The mountain Democrat., 1865-11-11
Z, nnn,nn Nnx 1919

FL DORADO, nov, 1865.
Eos. DENocRAF: Did you ever travel-if 30,
where? Were you " leave tie editorial sane
lum for one week and take . view Of the sur
rounding scenes OF this tOwnship and notice
the improvements now going on in the mines,
especially quartz, you would be surprised. IL
would enable you to print matters that would
be more beneficial 70 the prosperity Of the
county than defending il against the epithets
aud slurs of the abolition, negro loving 10y
al trash. Quarts mining is now becoming
epidemic II the cholera were TO visit US this
TALL could hardly imagine which Of the tive
would be the most contagious; every man Who
can write notice has selected some boulder,
and 100 feet each side is claimed as . quartz
mine.
The indications are good. It is true, but they
don't consider the immense amount Uf capital
it takes Tn develop them. Some, however, d"
well on them, they get u chance occasionally to
sell out to an adjoining company, wh0 have
funds, for three or four hundred dUllGrs, and
SODS IS I'm -vSsrA1 accept.
We have one mill, the Union, at our city,
working twenty stamps, under The supervision
Of our old friend BHbcOx. Ii is entirely
new and doing . splendid business. A new
mill Of eighty hOrse pOrwer is g0iUg up now
at LOafer's Hollow, on q tine vein Of quartz
recently struck and developed sufficiently to
warrant the enterprising company to erect
first class mill. The Power will be sufficient
TO run eighty stamps, but at present they will
run but twenty, and rs they open the vein
W ill increase them to forty. Capt Woodwork
Of San Francisco, is experimenting the erec.
tion Of the mill. The whole machinery is
from the Miners Foundry, San Francisco, and
was patterned and gotten up BY the Captain.
II will be in complete trim 10 about six weeks.
There are forty tons Of castings used in this
mammoth mill, and when completed will
greatly add to the revenue of our county
The mine is looked after by Charley M0u''
thrOp of San Francisco, practical miner, and
who will do his utmost to develop the whnle
vein; aud, as the company have the "kale
seed" nothing will be lett uudune.
Nathan Rhine has one Of the best lodges
have seen. He has expended abuut Ss,UVO to
develop il, and has Q shaft 1872 feet in depth,
and Al the depth Of 100 feet be has drlfted
north and south, following the vein both ways.
He has sufficient quartz already IN the surface
| to run twenty stamp mill for one year, and II
will pay $40 per ton. Call and see NathSn's
specimens and believe what say. There are
hundreds Of small capitalists doing 9 good
business with their lOdes in way OF arastras.
Jesse JamIsOn has q finely developed lode
that he is working in this way, and the last
clean up the rock averaged $50 per ton. The
Fort Yuma mill is doing good business. In
one weeks run they took Uut forty pounds Of
amalgam.
Benz. Wilder 4 Co. have a ten stamp mill
near the town propelled by wafer, running day
and night. do not know with what success,
but it must pay or they could not afford TO run
it long.
| noticed rather curious bill Of sale few
DAYS ago, given By one Of our citizens, and by
the way, a hrsI rate fellow but as The school.
master was supposed To be away when be was
u boy. his education Was sadly neglected The
whole instrument Is y novelty iD its way, and
for the benefit Of your readers will give 1t to
you verbatim ct literatiIn. Harper may get
hold Of it and give you the proper credit:
Soogat luf, May q 1865
This is too Sirtih that Dinnis 4 | hev this
d. BArgnned 4 S'wd toO one J. B. Gran aid III
d Co. twentee i've foot Of clame neer this
plais fur tweDtee tive GOlrs cash IN hand pade
dom whin it cumea out otf the clame.
Sined NSNIS RHOAN.
Witness ]. M. Burler havelng no interest in
the matter.
The sickness is gradua lily leaving US, and it
is IL be hoped viii not return again. One Of
FL Dorad"'r Pioneers departed this life on Mon.
day. Ira Moss was yesterday followed to the
grave by his numerous friends. He was well
known throughout this section as an honest.
good man. He came to this country in 1850
from Quincy. Ill. Thus one by one Of our pl.
oneerS drop frnm our gaze.
Yours. &c, MAGiNNn.