The Goodhue volunteer., 1864-08-17
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+. B. McGAGG Pres. N. w. San. Com.
CYRUS BgNFEY Secretary
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FROM NEVADA.
AUSTIN, Lander Co. n. T. July 23d, 1864.
FRIEND JAMES In a icrmer letter from
Salt Lake City, l promised to write you q
letter from this land of sage bush and silver
bricks but whether cen impart news of
sufficient intor st to publish in the Volun
teer remains 10 be seen H.; ;.s.,.....
q The city Of Austin. where I am located
for, the present, is place Of less than two
years growth, situated in the Toivabe
Mountains, about four miles from Reese riv
sr-frnm which the mining district takes
lis name-and is about 500 feet above the
level o. the Pacific Ocean. The mines here
w're discovered by the Pony Express rider
in the winter OF 1862 8. who discovered
the outcroppng ledgss while riding by.-~
Since 'hen there has sprung up a CITY OF
5000 or 1000 i>habi,ants. and hundreds OF
very valuable lodges have been discovered,
openel, and are being vigorously worked
At present, times are exceedingly dull. ow
iug to a scarcity Of capital to work tho
mines We look for lively times within
the mex: Two months.
Silver mining is far different from gold
minis. in that i; requires a great deal o.
time and capital to develope the loJes, bu:
when one opened, they yield ,arge dividends
o stock holders.
Mining in his country is carried Or
somewhat AS follows man or men e.:
they think from the looks Of the rock and
he Typography Of tn c:>unt'y in the imme
'tiate vicinity that it will pay f:r working.
hey form coInrany, eject President, Sc
retary and Trustees, frame q con<ti;u ion
and by laws in accordance with 'hc re
|qui rments of the mining laws of the dis
irict. levy assessments and proceed to de
We op the lode. Perhaps he ledge will not
turn on vel, as soon as Anticipated, in
which case WORK will he discontinued and
shares wills for q mere montreal nrice
These shares are earger;v bcaght up. by par
ties who have funds to spare, and tx wo; K
will hs procet!ad with often with good re-
suits. A claim (the "E,'hcrD which was
|cps"ed in this city about three weeks ago
AID which is now down about sixty feet
will give you so the idea of the richness OF
the rock in .Rcesc" Two tons Of it were
taken to the Oregon mill and crushed and
amalgamated and yielded the Sum OF 81 500
per ton :; this was from what's known as
sulphuret.
But there is still chance for man 10
make good wages if he is willing to work
A common iron mortar. with goo strong
arm 10 work the pcstie, can be made to
earn SIG or $50 rer day, if the rock i. good
The brst rock can be bought for $50 per
hundred pounds. Hundreds Of people are
making heir pile in this way, and the ship
meots Of bullion from Austin amounts TO
upwards Of $4,000 month
A graf deal Of prospecting has been done
the whole conrtry from tie Sierra Neya-
da to the Humboldt mountains has been
looked over. aud IN no instance has any poor
mining country been found. TIE hills are
literally fu'l Of precious met:ls. which will
be brough; ou. in the course Of tine I doub,
Int. $.s =. ~<'s' *5-<<@ ''73 80 - ~~1J'l
=. 4. 49,. q a3g s.s.sxg.. ..cs. Ise.,. -
- oesns i!s so Ear from market. The cost # liz.
ling is very high. ): Good SUI tantial ,.1av
| oard costs $40 per week in coir lodv;no
(in 4 buok) 50 cents per sight If YOU !. ave
;, room. e2,Oo, snd 25n per night a ,,a;,
Of custom boots are worth $50: cls,tine
i very cheap Think. or the whol.< ,ha,
whe wases anl the opp,r:.un,t;es for max
ing money are taken into consideration. the
leo u living here is no, more than half
what i Is IN he S ates. OF course the in
Ia 'snts OF sach country as this mus. p,,,
~ With erra' many ineonveniences. bu,
~ the ..lisn, is g,cd anl there is good
caanc to a. th II pscke's with gold. they
ican afford FOR time tn b. debarrei from
many nf he luxuriss Of lie in an older and
Iciv lied c,nntrS- A. in al mining towns
we havs here the cock pi and her places
of amusement. Gambling Is arIied on
|open'; and extensively. and thousands o'
dnlI.r> ching hand. nightly The great
gaming night is >unday night The faro
in,onte and uck luck banks are there in
full pias- and under the Inspiration of poi
x,h,skey aud !. ban Of .nu ic. h.a!se.s
Il 4 h 4, fight he tiger OF casrse he
s..,ig s.,~ vel. fei. or he weu,d soon play
on This connnniiy IS coraposeI Of a
great variety II nafionalisies, camprisin the
Yaakse Bv,so, ce's. Mesian. China,nan.
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