The weekly Butte record. [volume] (Oroville [Calif.]) 1866-1887, 1866-08-18
Indian Valley Correspondence.
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INDIAN ALLEY, August etn, 1900.
EDr1oR REcoRD.-Having . little spare
time, will endeavor to give you few items
which have transpired since my last to you
The Alb Of July was duly celebrated here With
the usual noise, etc. There we're representa-
,ives here from La Porte. Quincy, Humbug,
Chico, Susanvile, and all intermediate points.
tor Of the day. In the evening q ball was
held at the Vernon Hose. which was gotten
up by the Tayiorville Cornet Band. The
Ball was preceded by fine display Of FIRE
works, which was treat TO all both great
and small" On the evening of the Glib au-
other ball was given at the Taylor House,
which was we'll attended.
The crops here 10 the Valley look promis
ing. The hay crop in particular is abundant.
The wheat crop. in some places. is hurt by
rust. otherwise it would have been over an av-
erage crop. A week or two more and the
greater portion of the grain crop will be sc
cured.
Mining. 10 all ito branches has been renewed
throughout this portion of Plcmas with some
vigor. The Cosmopolitan Copper Company,
at Genesee, are still pushing ahead their tun-
mel with 1attering prospects OF soon striking
the lode. The owners of the Prime lode have
had eleven tons Of their ore smsl,ed at the
Genesee works. which yielded over two tons Of
pure copper. When we consider that NEST OF
this ore was taken out at depth not exceed
ing ten feet from the surface, we cant help
but think that Pumas county has prospect
ahead Of being one Of the richest copper min
ing sections 10 the State. SHELDON & Co,
owners of the Css,illian, have again renewed
operations. Last winter they ran a tunnel
nearly one hundred feet when they suspended
operations until the present They have now
let the contract to PRIME and BuRGs, to push
the tunnel ahead until they strike the main
ledge. or. at least, ore in paying quantities.
II good ore is found by ibis company, it will
prove beyond q doubt that en- extensive and
well defined copper bel, passes through Indian
Valley.
The Crescent Mills at present are not EN-.
ploying over thirty or forty men their works.
having discharged the greater portion. The
rock that they are now crushing is very rich.
Free gold can be seen through the greater por-
ton Of it. The Crescent Company have
found out by assaying some Of the tailings
from their mills that they have good thing
From two tests that were sent below, (having
been worked by new process,) assays were
obtained amounting to from fifteen to seven
teen hundred dollars per ton. l understand
the company intend putting machinery for
working over the talliugs which have accumu.
lated since they FIRST commenced crushing rock
JuDKINs & KELLOGG. of Round Valley,
have been crushing rock from the kittle
Ledge. which has yielded them about twenty
dollars per ton. They suspended operations
last week on account of the scarcity Of water,
which no doubt is owing to the great number
of Good Templars here 10 the Valley. This
institution is certainly going ahead with will,
and already one saloon has busted" or, in
other words, "gn eout;" and the balance look
like the last rose Of summer, cleft blooming
alone" We certainly don't see SO many
blooming nos 80 gays" on the street as for
merry. Nitro GlycerIne Whisky" and ia
rantula Juice" will not do in this spiritual
burgh," for the two sometimes get COMPOUNDED
together. 10 that case. we generally look out
for breakers. Occasionally things transpre in
this town that are decidedly rich, of which |
may give you few items hereafter, when l
get the IFS" on again for writing. So adieu
for the present. OXIDE