New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-02

developed in shaft at the depth Of twenty feet,
and along which drifts have been for forty feet
more, is eighteen feet. The vein matter or ore
fills the entire space from wall to wall, and appears
like conglomerate mass Of fused minerals, or rot
canic seorta or Stag reddish brown, purple, yellow
leaving on the hands stains as Of ochTe, but OF
great specifc gravity, as htmatte OF gaiend. Ivy
furnace process, this ore yields % to 80 per cent
of lead, or from 500 10 600 pounds per tun, ana
from 500 to 900 in silver. There IS also IN u
arsenic, anthony, and some zinc The lead Is
mostly in n state Of OXyd. In the last few weeks,
$50 tons have been raised, and worked by stamps
and ;ac usual methods of matchmaking aTgeniier-
GUS ores. AT first. the product was only SO; DGt,
by constant experiment with various chcnicas, the
amount of silver obtained increased to 81, So,
So, $54, and tho last lots care $56 per taR. Inc
lead, 81 oNyd, passes away in the "tailings," and
is lost by mill process. There is no classification OF
ore-it - all apparently alike an qnoltty and IS an
porked UithoH 1drdataoR an result. Wlth cheap
fuel or transportation, which tho Pacific Railroad
viii give to tins mine in two years, 10 one doubts
thut the net product will be doubled by smelling,
instead OF stamping and matchmaking. The value
of the lead will more than pay all expenses OF treat
ment. The 80 tuns mentioned was worked al
Wcbbsr's iIill in Trinity, and may be taken as an
adcq tate proof Of the richness Of the mine. IFS ex-
tent il a matter Of cyc-sght in factit being esti-
mated that not less than 1000 tuns OF ore are
shown and indicated by the present degree OF deyo'
opmcnt.
In the same locality, within the compass, as
said, Of square nile, visited about thirty parallel
hedges foot 70 six or eight feet IN width, OF me
same character 0t ore as the " MOntcZuma,' which
satisfies me that within this limited space IS an
amount Of mineral beyond all estimate or coinpre-
hen5.on-a mass thata hundred nils can hardly
make an impression upon m century ana when
will Weld moro silver than would pay the National
Debt. OF tho Humboldt Mining Region, bear IN
mind that this Arabia" is but section or two
of area in extent
GA Your right hand, in tie lower foothills OF the
main Humboldt Mountain, i another remarkable
mineral district few miles IN extent, called sac
ramcnto." SIX months AGO, the Bullion ledge
was located, since purchased by Gov. Bieief).
Tbs is q mass OF quartz twelve or fifteen ieet ~
width showing richly in mineral, and producing
about 81 per .un BY mill process. \ Few months
later One OF tho most extensive mines IN thls state
was q scovered and located called the Montana.
II Is an immense ledge Of darf OF blush quartz,
Ilied throL-h out with suphurets Of silver, fuily
eighteen feet IN width, and cropping out IN heayy
masses sometimes to hight OF ten or hiteen leet
for a distance Of more th"n mile. Assays Of the
D90rcsi biossom Took give not lss than So TO the
tuu while selected portions show several hundred
do lars The quantity of ore Is inealcuablc, and
the tests OF It's quality leave no room Tor dodtt mat
il Will take rank among the best in this State.
ON this Montana. ledge are already 10 ,ated the
" TINA" New-lork company, and Rochester
company. represented here By Dr. LOOMS, both OF
which have commenced WORK upon their respective
claims. .
" Montana" are many other lodges, ooinc OF them
quitc heavy and al showing good essays. Ii Is
another locality similar to the Arabia, whcre seem
20 be concentrated immense deposits Of paying ore,
iayorably situated cor mining.
Passing eastvnrdly from the Montana" two
mics - the summit Of the mountain. we stand
upon another immense mass OF quar'1-sone five
OF siX heavy lodges f.om three 1r four 10 twelve
feet BOO wid h-cHlod the "llumboldt series " which
deloc, when TIE quantity ~ ore j. considered, Of
a irst-class mne-for every ledge yet opened has
shown rapid increase m richness with depth. At
thirty forty feet, it will be- remembered, the
Comstock gssayed less than so; Vet az four or
fve hundred feet IN depth il "a regarded the most
productive silver mine in the world
! have visited many other mines more or less de-
yclopci b. shafts aad tunnels, and fon many Of
which lots Of ore have been worked at the Union
NJ IN 81 this town; and from all the facts am well
satisfied that incalculable amounts Of gold and
/ silver are hidden ia these humboldt mountains
beside mines of lead and copper. The field for
judcious and profitable investment Of capital Is ..
large one and those who first occupy this field viii
secure advantages not to be obtained ~ later day
except by heavier outlay.
Mr.. Weber. the proprietor OF the Trinity NH,
who has worked q large quantity Of ore from the
"MontcIuina' mine told mcthls morning that the
average yield by mill process So per tu az the
depth Of ~ feet that the ledge showed from 10 to
% feet in width, all II Ehich uds dAhe ~ 9HaiHy,
with no doubt Of increasing richness as the mine
was worked NJ greater depth. Even as the ore now
yields 10 stamps combining some other improve
mcnis suggested by experience the average can be
increased 10 Clio or over per tun. 1t Is certainly
one of the most astounding bodies OF pay ore
that | have ever seen or conceived oi.
In my next shall give ron some facts IN regard
10 the agricultural capabilities Of the country, the |
expense of staple products, sc. In regard TO !
health, there is not, | believe, any region of the
globe more salubrious than this; it Is not 30 bad
country 10 live in and enjoy life as city people
think. We have Geographic communication with |
all the world and that IS evidence that We are in
the ncighjorhood of civilization Soon the cars, /
and then degree of progress known Dowhere else
than Ia this grand Republic
Yours truly, J. W.
UH,OHrIHc Nsudda, July -. lsuj