Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-08-02
FROM RAsrBRN NEVADA.
Correspondents of the News.]
NEW PASS, July 30, 1857.

boofiuB hubtlE III OuOI W.. oseeo
for Belmont, I soon found myself in the
famous Smoky Valley. Proceeding
down south, I soon passed Santa Fe,
Kingston, and 0phir and Twin River
mines, all Of which have fame Of their
own, and need not my praise to bring
them into notoriety. I find those inter-
ested in them can speak for themselves.
l found one sanguine euss among them,
who is certain he will be shipping more
bullion than the Comstock in less than
twelve months It made me feel sad
for the old Comstock: to think its fame
was so soon to be thrown into the shade.
True, this individual has no mill as yet
upon his ledge, and no money to build
one; but, like q certain Macawber we
read about, he is waiting for something
mighty to turn up. AS have but little
faith in things turning up" without
shoulders to help them, have thought
the Comstock might for sometime enjoy
its we'll msrited glory Of precedence.
In the Ophir Canon 10 to DO found the
great Murphy mine. The results from
It are good. 1t is sending forth bullion
in quantitie, sufficient to make very
healthy bank accounts for its owners.
Leaving Smoky Valley, l assembled a
range Of mountains east of Smoky, |
heard u dozen names for this range.)
On the summit, or lear it, | saw some
very fine ore from the Northumberland
District. It was certainly fine ore, and
is said TO be found abundant. From
all | heard Of Northumborland-if half
of what was told me is true-it has a
"great future" for its proprietors.
Soon we were in Monitor Valley.
Hay is abundant in this valley. On the
mountains, timber is more abundant
than a, any place | have visited in the
State, after leaving the Sierra Neyadas.
In good time | arrived ut Belmont,
the county seat Of Nys. After a nights
rost, / early next day visited the mines,
and found myself ~involuntarily repeat
ing three words, "The Great East"
improved upon it every time said it;
and, indeed, | felt | had at last found
the Great East. 1t enlarged my ideas
Of the State, and.I felt proud Of being n
citizen Of Nevada. I think just then it
would have been unsafe for a man to
have stood within reach Of my arm and
called out, Nevada is a o%ne-horse
State"
Here is n mine that some day may
make Old Comstock rustic for her
honors. More work has been done on
the High Bridge ledge than on any other
| have seen in the State outside Of the
Comstock. But one ten stamp mill is
at work as yet. 1t was put up BY the
interchangeable Col. Buel. | have been
informed be set it to work in sixty days
from first seeing the mine. For months
it was run without other roof than the
heavens, but is now closed, making a
good substantial building. They work
without roasting their ores makes
their mine tax on S22 more per ton than
ifrossted, and are getting about fifty or
sixty per cent Of their metal from their
ores ; they are saving tailings and cx-
pect fine results from working the same.
The Combination Company Of New
York city, (Dr. Geller being head and
front Of it, have their mine in fine
shape. 1t is ready for their forty stamp
mill which is now rapidly building.
The house is, being built Of stone and
brick. I give you the size and capacity
Of this mill when completed
Length, 300 feet engine room, &c by
Ga ; pan, IS by 1903 battery, 46 by 10 +;
furnace, &c by 100 stamps: 20 dry
crushing (; 90 wet crushing /; 40 pans and
10 settlers; engines, with cylinders
90 and l6 inch.
The mill in all departments will DO
complete aud at work sometime in
November. My predictions are, that if
no incompetsncy is shown in the man.
agement, the results will outshine any
other forty stamps in our silver State.
Other mines Of great promise are
found around Belmont. In your own
mind set down Belmont and Silver Bend
as a great success. Ny word for it, you
will not 60 wrong.
Our friend Groves, late Of the Assem-
bly,, is here doing q large business as q
merchant, besides having fine prospects
in mines.
Hon. Thos. Fitch is here engaged in
the practice Of law, and, they say, study
ing Geography.
From Belmont | went to Hot Crock,
and there ended my trip to the south
east.
The mines Of this district exhibit
very rich rock, but not enough work
has been done on them to develop
wealth that would set q mat crazy.
There are many, however, whoare very
much excited about this district. One
small mill is up, though not at work.
The Union mill, from Austin, is being
removed, and they are now rebuilding
it on Hot Greek, near tho SO much talk
cd Of Indian Jim lodge. When this
mill is completed it will give a stimulus
to the working Of the mines.
The lodges found hero are in lime
stone, while at Silver Bend they arc in
slate. Great doubts are expressed BY
some, as to the success Of mines in the
limestone. Men Of science differ. I
have but one opinion to give, livery
sagely): Muscle, properly directed, will
determine who 10 right and who Is
wrong. Certainly very rich ore is found
here and in large quantities.
must not close without quoting from
a conversation I had with one who was
leaving Hot Creek. he said to me:
"Early last Fall, I found a ledge, and
called 1t the n. G.. Blasdel' ledge;'
l worked on 1t until Spring; early in
April l came across an account Of Bias
del's fayoring the mine tax; d-n biml
I soon changed the name of the ledge,
and called it the Bill Stewart I
worked on it for a while, under the
new name. Some time after this re-
christening, when down at the store, |
picked up the Sacramento Union and
saw an account of Bill Stewards speech
in San Francisco; | locked at the date,
and saw that it was the next day after he
made that speech that my claim petered
out. Blast the thing, it ought to have
done 30, and | will bet my knife and
mining tools, he can't chaw those words
SO that he will not peter out the next
TINA he rnns Sor tha United States Sam