The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-04
THE SILVER REGIONS.
ADVICE TO EASTERN CAPITALISTS.
COPPER ON THE PACIFIC COAST
The New Almaden QuirA silvel
Mine.
Our San Fr.nsi.so corrsspo-dsnc-.


without the melancholy prince Washington without
session Of Congress Although The do play
important part ashley did fifteen years ago. they are
still tho chief source OF wealth The Pacific coast and
will 80 continue for n long time TO come.
The first rush OF gold seekers ls4s and for two
three subsequent TO that date 10 thu disgngs
along the various and their tributaries Men
with pick, pan and shovel. TO gather up fortune by
separating gold from the earth along the valleys Yo
honest MINER with the tools OF his profession with his
bronzed and unshaven face and his hair unkcmpt and
matted like locks OF WOOL his clothing Of the toughest
! character and utterly innocent Of whisk broom
or Cologne water figure well known both
the Atlantic ana the Pacific Here he existed IN
reality, but there he drawn in cacaure something
that all California emPrsnts Here he 0iled
in the sands Of the Sacramento ana ts tributaries
with run Of good luck thai sent him rejoicing 10 his
home in the East furnished the material for good
time, and again with ll.foItune that left after long
exertion with very little OF the valuable metal his
own right The OF miners has not become extinct
any who has visited the interior OF the
testify, but IL il by numerous 81 yore.
large NUMBER Of the men who stand high tho
business world Of this began their California lilo
by working in the mines Many Of the former
miners have gone 10 The Fast the regioue
where pay dirt has yet been struck 10 the later
opened gold regions and many others have taken 10
agriculture or to some business more certain though
less seductive than digging for gold Many 81 the ben
placer dggiDgs have been washed and abandoned
the Mexicars and Chinese Numerous localities that
merly supported large mining population a..
most deserted. while others still boast a roodly
number Of inhabitants Whenever a new region !
opened up there many persossready rush i IN
the belief that they will find the fortune they have
long sought Fraser river washoe Kern river and
Idaho have all stood high in the bnl Of sttrscons and
all proved less deusve Latest there has been
small rush TO the mines Of New 6fenada but Of
the emgrsns In that direction have returned IN disgust
and others remain only because Of their inability u
away
In the early DAYS thousands OF pc'sons landed San
francisco with definite knowledge % the country
with the impression Tia, the gold within
few hours walk Of the city, aud possibly inside It's corps
rate lmits story is told of party az emigrants who
came ashore from a steamer. brcakfas,ed a y cheap
hotel and then with their mining tools proceeded
beach the foot Of Telegraph hD and began ws,hnr
for gold The Sacramento The deposit Of greater
wealth than that OF the Indies aud they argued ,ha, ~
the water in the bay had come from that river, and
therefore all the eatn that IL touched must be anrerous
Only days toll in that locality could conyinc. them
that their theories incorrect There very llilo
Of geological other science applied 10 the early
mining, very few Of the miners had any knowledge
that direction beyond they acquired by prnc,ce
Men dug where they could Ind pay dirt, ana abandoned
places thai did compensate them Their
labor; but they could often give any reason
why SPOT in valley ncher than
another Mining was almost wholly mater
Of experiment, and 70 this day The theories 81 the
schools ~ comparatively htue value mining mat
terra Many OF the ordinary rucs Of geology over
thrown in the formation of This coast that The
scientific geoiogss who have 10 Caiornis nnd
themselves involved 10 perplertes al almost every
step.
The revelations OF General Suffers min race csab.
lshed the existence " gold In ta'lena and The news
spreading rapidly throughout the world brought Urge
population lfhcr. The fnt corners were nearly all
Adventures without capital, and though The bulk q
the immigration continued Of Lpis efsae,cr the second
and subsequent gangs good Of capital and u.
diligence, coming here 10 give better direction 70 the
interests OF tho country The pick pan the prni.
tive rocker the long TOM the sluce the tunnel and
other ~ placer mining marked the successive
development of for robbnr The earth OF it,
Washing operations cuimiuated AZ length In ny.
draulc mining which NAV be fairly considered tie /
perfection ~ this branch % work. Where other 1
form Of mining viii pay hydraulic mining . found 10 30
powerful streams o. water, and most perfect cesolston
created
Of gold IN the dir o. u. valleys 20 ~ discovery IN tho
o. rock that formed the hilsldes and mountains
richness established. Nero hand work 81 no avail
would be improbable in reducing these aod
tracing the metal Heavy machinery must be erected
deep must be opened shafts and levels and pts
would he expensive, and voad b. the erection and
management % machinery Hence the necessity for
capital and nlaligencs IN this Kind IL labor. Ind |
vduals sud coint led on tits work and quartz
mining followed upon placer nnlrg ana became buF
81 magnitude
IN. ereates, enterprise under 10 management of any
company and 10 the Nauposa concern, have
raed Tie word management bai Asn 81 The impression
that mIsmnuaeenlent world h. he appropriate
term. With Immense esiaie, Eve quartz mile
and othcr things IN proportion, De NsFpo.s esiab q.
mcnt has sunk much money, scfne o. u lldiCiOaEy,
though honestly while The balane not alwsss we'll
en- po,ed " rumor speaks correctly. Approaching i
p mm ,., and yedihg nor pfon. e - ewnsr
years stock In this nine stood al very hsh agafe
and zoe owner o. dozen feet % q property saA looked
uroa ~ fortunate man u ~ many hne cays. and
now tegins 10 rival the xanfosa in having dark
ones me best established goh miaca are a. Grass
from tie Central psofe Railway saton A. coifaI The
other quartz mining dsiries ne battered ihrough the
mountainous ~ The but the localities where
the mnes are profitable not ~ numerous Further
explorations vii o. increase Their number, but
the deyelopmen, will not be rhf4d
Ia placer mining the otleg y separate the gold from
the dirt wherein u has beer derostsa aud % this eud
water aud labor are The oulv nessstes The dirt y =
process whether employ Fmpe far aud ser Or
he more elsb9ra'e means a washing Bus 10
rock must taken from veins and bgoaght " me
NffAce. There IA les. sOd fCck, With the gold mrsd
With ~ whole nass wide ~ nnld state, aft a. eat o.
soda MIXED With fonf mak ng bread. IA nuft 10
reduced 70 powder and Tor ~ rurpo.. heavy msthls
nery y employed. whsB crushed 70 powder ths gold
must h. extracted and IBIS work requires care
and cauyes perpisrtcq than any ober iabur
neced With qrarz mining besides the gold there are
vafous chemical conr0unts n which rnnst 10
saved whic others may he wAfhed sway Many mep mnst
b. employed about quartz mill and the monihly dls- |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 'be 0wn~ra are honesnbte ~ re
very large nepoe shae man witnoci capital may
b.cUme miner IN he rl.cacs and pscers the bgsEeas
" quartz Mining rsauret both Ira ard cnpAtai Il
Ibs quart dis3rft, sh5gn a from cnesn 70 one hun
drna usR IN wftt s1mrneEres Msttr0sa county sud
extends aoag to- western foot hihs ~ ts sierra Ne
sadA sor fC4r haI1fsd niles t,antt4Anx some
wI~re Oregon Tie sffe - Fock s~ a varels |
angie rsIe .tns passs Almost Lofyori4l wkile q
oiEsv wares 4tte from The p.fpsnds aar here are