The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1865-09-16
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ISIiDDLE BOIsE MINES.

eS Sketcn OF tDe Mluuie DOlSe MlRfbg us
strict, whichFwe reproduce
iMIDDLE BOISE OR YUBA DISTRICT.
Starting from Rock Bar one morning in
company with two gentlemen, one of whom {
was a quartz operator from New York, l j
found myself, after pleasant ride over ~
: rather rough country, on top of the 'Atlan-
1 ia Hill, he rather notable spot in the Middle
Fork District. Itis called sixteen to eigh-
teen miles from Rocky Bar to that place, and
the trail is over mou ntains and along ridges,
of course. Il think the severest part of the
whole route isF FClinfbing the 'aAtlanta Hill, ~
which is a tremendous mountain before one
'is'half way up it, and increases in magni-
tude for some time after. Yuba City is a
small log setstementsAyisg 'on Yuba Creek
lat the foot Of Atlanta Hill. "A few miners
are at work on the creek, with poor success,
but a couple of mixes below, about one hun
dred men are ut work onM:ddle Boise river,
and doing very-wen. .Alturas City is anoth
er log settlement; Boosting of store lis sit
"uated ON the Middle Boise at that, point.
Once upon the Atlanta Hill, quite a number
cot lodges are visibleS cropping outin-differ- |
ent parts of the hill, a.grcat part'bf which |
: is heavily timbered'or covered with brush.
The hill is cut into by gulches, which have,
some of them, been fund rich in gold and
have been worked to advantage the present
season.
ALooK"AT QUARTZ.
The lodges in the immediate vicinity 'of
Rocky Bar are found to contain gold, with
perhaps AN occasional trace of silver, but
only two miles from there, easterly, good
silver as'well as good ore, is found in the
Vanderbilt, California, Mariposa' and Sara
gason lodges Following the same range of
quartz east, we nd gold and silver ledges
again on the top of a high mountain called
"Gold IIill," though they are but little
worked. Still eastward again, in fact about
east of northeast, is the Yuba District, as
commonly known, though its real title in
deeds anu papers is Middle Boise District.
Here are found very rich lodges OF quite
large size, not only upon the Atlanta Hill
but upon others l confined my examina-
tun chieHJ 10 the Atlanta Hill, as the
lodges there suHiced to sati fly me of the
,riehn IS of the district | have travelled
through the different mining camps Of'Seu-
thern Idaho the present season and which
have t.ken pains to see, and pc sonally ex-
anime the prominent ledges everywhere.
Nowhere else have seen iedges that so uni
formly combined size with richness as here.
The ore is, some of it, very rich in silver as
well as gold, and in every ledge visited l
saw indications that silver wou predomi-
nate. The mosL preminen, ledge in. Yuba,
as'well as the most developed, is the " At.
lanta," which is fast becoming an object oi
prominence IN that part of tue country. Por.
tions of the ledge show the richest quality
~of silver ore, while gold is visible to the ma
ked eye. l take the Atlant. as the type OF thu
District, as IT. is tue'p inaipalsledgeA
and has entracei foi one mile and ahalf
''a.trr showing croppings thirty 10 forty fee
vide. | sheuld consider 1t inside the mari
TO say the ledge was fifteen to twenty feetii
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developed it promises to pay largely.
shall leave time to tel its story wituout at
tempting to say how rich Yuba Dis ret ma
be, and am confident that in time its ledge
will take q first rank in, the mArket, and
the Comstock leige has any competiti0nnc nc
equal in Idahot am inclined to believe tha
tho Atlanta Will all things un,idered, hav
to step in and compete. There is aprospet
that New York capital will come, nunothe
year, to assist iu developing that section
the country, as several geiitlemenhav latel
been there, who are either Oh erepresent,
. tives OF capital, or else have an idea of goin
east with quartz to dispose of. It'is favor,
BILE to the Interes s Of Yuba that all who Wis
it are confident of its richness in Ores ar
are rather anxious to secure ground tie
TO dispose Oflit. Although opened in ST.
sral p aces ihee Atlanta has not been sank
to sufficient depth to reveal its width to q
vantage, but every blow struck upon it shov
continued Improvement. te
HOW TO GET THERE.
lam more particular in describing Yul
as saw IT., from the reason that was mu
surprised to find such favorable prospects
a country so l,t1le known 'and apprec ate
besid 8 which | feel naturalprfte india
that induces me to rejoice in its 'eoming fl
prospects. "Having travelled. from Boise o.
by the old emigranr route and gHmas Prail
thi,her, and returned FROM Rocky Bar
way of The Basin, Iaam"prep pared to ask W
is not somels step takento secure the near,
.and best route, and work it? At,presento
goes half around Rocky Bar beforereaolri