Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-19
THE EVENING NEWS
while Pine ms.

Irltnl VIM wv
Thursday, informed us tina, the sno
from the late storm still covered Tres
ure Hill, therefore the climate in u
elevated region WAS anything but agr,
ably warm and pleasant. He speaks
it as a very rough country, no prett
than this, TO say the least. There
not so much sage brush as we have, .
where the limestone and other surfa
rock does permit vegetation to gro
the scrubby mountain mahogany hot
ishes in all its original purity. 1t
harder than the DEVILS horns, but max
excellent irewood. He thinks the su
ply of fuel will not be made short und,
a o or two, let the population an
mills be ever so numerous. In tavore
localities the sides Of the mountains at
even covered with grass. Chloride tis
being pretty high up in the world, n,
not seem to be much of u verdant pNo
ture indeed, the surface is generaN3
bare hard limestone, with occasionally u
few patches of soil FIVE or six inches in
depth, which has not been blown away
by the strong prevailing winds. There
is no regularity thus far observable to
any OF the leads or deposits of ore
found. Ii seems to lie in irregular beds,
deposits and punches, which may be
encountered or not, in sinking, drifting,
or otherwise mining, hence the irreg-
ularity aud confusion in regard to titles.
The ore ia decidedly very rich as II gen.
sral thing, but o so plentiful AS is
generally supposed. Low grade ore,
however, is abundant, and will pay well
when the requisite mills are there TO
work it. As TO the immensely rich de-
posts in the Eberhardt and other con-
tiguous mines, they certainly do exist ;
ore that averages over $1,000 per ton,
aud extending hundreds Of feet in su-
pericinl measurement, yet 1t is not dem.
oLstrated TO extend over sixty feet in
depth. A person taking n cursory e1-
animation of the Eberhardt, wonld ut
first sight and without experience sup
pose it to be all alike, II grand, regular
mass of pure, rich silver ore, yet even
this gratifying idea does not hold alto
gether good. The rich ore is extensive
ly intermingled with bodies Of lime
stone, spar, and other barren matter,
which have to be extracted and separated,
thus increasing the cos, Of working the
mine and bringing down the average
very materially, to say nothing OF the
extensive admixture OF low grade ore.
The richest ore is too rich to be worked
by common mill process, therefore they
are sacking it up and depositiug it in
log cabins and other secure places for
future treatment by the smelling or
other process. Our friend has come in
to winter, but expects to so back there
in the spring. He has several locations
which be considers good, but thinks
they had better lie idle until a more
genial and propitious season for work
ing. he considers it great nonsense for
any one to 90 out there to stay before
next spring, AS the winters there are
very severe, and provisions and other
requisites are sure to be scarce and
dear. About four miles west of Treas
ure City is what is known az the Base
Metal Range" where there are many
lodges, some OF which are supposed to
be rich also in the precious metals.
These lodges have been known OF for
tue last three years, and considerably
prospected. Il was through parties en-
gagged in prospecting these aforesaid
lodges that the present rich discovery
was made. An Indian told some Of them
about some peculiar ore he had seen on
the top Of what is now known as Treas
ure Hill, aud finally brought them some
Of it. They tested it and found it rich,
and subsequently, went there aud loca-
ted the Hidden Treasure mine now
proven to be so very rich. That was
the first mine located on the hill, n
thence resulted the discovery and devel-
opment Of the now famous district OF
White Pine.