The mountain Democrat., 1864-01-16
run FOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
W..se River items.

mo AxAboR DtsTRICT we lately made an
,..sreetinp and pleasant trip with Charley
11sors secretary Of several Of the compa-
u;os v;sited, as our gentlcmOnly guide
IA "a .;cerone. To describe all the claims
anon;ne in this recently organized dis
.l;ct would fill up . volume. therefore We
INST content ourselves with mentioning
1be few that our time enabled us to ex
anime. Growing the top of the divide
- The head o! San Francisco canon, is the
Mountsin King, which boldly crops out
Tang fhe ridge, several feet above the ad-
;.csSt rock. A tunnel, running to tap
,h;s ledge. has already passed through
.wo other silver bearing lodcs, nine and
fourteen feet in width, named respective
~ Amador King and Reese River King,
,.kine q truly royal company. Assays
If the orc from the Amador King, have
been made by a scientific mem Der of the
Company showing that it will average
x3OO per ton. Flattering results have al
90 been obtained from the other "Kings"
Of the tunnel. These claims were discov-
--,A Ns,6 OoW in uart owned bv some Of
onr unbIcacheu fenow cTdzens, AtrocM
guarantees luck 10 the company, and we
are happy to see the finders Struggling
into light" The rock in this hill is Of a
very soft and peculiar character, and
straight and much smoother tunnel
should have been made. On the opposite
side of deep ravine are the Fort Wag-
ner and Fort Sumter claims. The hiIl in
which these companies with many 9th
.rs. expect to find their fortunes, is mass
Of porpbyry, difficult to work, containing
veins, spurs, noduleS aud beds of argen
ti(erous Quartz. Parties of men could be
seen in all directions from the Forts TO
Amador, pounding and blasting as if they
would initiate those famed loclities from
which they derive their appellation i'll
more ways than in similarity Of name
The assault upon Fort Wagner has pro-
duced specimens showing native silver,
while from the battered walls Of Sumter
rock has been taken, eight pounds Of
which produced un ladrilo Of silver weigh
ing ten ounces. Bully for the Forts, if
they hold out. Tie same character Of
rock and ore as Of the last mentioned
claims obtains throughout the hills in the
vicinity Of Coral city and Amador.-
Among the numerous cuts, shafts, ard
tunnels along Coral ravine, we noticed the
Albany, Old Hickory, Rough and Ready.
Coral, and others, upon all m which they
are pounding away with a vim unknown
outside Of this cxci,ab!c locality. After
partaking Of the hospitality of the mem.
bers Of the Prima Donna company at their
pleasant cabin in Coral city We again
climbed the hi.h hill 20 look At their rich
lead. Mr.. Littleiied, their upcrintendcnt,
showed us some fine looking rock indicat-
ing that the boys ol.the company lave got
something rich as they richly serve
In conclusion VIC VIII say We thaak the
gents Of the Prima Donna F,r th,ir kioI
treatment aud their eAc>ucht beverage,
hoping that Of the latter tt2 next tine We
call they may Lave bIcAet f.. ot tbs
liquid
WnITLATcu CNIoN LPnGr. We rail 4
visit to this vel known mae YESTERDAY,
and We were surprised. u,tAilh>taHlia.
the high opinion W. hal !,ruyI Of it. :,
find it such rich lc.gc az! - iu'lv de-
vcloped. The Whit'atch Caion a"I Union
No. > are on the sane ledge pul mnc.
diately adjoining each Other. The " liz.
latch was located early last spring by jas.
W. Whitlatch, 600 feet being taken up
The ledge paid u; the surface but ii has
much Increased in rlchncS, - far aS work.
ed \ shaft las been sunk upon it 70
the depth Of about tilty feet, aud drifts
have been run on il both north and south
The ledge As dcineI by these drifts. i
eight feet wide, and the r"ck is magui.i.
cent-tOcG that If found near Virginia
would turn the head, OF al the peorir' ia
it. The lower ca>iuy> j. i hc3ULittA,
smooth, hanging wall. pitching Rratir per
pendicular. In the shaft humorous veins
Of from one to ten inches ia width eau hc
seen, and at the present depth several ot
them have united. and all ar pitch;n; il
such dir c;;on rs to iN-i!rltr U.at tAry
will soon unite with the icd.c. DiNi
dcnds from the Union >houll be lar.e,
CoHQrLRoG LEDGE. We were shown
yesterday by Mr.. Murphy, Of the firm Of
Murphy & GurEct, Clifton. 4 piece Of
amalgam worth over two dollars, the yield
cF one and quarter p0u"d> Of rock from
this ledge worked ty hand. This yield
would be at the rate Of about 81 900 to
the ton. The COnqueror is situated in
AmadOr District near the Stella. 1t was
discovered about two months since by
Peasley and Sparks by whom location
Of six hundred feet was made \ shaft
is now down upon ittwenty feet, at which
depth the ledge is three and half Feet
wide. Two men are rOw constaItiv 81.
gagged in working upon it and IN few
days two more will be employed
OLD CoLoHY.-A small quantity Of rock
from this ledge was crushed at the Union
mill last week. and We are Informed that
it yielded very satisfactory returns.
Bull OF THE WooDs. This is the name
of a recent location in the vicinity CT
Yankee Blade. We have been shown Z
specimen Of the rock taken out near the
surface which looks quite rich. The Bull
of the Woods is near the Yates & Yandle
ST. Louis This is the name of ledge
situated about one half mile from the
town Of Washington in Washington Dis
trict which has lately attracted consider
able and very favorable attention. The
ledge is seven feet wide near the surface
and the rock contains large quantity Of
bromides. 1t yields by working process
S40O to the ton. Owners are much ella
ted with their prospects.
LIGHT House LEDGE. E.-Work is being
vigorously pushed forward in the incline
being sunk upon this ledge. Progress is
necessarily slow, as much blasting is re-
1uired. The rock is rapidly improving.
OREGON MsML.-This mill is still en-
gagged in crushing rock from the North
Star ledge. All the machinery work ad-
mirably.
MILL IN WAsuINGroN.-We are reliably