Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-11-21

wet crushing" process, that is with the !
'odst'ng of the ores, necessary at Reese
River, omitted. As the entire expense of
nlnlHg ard milling is within thirty dol
lars 1t Can be seen how enormously rich
these mines must prove if further devel-
opments ensure their permanence, Of
which, after a most careful investigation,
see no reason to doubt. and fully concur
with Mr.. White, who has had an ex.cn-
ded experience in this State, aud who
gives it as his opinion that the lodges at
"Philodelphia" exceed in promise any.
thing ever before discovered in New. .da.
even throwing the original groupings on
the Comstoik lode entirely in the shade,
My experience especially in the examina-
tion of silver mines, is quite limited, but
certainly none that ever yet saw. begin
to compare with the magnificent deposit
of chlolides and carboDates at Belmont
Fhe principal ledges at present being
worked are; in the Philadelphia distric,
the High Bridge the '1ransylvania
No. One" the "El Dorado. "Transylva
MIA No. Two "Coovers," Thomas"
"Bateman & Aliens" and Garfield g.
Childs." The deposit is mainly of chic.
rides; considerable horn" silver being
found. while noticeable popularity in
the district consists in the cmb0nute of
silver found here. which am not aware
has been found elsewhere in the State.
One mill is already in operation. and
will soon have ten stamps running 9th.
er mills have been contracted for and
this town of Belmont, which. four months
ago did not contain single house. is al
ready demanding the country seat; has
two lines of coaches running to connect
with Austin, upon whose population, bN
the way, it has made such claim tha
the last named town is partially deserted
: has large boarding house crowded t
its greatest capacity, and house lots upo'
its main street are already the ohjec
Of eager not to say excited, competition
{ The rapidity with which a mining com
t mup;ty beccL.c infected with mania 70
c feet" in favorite district, although frt
b qucntly described, yet can scarcely b
: credited by those who have pot seen i
e Not only the men, but the woman, max
n haste to invest in the new locality; an
!. lodges to be purchased for song o
e- Monday. are selling at perfectly fabulor
r prices by the close of the week, perhaps
'e undergo an equally rapid reaction if pu|
l. lie attention, proverbially 6ckle, chance
e. to fasten upon some other object The'
g new discoveries are looked 'upon.by man
/. of the most conservative and least exciti
T. BILE among the old st citizens Of Nevad
< as the salvation of the State. The pop
We lation of Nevada has been steadily dimi
le ishing for the past twelve months, uni
e. today it is quite snfc. to estimate the e.
is tire number OF people, excluding Indian
re within the limits of the State. as less tn;
Sc twenty y-fve thousand The State ofiicinl
bv the practice of the closest enconeu
ne are still quite unable to make both en-
or meet 1t is fact we'll known to most
to the inhabitants here that their prese
ed governor. whose salary is $4,000 dolla
st per sahum. has expended that amount
us or four times over out of his private puT
to for purpose strictly pertaining to the pu
60 lie veal. 1t is hoped that these new d
Nv coveries will stop the exodus of mine
D. and stimulate a new and healthy immig
lis tion hither, certainly much to be desr
as IN the interests of the State M
ct not this fact as to the decrease Of
'm puldtion 60 far to Uphold the President
nv in his action on the Colorado bill z ii
raj Il. Having now visited nearly every pro
on inent mining town or city in Nevada.
"a cluding vigina City. Austin, Belmont,G
res Hill Silver City. Ophir, "ushoe City .
ole Carson City, and received perfectly tr'
an. worthy aud authentic intelligence u
ter the districis,--l have not been able
lel- visit Humboldt, Esmeraida Aurora,
in celsior.---l feel justified in prcsen,in
cx. few Of the conclusions TO which have
res, rived. for the information aud poss
of benefit Of all those who have or are lin
is to have an interest 10 the silver mine
md Nevada. The ultimate aud permar
i go Iua If tho mineral deposits IN this y