The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1865-04-15
Letter from Ruby City. owyhee.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., sc.

EDITOR World; arrived here last week,
and find Ruby town Of about FIVE hundred
inhabitants, who are actively engaged in
preparing the different saloons and hotels, to
accommodate the rush which will undouht-
eddy appear as the snow disappears. The
rush of capitalists and Cinnamon from Hum
boldt has already commenced they present
an unpreposessing ppearance-there being
considerable room for Improvements in both
pockets and persons / find the boys here
enjoying themselves hugely in balls and par
ties, which suits me exactly, having, as you
know, not had much recreation in that line.
SILVER CITY BURIED IN SNOW. ter
To-day wandered up the creek and found
a town buried in the snow, which, upon in
quiry, found to be Silver City, with pop
ulation of about two hundred and fifty. I
hear. as soon as possible, there will be a
number of large houses erected. Your towns
man, Mr.. John Sims, has made purchase of
property here, and intends erecting large
and commodious hotel, which will supply
a want of which the town is much in need.
THE LEDGES-SdAEIoj IUNHbLOj
NV tour among the lodges has been some
what limited, but I have seen enough to sat-
isfy me that, much has been done to develop
the untold richness of these mines. There
has not been one ledge developed, am told,
which has not paid well for milling. The
Moaning Star shaft is down l15 feet; the
ledge is eleven feet wide, and large proper
ton of the ore being distracted is, about
eighty per cent. silver. The Eureka has
has been sunk twenty feet; they have four
foot ledge, splendid ore, and resembling the
Morning Star; some sales have been made in
this ledge lately at good figures. The Gala
veras shaft down forty feet; six.foot ledge Of
excellent rock-twenty- two inches of which
is the richest gold rock l ever saw. Tie
Laid & Reed have considerable frst-cl ass
rock out, which will be crushed soon. The
Allison has improved more than any other
ledge, bothin width and quality of ore5 the
shaft is forty five feet below the level of the
tunnel, at which depth the leage has been
opened eleven feet wide, and they have not
vet struck the west casing the ore is SPLEEN
did; the Company have made sale of 100
tons of rock at a good price, which will be
crushed at Minear's mill. Wilson, Steele l.
Co., IN the Minnesota, are down FIFTY feet.
showing excellent mineral =; they intend to
l. l. L, III l.
crushed as soon as the roads will permit.
FOCUS & Co. have run the Orc Elmo tunnel
500 feet, and the shaft fifty feet,tand expect
to unite the two soon, when they will employ
q double set of hands l have not had time
to go up above the Allison, but learn that
several companies are at work,-the most
prominent of which is the Marble Heart,
specimens of which have seen and pro-
nounce equal to any in camp, and-if the
Company will develop the mine--will not be
excelled. The Home Ticket discovery has
been worked all Winter the skaft is down
100 feet, and they are chambering both ways.
Messrs Minear Co. have been and are now
crushing rock from that ledge, which pays
Well-the exact amount of which am una
BILE to learn. The War Eagle Company in
tend commencing operations soon; they have.
good mine, and should develop the same
without delay. There are numerous other
lodges which have been worked this Winter,
and are more or less developed, but have not
time to examine them.
RAGE AFTER TUNNEL RIGHTS.
There has been a rage here, this Winter
after tunnels, and all the sights in the camp
have been secured, some Of which are we'll
located and will be valuable property. others
lowing to the distance to be run before cross
ing lodges will take some time to develop
anything. The Morning Star is the only tun-
mel that is being worked at present they
expect to, cut three Lodges in the present con-
tract Among the best lecations-7in my
Judgment, which are to commence operations
soon-are the Eureka and Home Ticket both
will cross good paying lodges in the first one
hundred feet, and 1 understand they have
made arrangements with the owners which
will secure to them many advantages.
AS look round 1 will keep you posted in
regard to the camp. Yours, Rover.
Ruby City, April |, 1865.