New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-07

NrW.YoHK. Augu.t ;. u D.

P-e,ido,, sAG Dir,e,,s Il he Aariposa Company
GENTLEMEN: In obedience TO instructions received
RON the Executive Committee Of the Aniposa Company n
this civ ON he st Il March and arrived at The estate on
the l9tn Of April following Daring stay which was IN al
about months spout NY time IN VISITING ana ezauimng
the and mills belonging 10 she Company ana IN POSING
nyscf up a 10 fnancal condition and the past and
present mlnascment Of the property. ,. - -,
report viii eonfne myself to general statement OF te
present condition and pact working OF the mines Simply -
Show yol the Marposh Estate" an extremely yu DE
proreity and capable u being made 10 weld udcr wise aud
economical management sufficient Of the precious meta 20
enrich your COMPANY and 10 warrant yon IN APP
propiang funds Gr the further Development oi It's vast
resources ...,
y ffs duly upon arriving on The property was yi.t inc
mines that ere opened and being worked Tue Maipo-"
mine NJ the s0uh'r end Of The grant was ING fst N,u
This mine been extensively worked during ihc pat e
vcars and has Welded large amount 81 oie but u - now ~
that condition that Z gn no op9el De- Ias 10 ply S u'
fnlls IRE cxperdcd IN dead WORK ABOUT ~ w" ),
II estimated vii bring up this NINE 70 paying cOnuO
aoe the o. some Of he best quartz eAs ~ az
ona ln this IS yet trgn ven ano Judging rom ln'
fac, that can b. traced iof miles by rs olieiOppeS COZ"
The Oh Plseeon mine that has been worked for 'he
past glt year and has yicdec rs millions mas . Igi'
1irre j. cye'y Instance where ,hii. lye oeen sum IN
m'use quanitee u py rock have een takn ol tnd ge
profit REALIZED upon he outlay ms Teseniy oos9 s,s
slope and tue os ron this portion o. me ven las Asout
s. and per At expense ~ - 20 the vein has been
surveyed og three miles ~ south easiery direction ana
there nj particle 81 reason q d9lDi OI llnI ius Ih~'
0ped portion Of She mne sinking down on the Yein WV
paIt already worked ou the character Of inc ontcfoppg
the aud the VEN apparently s true as nature ever
formed lie aifufo icld OF h lstk om vi, Wi1e ip -
months wa' g. 90 pr ton WIN fair outlaY VI money
The pIoIue, be- 01sht - ts former average TIE
grant az TIC b. developed Tho estates sum, ieat
pay 10 prouccd without any additional outlay to
cone Nv fannr aa t.anei about 20 fCct nndcr me
prsent level plan a has often been proposed to You and
strongly Urged you VIII 'sfp nine that viii be eqnaed
b, he country Tho present. worSing level is some
pt below tae ss'aer arrow The eye rock Lag yielded
paying rom 80 10 60 per ten rud The vein here Is from
10 10 ee' N'i n po'es nat Tie ore nc'eases N yale
% ' - rs m ~ lose ob, erration ead fTSm inf,rna
lion given by lace Minors who have igel upon the
estate ~ .els li le perfectly familiar uh all Us work
les.io io fur great nincs above mentioned
number that been upleJ and worked m small way these
en- le made 20 pay haadsomcy with the aid of capital
There ostnmps n good working order upon The estate
crpalr crushing TINS Of r0ek peg day; the mills are al
f,.el With machinery for the saving OF gold SIN the god
Is moi "a, ID fortune o-t every year, not only here but Il
the ca.e many Jhcr mines ne STATE owing 70 imper
and sna!,lmating Was introduced The Benton Nils and
the ny personal obser' alton shows that this
ebn,r, Las az r adv ansge the Old process "
Tie r5f he'll dry BY the run Of rollers instead Of
stamps aud Il ground nt, imp.pane pYSaet ~ Gr,ns
duced the aud BY this means tBe gold en-
readily auaganitss WITH the mercury The copper shaking
pia foE lrcug the metal usei WITH this machinery. is
,uuec nr nai 20 arranged that Is mpos bic Tor any
u The god escape. The made mentioned above
W., u tho Pho Tree made and yielded II per
cent more than me amys and battery process Anerward
cusnii, Of rock the Josephine mine that had been
condemned 81 the Inability Of the machinery At
Benton Ms enough 10 pay running expenses
gui through q pgoces and yedcd So per ign. These
are irutiwoily ec ssd 1gures and the expectations Of
Mo,sr.. Hall brlmsgin the gentlemen who put MP and
uurke! tie msou1cTy ere more than realized Prom what
have witnessed have Hesitation in recommending the
introduction - this machinery generally upon the estate
and parcul y az the BENTON Mile where the that Ia
much foa, gold and suphurets The
fo material sni eTociug MIL u exceed Judge $4,000
each Of machinery work nine CD tuns day. and
rannns sspeases WI be from to less than by the pres
e., ITccr's.
The "a ns al The different mills upon the grant amount at
estimate 90 30 90 tuns they have heretofore been con
s!derei Of too e value 10 attempt TO work them with hope
of pioft BAT during my visit show that grand
mistake been made and these neglected sands be
worked q sua expense and produce larger yield
present Of the rock from tho mines Thirteen
the hugs f0m e Bear Valley Mil ground in Knox
steam wth the Introduction u certain chemicals
Unknown me- yielded ej e. per tun Since lef, have
been informed tbs yield has increased % So un
Tho taihnrs W tee; made by Hal Brumaein,
n ther machinery gave <0 tup According 10 these
figures Jon have 10 iht sooJcO that can be realized
a, a cos. II less thaD ouehs II that amount
To furnish y0u complete statement OF tho financial
coalition II property and the plans that have suggested
Themselves economical management requires
me inmate details 70 be understood, therefore
els uale them susj cts for future report.
Respectfully. your obedient servant