Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-07-07
HUMBOLDT ITEMS.
from the Register Of July 4th.

lrIOLu III TNcSIptct Va July Ts"J
Better THAN EvER.-Last week Gen.
A. P. X. Stafford returned from Battle
Mountain, and reports the mining pros
poets there more encouraging than he
had dreamed of seeing them. The
Little Giant ledge, he says, has not been
over estimated, either in point of rich
ness or quantity Of ore. The owners
have contracted to haul thirty tons Of
ore to the Negus mill, which is conf
IDENTIFY expected to pay 5000 to the ton.
The prospects Of Humboldt county soon
emerging from the long night Of its
struggle between life and death are now
! certain. The Arizona, Montezuma, De
Soto, Monroe, Golconda, Cumberland,
Jefferson and Little Giant mines, are
but a few of the great number Of lodges
that will soon yield up their entombed
wealth. But these alone are sufficient
to build up fourishing towns, and open
out vast avenues Of trade to furnish lu-
crative employment to thousands Of
deserving miners and laborers. The
railroad has already entered our bor-
der, and is sweeping along through tho
county in rapid strides to cheaper the
cost Of transportation and living. Our
fourishing neighboring counties will
have to look after their laurels. In the
next six months there will be develop
ments enough made in Humboldt county
to attract to our mines hundreds Of
spectators and thousands of working
men and prospectors in search Of for
tunes.
The GoLcoNDA MINB. This mine
never looked 80 we'll as now, and the
yield was never so great before for the
quantity Of ore worked. The vein is
full FIVE feet in width and all pay ore.
The proceeds Of the mine, or rather Of
the mill, amount to from $50 to 300
pounds of bullion per week Of the value
Of from $40 to $l3 per pound. But not
more than half of the amount Of ore is
worked during the week that might and
ought to be, owing to several d%isadyant-
ages which the Company is now labor
ing under, but which will soon be re-
moved, and then the bullion yield Of
this mine will not be surpassed by any
mine in the county. A large amount Of
ore is nov piled up at the mill, and the
hauling has necessarily to be suspended
temporarily for want of store room for
the ore.
HUMBOLDT STRAwBERRIEs.-0n Mon
day of this week, T. A. Freeman called
upon US and brought with him two
packages of large, rich strawberries, as
a sample of his extensive and we'll cul-
tivated crop. Mr.. Freeman has devoted
great care to horticulture for the last
two years, and the result is that he has
as fine q garden, in all its departments,
as most Of the old settled-up countries
can boast of. In point Of experimental
knowledge he has but few, If any, su-
periors in the entire. departments Of
scientific and practicac horticulture
TIE CRIcKErs. = Serious a%pprehen-
sions are entertained that the crickets
will make q raid on Paradise Valley this
Summer, and destroy the crops. The
question among the farmers is how to
fortify themselves against the invading
columns. Some propose bitches and
FIRE, while some propose to clear OF
smooth roads on the line of their march
and subject them to the roller process.
A wing suggests thatit would be cheaper
and moro efectually disarm them for
evil by enfranchising the cricket race;
give them the ballot, and they will turn
their attention to legislation.