The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-13
TaE FOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
a4.ss River items.

River ReSei"e
prxxzs HILL DISTRICT. We had a call
,.,''r.,.v from Mr.. John L. Brooks, one
Sr,he Dioneers and discoveries NJ this Dis
tr;ct lIe says that the prospects Of the
lines in that region are splendid, and
.b.t the greatest confidence il felt in the
.;chness Of the lodges. The District Is
s;sm,ted, about twenty FIVE miles southeast
# Austin, and ten miles east OF C"n0'
C;,v A town called Bunker Hill was
S.;I ont two werkS since, and u already
,~on,aIDS right hGahstH x't7 ten mOie are
:" The course OF erection. A few davS
,";Oce the .censuS" wss taken, and II was
Sorch that the town contained fifty five
;Uh.bitants, This place being situated Oh
Rir Smoky Creek is Of c"urSe abundant
40 suppIied with the iuest water and Plen'
- Of GOOD timber is aIsO close by and east
!; accessible. A large number Of le'lgeS
I,Ee been discovered, ah"ut twenty hav.
;no been located by Nr. Br'Ok%' company
.Ione. From three Of the$e, the Real del
Monte. Gen. Brown, and G"n. jackson,
W- Rrooks showed uS some fine S0cci
mems. The two Ha<c named (edgrx nr..
.;oht feet vide, and the Real dei 1fdnte
hsS been opened 10 q width IL twenty-five
f.et bat has not yet been entirely cut
through. Some mill machinery has heen
ordered by Mr. Brr,ks' cv'UpAUy, and as
she Big Smoky furnishes an abundance ii
w,,er bower, any HuahsGt ills c-t; S.'
erected, and <p&nNIe rs1sNIaHv to the
minex<SBHlxef Mn District bits lair to
rank Gsips the best in this range.
LIonr ,sQrsE- This ledge 5 situated in
Amador District, on the hi!l ahnNe, aud
but short diStaLce from the Odd Hirkn-
~. wsyAiiScOvcrcd last CHRISTMAS dav,
and location Of fourteen hundred feet ta
ken I'D. Since that time 1t has been pret
ty constantly worked. principally. hOwrv.
er, to trace it and prospect il. These ef
forts rave been very successful, the le'Ig,'
having been traced through nearly the
whole length Of the location, aud found it
TO be we'll defined AMI regular so that the
company are now confident they have aS
rich q ledge ~ any Of thrir m.ishb.rS. -
Several holes have been sunk upon il Ia
the depth Of few feet, aud in each raSr
the rock improved rapidly as they went
down. The ledge is at the present depth,
seven feet wide We have been shown
specimens from il which showed silver in
considerable quantities after being burned.
The Company have inst Incorporated. and
intend pushing fnrwad the work of level
oplnent vigorously. Thev are working
their ledge, nat I" Sell. bat for the pre-
ciouS metal ~hich they believe it contains
in abundance. Success To them.
Tue AMAD0R Work on this ledge is
being carried on ~iIh unIiring energy,
and rich rock - being taken ont daily
None is bring crushed at present, A. the
company desire th get ont large quant
ity befIre sending It II the mil. In III
shaft first sunk work was fcw days since
reSu.n.', an the qIrrtZ nos being taken
out at this point is fully aS rich sS any
they have ever found in their ledge A.
som as they Commence crushing tn. com
pany Ieel cnnh lent that they "a" turn Oni
regularly large shipments "f t!. bricks
CoRrEz DIsrnIcr.--We were yesterday
shown u nunhr'r of tine spec in.n> ut
quartz from various hedges in this district.
For nearly all "f these lc'lsrS tunnei< are
heInS run, anl the work i bang pushed
forward a. rapidly a. possible. The pans
AMI a U"rtitH vi th' nth r machinery IT
the mil {, be erected in this district have
GTrivcd there, anl the company have
commenced grading lot pr'parAt"ry t"
putting up the necessary hniliIng> -
When this ni,l con u -n,s> operations
the owners of hedges in Cnrtrz expect tu
prove their richness to the Sati >iactiDn
Of all.
BCLLI',y .SS-fiHpED DURING TIE MnNTn Or
JANCARY. during the ta~t tnrntIi. N"ncn
4 Co. have melted and a><ly,d 1924
ounces Of bullion; Thrail & Ga. G.7'm
ounces, and Lundhnn l. Miller Sy4
Ounces, making a total "f 1878 "unc :.
Since the first Of February, rneali 4 Co.
AMI Veach Il Cn. hav. each mcitei ahnut
$500 1unc.S. in;lu linz what they have
Oh hand This would unkr total inr
only three days of 4. 900 olnrcS, nr near
" half the am unI that was melted hy the
thres firms during the whole "i the pre-
ceiling nOHth-a very encouraging in
crease.
KELLY TrxxEl- This tunnel is hrin.
run into Lauder Hill, short 1i<ranc"
sOuthEcSt OF the Hnnr>t Miner. IL is now
in about eighty feet, aui work is hrin:
prosecuted every day. II is being ran tn
tap the Kell and Lady Kennedy lelgr>,
both Of which are Ownrd hv the same
company. There are two thousand feet
IN each location. The Kelly ledge has
already been cut through. hut not at "A
sufficient depth {" prO~pect it thoroughly.
Several veins Of good looking quaIIZ are
to be seen, all pitching towards each other
so that il Is probable they sill unite At
small depth and form good sized ledge.
SAVAGE LEDGE.-The incline beiug
sunk upon this ledge is now down about
eighty feet. For the last twenty feet 0f
this distance the wOrkmen have been
troubled with water. but by halIng out
and constantly working g-threr eight hour
shifts being employed - their progress ha>
been retarded but little. There is piled up
at the mouth Of the incline number Of
fine looking ore.
ELECTION OF OFEiCERS--At the annual
election Of officers Of the Vanlalia Silver
Mining Company Isaac S. Titus, 4. p.
HereGrd and r. p RYAN. were elected
Trustees !. s. Titus was elected pr. ST.
Asut: ?. II. HarIn"u, Secretary cX "fiicin
FFeasSrer, and r. P. Ryan. Superintend
eRt.
Tue PLUMAs LEDGE in Amadnr district,
and near the famous Anador ledge. is b.
ing extensively worked aud is one If the
best deRHe'l lodges in the district 1t
has width Of between ave and six feet
and 10 producing Gne quality of orc
which the company intend soon having
worked.