Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-12-01
LErrEn FROM cERno aonDo.
Csaao GoRpo, Inyo. County, CAL,
November 10th. 1869.

. L.
EpIreR NEWS We ENTHUSIASTICALLY
get a glimpse of a San Francisco paper
here in this elevated camp, and by tho
tone Of some Of the Bay papers, we are
led to believe that Gold Hill and Vir-
GINA are pretty we'll "plsysd OUT" as
mining towns that the Comstock lode
has nearly "pstersd," etc. Now the
idea suggested to my mind was this if
such is the case, q large number of good,
enterprising men, will be casting about
for new mines and new enterprises
allow an old resident OF Gold Hill to
express bis views in regard to the mines
of Cerro Gordo, through the medium Of
your paper, hoping thereby to benefit
some old friend or brother miner. Your
readers are pretty well posted in regard
10 the locality Of Cerro Gordo, but they
know but little Of the vast wealth that
is found, and being developed in these
hills At this moment. / will mention a
few mines that arc nov being worked
successfully The San Francisco is
daily turning out q large quantity OF
excellent ore. This mine was purchased
some three months since by Woodwork
l. Co., of San Francisco, for the sum OF
$40, 900. The sssayer of the company
informed me that the average assay OF
tho ore from this mine was $3.50 per ton.
The Belmont produces tho same kind OF
ore, and Of about the same richness.
The Witticism is a new mine recently
discovered by NJ. Hauu, and is thought
20 DO the most valuable mine in this
district. Tho ore assays from $3.50 to
81, 900 per ton, and is capable Of being
millrd by the ordinary process. Those
are the most prominent mines here,
that produce milling ores. We have 50
large \ number of valuable mines that
yield large quantities Of smelling ore,
i. ., galenn 10 the prsdomiuating metal,
but these ores contain from SEQ TO $50
per ton 10 silver, so they can DO worked
ns a large profit besides, they are in.
d%ispeusibls to the successful working oil
silver ore by tue smelling process.
Among the most valuable Of this class
Of mines, we have the Dorr, or Santa
Maria, the Union, which 10 yielding n
largo amount daily Of good ore, and the
Defiance. The latter mine was discov-
rred in April last, and 1000 feet 10.
Gated. In August Gould & Schneider
both formerly OF Gold Hill purchased
| two-lhirds of it. Since the 9th Of Au.
gust u shaft 60 feet'deep has been sunk,
aud about GOO tons OF ore extracted, at
q lrifing cost. The niue is now yield
lug ten tonS Of good ore daily, as the
result Of fire mems labor. Va have
four smelling furuSc s now iu operation,
aud more are needed TO reduce the
ore now being extracted. We have a
drawback in the scarcity OF water, bu,
an abundance Of good water can be had
by AN outlay Of aboct $50, O00. This
woul be one OF the most are specula'
tons that II capitalist could engage in,
and tue man or men who will carry j,
gu: successfully will be sure Of q for
;uue. am ss,onished tina, more cap
ita!ists do not fnd their way 10 Ce:rc
Gordo, for I can say in all sincerity tina;
tho inducements thi. place Offers fo'
profitable investments is greater tbsn
any locality | bare ever lived in. Wage;
are from four to six dollars per day, and
good miners are very scarce. A good
,ram OF horses or muller, aud stout Wng.
on, would do we'll here. Tho f~urnaces
pay from one TO ten dollars per ton fol
hauling orea-,hs distances varies from
100 yards,o eight miles, and all the way
down hill. This place is well wooded,
with on abundance Of nut pine, good
for making steam or charcoal, which
latter article is used for smelling the
ores. Wood is delivered at the furnaces
At SIS per cord, coal At % aud 80 cents
per bushel. Our camp ia now improving
smartly, and occasionally we see a Gold
Hitler in our midst. A few days since
Mr.. Pierce, of your place, formerly SUI
p%srinleudent Of the Sunderland Mill,
was here examining tho mines, and
seemed highly p~leaaed with our pros.
poets. A number of new strikes are
reported lately, of exceedingly rich ore,
and If this district VA thoroughly pros
pected | xra satisfied that instead of
10 or IL paying mines that we now have,
tho number would be 40 or co. If somo
Of your good, energetic business mon
are out of employment, they might do
n worse thing than come to Cerro
Gordo. BULLION.