Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-09
Reese River Mining Items.

We find the following in the RcreiEe Of
last Tuesday:
UNION DIsTRIcT.-The news from this
district still continues quite encouraging.
| New lodges are being discovered, and as the
old ones are being better developed, they are
| found to be fully as rich as had been autici-
pated. The residents arc doing as much as
possible during the winter, and all are look
ing forward hopefully toward the arrival OF
spring. 1t is expected that then Il large emf
grafton will come in and that many Of the
! lodges will by that time have been worked
sufficiently TO satisfy all of their richness.
Three town sites have been laid out, and are
said to be fayorably situated for wood and
water. Near one Of these Qone) an old min
or informs us that the float rock is richer
than any he ever saw, and that he thinks
that it would pay we'll for crushing. Lots
bring very good price in these towns, and
some building is going on. Mammoth Dis
trict, the proceeding Of meeting for the for
nation of which we published last week is
situated twelve miles west of Union. 1t has
not yet been thoroughly prospected, but some
promising lodges have been discovered.
| WHITTIER TUNNEL.-This tunnel is 10.
Gated in the first canon south Of San Fran
cisco canon, and runs in a northerly dircc-
ton. The company have four lodges on the
side of the hill, and are also running for
blind lodges. The tunnel is now in about
40 feet, including the open cut, and it is
thought that the first ledge will be tapped in
very short time at depth Of over $50 feet
below the surface. Some hard, white and
good looking quartz has already been struck,
which is thought to be a slide from the ledge
Fine indications Of copper have also been
discovered, and several pieces of quartz have
been found completely sheeted over with that
forward and will be continued during the
winter.
CLOSE WoRKING.-Last week Thompson
& Zottman worked at their mill in upper
Austin POO pounds of rock from the Warner
& Wells ledge. The assay Of the pulp was
only thirty dollars more than the assay Of the
| bars.
SMALL BuT RIcH.-We were yesterday
| shown by Mr.. ]. 7. LiXson a small silver
brick weighing five ounces, and worth Sc AZ
which he had obtained from four pounds Of
rock from the Bathurst ledge, crushed by
hand. This yield would be at the rate ofovel
$3,0 900 to the ton, all silver.
RICH AssAY.-An assay Of rock from the
Sedgwick ledge, made a few days since BY
Thomas Cahill, yielded at the rate Of
50, 436 80 to the ton. The Sedgwick is situa.
ted in the vicinity of Yankee Blade. E. r
S. Murphy is Superintendent
TIPPAcANoE LEDGE.-We were shown
yesterday by Messrs. Block & Co. small
bar which had been obtained from fifty
pounds of rock from this ledge, crushed at the
Fountain mill. The yield was at the rate Of
S75 80 to the ton. The rock was taken from
the top of the ledge.
BATHURST BULLIoN.-We saw at the
office of Jno. w. Coleman two handsome sill.
yer bricks, valued at 1882, the proceeds Of
six and half tons of Bathurst rock crushed
by Thompson & Zattman. The assay Of the
pulp gave $l67, being only $l6 more than
the actual yield. The incline upon the Bath.
urst is now down about twenty five feet. The
ledge at this depth consists Of four separate
stratas or veins the total width Of which is
four feet. Work is being pushed forward
vigorously and the rock is rapidly improving
IN appearance.