Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-10
From Our Reese River Correspondent

-hh' HDtlOh'-4A e DlStIlCI VI OaAeo = 49,
one Of the oldest and richest in the Reese
River region. 1t comprises that portion OF
the eastern slope of the Toiyabe range, that
lies between Smoky Valley District on the
north and Bunker Hill on the south. The
mountains are covered with mountain ma
hogany, pine, cedar and quaking ash, and
there is a sufficient supply of excellent water
for at least hundred steam quartz mills.
Unfortunately, the District does not as yet
contain single quartz mill, although there
are thousands of tons quartz groupings on
the hills that would pay for crushing, if the
rock was crushed here. A saw mill is now
in course of erection in McPherson's Canon
on the opposite side of the valley and
one is shortly to be in operation at the
mouth of Globe Canon in this District.
There are several representative lodes that
traverse the entire length of the Toiyabe
range, the chief of which is the Mammoth.
This huge vein Of quartz, towering IN many
places to the height of fifty feet above the
surface of the range, and apparently averag-
ing forty or fifty feet in width, is first found
near Geneva, in the Smoky Valley District.
The veintlies nearly two thousand feet above
the level of the valley; but, as the range is
intersected in many places by deep canonS,
it may be tapped at several points by tunnels
of not more than one hundred feet in length.
The entire length of the ledge, or at least all
that portion of it which can be distinctly
traced, has been located; but many compa-
nies upon it will await the success of those
running tunnels, before expanding any more
money than is absolutely necessary to hold
their claims. Selected rock from the crop
pings Of this lode has worked about SlOO per
ton. To the traveller coming down Smoky
Valley, it presents most majestic appear
ance, groupings in this district being distinctly
visible from Birch Creek, a distance of twelve
miles. The companies on this lode, in this
district, are the Kennedy Company, q 400
feet,) Sovereign Company, Il 400 feet,) Clyde
Company, Il, 400 feet,) Lucknow Company,
Il 900 feet and Ryan Company, 600 feet
On the Mammoth No. 2, which lies higher on
the mountain to the south of French Canon,
the Corinne Company claim 2 900 feet. This
location was made by the locatOrs OF the
Lucknow and Agassiz companies, to prevent
litigation that would otherwise probably arise,
as the Mammoth No. ., as it is termed, no
doubt forms part and parcel Of the original
Mammoth at no very great depth. Inc
Kennedy Company, which is incorporated in
Virginia, are running tunnel from the north
side OF Guadalajara Canon. Their tunnel,
which is intended more for prospecting pur-
poses than for the development OF the ledge,
was started under the lowest groupings, and
has been advanced about fifty feet through 4
solid wall of slate. The company expect to
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it one or two hundred feet. The Clyde and
Lucknow companies have consolidated with
two companies on the Ohio lode to run tun-
mel for the Mammoth from the face of the
mountain in the valley, to strike the latter
ria the Otho. North of French Canon,
though the Mammoth by no means loses its
identity in appearance, it does its name. The
Robert Bruce, Davis and Globe lodges i'll
Santa Fe, and the Napoleon and others in
Smoky Valley District, are certainly on the
Mammoth lode, which is not accredited by
them, either because Of the fancy of some
persons to give new names, or because of the
discoycry-claim the holder Of q new ledge is
entitled to.
The Ohio lode, another representative
claim runs parallel with the Mammoth, but
its location is much more favorable for work
ing purposes, being situated near the base Of
the mountain. There are about 1900 feet
located on this lode, which, south Of Guada-
laiara Canon, passes under the names OF
Boston, Daniel O'Connell, Henry Clay and
Brobant. The Vulcan Co., which is con-
solidation of the Tornado Co. of the Ohio
with locations on the Eeatch, Black Ball
and MayAower lodges, have advanced tun-
mel l35 feet toward the Ohio and are closer
to the ledge. They are now awaiting the
success of the Golden Fleece Co.'S tunnel
which is being pushed forward and is ex-
pected to strike the ledge every day. 4
company on the Boston has advanced tun-
mel sixty feet. The groupings are of very
favorable character; i'll fact, were it possible
to remove any one of the hundreds of fine
lodges in this district to your vicinity, they
would readily command dollars per foot
where they now do cents.
The King ledge, vein of pure white
quartz four feet in width, is an unincorporat-
ed location of 200 feet. Its rock contains
a small quantity of carbonate of copper with
an abundance Of yellow chlorides, black sui
phurcts, black oxydeS, native silver inswire
and leaf shape, horn silver, ruby silver and
pyrtes Of iron. Boulders rolled off the ledge
down the mountain have worked S43O to the
ton, about S75 of the product being in gold.
This ledge is fayorably situated for working,
as tunnel of 1000 or 1900 feet from the
head of Guadalajara Canon would tap
the ledge at a depth Of about 1000 feet
Not much work has as yet been done
upon it, as it is in the hands of poor
men. A fine chance for investment is
here offered to capitalists who might
desire to prosecute the work on this ledge.
Extensions, one Of which is incorporated,
81. w. Clo oil .
but, as thew have not succeeded in tracing
the ledge, they are of little value. A short
distance southwest of the King is the Mother
of Lodges, vein very similar to the former,
but eight feet in width. 1t is also very rich
in silver, but contains more gold. Iron rust,
taken from pieces of quartz off OF the CROP
pings, crumbled in the hands of the writer,
invariably yielded from six to twelve particles
of gold. No location in this entire section
of country, with the single exception Of the
Shamrock claim of Union District, appears
so rich in the yellow metal. Groupings from
this ledge have worked $3.50 per ton, con-
siderable quantity being in gold. The COM
pany claim 200 feet, and have not incor-
porated. AS to their financial ability to de-
yelop their ledge, they are in much the same
position as the locators Of the King.
The Yosemite, an incorporated consolida-
ton of five lodges, are in possession Of much
valuable ground. Their lodges contain much
carbonate of copper and pyrites of iron on
the surface, changingto black sulphurets and
native silver beneath. As the lodges are To-
Gated in very advantageous position for
working, being among the foothills, they
will undoubtedly make favorable report OF
themselves. West of the Yosemite is the
Santa Maria, location Of l,200 feet on a
ledge ten feet in width. The surface rock Of
the Santa Maria contains pyrites of iron, car
Donate Of copper, and small specks Of galena.
The St. Louis, on the south side Of French
Canon, is not so large ledge, but its crop
pings are similar. The Imperatrice and Rat
tier are on the north side Of French Canon,
and are about eight feet wide. The former
contains little gold. The Bellies groupings
are on the surface of the ledge, and are Of
nearly pure quartz, containing iron pyrites.
This ledge promises favOrably, and the COM
pany are now prosecuting the work on it vig-
orously. The Banner, which lies northward
of the Belle, looks exceedingly well. The
Globe and Banner lodges, incorporated as
the U. S. Company, have very large lodges
of great promise. Much work will, however,
have to be done upon them before they will