New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-10-14
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styfised ootnDnntiea are not"out OF tDe world
We are in the world-of nine-ais e. We are I'D ule
mineral world, Just a. Sew-foik IS the oon"erV's
world But here II may be urged, The similarity enus'
for while New York 10 the Acknowledge center Of INC
,,rs,cial world Austin can make pretensions to
he,pg center 10 the mineral world. Not faSt Austin
- even NOW be the ccn,or Of the uUiuerH world ~
a., h,, mot a known or acknowledged fact. The MIN
.,al vyealth Of Austin (and when cay austin he""
,he Reese River country IL MT generally tno"ni IN
sect the .mc that has elapsed since the discovery
Minerals here has hcen short {" deVFiope 10 'py
great extent its mineral wealth. The mi"cr"i mere
consists principally Of silver which is fornd not az
n. Tree rold Of the California placer mires. Int !"
-,edees" answering TO what is usually understood In
California rs :" G I'D bearing quartz lodges
EXTENT AND LOCALITY OF THE HINES
put before proceeding further II might be important
% rive you some idea Of the extent snd location OF tne
Reese River lainesines that destined t. become
familiar to the readers u public journals hereafter
TIE Reese River mines located about four hundred
miles sst nf Sal, Lake and about three hundred mills
es,t ofsacrameno, CAL and almost ons direct line east
and west betweenthe places The city Of Aust" Is
heated on the Overland Mail Road. about sxr m'es
eouth Of the Humboldt River and some eight miles east
Of Reese River It's present population Judging RON
the number Of votes pOllea at its last tmnnicpaD eec
s.on o. ID may safely be put down at five Thousand. III
en,oys city corporation end at present owing TO us
efficient d lice is IN orderly and w5lreguated city.
The -rinr.-whetser gold silver or copper-ss t. locs
ton and original aplTprIltio are eener any, ms! say
always on the Pacific coastwithin the United States
governed by certain rules and regulations made BY
ne miners themselves ut public meetings wherin ech
IA. voice ard vote de nocracy as you VII percei"e
.s simple rot rs pure in the palmest dys OF the
k...ubcs ~ ancient Greece When discovery IL m"he
after sufcica. number have come upon the ground
public meeting is called and the bounds IT th' district
sre defined AID Tire laws be observed in the taxing up
working and holding Of chains (eneh miae when located
4. vailed claim y and framed BY committee md
voted on and adopted by the meeting These rules as
general thing are few and simple The STATE Legislature
ssusy provides that these VS. shall be recognized by
The enrrs in ailliicaiing upon mining riehis-they
,nst,te the rnmmon Tvs of the mines without the
sge fixed BY BiaFt stone FIR Common Law in England
sber the usage the gond eouoa law must b. nj old
shat the memory Ofnan rnnnetb net 70 the contrary
Walsh fneit afsh happen witnnt any great ase-~ere
4, not tha, IL mast not have origin within the memory
II any one.
Ttsss lava usually provide how mary feet each per
sgn may take mp locate which s generally 900 feet
along the ledge including ample space each side
she1eof for working purposes Districts vary In sse.
This seese River District lie miles wide and bow
long (B. and W. am not prepared 20 say-probsbly
hundred niles but this is not practically for no
mines are located r. and W. In the district q greater
distance than ten 1feen miles. n. and s the locs
lions coextsnsivs with the district. Tho only prop
sry-aeveloped lodges 80 this district. Considering
sA the central district will now speak OF other dis
sricrs and will begu the north side First Is ANA
dor District partly formed Of territory taken from
has
sped II lies from ten 10 fifteen miles north NEXT
comes Ne. Ecpe District still further north. aud id
Sins Amador; and stil farther north ia Ut. Vernon
District In both these districts largo rurnber n
hedges u great width and promise have been located
eut capital is wanting for their development But little
work yet las been done. Tc lastnaned II perhaps
between twenty-five and thirty miles north Of Ass'in
There then largo scope OF country lying north Of
LIT Vernon and south Of COrtes District considered,
Ear. destitute Of mineral Cortes District lies the
nr rsngs Of bils or egntsns sonth Of The Humboldt
River and about sixty NEE north Of Austin The dis
soyeries there were made late last Fail bnt u
such great promise induce san Francisco capita
TO place there oten-stamp mill which has already Oom
HenccJ to crush pavclze the metal bearing rock,
bat with what result is not known here The rock s
thought TO be fieh enough 10 amply reunnsrais the
heavy outlay Of capital and labor already expended II
There Is District newly discovered lying some 4
Mice West Of Cortez. and perhaps eighty niles non
Austin cacd TIE Eew.York District, bat It is 10 the
hAaas Of few entcrprs.ng prospectors who seem dis
posed 70 give but little information regarding IL
direction, ANIL first south Of Austin s Smpsens Park
Districts next Big Greek District Bunker HiI- Sun.
NIT SaDte 70. Smokey Valley and Washington, oil
within thirty 10 forty miles Sorth and al containing
some rich silver.bearing hedges Big Creek has two
quartz mills Washington one. and Smokey Valley one
IN eOurse 81 erection Still further South g. W. Is
Richness Ssil further g. Ej1s San AntoHia District
These Districts are SIXTY and eighty miles distant from
Austin There IL sin another District South. called
che Maryuille District, but II Is one hundred miles
distant and oonsder 1t partially out Of our neighbor.
hood although It's prospectors make Austin their head
suartera ought to have mentioned IN this connection
two other Districts: Mountain Wells. about fifty miles
West and Clan Alpine thirty meH still farther
West. The only mines East at Rgln Canon Can
yon) about hundred and twenty East on the Over
fsnd Mail Road This may give You somo idea
sf the extent as well location Of what ia generally
Known a. the Reese River nines The prevailing metal
IN ell these Districts Is silver With this tees~opic
view Of our mineral country have not here In
TIE mountain deserts mineral worldf and s. not Aus
tin its ccnteri But its wealth. the richness Of the
iedses these are questions about which yOn want more
Information As to the extent and number Of the mines
there seems no doubt
As before minated takes time and capital 10 de.
veiop. L. e. ascertain the value Of silver mine.
Ii this district some Of The lodges have been snt