The Nevada Democrat., 1861-12-19
NUMBER 552,
The Humboldt Mines
IFrOm the Carson City Age, OF Dec. lit

Wm. Whitney, Esq, formerly resident
OF Carson, but for some time past, of Hum
/ bolt City, writes to party in this place, un-
! der recent date, a very favorable letter con-
cerning the wealth aud advantages of the
mines in that section. Humbolt City, saws
| the writer. contains not less than eighty
houses, completed and occupied. with TWEEN.
ty more not yet finished. Nearly all the
buildings in the place are constructed of
adobe they are substantial and very com.
Portable. but of course plain, as the scarcity
of lumber admits of no superfluites in its
use.
There are now five families in Humbolt
City, and four others are expected daily.
Wagons frieght'teams, pack animals and
travellers, are constantly coming in to all
parts of the mines, Notwithstanding there
had been a fall of snow, extending over the
entire country. The wind has also been
blowing with great fury for some days, but
doing no damage as the buildings are all
lOw-One story Only-and generally strong
The snow had been from one to two feet
deep in the different camps-the depth va
rying with the altitude. The weather had
not been extremely cold, and the snow was
melting away, and in most Of the camps
already gone.
They have a good assay ofiice,in the Star
District, which obviates the necessity for.
merly existing of sending every sample of
rock or ore to Carson or elsewhere at dis
tance, for assay. An eight stamp mill has
arrived at the Ferry on the Humbolt from
Red Bluff, by which route it came in. 1t is
not yet determined in what district it will
be put up other parties are present, look
ing out for sites for additional mills, and
for water privileges which are now much
sought after, and have come to possess u
very decided value.
The Cuba ledge, one of the earliest loca-
ted in the Humbolt District, is an immense
reef of quartz rock, the top of which is sew
eral hundred feet above the town, and
forms an object Of notice for distance of
several miles. 1t is considered the most
valuable piece of mining ground in the dis
trict; not more because of its intrinsic
worth, than the thorough manner in which
it is being worked; aud the character Of
those composing the company owning il.
This company made up of Messrs. McKen-
Zie. Gintz. Cole, Winn. Sloan, GOodfellow,
Nixon, and other of the best business men
in the district, have gone TO work as busi-
ness men might be expected 10 do. A tun-
mel of the largest size has been carried in
distance of one thousand feet. striking the
ledge at great depth. Rock is now being
taken out that cannot be distinguished from
that of the ComstOck in appearance, nor is
il inferior TO the ores of that celebrated
ledge in value. Their mine is now proper
ly opened and in readiness for extensive
working. Some Of the other leading lodges
all more or less opened, are the California,
Huntington, Louisiana, Bennett and the Ed.
Payne.
p. b. Dixson, Esq, having recently die
covered some rich leads FIVE or six miles
south of Humbolt, two new districts have
since been laid out there The samples of
rock brought in promises well
In the Prince Royal District, four miles
east of Humbolt. but little is now being done
owing to the depth of the snow. Miners
are working enough however, to enable
them TO hold their claims
In the Santa Clara and other districts fur
ther south, good degree of activity pre-
walls, and all are contented with their pros
poets though, of course. no money is just
now being realized from their claims. Into
these districts fine road has been built.
rendering them accessible to wagons. At
Coyote Canon, new district isabout being
formed, which for richness, it is thought,
viii equal the Star.
Business throughout all the districts on
the east side of the range, is now prosper
ous, and population fast increasing. A few
months ago all freight came in on the pack
animals, now large six mule teams are seen
there daily.
Some exceedingly rick rock has lately
been taken from the Alba Neueva ledge, in
the Buena Vista district, and many are
going into that neighborhood just now
This is thought by many, the most promis-
ing district, everything considered. in the
entire range, and great things are antici-
pated by claim holders in the spring. a
town has been regularly laid out and sew
eral stores started here.
On the whole, everything would appear
prosperous about the Humbolt mines and
country. and we doubt not that when the
winter shall have passed and the roads shall
admit Of mills being got in, the mines will
be found to pay equal to present expect0.
tion.