Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-10-04
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LETTER FROM HUMBOLDT COUNTY

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LETTER FROM HUMBOLDT COUNTY
KNOXVILLE, HUMBOLDT Oo.,(
September 29th, 1851
EDITOR GoLp HILL Nzws:-Dsar Sir
1 have delayed writing to you until
have got Strengthened out in this land
Of promise, and had a little time to
ascertain what was "doing" in the
county. But first
HOW I JANE HERE.
Ibsds good bye 10 the jolly landlord
Of the st. Charles Hotel, in Carson, on
the afternoon of the 18th, with my
worldly effects stuffed into q pair Of sad
die bags and my coat pockets, jumped
aboard Of Dyer's stage and rolled out Of
the pleasant, sleeping town, where
had passed so many happy days-made
80 many good friends and equally good
enemies. At a little past eight, we
reached H%uffaker's, and in a few::mo-
ments was aboard one of the Pioneer
coaches for Hunters Station, on the
Truckee. Here we found o nice cold
lunch and coffee that,might have been
hot sometime in the afternoon. It's no
use to grumble, so I swallowed q gener-
GUS allowance of cold lobster and wa
ter, paid my six bits, and vas glad to
hear a cheerful voice cry out, "Stage
passengers for Humboldt and Idaho"
and we were in q few moments humping
over the stony road in one Of Hill Beach
ey's coaches. "a id old mud wag-
on" said mytraveling companion, "and
the night is going to lie cold as Green
land" The prediction proved true
enough, and in spite of an ample over
coat and a thick pair of blankets it was
one of the most uncomfortable nights I
ever put in. Frequent pulls at q black
bottle, kindly furnished by Tufay, failed
to keep my teeth from beat
ing the "Devil's Tattoo" and
my spirits in any degree Of good
return, as Fred. w. and | sat through
the long night and shIvered and swore,
and grumbled at the road, the wagon,
the horses-but omitted the driver on
account Of his size. Morning came at
last, and about the same time we drove
up to q house, and the cheerful voice Of
Jehu, who somehow had kept good hui
mored oil night, said breakfast gentle
men," After getting out on our cramped
limbs, we walked into a little dingy bar
room ornamented with three black bot
ties, q sheet iron stove, and General
Stafford (who had just arrived from the
other way,) all three looking empty and
cold. jeff. was in good spirits as he
always is, evidently taking comfortatthe
thought that he would get in Sin" q day
or two, when he would get something
hot" Breakfast at last, and more Of
that cold coffee. I thought the driver
had brought it from Hunters, and l
know it was made from the same recipe
and heated by the same plan. Why
people who car bake such splendid rolls
can't get up q decent cup Of coffee is
beyond my comprehension. Price, one
dollar. Now we are finally started on
the Great Desert that everywhere must
be crossed in passing to and from East
ern Nevada. Gross it in one place and
you know all about it, for it is the same
picture Of desolation from end to end.
and has the same shocking mixture for
water, when there is any. You know
that each well or spring is worse than
the last, and each route worse than the
other one, but the truth is they are all
about alike. What on earth can induce
people to live on this desert and drink
that water is something / can not un-
deHtand:
At Hot Springs Station we stopped
for diuner, but a look ut the "natives"
and q smell of tho water was quite
enough for both of US; so we tasted until
we reached Lovelock's, which is on tho
Big Meadows. Supper, and then twelve
miles to Oreana, which place we arrived
at in the middle of the night, and were
\ glad to accept the hospitality Of Mr..
Mason, Superintendent Of the smelling
works at that place.
NAsoS's WORKS.
The next morning, in company with
Mr.. Mason, we visited his works and
were highly pleased with everything
about the place. Nothing appears to
have been done wrong, but everything
is heat and in order; though it is the
result Of two years patient study and
experimenting, amid all sorts Of dis
couragements. Mr.. Mason know that
there was wealth in his ores and that
there wal q way to get it out, and he
never looked back aftor he had once
| begun the task. His perfect success is
his reward. He has now running, n
melting furnace, two calcining furnaces
| and one cupel. Two more calcining
furnaces are nearly completed and addi-
| tional cupsls are to be erected. When
these are running he will work about
| fifteen tons Of ore per day, and produce
| about three thousand ounces of fine
| bullion and several tons Of pure lead q
week. The mine is about three miles
from the smelling works, and has thou
sands of tons of eighty dollar ore clay
ing on Che top of the ground" The ex-
psnse of mining and working the ore is
thirty dollars per ton. saw a pile Of
FIVE or six cords Of lithage at the works
waiting the arrival Of the great Pacific
Railroad, when it can be added TO the
wealth Of the mine and the world.
ToSEy's WORKS
Are two miles below, and are another
monument of perseverance and energy.
The character Of Mr.. Toney's ores is
found to be somewhat different from
Mr.. Nason's, requiring o different fux
and other changes in smelling. He has
secured the services Of q Mr.. Phillips,
who thoroughly understands smelling
every character of ore, and from expert
ments made there is no doubt of C.
cess. Toney starts up again tomorrow.
There is hardly q limit to the amount
Of ore this District might produce. All
that is required to make it great as q
silvsr-producing region, is capital judi
ciously expended. This will no doubt
come when the Pacific Railroad will
bring men from st. Louis in q week and
from San Francisco in twenty hours.
Yours. SouEED.
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