
last accounts be the rendezvous Of the coming
thther from California and other points, while waiting for
the opening Of the mining season. is town built up
within the last year, and now much the largest place 10
Valley the old johnson TRAIL and about three miles
the right Of the main emgrant road coming up Carson
Valley. fourteen miles north OF Genoa aud eighteen
south Virginia City, both Of which places IL Is con
nected by good wagon road, which stage on
straight, wide Streets number Of handsome squares
having been reserved for public use. 1t contains
rsry structure; most, however, comfortable Suiiduss
number being adobe, large and substantial Considering
the rapdity Of It's growth and the difficulty Of procuring
hop anofcn rlu
four hundred. with floating population Of as many more,
In going from Carson 70 Virginia CITY the old emgrant
road followed miles, when it s the right
which place i, strikes It Johntown, whence continues
by the Gate and Gold Hill TO ts terminus ut Virginia
City, the locality Of the rich silver mine There is also
WashOe Valley passing through which, also through
Pleasant and Steamboat Valleys it proceeds to the
Truckee This throughout its entire distance, nearly
thirty miles is except in o few spots easily mproved-a
| fine, natural wagon road.
LATEST FROM wAsHOE
We CLEAN the following items from the California and
Utah papers giving the latest news from the mnes bear
Ing date Feb 25:-
Claims upon all leads have advanced considerably
The appearance ofcapitass from California representing
almost unlimited amount Of capital has had the effect
enhance the value Of all claims that supposed be
good Quite number OF sales have beer made at very
fair prices There report that Senior Maldanada had
sold his interest the Mexican claim for sl25 600
Several gales were made In the Coppers & Nils Claim,
near Cold Hill, for pretty high hgure. was reported
that silver ore had been found in that claim It is about
and quarter miles from the lead at Virginia. aud
upon the range. The report caused quite hutterng
among those on the look out for something rich.
neW lead just over the divide TO American Flat has
be rich -~ '''' ~ = '-'' 'N' ''''' f''''''' y
As the snow fast disappearing, and the weather favo.
Several big strikes have already been made Was there
sufficient water amount of gold would be taken Of
Gold Canon and the region adjacent that would asionish
There reports Of the discovery of good the
neiehborhood OF Truckee river and Pyramid lake.
Much attention has been attracted TO Fpwery Dig
engs district Toe country there being region for
explorations the excellent prospects found BY
Of the original dscoverers Of that section and the very
great extent Of country unprospected has effect
| 10 attract very large number Of people there.
the Virginia district Through the centre section
runs immense lead OF quartz the Of the lead
foox eS mn Int the sunnoson ~ anv thai son
tnues for one hundred miles north to the Black Rock
mineral region. The lead varies in width from fifty 10
one hundred feet Running parallel with this lead
found number Of smaller ones, which taken up for
considerable distance. They known the Rogers
Morning Star, Desert lafayette, Carr and Newcastle
leads Very fine prospects are found in several Of hsse
| leads.
forty dollars per foot fty dollars foot has been
fused by parties for their interests Indications Of
silver have been found in nearly oil the leads in that
district.
At Virginia. which now the great corral where the
"buls' and "bears encounter each other in financial
combat there lie but little record in the way OF new
strikes. All the tunnels are, however, progressing
finely.
AT Gold Hill they taking out large amount Of gold.
In the Gold Hill Compapy's tunnel have struck rock
which bears great resemblance 70 the Virginia rock
Near the DEVILS Gate the Boston Company cleaned up
from four hours work with rocker seven and one half
ounces of gold.
Several lodges have been taken up lately in that
vicinity among which the Democratic ledge attracting
some attention Claims upon the leads in that neighbor
hood are gradually advancing in value. As the dis
appears so. much sod win be taken out Of The suches
new lead termed the Telegraph lead has been found