The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1862-04-26

Letter from cosesaso Tesrssesy.

lIrascr from s.osesndo TeSrttOsy.
We are Indebted to our friend n. Smith.
for the f,,lowing letter fro d JoHy FosHER.
f,rmyrly Of Abingdon in this caan,y. dated
"Nevada City. Feb. 22." Il shows the ex
tent OF the mining operations in that gold
segioa:-[Ed's. Pal.
Yours Of January Is h, in answer to mine
Of Dec 2Ist, is received and now lying
on the table before me and its contents con
sidesed. II with two others are the first
have been enabled to get since March last,
which WAS 1t Albique. New Mexico. You
aro hereby as ursd that felt highly favor
ed by the receipt Of your kind and in.eres
ting lcttsr-to be once more p.rmittei to
hear from my friends 10 good old loyal
H ,osierdom. the State in which was born
sal raised, and Of which / may we'll be
proud OF in the stand she has taken for the
glorious old Union and the Con ustitu,ion.
Notbing plssses me bstter nor cheers me
moro than to hear loyal nen here from all
paris Of the different States speak in praise
Of Indiana's gallant response to her coun-
try's cal, and may all the loyal States ex
hibit the same engery until this unhallowed
rebellion is put down. there to lie in ob!iv-
ion to be known only TO the contempt and
sh4me Of those who have dared to raise an
arm against the only free and equal Gov.
eminent on earth.
The dispatches bringing the news Of the
fall Of Fort Donelson. and Of the triumph
cf the Fedora! arms every where. was hailed
with Joy throughout our Territory. What
few secessionists we have amongst US dare
not come out as they did but few months
ego and express their ssntime nts in favor OF
the rebel Government. There are now in
the City Of Denver. confined in Jail. about
fifty OF this class. some Of which Will meet
fslon's doom They are The men who at
tackled u government train near Fort Wise
on the Arkansas river. but were captured in
tho attempted ROBBERY and brought 20 Denver
by Capt. Cooks Cavalry Company Of Colo
RADIO Volunteers. fi'st regiment The en-
tire regimen. will start TO join Brigadier
General Canby ia New Mexico on Monday
next. The order to move was hailed with
JOY throughout the ensirc camp. The boys
will give a good account Of themselves
should they meet the Tcxisn Rangers or
armed traitors anywhere; they are anxious
TO show their 10y atty no; only by words but
by deeds. Lieutenant l. o. Buel, Of Co. f,
died very sudden short time ago: bis loss
10 mourned By ALL lie WAS q promising
young officer. . native OF Loganspor,. Ind.
and nephew Of Gen. jim. Lane. aged about
10 years.
Yoa said you were suspicious OF Colora-
do and New Mexico as regards their loyal
~. As To Nav Mexico l could not say At
present, but Colorado is sound to the core.
and viii defend The stars and stripes 70 the
last or IA. greatly deceived.
will now give you report Of the
quartz mills in operation in this vicinity
The hs,f of the mills cannot run on account
of wscr. The C ,nsoliJa,ed and Nevada
diicbes afford water ~ this season OF the
year. aud slI that is used is what the gulch
affords. The first mill in operation is has.
DORIS near the b al Of Nevads gulch
which has recently started. is an s stamp
mill obtains about $50 per cord of quartz.
Beverly Il Patterson. 8 stamps. crushes 8
cords per week. average SITS per cord. or
81, 400 per week Empire Mill. Baker.
Mcclure 4 Co. l2 stamps, run five days.
crushed Z cords aud clsaIed up. Sl.2I9-
Rey noli Is. Clayton Il Co.. 9 stamps. crush
on the average 81 cord. per week. average
$500 per week. NJ. Symonds X Co, ls
stamps, crush on the average cords per
week, average 81 50 per cord. average $500
p~r week New Bradford, Pierce X Alma
W stamps. The following is the result Of
several rLns: 1t run 81 days. S594 80; 81
run days. Si.ll7; Sd iun 7 days. 81. 1885,
sc; 4th run days. s87S Sc; 5ih run 3 day 8
94Si 81. ID. ID Whi'e 8 amps. crushes
4, cords per wetk. average $50 per cord
average $3.50 per wees. r. Whitcomb l2
Stamps, this mill is earning Si00 per week
clear Of all expenses. Gibson & Oliver 4
stamps crush ~ cords per week. average
9l5o per woek. Boston Mill. Walker ~
Co, 19 stamps. crush on the average 3 cords
per weeL average yield 5000 per week
Burlington dill Co.. crush & cord speritis Of
iron, ) cords top or surface quarts average
$3.50 per week. James Clark 6 stamps,
brushes 3 cords per week. average $500 per
week; same firm 8 stamps. crashes 3 c,rds
Per week. average $3.50 per week. S.sr
Mil. n ID. Root 4 Brother - stamps
crushes 8 cords per week. average $500.
this mill crushed /! Of cord from the
Bobtsil Lead and saved sS33. and have ia
ken out in the past year upwards of S90..
600. Manhattsn Mill. J. ID. Culver.
clamps crnshe> , cords per week, average
tIsO per we-k or sixiy dollars per cord
Idaho Mill, Csbale. Saber " rassard.
stamps, c.u~h.s 5 cords per week yielding
from SEQ TO SO per cord The ai,ove in
clues the mills that are running from Ne
vsd. TO Blackhawk's Point, this j. through
the renter Of TIE Gregory mines. IL viii
b. seen f-om the abose that s,mc mills arr
doing better than others, thi. is cwirg {,
tts quartz, some Weld well while oily
few hundred ices di tant on the same lea,
they will not paw for getting out. Bias,
ing powder has been very scarce and hiy!
has throw quite . number on; OF EN-
ployrnent, and has made times rather dnl
=, nr.ssut L,s, Noye;Nbey. Nevada Git
vas the scene OF a terrible conf,agra.ion
sbou. 10 OF the hes, buildings. includin
mills. stores. sc were consumed: bat il
aim IS, rebuilt again. THIS country is is
advanced 10 what il was one year ago the
men could not GO. work for their board
now al can fiud employment.
From siAc sfh lssd. Regiment.
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