The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-09-03

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swer to the question, whether, if the
sons peesonal labor were withdrawn
by calling him to the military service.
IL support for the parent or widow
would remain. If it woodland in
the case supposed it would, since his
superintendent could be supplied and
the productive capability Of his capital
would remain--thcn the claim TO ex.
emption can not be allowed. ....
JAMES B. FRY.
Provost Marshal General.
Letter from Nevada Territory.
We are permitted to publish the fol-
lowing private letter. The writer is Il
brother to Major Stafford: r
GOLD HILL, Nevada T., !
July 18th, 1863.
DEAR SISTER JANE: Sitting along
side the grim engine in quartz mil /
where my station is from 10 o'clock at
midnight till 10 clock each day, with
a noise about my ears unequalled by
the bombardmcnt Of Yicksburg, ] fan
cy ! am now attempting to fulfill my
promise made before left California.
OF all the countries i'll the world of
which | have any knowledge either by
observation or information, Washoe
certainly takes the lead. To say it is
barren would not express half its true
character. The whole country is lit
orally Gin the mines) burnt up-ex-
tremely mountainous, rocky, sandy,
devoid Of all vegetation except. sage
brush and grease wood, which, when
in their most thriving condition are SO
dry and parched that they will burn
like sperm candle; the sun pouring
his burning rays on the sides of Mts.
Davidson and Bullion, rejecting direct
ly back across the only little rugged
valley of which we can boast, makes
the heat excessive, and the tremendous
altitude (about 1000 feet renders the
air scarcely supportable, and the clouds
of dust along the only thoroughfare we
have, through which u continuous
stream offour, six, eight and ten horse,
mule and OK teams, all heavily freight
cd with merchandise, quartz machin.
, cry, lumber, and y thousand things
necessary to sustain large population
where nothing grows or is manufact
ured, combined with the eternal rum
/ bling of scores of quartz mills, the cur
ses of striving teamsters up the Ions
steep grades with tired teams, and thc
thousand and one noises incidcn
: amonga crazy, excited people, makes
this very desirable place q like t.
have said to live in) to get out Of.
!, Yet, Notwithstanding the inconvcn
d fences under which we labor, / firmly
believe that the silver mines of Wash
! oe will (if they do not already exec
J. any yet discovcrcdin thcworld. l hav
been here portion of the time for tw'
: years, during which time | have beel
I part owner of quartz mill, and tn
i increase in the amount of labor per
n formed, capital invested, and gains re
= allied have increased in that tim
: more than thousand per cent. A
o the same ratio, in fifty years, the SCI
: cncc of mathematics will fail to com
J. puto the wealth of Washoc. An i'm
n monsc number of lodcs have been open
Il ed, and are filbulously rich, which tw
: years agowerc called worthless. One il
If stance with which am connected Wi
Vt serve to show the increase in the valu
C of claims. Eighteen months since,
c purchased three feet in lode for fiv
&c dollars per ioot-to-day / can, if
l. choose, take $500 per foot, but ] be
" Iieve in a month twill command S100t
1f The Gauld and Curry claim is now Sc
d ling for $1,000 per foot. Two year
20 since it sold for S200-and so on, dd ii
,e fnitNm. ....
st There are about ono hundred mil
l. in the Territory, working from five
one hundred tons Of quartz daily, tn
le costs Of which vary from SO, 600 to
4 half million dollars each. All these al
in successful operation, and yet nc
,e enough to meet the present demand
y, Judge for yourself how many it will II
or quire ten years hence.
o. Ours is an eight stamp mill, capab
!; of working ten tons of quartz daily
y The original cost was about $4,000
Il We burn about three cords of wood pc
rs day, costing SIS per cord, and emplo
W ten men at from $50 to $3.50 per mont
t. and board, paying eight dollars apeic
OF per week for boarding. Other inc
ST dental expenses amount to about 81
c. daily, yet our nett profit is about tw
n thousand dollars per month. We clear
Or ed up to-day, after about six days ru
Mt during which time we worked 5S tor
re of quartz, and we had 800 pounds
y amalgam, the value of which | haver
r. means Of knowing, as it is the first e'
In or worked from that lode.
nc This country is said to beunhealth,
It, but have enjoyed as good health hel
w as ever did anywhere in the worl
ct and so have the gentlemen with whic
as ] am associated. The general cause
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