Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1866-07-28
Nevada Correspondence.
yIReISIA CI1Y, New, !
July 23d. 1866.

we become wiser, considering the extraordln-
<ary Developments that are daily being made
by class Of people commonly called ..hon-
I. est miners" l eideavor to keep cool over
reports as hear them from different quarters
relative to mining interests. but really, the
information lately brought in from Nye
county causes my curiosity to become some
what excited.
MR. D. P. McHARG.
With whom large portion of the citizens of
your county are quite well acquainted. has
recently returned from visit to the princi-
pa districts in Nye county. and from him
am favored with much valuable and reliable
information about that country. and as many
Calayerasites are largely interested there, no
doubt they will be pleased to learn of their
interests particular. favorable accounts. Mr..
Mcdarg was one of the pioneers in Nye
county, in the Fall of 1868, and becoming
satisfied that he had struck the right spot,
cast anchor, and, with others. located the
town site of lone. and never let up until
Through. his indomitable perseverance, he
secured the county seat there. In the mean
time. while he was securing that object, he
acquired many valuable interests in the mines
Like many other enterprises of like charac-
ter, reaction came about, some six months
after the discovery of the mines was made,
and general stampede was the result, for
Idaho and other more distant districts. Pete,
IN company with your townsman, Fred
Wesson, mounted their mustangs for a more
congenial climate, and until more people
came In, in order that they might operate to
better advantage. Pete went to San Fran
cisco, and Fred was, l venture to say, much
rejoiced at once more seeing old Mokelumne
Hill. Pefp rnr4qippd in Say
where he enjoyed himself hugely. reporting
to his friends the many pleasant incidents
that he had participated In while rambling
over the deserts and through the sagebrush
OF Nevada, in pursuit of silver mines and
anything else he might perchance devour.-
Times remaining dull in Nye Pete last Fall
took notion to make a visit to the tireside
OF his birth, New York State, thinking, no
doubt, he would discover the fair one, as he
had the mines, whom he would hitch on to
and return; but understand from him tlAt
he failed in finding his bride, and returned,
as he went. "single and alone" Considering
the many thousands of fair young ladies in
the East, who want to marry, Pete deserves
censure TOR not securing unto himself one
who would meet him at the door after his
daily labor. and 'soothe his aching brow"
But enough of this have wandered from
my subject. Upon his recent visit to Nye
county, he found that much work had been
done, and rich developments were the result
Ihe mines about lone were promising well,
and the Pioneer mill had proved that the
mines were valuable. The owners of the mill
had been playing hogging game, and be-
came indebted to many parties in the town,
who attached the property. and on the 23d
OF this month the mill will be sold, when all
will go on their way rejoicing again, afford
ing an opportunity to the boys to get their
rock crushed. The Knickerbocker mill, of
20 stamps, some five miles south of lone. is
in successful operation and crushing rock
from the Great Eastern mine which theown-
ers of the mill had recently purchased. The
vein being wide. and yielding well, will
strengthen the opinion of New York capital
lists. where the ompany reside Twin River
District, some thirty miles southeast of lone.
In the Austin or Toyabe range. is promising
fair to become the Comstock of the Reese
River country. The celebrated Murphy COM
pany are rapidly nearing the completion of
their mill. which. when in operation, will
show to the world that there is no Lumbue
in that district. MIR. McHarg speaks in the
highest terms of the mines in that locality,
generally. The ledgcs are all large, we'll de-
hned and having the appearance of never
having been disturbed by volcanic eruptions,
as has generally been the case in most other
mountains where minerals are found. He |
has heretofore regarded mining opel ations as |
risky and uncertain investment, but after |
examining these mines thoroughly, and see
ing the many results from them, he is con-
vinced that their value is incalculable. A |
large number of men are at work in the dis !
p nd fha foy % I,,,1l
An election for District Recorder recently |
took place, which resulted in the choice of |
A. P. Carle, formerly of lone, and one of the |
pioneers of the county. The Reese River
ReceiHe of July 10th. speaks of the La Plata |
mine. situate in North Twin River CANYON as
follows:
1.-The La Plata ledge is represented to be
almost exclusively of ore composed of iron,
sulphur. arsenic, lead, antimony and silver.
But little quartz is found. Assays have been |
made from all parts and qualities of the vein |
with results from forty to several thousand |
dollars per ton, with an average of some |
three hundred dollars. There has been |
large quantity hauled to this city for reduc-
hon, and 1t presents very singular appear
ance. 1t is a glistening black, with occa-
sional yellow iron sulphurets visible, and |
strata OF salena. Some sixty tons will be |
'"orked at the Keystone mill. when the value |
OF the ore will be made known, and if it can |
De worked with ordinary ease anywhere near |
the assay. the value of the ledge cannot be |
estimated. 1t is now thought by those who |
have confidence in its easy reduction by
roasting and amalgamation. that the value of |
the ledge exceeds anything yet discovered in |
the State of Nevada. and if so, is the most
valuable mine in the world. We shall await
the result OF the working with much interest
There are now eight men employed in sink
ing upon the vein where the cut has been |
run into it. and in every foot in depth it is
said to increase in fine appearance of ore and !
in value. We do not know what difficulty |
there would be in separating silver from iron |
but should think that smelling the ore where |
so much galena is present would be a more
economical plan of working than by amalga-
nation. Without waiting for experiments |
we learn that it is the intsation of the compa-
ny to proceed at once to the erection Of |
large mill; the result of the working of the |
amount lately brought to this city will prob
ably determine whether a mill Will be built
or not" .,t
The Philadelphia District, south of Twin
River. being in the range of mountains south |
of Smoky Valley, has recently been organ
lied, and large number of miners are en-
ployed prospecting. D. E. Buel, of Austin,
being satisfied with the certainty of the value
If the mines, from assays made, has COM
menced the removal of large mill from Big
Creek, which he is the owner of, to the Phil.
adelphia District. Another discovery has
recently been made, one hundred miles south
east of lone, called HI Greek District. which
is attracting considerable attention. MANY
have gone to get the first locations. ASSAYS
have been made in lone. of rock from there.
eaching as hioh as So TOO nor TON NJ