New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-08


MEXICO and the higher mountain regions Of California
The timber used in this region brought rom the soes
OF the main Serras some 10 miles west Of TINS ci'y
where there II excellent timber and many saw-nils
CoMsIOCK RANGE.
The various mines that are what 10 known rs the
Comstock range are situated in thh city God HUI anu
American Flat Tie first WORK on tho lead was donent
the point whore was 6rst discovered IN tins ciy ou'
now srtepsys works are N operation thc came VEN
Cd Gold Ill., nile south Of this CITY ana Oh
American Flat, nile or two south Of Gold Hill In
this city there some eight u ten dividend PAVING
claims, and in Cod Hin about thirty. In o"'h TOWNS
are . Urge number Of claims that will undl upt'i!
produce paying ore beng on the same feh VEN
Nd oIy requiring 70 be properly developed ~ l'c
Territory there about hundred nils idr t1e re
duction Of silver that have cost from s-o"o'o
t4Uo 90 esch In the Esinerada mines tIrc are three
hhis IA operation; in Reese River mine In the HUM
bodt country two and tie remainder are iD tins
vicinity within q circle o. fifteen niles from Hr%nih.
large number vi nile hosting works eic sIs in pro-
cess of erection In raroIs pars u The country. No
mai cen observe the vast amount Of powerful snd
costly machinery row in eonst mt operation IN Tue 1'f
riory without feeliug astoDished when told that I've
years sgo this silent Gesolate wilderness. Hee
where five years since the piUte brave recined upon
his robe Of rabbit SKINS, dreauiine of ne apT? hHhI
ing grounds Of the world with 40 noise TO is
tub his revegies the trcmuous scb"ins beaing'
Of tue mountain sheep high up above tie gi'd, cliffs
here, mcrnlng nso, snd night helf hundred steam
whistles shrek In UNISON their shr cal to te Thousands
Of workUen ho begin OF leave on VoTA In one1''Ac.
~ the Wild and imperions signal
h. H.. al Al
lead or lode are the mot extensive, complete and
eo.t, 10 he found In the State but tbs is much The
o.dts. mining district have not space in ibis letter
" describe particular claims any Of our mining die
tre.s thsreo.e will not s,tonpt TO do more tim men
tL,n them.
KsNEaALDA DISTRICT.
This MIXING district is about l4O ni'es soufheast OF
this city Aurora is tie principal town q the distinct
and contains q large number Of fine buildings ard
has some 400 inheb!taLt.. ThoTe nre many gn"1
minos In tAe district. and ten mills for She reeuc
ton Of the ores from these already In "crution
large appoint Of syef bullion r. shipped from the town
Of Aurora every week. The town supports two daily
payers.
R2EsI RIVER VINES.
The Reese River mines sre about 100 miles east OF
hi. city op the Overland stage route The mines were
frst discovered shout two years AGO. Austin. the
prpcipsl tswr contains about 90 inhabitants lhfe
ara large number of ich veins of silver ore in this
region. These ore. are different from those OF our
ens In this district being mostly chlnrds rcdds aad
BROMIDE while here the principal ores are the back aud
grey sulphure's.
A daily newspaper 10 Published at Auetin, md there
ere mac mills 10 operation; as several others process
If erection There are several other FOWLS "f sonsd'
rnbe importance In this Reese River rcgon. in the
mining scsrons In the Of lone, the eonnt!
,co, ~ Lander County . weekly paper 10 p.olishec
and there are nuuber Of other place. equally Irosper'
.,s The mnev of this region extend NJ lar south a.
pr~pcctors have ever ventured To elporr-some two
snnared r.iIes Sure ye,ns very rich on the snrflf
have been found outside 81 the settlements In vnrions
cons but ycs they have not been Improved tue
owners being poor men and tie country being TOO WIG
6r captasts 20 venture into, While perhaps equally ss
nod opportunities for investment arc 10 be found Id
more CIVILIZED bcnliiies
HUMBOLDT D'sTIicr.
Thi, mining district 10 Situated shont $50 miles north
east OF this city tie east side OF tie Hum""' hNer
and uenr 10 tie Old Ewisraot Road. Gown tAas r'er
The mines we're fret discovered IN ls6o out ala ho'
attract much Of. enton autll year or t"o aIer"hu
There sre four f,s isree towns 10 ths region sn"
one or two miirs In operation Wood 10 V'i! scare
and for tbi. few snn mills have been eiee'so'
o,n sixty five miles Ia length aud capable oi oaIy
ing water sufficient 70 run iurty hhy water nis -
now nearly half pcted As soon es tbs great WORK
ia finished number Of large mills VIII nc once pe
erected The prime pal nine in this region the sheos'
hich Yields large quantities Of YER rich ore. much N
which IL s-pt England for reduction THIS Is tho
oldeet and best developed clam In thai region. Dat
hero are doubtless hundi equally ~ good we're tey
40 thoroughly opened. An excellent weekly paper Is
published here at Cnionvillc and there arc some very
heavy tsnneng undertaken for the develop
nent Of the veins found In certain nountains Toe E
ores Of this district different from those OF either
E.usrada Or Reese River being srgentife,ous qalena
and antmonal Some Of the leaks of this region
ere very rich In gold but in this they not peculiar
ss more or less gold !s found 10 every mining dsuSS
aud In noarly all paying veins
NEW DIsTRIcr.
In this direction are several mining dssr,cts.
The most promising Of those Pine Wood. Mountain
ellis ard Clan Alpine The first was only discovered
sone three or four months since and little has been
done below the surface. judging from Assays obtained
from rick taken from the croppngs Of sosne OF these
veins think there Is doub, but they will prove In
unsely valuable The district 10 situated between the
Humboldt and che Reese River mines, and was dscoV'
cred By Mr. Hurst inveterate prospecter. AMI the
and locator Of the famous Sheoa Mlne In ene
avmboldt country, frsn which circumstance be ID
known Ly the nickname Of "Shebs Hurst" The dis
trst 10 well waiered and the bills are clothed with
heavy srowth q out paa Clan Alpine quito nh~
di.,riot, tbers being but . dozen or two o. miners
there bot IL contains most promisiuR veins Ore
brought from some Of these veins aud worked here In
Dur mill has yielded equal 10 the ore Of soms Of car