The New York herald., 1865-01-23

nayt0ason COMPANY, ~ rorSand, eM governos BngyB
worth, E.,os oins.ssd y cl.! and other prominsss
citissns Stopped = Amgoni's HoseLnne honss
mstts rys. Waiting the manutasss!ins towns, orssoa
CITY and Salem the capital Of the State where met
tou ms.pS Il the nexs of having
been fully confirmed
Novrsxs ls-ssartsd for San Tr.ncisso, via Victoria
CISCO in Ave days passage. Fare forty-nvs dollars h
gold Large crowd Of passengers and million in sssa-
Noy.nsSz as.-stopped as the Occidental and was
pleased congratulate my nephews upon the nanosome
in which they were conducting business ana ~
he leading citizens Of the Pacific statsa Rode ont Y
the Cin House, went to the oper., theatre ~
o snesS sns Sa p.s of silver bricks
and gold bars in the mint and great banking houses
saw Rugges and his celshrated sack OF hour visited ~
vineyards and wine growing localities, spent day VIVA
Easton examining his weilknown Blackhawk stock q
horses visited tho newly discovered Pacific Congre1
steamship the Del Norte and IN short did what travel
lers generally do in large, brilliant and prosperous city
ished i in M is4s.hs pioneer sses Of shs Pacific COAST
but did not succeed the entire city having been rebuis
and rsmodslsd during sas pas, annS fS" years v,.,
Of the splendid river steamers for Sacramento
fare i've dollars, in gold, Of course
DECEMBR 10-Took cars for Latrobe, twenty mes-
links in the Pacific raiiwayhence by stage y
Placerville where took pioneer breakfast and pre-
ceeded at to the station called Strawberry on the
summit OF Sierra Nevada took sleigh from Strawberry
to Yanks twelve miles, and thence stage TO Virginia City.
DECEMnsa 12-In Virginia City, stopped tho Inter
national Hotel; met number Of prominent banker1
miners merchants and capitalists and spent an entire
day in the Ophir silver mine Descended five hundred
feet into the mine the appearance being literally like
that Of silver city under ground, with 'addits,
lanes Of ctyhe sparkling ore on all sides rejecting
our lights and presenting altogether dazzling appear
ance matter Of fact and scene OF cnchantmenk
Travelled four or five miles in this wonderful subtcr
ranean region In company with Mr. f. Davis, Prosi-
dent Of the Ophir Company Mr. Davis assured me thas
the here but the counterpart Of those
in several large mines on the oIstock lode Hence
visit to other mines was unnecessary There are two
grades Of ores extracted from these mines tho lower
ones being worked by what Is known as the wet puver
izng process in which the puverized ores go directly
into the pans for amagamat!on The higher grade ores
are dry puvcrizcd then subjected to heating process
for several hours chemically treated, in
order to extract foreign substances which prevent free
amagamaon The stamping mills for this purpose are
located at the most convenient points Tor water power
fuel transportation &c The improved processes used
in freeing the metal NJ these mines are unequaed by
those in use at any other mines ~ me woria
from the the pure silver TO within from four 10 eight
per cent of the assay Common aborcrs IN these
mines receive dollars in gold per day, OF elgns
hours and find themselves The occupation Is not con-
sdered unh eaby as disease Of fatal charactsr
contracted by these underground operations Iherc
great demand for labor in thes and other silver mines AZ
the above rate Scientific worknon Of Co rse cove
higher rate OF compensation Ordinary board can be OBJ
taned al from seven dollars week To reach these
mines the routs is convenient by overland, ny way
OF sal, Lake at cost of three hundred dollars in groom
backs from ii $50 ri river 10 sat Lake. and one hundred
in gold from her Going by way OF San francisco Inc
cost varies according to tho price of passage by seames
bit the sum may be set at about the same, perhaps
little Rapdy of transit is in favor OF the overland
route
DncgMBEa 14-I.cft for AUSTIN two hundred miles cast
known as tho sese silver region. Stopped at tho
Exchange Hotel hardly adequate TO tne patronage u
Governor Of Nevada and several other parties largely
interested mining There is one peculiary about the
mines in this region. The leads small but excessively
ric-somc of the ore being worth one and half to two
dollars per pound There great many mines opsned
here and n confidently expected that the deeper they
are sunk the wider tho leads will come tho
of the Diana mine which has been sunk hundred and
sixty feet the lead widened out TO three feet AS yes
the crushing mills entirely inadequate to the amount
OF produced but with the erection OF new mills,
already arranged for is expected the developments Of
the coming will reach standard equal TO those
of other mining localities and have the effect Of attract
ing emigration and building the place Took two dayS
coupls Of dsys and left on the Ish for salt Lake CITY
where arrived on the 22d, at -four 7. NJ
DECEMBER 22.-In salt Lake City attended the annual
ball given by Brigham Young TO the membcrs OF the
Assembly and Council city oials the church officers,
including the twelve apostles, bishops elders teachers
and brothers, myself being the only Gentle present
About two hundred couples present The ball went
OF elegantly fine band of music, ladies well dressed
and everything arranged according 10 the highest scae
Of the fashionable code regulating such entertainments
The ballroom spacious and also the supper room ad
joining Prayers uttered previous 70 pAraking q
tho feast which creditabe to the gastrOnomto
of those concerned The entertainments OF the
evening diversified by music upon grand piano.
one OF brigham lounys numerous daughters Onclasn8
at tho instrument accompanied by two Of her sisters n
vocal efforts Brigham Young had twenty three OF ne
wives present, TO all of whom l was introduced, and
danced with six different The ladies were oil cheer
full and happy their religious zeal apparently making
them unconscious of tho culinrty OF their domestic
situation During the evening Brigham requested al
his wives and daughters sons-inaws and sons, with
their numerous wives and daughters 10 occupy seats ~
long table, In ord 7, lac remarked, that "Mr l.
could see what large and happy family he had" I
looked bowed and blushed ris sbam is hale, hearty,
gay old gentleman SIXTY four years old and appar MY
has many years and long line of progeny stili before
him.
DscRxHR % Attended ball at the Salt Lake HOUSE,
given by tho Grncs-no Mormons being present Abous
sixty couples were present Among the gcn mon were
Governor Doy, General Conner, Captain mpstead and
several Others Of Gen raj Conner sa and lin oiceA
IL a dciehtul affair Remained in salt lnks city
until Lhe 30ih.
nErs 3OAt twelve, noon, left salt Lake City in
sleigh with -four horses and attirad in complete ana
unique buffalo suit prepared IN San Francisco, for the
wintcrs trip eastward Being the only passenger, had
tie solitary pleasure Of enjoying alone the solemn gran
dcur Of tho ride To Achson, over the snow-cad peaks
and through Tive valleys and gores OF the ROCKY NOUN
taDs and across the broad land Of the Great Plains
distance Of tw I've hundred and fty leshe entire dis
from salt Lake City being complished IN ten days
and half
Tho 10th OF January, 1865, back again In
Atchison, and the fith Of the month back In
New York. having within the space of four months
exactly travelled twcs the American continent ~
Of it broadcs parts visited all the principal 10 nS
the route explored sbternnean city Of silver cx-
anined the startling marvcs of the regions through
which traversed met mos. of the leading mon, lad
my buffalo, deer grizzly bear and Indian hunLs, hob
n0bbcd with Brigham Young and danced with hs wives,
aud fully satisfied myself that this Is an enormous coun
try and that tn, metropolis OF New York " the bygese
and best place In IT,