The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-07
NO 81.

10 be able, in few days. to supply dozen
quartz mills. Now, Sir. in order to show YOU
OR rich leads are not IN Imagination, viii
state from personal knowledge having seen
the aSsayer's report Of these and many other
different leads in these two districts ani that.
too, from the average top rock. In this dis
trict Prince Royal We have the assays of
seven different leads which prospect from $40
to Sl,760 in gold and silver In Humboldt.
the Cuba has prospecied as high as 500 the
Louisiana and Canada have prospocied still
more, the precise amount Do not now recol-
lect, but they are generally considered, by the
best judges, to be by far the richest ledges in
that district. Santa Clara District, already
noted for lis famous Butte ledge, has several
others Of perhaps equal consideration. The
Magma Charta was struck few DAYS ago by
their tunnel, and was shown specimen of
the quartz, which was rotten. easily broken
between the thumb and finger. dark and on
exposure to the light became brighter, resem-
bling, in every character and quality the cele-
brated Comstock in 50 The Wyoming and
Sally Wilson are also considered valuable
lodges. Through the persevering industry of
this canon many tunnels are being run. and
all Though but small quantity Of provisions
on hand are buoyant with the hope of receiv-
ing rich reward for their pioneer struggles
and endless hardships. $50 feet, onehalf of
the original Butte county claim. Sold few
days ago, conditionally, for $4,000, and Jack
Gigan, Of this district sold oue-thiri Of his
entire interest for 81 600. These are the only
important sales know Of having been made,
and these were made to San Franciscans, who
have had our quartz there all winter and ex-
perimented and prospeeted them enough to
know something about their worth. Star
District has many well developed, rich leads.
Among them are the Sheba, Yankee, JEFF.
Davis, Shutdown, Franklin aud San Bernard.
These are well defined ledgeS, mostly opened
by tunnels and contain enough of the precious
metal TO supply the American Continent
They have an abundance Of water in that can
on, which is about three miles in length, with
sufficient fall to erect aud run a mill Of twenty
four stamps all the time, every 600 feet, and |
am told that two mills are on the way, destined
for this place and then l will state that
Prince Royal canon will afford to run from 60
to loo inches of water nine months Of the year,
and during the months Of September, October
and November, it will afford about % inches,
with fall of nine feet to every one hundred.
Coyote District is next in order. 1t has
fine ledge which is said to prospect well. The
canon is one of the finest water powers in
these mountains, and being midway between
Star and Buena Vista, will, perhaps be entire
y occupied, more especially for its superior
water privileges for the accommodation of
those districts Buena Vista District being
the district in which Unionyille our county
seat, is located, well aud regularly laid out
town, IS | think the finest climate and pret-
test place in these mountains, and is, also, one
of the richest districts yet discovered. 1t has
the celebrated National, gold lead, Downet,
Eagle. Arizona, American, Mars and Jenny
Lind. OF these, the Mars ranks superior to
any yet discovered in the district. This dis
trict, too, has an abundance of water the whole
season of the year, and here Is where the ener-
getic, never-ailng, John C. Fall is busy at
work. constructing mill and digging his mill
race. The Express is about TO leave and I
am obliged to close, besides l am too unwel
to write now. PIONEER.