, 1861-04-18

to- come to thiA $. Country, ESPECIALLY +
those who are to1erab1y well of at home !: but
my opinion is, after nearly years actual res
idence and actual experience In the mines, |
that any Industrious, prudent and ienefgetie
Will stick close to business, must.and |
will succeed in doing much better: than IN
Chicago IT is impossible, however, from the
very nature and formation Of thls region, tot
any man to como. here and return in the fall
with his pockets full Of god; he must mako
mp, his mind to stay here year at least before
he= can reasonably etpeet to realize diuch ]
money, or be capable Of giving eafe and rel:.
able opinion regarding the country. ,'> .; -
IN our district, thu. gnlch claims paid vary /
we'll IN the eat1yl ldays Of It's settlement, but t
they are nov nearly all worked out Expert
ments: are now being made In tie guleh to
sink a shaft down to the bedrock, and judg.
ing from the experience Of miners IN Australia, ;
they may meet with great and. profitable re-
suits. Patch or placer digging was very ymuch
followed here last summer upon the summit
Of Quartz Hill, burt; # did not pay More than
ordinary good: wages We. chiefly depend
for the SUPPLY Of gold hpon the Quartz rock
u
through which the egold is distributed in very
small PARTICLES, scarcely pereeptihle I'd shte
naked ere. The quartz ot pyrltes requires to
he reduced to q fine and impalpable powder,
which is done by means Of stamping machines
the appearance and r,tod1ts opeTand of which
must be familiar to many 6f Jpuf readers.
They may be seen ut any time over at
(aatea's foundry. And here let me remark that
Gntes's mills have ,stpod: the test Of practice
and given more general satisfaction In the
mines than any: other manufactured III tho
United States. 1t has taken a long time for
our Will men to- discover the best means OF
saving: ths; gold !; but they have Persevered
|. ;Arst the iron pyrites was considered Of no
value, and Was generally thrown aside, but
lucky experiment made by anil owner, who
thought he would run through . few cords:
onlyfo tfy If there was any go1din It, disclosed
the astonishing fact that it paid $500 to the
cord. From that time 1t has become our best
paying rock; and from ~ cords Of pyrites
| Is feet down, Col Backus's mill cleaned up
! for me Saturday last the sum Of $3.50, which
| is averaging $500 to the cord.
As1 just remarked, I think the Gates Quartz
| Mill is the most successful here; but believe
should give the preference to the Lawrence
| Machine Shop, Mass., for al engine, A good
| many mills crush on shares--taking tie half
Of the proceeds and running the risk; but /
believe the majority of them now prefer to
] run on certainty. and charge from $40 to $50
| cord. a cord consists Of about 6 TONS, and
| can be run through 6 etamp Gates Mill in 20
| or u houfa, with the present supply Of water,
which Is very meagre. With an ample supply
ofpnre clear water, the mills Gun crush double
that quantity, r.: :. --... 80.
| Nevada gu'ch, besides three or four Water
Mills and numerous Arastas driven by mule
1 power. The capital invested in those under,
takings must be about $500, ,000., Between 500
and 400 men are employed In and around the
mills a4d mills tunnels ind claims. Most o1
lie inil15 havebeen stopped during the win
ter, everything being frozen solid, but they are
| NON ill getting under Way, and We will soo1
:, hear the tease1ess clangor Of their stamps dag
and highland the shriIl scream Of theil
Besides the building and putting into opera
ton Of those steam mille, over 400 dwellings
stores, and log cabins, have been erected II
Nevada during the past year-all Of which haf
to be. paid for by, gold taken out Of ths
ground. Figuring those at B very low ave
rage, it would show between $4,000 ,ant
$50, 600 laid out in building, All Or nearly 81
4 Of thia will be saved this year to be laid up b,
the miners, or sent home to the States,
4 Nevada is supplied with water paturall,
from email gulch stream, .riaiAg III th6 snow
range, distant about L miles, ,Iand artificial;
l
in length, bringing the water from Upper Fa1
river into this region, at aa eArense Of as1o5i
Sfg,0N. a long hume taps this Ditch OF
/ Quartz Fill and supplies thirteen Of our mill
in this gulch with water. Besides this, anoth
= er ditch has been constructed from the heat
waters Of North Clear Greek, lei miles i,
length, called the Nevada Ditch, but the waite
hos never flowed through Its ent!!c:Ge11 en!:G length.
Is expected h::7w1eEer, that in the course of
Week or two, water will be furnished to on
mills, through both bitches. =
The richest qunrtz leads In Nevada are tn
Burroughs, Kansas, Sullivan, Kent County
Burroughs was discovered JuneB '5b by Benia
min Burroughs Of Illinois,. who sold his dis
WORKS it with Is Or 50 men. At . depth Of q
feet 1t pays between $3.50. and $500 to the cord
The Kansas was discovered Goth July, 1859, b,
Jno, Jones Of acknowledgement has generally paii
the cord Tie Sullivan Extension was struc]
E rather unexpectedly by some Workmen On On
I of my claims while running a drift In to th
Kansas-about the 10th Of July, 1860, and ha
+ paid better than any lead yet discovered sine
t the Burroughs, averaging $3.50 to $500 to .th
cord, right :lonE. '---' So.
The expense Of getting at the quartz varie
| according to the depth and hardness OF th
+ rock, from $50 to $50 IA cord. It has to b
: taken out by blasting, Powder, fuse and car
Z dies being staple articles In the mines. Haul
Ing quartz to the mills, varies Of course u
claims, from IS to en cord. Powder j
worth from S12 to Sis for a Is lb. keg. Sta
candles scarce at Soc per h., and fuse Sc Pc
foot. .s.4.:.:, :.
There are about twelve tunnels in this dI.
trict, being gradually driven into the NeEad
Mountain, varying from 50 to 200 feetin. Th
expense Ct dnrlng g tunnel depends sornt
what on the hardness Of the rock, aid may t
bet down at from a21 70 ss:SGt i loot :. Tnnne]
afe entitled to 200 feet On each side of .thel
! line on all leads. below the depth Of 50 fee
tue surface miner being only entitled to
!: feet perpendie Every miner is entitle
to one presmption. claim on. Leads, gulche
end placer digginga, bat along the oltdesf lead
= elafms can now only be obtained BY puFchas'
, | On the leads named they have liked vain,
varying from 800 to $5 900 for 100 feet claim
There ts good meeting house In Neynd'
where the services Of tho Methodist churc
: are held every Sabbath !; We have Postofflci
with regular mail service weekly, and th
| prospect Of it tH-weekly as: sooa. as Old Ah
can get things regulated q good hotel an
bakery; lodges Of Free Masons, Good Templar
, sons Of Malta and Odd Fellows. Among To
Rocky Mountains, in sight Of eternal snow, "
have contrired this winter tosendurg. II ne
to enjoy, life, ss well as we ali Ncould under Is n n
circumstances. The Weather has beer: muc
more agreeable and pleasant than In Chicao
.. | nwinter-of course We had many violent al
:; severe storms, which; beat g.: -,,.i, = ~
saW IN .-..a..y ac. vbDe thsy Mstad bit ~ ~;
~t raging thu :whole RinteTi i1ittst say It VII
; the anest winter WeatheE hare ever aeen an,
! Whete: .s~, =.
; :Wa qra forty, niles distant from Ds4ye
!. ernment of the new Territory. Stages ru1 t
): and fro eysEy day, always crowded, carryin
! pine to twelve, PASSENGERS at $3.50 each o
! the toadi And ID Denver. tia hotel accomm,
!, 0ations are very good-about as they used I
Be in Chicago eight yesrs ago. The Cherokt
House is kept By ]. g. Croeker, Of Chicago
I kept by M Sargent, also from Chicago, an
; the Broadwe1l, The oldesthatel, by Dir. Broat
/ we'll They are all good places, and reason
!, bic for this country, s24,o and 81 50 day.
Z There Is q large Representation from teic,
e 60, both in Denver end IN the mines. In NJ
| vada we have quite number OF Chicago me
T engagedin In mills, mining and trading. Ale.
): Lloyd was with na until lata in the tall, whe
9 / he returned home; D. j. Leversea, now Pre
z fdent Of our district and for along time On tt
!; Chicago, But1ineton d: Quincy: Railroad- =
T. Muir for many years With Alex. White, az
: latteriy in business on sonth: Water stree, !.
. our Judge of ftha Miners, Court, very xeapo1
III aible and honorable office; aud the judge
Chicago friends will be pleased to learn ii,
heis 0ae Of ouR2 most: popular, reliable an
i 1. gntceSSful men. b. i. Fine Lyln+ Hullman
q | Co.. j. H. Gest, Dr.. Birsisall, James Clark, !
: j. Flack, 7. Whiteomb, .Wemple, Kline & CO
!: md many others from: the Garden City Of IL
y West, arc now with Us; .au well, and doin
: I4WalL. * -: 4 ~ e.
Our population at present ID Nevada
: ! about 900 to / 900 men. AT onr last e1eetlo
, I $50 yotM were cast. By actuai adult residen1
:, | Of tHe district. There afa many M1nllles no
!, located: :heFc-azd good school conducted b
: + Mrs. J. Woods, formerly Of Chleago:1 e.
=. ( think the best 1neats Of information r