The mountain Democrat., 1864-03-12
Ea9 MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
Reese River ltems.

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River Reveilie
WALL STREET LEDGE AND CoNPANY'.-
"omnanv with Me-. b. G. Wilcox, the
S,ocrintendent Of the Wall Street Ledge
Germany, we visited this mine with
much interest to ourselves and we nope
nSnroBt to our readers. Although there
Srs ~ many rich claims on Lander Hill we
S.vs seen nothing to compare with the
E.n Streeh II is cmphatically No. J..
The lUca,ion contains 300 feet, and the
,as;Sipany is Incorporated in San Francis
- and workmen arc engaged in devel
sc;nO II The incline Is now down twen-
Iy.RSe feet. at this depth showing a ledge
% inches in thickness, OF Solid body OF
~. containing chlorides and so black
snlphurets Of silver. Samples Of this tax.
IN two feet from the surface have assaycd
sn San Francisco, nne lot $2394 per ton,
smother nearly $1,000. The general
character is now better.
M.LDEx CoMrANY. The Maiden is 10
Gated upon the same ledge rs the Wall
Street and is also incorporated in San
Tr.ncisco. Considerable work has hren
dome upon it and large quantity Of ore
il At the mouth Of the incline.
ArrocRAr.- Of the locations
made bv Wilcox is the Autocrat, located
anon Lander Hill and owned principally
nv San Francisco company. The loca.
zion contains 800 feet, upon which an in
Irline has been sunk to the depth Of twen-
" feet, showing ledge at that depth Of
is sinches. The orc is not of the first
ouality but is Of the character that the
mill men Of Austin are vr'y anxious to
work. Mr. Wilcox has shown most ex,
cellent judgement in his locations, he is
the discOverer Of numerous l'dges, and
has selected the Wall Street and the Au-
tocrat for Incorporation and development,
thus concentrating his "uc,gic aud cap
ital upon two Of the most promising. -
These are both most favorahly located for
extensive mining operations.
SANTA CLARA.-ThiS ledge alter having
been proSpcctcd hy shaft Of forty feet
in depth, from which \ drift was run thir,
Il feet developing very huc ledge, is
now opened for working hy tunnel -
Workmcn are now engaged upon 1t hav-
ing finished cut preparatory, "i Thirty
feet in length Yesterday start the tnn-
mel VIII ch it is expected t. ran one hun.
dred aud tNenty five feet tn strike Tia,
ledge Ore from tn Santa Clara has 4S,
saved as high uS $500 per ton. The iun
mel will in part bc used for working the
Wsthan Taylor, as branch will be run
to that ledge.
LUCINDA LEDGE AND COMPANY. The fair
Luciada has placed her "icc; high upon
Lander Hill, and why shouldn't She; they
are good lett Well Lurinha is a ledge
800 feet in length, and All incline has been
excavated to the depth Of twenty feet.
where the vein shows Itself to hr about
two feet in width aud ni very excellent
quality Of ore. Q"ite large quantity al
ore has been crushed from the Lucluia
with verv favorb'e results. paying ~
wards or $3.50 per ton. This company
was Incorporated in San Francisco. Mr.
John Malone iS Superintendent, \. Faik
Corresponding Secretary residing at Aus.
t:n.
ToRox1o LEDGE This ledge is situated
in Cottonwood Canon about one mile
north Of town. The shaft is now dnN II
fifty ievt at which depth the ledge i I"ur
feet wide Water has been reached and
the ore has changed t. blue sulphuretS,
almost exactly similar in appearance, a.
VIC have seen proven bv cDmpari>pr. to
that taken from the Ophir. About thirty
tons is now l,iug at the month ot the in.
c11pa r. i,,t t.tl tp
mel which will tap their ledge at a con-
siderable depth.
Coon AssAY.-A certificate ofan assay
which we were ShnWn Yesterday uf sou,e
top rock from the Osborn x Crancr lcd.e
showed yield OF $3.50 per ton, about $50
Of which was in g'.d This ledge is stu
ated in Smoky VaIl,y. about four nil, ;
north Of Geneva, aud was discovered on.
" recently Such promising pr">pcct
has inspired the owners with great cohti
dence in the richness Of their suike.
Largest YEr.-The largest bar ever
seen in Austin was made last week by
Theall { Co, fi0In the Western Oregon
tWall Company bullion, about Witch we
made an item in onr last issue. IL weigh
cd S4S 50 ounces AMI was valued at S97g.
47. The evidence Of this monster SpecI:
men can't be doubted.
IsABELLA.-Thi> company has employ,
ed quite large force on their claim for
the last two or three weeks. sinking two
incliues and taking ont large gnntity
of ore, several tons 0f which have been
sent to WaShoe for reduction. Water
has been reached in one o. the inciinc> at
q depth of about twenty five feet, not in
sufficient quantity, however, To seriously
impede the workmen. Very fine loohing
ore has been taken ont. We uni rStand
1t is the intention G the energetic super
intendcnt. W. {. Marley, Esq. TO COM
mence sinking n shaft to tap the ledge at
depth Of two hundred feet. The claim
Is located on Lander Hill in the vicinity
Of the Magnolia, aud promises exceeding
~ well.
New DIsCOvERY.-Snme workmen. while
grading the lot upon Main street Just east
OF the Mining Recorders office, nn Sat
nrday, struck a fine lo"k;ng ledge OF
quartz, which may prove fortune To lis
and hooks very favorable. 1t Wns cslrlS
tened the Alexander, n company firnrd,
and six hundred feet located. will, J. NJ.
LOaRe as superintendent, VIII" immrdirtv
iV commenred onrrat tiOnS and has already