Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-29
1T Is n THE TRIAL,

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eral sources we are led to believe that
mining for chloride ores will be quite
general in this district during tho COM
ing season. 1t is believed, on what APP
pears to be reasonable ground, that
on Lander Hill, in Marshall Canon, on
Union Hill, and from Emigrant Ravine
to Yankee Blade, there are hundreds Of
claims that will yield chloride ore Of q
grade sufficiently high to be worked re-
muneratively. There are q number of
claims on Lander Hill that yield ore Of
a high grade. These have been worked
more or less lately, and their chloride
ore has yielded silver at the rate of from
$3.50 to $500 per ton. We gave an &C
count, a few days ago, of six large bars
of bullion which were produced at the
Keystone mill from several small lots OF
chloride ore which were obtained from
claims on Lander and neighboring hills.
We have been told of a case where three
men had mined for a year steadily in
Lander Hill, and had extracted chloride
ore to the value of 50, One who is
at all familiar with the history Of the
mines of that hill, and with the extra
ordinary ore that is frequently met with,
will not find the story difficult to be-
lieve. As shown by the County Asses
sor's report for the quarter ending 3lst
December, 1866, % toms Of chloride ore
were taken from the 1dora which yielded
$3.50 per ton; and IL tons taken from
the Washington claim during the same
quarter yielded S497 SO per ton.
In a claim showing occasional punches
of rich chloride ore, it is not a hard
matter for a couple of experienced
miners, who can assert the ore skillfully
and closely, to bag a thousand dollars
or so as q reward for a few months
work. Of course we do not pretend to
say that this is the general experience.
We admit it is the exception to the rule.
All that we claim is that Of the 5000 or
1000 locations in this District con-
siderable proportion Of which were loca-
ted without reference to their merits,
and conveyed to " middle-men y in the
eastern market-there are several hun.
dred good veins, many Of which will
produce rich chloride ore. Such q mine
may be worked by n couple of men as
easily and far more proftably than an
ordinary placer mine. And yet the
first rumor of the discovery of gold
hundreds of miles distant would set our
miners agog, and the district would be
nearly or quite deserted within thirty
days. The experience of the majority
of the miners in the State was acquired
in the gold fields Of California, and they
are not yet sufficiently versed in mining
for silver. In the n case the result OF
their labor is pslpable; there is a GER
tain amount Of gold in sight. In the
other the pile of ore must be sent to
mill for reduction; and the miner must
depend upon assays, the routine OF
which he is ignorant, for its value.
The ore may be inferior, while he is
under the delusion that it is rich, and if
the return of the mill is unsatisfactory
he is inclined to abandon his silver
mine, although the fault is entirely his
own. This is one Of the principal reas-
ons why our miners prefer a moderate
amount Of gold in placers to prospec-
tive abundance Of silver in quartz. 1t is
on the principle that one bird in the
hand is worth two in the bush. But q
larger experience will produce a change.
And perhaps the chief spur will be CIV
en- by necessity. OF gold placers we
have none, while veins Of silver ore
abound on every hand. It has been
successfully shown that some mines will
.remunerate unaided labor down to a
certain point, and in certain cases that
point may develop property suitable for
the investment Of capital. When men
who are out Of employment are the own
ers of mines, or are able to obtain per-
mission to work idle mines, Il brave eff
fort on their part may result in reward
as good or even better than wages. As
we have already said, there are several
instances in this district in which two
or three experienced miners have put
their picks aud shovels to good account
in extracting chloride ore. We are per-
sonaIly acquainted with an intelligent
miner, who has n partner in working
q mine on Lander Hill, who critically
asserting the ore taken out in the e1-
pectation of collecting a ton that will
yield $4,000 or $4,000. Would not
such a result be well worth q years Ia
Dor? 1t is certainly worth the trial.
r. r. ReveiHe.