The Nevada Democrat., 1862-04-29
Atrada gemutrat.
LOCAL MATTERS.


furnished us some interesting statistics of their
ouartz crushing operations, for the past year.
The company's works, as the most of our rea-
1ers are aware, are located on Deer creek,
.bout a mile below Nevada. The mill has
twelve stamps, and attached to it are five Chile
mills. three Bonham arrastras, and six Brad
ford's shaking tables. During the year ending
the 2Sth Of February last, they crushed 3,73S
tons of rock, yielding $60,3S3. They lost
twelve and half weeks time during the year,
from short water and floods. The ledge is what
il commonly known as sulphuret ledge, con-
Saining very little free gold, and is only made to
nav by the employment Of machinery. The
weight of the amalgam taken up was 1870
ounces. of which 1868 was from the batteries,
s.697 ounces from Chile mills, 1926 from the
Bonham machines, $50 from the Bradford ta-
bles, and 24O from cOppers, etc. The retorted
weight was 3,7l5 ounces, averaging, in net val
ne over charges, $l7 l5 per ounce or SO 81 per
ounce of amalgam. During the month Of March
and up to the 26th of the present month, they
FTuSneO O(O lOuS VI lNSA anu NNOh up NyOOS
ounces amalgam, (4l5 ounces retorted in March
and 547 in ApriD worth about $l7,0 900. The
old Bunker Hill Co. failed on this same ledge
in 1852, having expended $4,000. They ex-
pected to extract the gold by smelling the rock,
and for that purpose erected an expensive stack
similar to glass house. Machinery docs the
business now that fire failed to do then. The
company purpose erecting additional works for
their sulphurets and tailings, Of which they have
a large amount on hand. They have been less
than two years in their present location, hav-
ing formerly occupied and run a steam mill on
the top of American Hill. The present mill is
run by water power. They have over a mile Of
tunnels and the rock is delivered at the mill by
cars running on an incline from the tunnels.
The company employ on an average forty hands
and run day and night, and the expenditures
are large for iron, oil, castings, lumber, timber,
etc. The concern is now paying large dividends
to its five fortunate owners.
South YUBA CANAL.-The South Yuba
Canal Company, having completed the repairs
on their upper ditch, or the canal, as they call
it, turned the water in on Sunday last, and are
now running about 5000 inches, which is divi-
ded between the Omega, Quaker Hill, and
Chalk Bluff mines. On the 10th of September
last, the water was turned out of the upper
ditch, for the purpose of making some necessa-
ry repairs, with the intention of running full
supply during the winter. About the time the
repairs were completed, the dam at the head OF
the ditch was carried away by the food in De-
cember. A new dam was Immediately COM
menced, and nearly completed, when it was
carried off again by the January food, and the
ditch was considerably damaged by slides. In
consequence of the continued and severe storm,
the work Of repairing damages was partially
suspended for time, but was resumed again
early in February, and the ditch is now in bet
ter condition than ever before. The branch
bitches were not much injured by the heavy
rains, and the company have thus been able to
furnish the miners around Nevada with a con-
slant supply of water from Deer creek and 9TH
er small streams.
MAY-DAY.-There is now a prospect that
we shall have pleasant weather on the first Of
May, in which event it will be regular gala
day. The children Of the Methodist Sunday
School will meet at the church early in the
morning, from whence they will proceed to Hix-
sons Grove, where the usual May-Day exerci-
ses, such as crowning the queen, etc, will be
held. The German Gesangverein Harmonic
(Glee Ciub) will celebrate the day by picnic at
the Glenbrook Race course, to conclude with
ball in the evening. The members Of the club
start for the picnic grounds at eleven O'Clock
IN the forenoon, and they have extended a gen.
eFal invitation 10 the citizens Of Nevada and
Grass Valley to participate in the celebration
The Nevada Cadets also purpose taking partin
the exercises, and will make their first appear
ahce as company, on parade, on that day.
krRoR.-TAere was Rmor in town this
morning, started doubtless by some wag, that
'he Monitor had been captured by the Merri
mac. The report was, that the Merrimac
steamed up to the Monitor, threw lasso over
her tuFret and hauled her off to Craney Island.
Ems report was believed by some, but it's al
most useless TO say that nothing Of the kind
mas been telegraphed across the continent
a RUsH.-The ladies were out shopping"
Yesterday in full force, making such purchases
as the length Of their purses and the extent Of
'neir credit would permit. Chinn & Bowley's
"ore was crowded with customers from carly
morning till late at night hardly giving them