The New York herald., 1864-10-29
GOLDilND--S -SiLVERLAND.
Tia Rich Mineral Resources of New
Territories.
Moutana and Nevada Gold
Mines and Silver Leads.
Brilliant Prospects Of the New
Territories.
Tons OF Mineral Wealth to
the Nation.
First Discoveries in Nevada and
How Made.
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RICH WORKINGS ON REESE RIVER.
HOW TO SELECT AND WORK CLAIMS.
Disappointment to Miners-Dis-
tress Among Them.
Emigration to tho Kootaney
Mountains,
60. &c.. So.
disappointment to Miners-Dis-
tress Among Them.
Emigration to tho KootaneI
Mountains,
&c. &c.. So.

lAOunLaIuS,
&es &c.. SO.
Our Montana Correspondence.
VIRGINIA Cry, August II, 1884
HxcuEMLxr SILVER
Considerable excitement prevails here account Of
tAs discovery leads which have been struck
kAttesDake creek Bannock City, and on Prcky
Pear, which, by the way, Is ono OF the
VALLEYS
ever saw. lies the form Of crescent, consisting
q the head, Of narrow valley and low, undulasing
hills gradually increasing In height until they reach the
Rocky Mountains the west and The Grow Mountains
tAe esat. As you follow down the valley 1t widens until
reaches width Of thirty miles, the waters emps ing
in,o Missouri below Fort Benton In this valley you
VIII nod grass and good farming land only needig good
Ausbandry TO develop It's richness.
TO RETURN LEAps
On the head waters OF tho above named stream, and
Che division between and Boulear creek the silver
Isads visited most OF them, and found some OF them
quito rich 10 precious me. ais.
On the Cartwright found the most work, the miners
having shaft thirty feet. The crevice s
some three wide, and widening at the rate Of
feos In copied
As Assay,
= furnished BY Dr. G. F. coudis, Of Virginia CITY
Mineral ounces, II penny nyweghts, 10 grains gold,
grstnsresult $e60 10 the ton; silver Rrain-resuIt,
tl 20 the ton. Besides arsenic, bitten,us iron and
sntmony.
w. s. Green lode four fee, crcvcc and sunk feet,
Ave feet dowD-assayed, y mineral a'oy OF gold aud
silver gra:n-gold, 70 per cent, silver, so
sSmSer leads WHICH ooS as well as these but have
zet not been assayed There certainly ripe future IN
ssors for this country 10 The MAY Of leaa; aud only
COUNTRY FOR MEN SMALL nEAss
come TO- There are no new Rulches being discovered
and prospect Of any. Quite number are leaving for
there being good reports from thcfe Al cast bali Of
tSe late emigration have returned nome bitterly disap.
pon,ed and the other halt wish themselves there, but
most OF them have not money enough 10 ger back on.
They have discovered
NEW RorTx rAsr
from here by which you the Missouri river In
- thousand two hundred mics. Parties who came
through the good aud water abundant
tDd game Of all kinds plentiful should tho Indians not
Interfere this will be the best route East.
NoRxoNs GREESsAcEs.
Our Mormon brethren have been holding meetings TO
Tuis out Rrecnbacksor Lincoln skins as they call them
h tbs pulps-so SO 70 raise the price Of -four, butter,
eggs, Sc.
be miners here are very anxious 70 get fight out Of
should there be outbreak, which great many look
fes the government could raite i've Thousand gold hight
iSS men here week. In my next shall speak Of
Our Nevada Cor,espondence.
AUsuv y T., August 4. 1864
Al the present time when The precious metals
nasd such high premium any facs relating to their
suppy ought 10 engage the attention OF OF capital
and all who desire permanent metallic paying invest
mcLts.
SILVER RIVER
desire TO speak only OF those mines 10 and abort
ths city OF Austin, where reside aud Or which can
sresk from actual know ledge and observation Tue city
Of Austin is only about eighteen months old location
Sut as q city IL IL only about elk months OLD II 10
located on the Overland Stage and Telegraph road
eight niles OF Reese river, and conte at present
population OF at FIVE thousand But IL Is the
city OF Austin desire to speak, is OF the mines 10
sDo sroupd AustiD which are known the Reese river
mines
DISCOVERY RIVER
va made by cmpoye OF tie Pony Express some two
gears ago. But little Was dope then and for ha,
ayear after to prospec, develop the nine ledge,
discovered The ledge was located and called the Pony
LIdge and, being situated In deep ravine here called
canons (canyopsl-ihis ravpo was and ever since las
been and continues to be called PONY Canon
me discovery was sufficient. however, TO attract the
attention OF class OF men known In mining countries
sprospectors" and before great while explorers
making their way 10 the new discovery. Some were
avorabIy Impressed, and carried back good reports,
while not disappointed, and vent bask pro.
souucng the whole sbiog mos egreSicus humbug. ln
sine quite 6s6ber q claims wsfe located. and ,ut
Gclent qnan,ty Of the rock taken quartz dfsshng
us and properly tested and their richness scientifically
established This was duriog the spring and summer Of
lsGa II became object with some N keep tte
discovery secret but the interest or to~n site propre.
sors hotel Keepers public carriers, &C..
have spread far and wide possible ind
% this that about August, September md
October perfect IN for tho Reese river minea
Macy lett good honos and situations WIN scarcely knew
Why or for what they went; and not few who bad al
redy wea th enough, when they heard OF The unparai
,esi wealth OF these mines suddenly became, by com.
garrison, extremely poor and mbucd with intense
desre 10 acquire more wes, he result that soon
~srs collected 10 and around Austin large population
new country whore the brush yet undis.
surbed and the cedsrs. though Of small growth clothed
As and hill sides their ever green foliage
city had 70 be built mines prospected ana opened aud
sothug on the ground wherewth operate Lumber to
suiio houses NUT be tad IRON Valley and the
New 3da Mountains two tutd drei miles across dreary
Sands and wastes AID when put down was sold
at four and four na0 cents foot sioo aud safo per
iussnd) Provisions tools end all articles OF oonsump
tio0 fretgbted from Sacramento aud other A.
fornis cities. alta st OF from fifteen to twenty
pound 5000 aud fs0J per toni And this is the way
city OF Austin took its tn, en,ng and proc
pectug Q the Reese river mines was o'mnenccj
HOW ririE on rig RoHT 10 A Niss ~ ACQUIRED.
IN AL mining comm unities the Pacific coast en-
escsd within the United states soon "a mining rs
81 " Uncovered mining disltict ~ or aDiged VII oh
the district, pescr bing rules 70 govern all ersous IN
The manner OF locating claims, the qu nifty each
Slain may contain, and the amount OF work be done
on each claim tn eth month requiring each claim 10
tor chims. Two more tersonr, without
HALT, may unite In locatinV claim In
wbich he aiies become tenants In common the
swnssbip Of The ground located, and s the Of the