New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-24
FROM NEVADA.
The City of Austin-M,nerai Resources OF
Nevudn-Uow TO Secure . Mime-The
Prospects Of . New stntc-Currcucy
LrajsIuttOu,

/; from Our Special C0rssponIent
Austin, Nevada March TO- lsca.
distance" is fast losing enchantment and
1.-The "uitermost parts Of the earth" coming qnit'
close to each other; and now the State Of Nevada II
not 80 far away from New.York was Pittsburgh
when boy-and that is not more than quarter
Of century ago.
1 We arc nation Of many States. and should b.
brought to each other as ia practicable-evcr
pOssibs and this is being done by means OF the ele
graph aud raroad-tbe anniLators Of time and space
and by way Of preparation for n more intimate &C
! neutrality-suspicious. that away down IN New.York
nobody knows nything about Eoyada1 will. by your
permission. tell you something about the Reese River
mines and tie country adjacent beginning with bric
description Of the metropolis Of this mining region the
City Of Austin, which is situated about eqGi distant
ibetwcen Sacramento, Cal. and Salt Lake. U. T.. on
the east side OF the Reese River Valley, and some ten
miles from Reese River.
Tho city lis built east OF .dcep cahon, along
| q ravme by the drainage Of the hills on either
side, and the north side Of this ravino extends
up the hills probably one mile in width and In
cudcs row what formerly called Clifton and Upper
Austin and is at least three miles In length Its pres
ent population Is five SIX thousaud contains one
press office, two banks, one hall, three l0els, and
stores and saloons too numerous to mention. There
are now quartz mills engaged In reducing and
working silver ores-one in Of erectonin the
city two, within Eve miles on The north. and two or
three Mt Big Greek the south eide Of the city Orc
IL the mills north Of the city-tho Midas-s owned by
NewYork capital. and Is Of the best II not the
very best. II III in this part II the State
REESE RIVER DISTRICT AND ADJOINING DIsTRICTs.
] The Reese River District is the one first organized
and formed and duly organized in May A u. 1862
and embraced all ;is part Of the (hcn) Territory. II
Lhs been curaled very considerably since by the for
nation Of new districts bat still about ten miles in
width nor;h aud south and forty fifty east aud west
and embraces in II tie city Of Austin.
The mines usually designated here as hedges, ="
"lodes. ""veins" and claims" The term "mine' is
only applied after tho workings ledge have gone
down below level to where rich pay ore Il
en- out and has thcn reference directly 10 the
wors done than vein orc. that being usually
Designated ~ the lode" or vein. Thus much cen
sidered necessary Ia wlnt may say hereafter.
Before tpenk Of the mines specially desire to say
La few words about
ADJoIyITG DIsTnCTS,
and what district means, as 10 give you some idea
# not already informed to the extent Of the mineral
region Of Reese River AID the par, that dstro, In al
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mining country plays a'.to the claims.
North ofthe Reese River District, and nearly parallel
"a the Amsdor District. Mount Hope. next Mount
vernon which reaches about 90 or ~ miles north ofAus
tin. st.n farther. and norih-easery. Is CorteA and
th.westsrly New York Districts. Each distant
from Ans,iD about siIty miles. This reaches TO the
Humboldt Valley region.
IT. going south. south west and sou'hoast from Aus
tin we have tho simpsons Prrk Rig Creek, Bunker
HIn Santa "a smoky Valley. San Antonio. Wash
ington. Union Twin River. Mammoth. and others. the
uaues Of witch do no, readily r"o"r 10 memory
aud tie nosi distant Of which from 20 to 100 miles
Thee. mines pr,ncIr ally the east side Of the
Reese River VALLEY and along vhas called the Toiabo
Mountains.
From this hrio' description you will observe that the
mineral region of Reese River is by means
limited and this fact viii be stl more apparent when
say that the country Is no, yet ''prospected.'
Tie Reese River District mines having been first
discovered. consequently better developed than in
the adj joiuing districts. At time dispGrago
sought to be placed the mines OF this dis
irct BY parties interested In rival districts and town
sites tie ground thar the odcs veins narrow
and were found In granite casemenis The fact 10 the
edgcs narrow but miner, here say this is more
than compensated for IN the oItraordnary richness
metal bearing rock and iks seems TO lie true when
gard is had to icv facts II costs much 10 raise to
tie surface poor class of 1t does rich ore. and
the cost Of having II reduced at the quartz
mills is much nearly Then fit much to
take out and cace ore that pays only $40 sopcr
II does that pays $780, sooD and 800 per tun
few figures will show that tnn Of the rich will
be IN value than goodly number Of tuns Of the
fqorer class Of ore.
This tie secret Of the Of the narrow lodges
Of tie Reese X or Mining District.
In spite of all has been said to their dispaage'
men the mine, Of this district are now much sought
after and each months shipment shows healthy in
crease Of bullion from this city.
We lave quite a number Il mines here which crush
rock that Yields eco per tun and The North
Star Oregon. Morgan and Muncy Southern
Light. Savage Esther. Wall Isabella and Diana arcI
claims of that clast-beside many others.
The average yield Of oil rock crushed at the Cali.
fornin Mil exceeds two hundred dollars per tun. This
statement includes it's crushing Of first second aud
third class ores.
The average yield Of the Oregon Mill excluding the
crushing Of the North Star and Oregon claims. which
are owned by the Mil Company is fraction less,
L. e. elgs.
Eow MINIS ARE SECURED.
The method Of securing q mine ~ Dy the ioio"ihRl
acts. First tie person surposng he has discovered a
lGdge writes notice, setting forth the fact that the
persons whose signed to the notice claim
certain number Of feet the ledge. designating by
some name and within 10 days thereafter gets the no
tce recorded by the Recorder a Claims OF the Mining
District certain amount Of work must be done each
month 10 hold claim and In default o. this the right
10 the claim becomes forfeited and subject to location
by other persons. This the primary source Of title 10
mines both in Nevada and California, and 30 Jar 40