Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-20
Letter from New Virginia District.

Letter from New Virginia District.
The subioined letter from c. W. DOVE,
Superintendent. of the Virginia Consolidated
and Sebastopol Consolidated Companies, will
perhaps prore interesting to those interested
in the mines Of the lately opened mining dis
tricts of the Desert.
NEW VIRGINIA, April 10. 1864.
FRIEND LYNCH: A. ;here are some nsn about
- srG-i to Virginia will write YOU brief account
Of myself since lr!r. | arrived here on the sec.
oad Of this month coming - th, place direct in.
stead Of going TO SebaslOpol first. aS intended.
When | got 20 Drser: CiI", | learned that there
was no stopping L; Seha>tUpol, and not feel.
ing much inclined 70 live entirely alone in desc
lare 4 place. concluded 70 come here and do the
assessment work required in this district. aad go
from rhis place the hills 20 SebaStopoL The
Recorder Of tina; District being here at present,
will remain until / get ready 20 go and will then
accompany Ge
Their, are hu; a few men in this place. Many
have already Laae the work their claims
quired by the district law, and !r;: for pleas
ant qrarrers Tlosc a. present SioYpin: here are
doing 30 for the purpose OF doing the necessary
work 70 hold their claims. All except the san
Francisco Company, which had Two MEN engaged
sinking SHAFT on ih~ir claim upon the Smith &
Wdrleli SER which i now about forty trvj
deep. I understand * 70 be- the intention of the
Company to siuS the shaft LOO teet al least They
ore getting some very good rock already, very
different from that which showed you from the
Top / was permitted 20 sc" the r, 'Uras from wo
loss Of rock from the Smith & Wartirld !edg"s. one
OF which worked in virginia, anl the uther in
San Francisco, by the ordinary milling process.
Tia; worked in Virginia yielded. 10 the ton. Sill
il silver and SIS in gold. That sent 70 san Fran
CISCO worked Sliu in silver and gold These lots
Of rock were both taken out within three feet Of
h. and .Err2snly- th... of the
rock in the SHAH az she depth OF forty feet already
attained, indicates rs rapid improvement ~ could
have been anticipated by the mos; saasuiae pros
pector.
ground included in the New Virginia Consolidated
IL on the same isdges-the Smith.S Warteld being
al extension on rae San Francisco COMPANY.
am now sinking down on the claim-s;ruck
the ledge yesterday; il looks very 6ne indeed ~
this point-better than the top rock the original
claim. showing more of the chloride aad bromide,
the two kinds or ore that seem 10 predominant in
the leafs Of this District. ! am highly pleased
with the results thus filr.
In 4 day or two shall commence work on the
Gold Hill SERIES which regard as the finest Lodges
in the District l very sorry thar ! am una
Die 10 send you few hundred pounds Of rock
from these ledgrs 10 be worked. for am satisfied
thar the result would be such would give entire
satisfaction 10 the whole company; but the team
SEER with whom came out, having lost one Of his
horses. il unable 10 take in any rock for 20
we must be content 20 wait for another oppOr'uri-
", AID in the meantime continue 10 go it blind"
went with friend yesterday 10 a new lot
OF hedges, five miles TO the northeast of this
which have been very recently discovered
think very well OF them. they only one
mile from excellent spring, and they are large
lodges, too, and well defined. If I had not already
enough feet in this locality to satisfy any reasona-
Die man, l should certainly make a location but
"a it il, think will be generous, and leave room
for new adventures To carve out their fortunes
here.
Parties are at work here sinking 4 well, with
very Aatterlng prospects Of getting water at no
distant day.
must close. - the men are impaEiently waiting
10 take this letter. They have been constantly
hurrying me since commenced writing, so you
must bear this in mind when YOU are tempted 10
laugh or to curse a, my mistakes and bad writing,
which may induce You to hold.
CIV. DOVE