The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-01
OUR NEVADA CoRREsPoNDENCE
CARSON CRY, March %, 1864.

EDITOR Rock ISLAND ARGUS Although
the Indian excitement Is not entirely cooled
of, no general war is expected.
The valiant captain who fought tie first
battle and won such u signal victory, which
| mentioned In my last, Is not receiving that
| need OF applause he covets, thong ubtless
more than he deserves for instead of killing
80 hostile savages in arms he did succeed in
Strengthening about that many bel pless
squaws and children, and two or three bucks.
the Indians In the vicinity of Humboldt are
actually hostile. aud soldiers have gone out
there to chastise them, a job they will Sc
verely do, but hardly without a good square
fight or two. The Piute and Washue tribes
are: peaceable, and are bound to be so, not
withstanding the desire of certain whites to
the contrary. The Piutes have u fine reser-
Walton of land on Walker river, which covet-
Gus whites see no way to get unless a war
can be Matched up by which they hope to get
| the reservation abolished, the land thrown IN
| to market, aud farms worth SIS to 500 per
acre obtained at government prices. 'Lo !
the poor Indian"
The variety of minerals in the mountains
| of Nevada is being discovered to be more
and more extensive. The two latest discov
cries ore announced as platina and quicksil-
yer. The Virginia Union, of the 2lst inst,
speaking of the former metal, says of a mine
| being worked near that city The ore tax
| en- out of the Gold Bluff claim is u mixture of
| gold and piatina-the latter metal predomin.
ating. So far, those operating in the bust
ness are content with the experiment.
| The discovery of quicksilver has recently
been made in Nye county. The annexed in
| regard to this discovery, is from the REESE
| River Rereitie:
Three and half pounds of the quartz-not
| -. -. n
| nine ounces Ot pure quicksilver obtained, being
over eighteen per cent. Upon thorough exam
inaton of the lode, large quantities of rich cinni-
bar the ore of quicksilver, found. The rock
experilnented on contained this useful metal in a
| native Condition. The extent of these cnnibar
| bearing lodes was found to be great, indicating
that we shall be able to furnish own supply of
quicksilver, and probably have it to export
Reese River is evidently the country for the
miner. A bountiful providence has scanned its
hills with the most valuable of minerals and de-
posted in the plains the salts and alkalies
sary for their reduction, and other econ omic uses
of man. Silver, gold iron, "copper" lead, arsenic,
nitre sulphur, salt, oil, plumbago, fre-clay, and
so on without end and now is added quicksilver,
which, for our metallurgical purposes, is one Of
the most important of all.
The California branch of the q. s. sanitary
commission are taking steps to procure spec
linens of ore from the various mines on this
coast, to send to the national sanitary and
soldiers home fair to be opened in Chicago.
in May next. The society have issued cir
cular setting forth what they desire, and say
they expect to obtain
A collection of such specimens" as will fairly
and fully represent the mines of the Pacific coast
including gold, silver copper, and all other min
erals of value. Such specimens should be proper
ly labeled, and when offered for sale accompanied
by such tull and complete data as will at once
give the best attanable.
Every person contributing specimens is ex-
pected to give explicit answers to the follow.
ing questions:
What Is the name of your mine or company
Is IL incorporatedP What is the capital stock
What the number of shares? What mineral .
Where located? What extent in length? What
average width of ledger When locatedP How
long worked? How many men employed p
How deep? What machinery? What powers
What amount of power? What have been the
receipts? What the disbursements? Has il
paid dividends How manyf What amounts
Specimens from to 2 inches in diameter
are requested, and the information obtained
concerning each one from the answers to the