The Placer herald., 1864-03-12

and that involves time, labor and expense.
To men of limited capital they appear to
me, to be the best investment, promising
the most ready amount for given amount
of expenditure, 1t is of course not all Of the
locations, that one could safely invest in,
but have heard Of but little wildcat there
The "El Dorado Canon district is also on
the west side of the river, the principal camp
being about sixty miles norhery from here,
and fourteen miles from the river. 1t has
been more extensively prospected than any
other district in the vicinity, having been
under the prospectors hands for near two
years. 1t has some good lodges, one ten
stamp mill, and brilliant hopes for the future
The Iechautacm ledge has been made test
for these Lodges, and a goodly amount of
money expended in shafts and tunnels there's
on. Some weeks since the tunnels pierced
the ledge on the original location, and on
one of the extensions, and developed so rich
ly, that the agents, miners and citizens gen.
orally, had grand dinner, with huge jollifi
cation. The Queen City also struck their
ledge with equal evidences of wealth, and
now the mines of the district are considered
fixed fact, and no longer an experiment.
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ledges and it is indeed rich. have also
conversed with disinterested, intelligent mit
ners, all of whom confirm the richness of the
lodges. They yield silver and gold, the for
mer predominating in most Of the claims.
There is some wild cat in market, and
buyer at a distance might get Bit l look
for lively times in this district as soon as the
facilities for working properly can be had at
living rates.
The San Francisco District embraces the
fort and about 25 miles above, fronting on
the river, running thence east back it in,
cludes the first range of mountains. Three
or four claims here are being sunk upon, and
the assays and prospects generally are most
f1attering. In this district is located the
celebrated Moss ledge, considered so fabu-
lousy rich. The groupings are as distinctly
marked as the great Chinese wall, and peo,
have not doubt of the great mineral rich
ness thereof.
Most of the lodges in the district are dis
tlnctly marked, md some of the claims are
by the judcious considered better than the
Moss. There is neither tunnel or shaft in
the district fifty feet deep, so that experimen,
tally little is known of the ledges-theoret
caly however mui rico is the universal con-
| clusion The ledges thus far located lay
within from seven to twelve miles of the
river.
The law suit row pending in San Francis,
co, concerning the true ownership of num-
Der Of claims in the district, embracing a
portion of the Moss, has induced them to
stop work to some extent, but there is no
assay or other indication but speaks most
tavorably for the locality.
Directly east of the San Francisco district
and bounding upon it, is the Wauba Yuma
district. Many claims have been located in
it, of some Of which the holders talk quite
confidently, but there has been no work en-
the Lodges, and very little is known of it,
Its bounds cross and embrace the second
and third ranges of mountains from the
river. was some eighty miles into this
district, and found it 5ettered watered than
on this side, yielding plenty Of grass, and in
the mountains pine timber Is inches to 2
feet thick. There is also scrub cedar and
Walnut. The lodges however, SO far as my
observation went, did not seem of mineral
nature, save three or four. On a more care
tul examination, a better Judge, might arrives
AT enlrely different conclusions.
Bordering on the northern boundary of
the two last entioned districts is the Sacra,
mento district, its western boundary being
the river AT this time it is all the rage
among locators. 1t abounds in mineral
without doubt, and has some timber. Lead
is found IN masses almost pure. have seen
some hne specimens indicating more valuable
metals. and from the profusion with which
1t is scattered about, and the returns from
the different assayers, | cannot doubt it is
rich locality. There has however been so
little development on the lodges as yet, that
one is rot justified in speaking with certain.
ty.
| The foregoing comprise all the districts as
yet laid off in the vicinity of this place.
Many, and thus far, insurmountabe obstacles
have retarded their greater developement.-
The supplies of provisions, and tools &c.
for the use of the miner, were only to be had
by each individual or company ordering
them from Los Angeles, with land transpor
tatlon over that desert country at ruinous
rates. Often teams could not be induced at
any price to carry the freight, and starvation
drove the miner from his work. Moreover
capital has been lacking it being it seems
the province OF the poor man to pave the
way for the rich one, even to these grand
deposlles of mineral wealth.
10 supply one of the great necessities Mr..
VIM. Ii. Hardy, formerly from Forest Hill,
in your county, has established at
HARDY's LANDING
This embryo city is located on beautiful
stretch of tho river about six miles above
Fort Mojave, and as near Rock Spring and
El Dorado Canon as the fort, whilst it is
only seven miles from the mines of the San
Francisco district, and nearer the Wauba
Yuma and Sacramento districts than the
fort. A town is laid off into streets, squares
and lots, and business men invited to come,
improve by building and otherwise enhance