Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-12-10
he Silver Mines near Lake Tahoe
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I Last Summer discoveries were made of
silver-bearng rock, in the vicinity OF the
Truckee river, several miles below the cutie.
of Lake Tahoe, and in August upwards of
thousand prospectors were hunting for lodges
all over the neighborhood. Many ledgeS
were opened, and the indications found suIR-
GENTLY encouraging to warrant the or3anlIa-
ton of companies. By vote Of those inter
ested the claims were properly recorded and
staked, and BY general consent laid over
until the lst of next June. 1t is very proba-
BILE that these new mines will be quite 4 fea-
ture in the mineral wealth of the snow
capped Sierras, before the expiration of an
other year. A correspondent of the Sacra-
mento Union, of yesterday, who writes from
Lake Tahoe, under date of November 26th,
says:
While Washoe, Humboldt, Reese river
and Silver Mountain are claIming 4 large
share of public attention, desire to call at
tention to another section which has been
somewhat overlooked, but whose natural re-
sources are destined soon to give it promi-
nent place among the most prominent min
ing localities. l refer to that extensive min
eral district lying to the north of Lake Tahoe
about FIVE miles distant, upon and along the
northwestern slope of that spur of the Sierra
Nevadas which separates the Lake from the
great Truckee Meadows, and which embraces
four mining camps, known as Knoxville and
Clarksville, in the Summit District; Eliza
BEETHOVEN and Centerville, in the Red, White
and Blue District ModioSho, in the Bound
ary Line District, and the Lofty District.
These districts commence at Squaw Valley
and range north in the order named above.
From close observation l am convinced
that here are located silver mines which are
to rank among the richest of the world.
True, the chlorideS, bremides and iodides are
not found here, as in Reese River, yet the
strongest evidences exist that mines will be
developed here which in the future will prove
equally as valuable as those of Reese River
or any other section, and that, too, independ-
emily of the means and facilities requisite in
working them and extracting the metals.
Should we take these into consideration,
ieopardize nothing in stating that the mines
of Lake Tahoe, with their inexhaustl6le sup
plies of wood and water, their salubrious To-
cation and great accessibility, will eventually
become more desirable than any now known.
The discovery of these mines dates back to
last June, duu uut llIIlC HaS
been done % bring them into notice. The
fortunate locators have been chiefly occupied
in organizing their several districts, enacting
mining laws and securing their claims under
the provisions of the same. Sufficient labor
has been done to fully establish their charac-
ter and to satisfy the most skeptical that
nature has been as lavish here IN the deposit
of the precious ores as elsewhere. The crop
pings are identical with those Of Virginia
City and Gold Hill. The ledges, however,
are more numerous and much wider than at
those places. Gold predominates near the
surface, but yields to silver as depth increases.
Some of the most prominent letIges process
of development are, in the Summit District,
the General Meade, Coggins, Blue Lead,
Long Canon, Charter Oak, Fourth Of July,
Washington, General Butler, Green Noun
tain and Milton. In the Red, White and
Blue District, the Neptune, Sam Patch, Red,
White and Blue, General Grant, General
Scott, General Banks, Niagara, Dragon, Cap
tain Jim and More if You Like 1t. In the
Boundary Line District, the Patagonia, Dom
ner Lake, Oriental and Modiosho, Uncle Abe,
Tod Robinson, Kent, Casco, Idaho, Morning
Star and Evening Star. The mines in Lofty
District have been discovered very recently,
and have not learned the names of the
lodges. The groupings are said to look very
promising.