Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-09-22
New. from tho Humbold, Country


This morning we had the pleasure of
meeting the State Controller, Lance Night
ingill, who has just returned from an ex-
tended tour among the mines of the Hum
boldt country, which have been so decrled
by parties who really knew nothing of the
country. Nightingale, although an old
pioneer of the Humboldt country, and
we'll versed in its mighty hills and noun
tains, never until this visit was aware of
the vast mineral which, devel-
oped, will place Nevada in the front rank
Of all mining communities in the world.
From Mr.. Nightingale we learn the fol-
lowing particulars relative to mines and
mills now being worked and developed.
MoNTBzuMA NINE.
This claim is situated in Trinity Dis
trict, four miles from Humboldt river, and
twenty miles west Of Unionville. The
ledge, which is about four feet in width of
mineral, was located last Spring, and the
groupings, Of which we saw a large piece,
are largely ~impregnated with galena and
silver ore, although bearing the appear
ance Of a large piece of sulphur ore in u
native state; but its great specific gravity
assures US that the groupings are enor-
mously rich in minerals, of gold, silver,
and base metals. A shaft has been sunk
to the depth of thirty feet, where the vein
has increased in thickness to five feet.
And here, from casing to casing of the
ledge a lighter but more argentiferous
quality Of ore has been extracted, which,
by mill process, returns from 800 to $50
per tom. The amount of this ore is appa-
rently without limit. and eight men are
TO- constantly at work getting out ore
from the mine, which is now being
worked in
wEBBER's MILL,
situated seven miles from the mine, and
running five stamps and four Weller pans.
and commenced work on the ore q short
time since. We saw at the Office of Wells,
Fargo s. Co., in Virginia, this morning,
fifteen bars of bullion, the result of about
three tons of ore worked in this mill, the
exact value of which we were unable to
ascertain, but evidently worth enough to
afford the owners very pleasant dreams.
The ore from the Montezuma and adjacent
lodges IS easy of extraction, and can be
raised for about two dollars, hauled for
three dollars, and milled for twenty-five
dollars per ton-making a total expense
of about thirty dollars per ton for reduc-
ton and mining, leaving to the owners a
net profit per ton of from twenty to fifty
dollars. A number of undeveloped lodges
are located in the same district, among
which is the Jersey, which was purchased
last week by John Atkinson, of Virginia,
paying therefor a round sum, and receiv-
ing q perfect title to the ledge from the
original locators. The Montezuma will
continue to raise ore for crushing. and will
probably furnish Weber with a full sup
ply for crushing for the coming year. Ad-
jacent to Trinity District is the Sacra-
mento District, which has been consider
ably developed of late, and embraces very
many valuable locations. The principle
mine. so far developed, is the
MONTANA CLAIM,
which was located a few months since,
and shows the largest groupings OF any
ledge in Humboldt District, averaging
twenty-five feet in hight and twenty feet
in width. running north and south, and
traceable for q distance of several miles.
The groupings are of a grayish quartz,
somewhat decomposed, but assaying so
largely in gold and silver that a mill has
been built for the Montana Company
styled
sTEvBNsoN's MILL,
Which was erected under the care Of
Morgan Hungerford, Esq, whom we saw
this morning, and to whom we are in
debted for valuable particulars. The mill
is Of steam power. with ten stamps and
four Varney's pans and two large settlers.
It commenced to crush the groupings last
Monday, and after running three hours
two pans containing thirty-two buckets
of pulp, and two tanks of quicksilver
about a pint Of the settings were drawn
off and therefrom four ounces of amalgam
was obtained, which we saw in the pos
session of MIR. Hungerford this morning,
thus it appearing that the groupings are
of immense mineral wealth. A joint shaft
is being sunk by Mr.. Stevenson and the
Montana Company, which will cut the
ledge at a depth of one hundred feet.
where It is but reasonable to suppose the
ledge will be of greater width and rich-
ness. Other claims are being worked
with good promise of success, being OF the
same character as the Montana. The
Moonlight lode, Of Indian District, IS be-
ing worked under care of Mr.. Black, OF
the firm of Howell s Black of Virginia,
who Is an old resident Of Virginia, and
well known as a practical man. Uncle
Lance is most Jpbilant over the rising
prospects of mining IN Humboldt, and we
are glad that prosperity has commenced
TO dawn upon that so long depressed
mining portion of our young State. That
increasing developments will be made
profitable we sincerely trust, and the pros
perity of Humboldt will be as warmly
wished for as that Of any other portion OF
Nevada.
MATTERS IN ExcELsIoR.-Messrs. Win
ton, Robinson s Co.'s new mill was start
ed up on the l4th inst, and is pounding
out Excelsior rock with good results.
The mill of Mr.. Long is also nearly ready
to un, and the California company have
half an acre of ground covered with tim.
bers, machinery and lumber for the mill
which they intend to put up this Fall.
| The more the mines are worked, the
more confident the miners are that they
have got a big thing in quartz
Almost everybody has rich specimens In
abundance. The Wisconsin Company has
struck richer rock than ever before, and
the Excelsior Company is sacking ore
from their claim, which is said to be ex-
traordiuarily rich. The miners recently
got up a minstrel entertainment all to
themselves. which, by aid of burnt cork
an old violin, two gallons Of Ho Joe whis-
key and a great deal of minstrel talent,
was a decided success.
DISTRICT CouRr.-Before Judge Rising
In the matter Of the State VS.. Albert T..
Waterman. who appeared for sentence
this morning, his counsel, Judge Pitzer,