New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-12
FROM NEVADA.
Product Of the Mines in Two Di,tricts
More than q Million Dollar, . Month
The " ashoe T. Exrifemeui-The specu.
Inter.-Comsiock Ledge Giving Ont
The Luiro Tunnel Project-Truckee
District Rnd lis Advantage.
Erom Oar Special Correspondeni.

VIRGNn CITY. Nevada Jan Q. 1866
Among the many silyer-producing States Of
the Union Nevada stands fcst.
) < short years ago her great riches were unknown.
aud tho enierart was glad TO leave behind him her
dcsolae hills be passed into the pleasant vale Us Of
California; bat as Providence seems to leave no land
without its attractions 70 mankind. 1t put the pre-
cioas metals iu,c these barren hills and filed the bo
som OF her valleys with salt abundance the TO
furnish the means lor obtaining the other salt being
most useful chemical agent in the process Of amalga
nation. The following is a correct statement OF the
product two districts only taken from the lists of the
tax collector. for period of three months ending
March 81 lsCJ:
DISTRICT OF GOLD HILL.
Number OF tuus Of ore extracted $4,000.
Average valGe per tun. So So.
Total value Of orc extracted IL $50 4s7 o..
Amount q tax. : rs %.
This district Is situated on thc famous Comstcck
Ledge and tne above may be taken flf average OF
IT. yield
VIRGINIA DISTRICT.
The next distrc, upon the ledge, Is that of Viz
ginla. which contains within us hlits most Oi the
mines for when tls State Is most celcbrated.
humber OF tuns Of ore extracted for three months
ending March 3D. l-6j, 4J,Gi l-2J
Average value of ore per iun Ss2 81.
Total value Of ore extracted, u. .yO98c 10
Making a total for two districts alone OF s. 1890.
or an nv rage Of over 81 pD0eO per month
There was shipped from Wells, FoIg0 Co. s express
office at Virginia Clty for period Of II months ending
Dec 81 l-6j silver IN solid bricks to the amount of
q 96i s3i p. pis does net include bullion from any
other district. Ibe ComstOok Ledge winch yieids
neaiy all the silver produced IN this district was dis
covered in 1859. when the country was known as
Washoc Then commenced the great .. W ashoe ex-
element While The district was unnhaDued save by
Pcre Indians Population began 10 flow m rapidly,
however aud AT the present time there are living IN
the vicinity OF the ledge not less than 10000 souls,
ttf.n Iv .4fffrair ~ lF ~ "a
These people have been subjected TO a most rigorous
financial discipline Many have made fortunes IN
day 0ly 10 lose them quickly. The streets were
crowded With Spectators. buying and selling. The
lucy ones were few but with tenacty which charac
tefI-, this people they stu cling TO the ledge hoping
tat some lay tleir l1cky star may siGe upon them
and rev rem the reward Of their labors The Com
stock Ledge 40 present seems 10 be on the decline le
ores nOg taken out not Tioh those which 1t
formerly Welded and people beginning to grow Dc"
spondeii. large number will leave here next Spring
or other dfr,i- and Il IS possible that Virglnin may
be deserted city. Owing 10 tie scarcity aud expense
OF both ue anu impossible to keep the mills
running unless tue proceeds from tie ore are large
enough 20 co rr such expenses.
Tnc absorbing topic IN mining circles here to-day is
the prn lect Ct
which vii decide the question of the value OF the
ComstOCk Ledge aud whether the ores m this section
are EXHAUSTED ~ not Tas extensive undertaking
proposed by tAe gentleman from whom u derives ITS
name and lss the hearty approval of all who are
Interested b. the r.incs v lIch t viii benefit
Tie tunnel Il 10 START az poiRt four miles distant
from here. II viii be twelve feet in width by eight In
hight aud viii strike the ComstoCk AT depth o! s1O
fCFf connecting with all tue mines situated thereon.
TIE ilfe oi this great hVer-prOdncing region rests
upon this ore project. Pumps cannot be used IN the
miucs save NJ grcl. expense The tunnel doer away
with pumping as !t will drain perfectly every mine
vita which connected Halt the proceeds % some
u the mines already consumed by tie cost OF keep
iug them fgcc flOm water. Tie LutrO tunnel VIII be
1ut four wears ~ competition. and cost about S1ODO.
90 Work /. 90 be commenced upon It as posi-
nIr. Growing largely IL favor among the people OF tins
state 4s t4c
rercgEE DISTRICT.
IL. district is situated about - miles north east
from Virginia CIiy. % Humboldt County. and Is naar
Pyramid Lake. on of the most beautiful sheets OF
wafer a. the Wet where fierce battle was fought IN
-tu between tie Indians and vhit's which resulted m
o.s by TIE ilt;er Of large number since thar time
there have bc discovered mauy valuable silver lodges
but one % which. however o. worked. and that with
succe.s ns the ores are rlch.
Tic psy stratum of this district varies from three to
four ln thickness and ), veil defined. Irucsce has
many advantage over the other districts. The river
furri.hc, abandlrt water Wood is found in
abundance and be- procured NJ from
g 10 . % peg cord. Good tlllab.c land abOunds.
Inc trout ar caught Ia tue river weighing from
pound 10 aO pounds. & iine Is also plenty, and
mountain sheep Occasiolnlly met with.
The people seem inclined o locate along the line Of
the par lc Railroad and are gradually moving IN that
direction the road passes through that district The
lcdges and mountains bear the same general app Ar.
auce as those % \rgIua District Next to and adJOin
ing district H. Lake lew District. which OyerOOks
the beautiful Lake ana sink OF the Humb0ldi River and
also arson Lake Gold has been discovered In this
district and also q mountain containing clnnaDar III
nosses.e the ,are advantages those of the Iruckce
bg has not Us vet been sufficiently prospected to
tain tue ext ylge Of rs ores These two districts
are IN appelF4rco more attractive than most Others IN
tins Stale J. II. T..