The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-05-17

we puDisheu yesterday another NUMBER i
the series of interesting and instructive letters
which the HERALD lately began to lay before
its readers under the title of "Across the
Continent" A more distinct and correct idea
of vast and almost unknown regions, which
the Pacific Railroad has opened to the world,
can be obtained from these letters than from
any other source The statistics given are as
reliable as they are full and minute. The
descriptions are photographically accurate.
The story of the marvellous development of
the mineral wealth Of those regions is re-
counted in u forcible but unexaggerated
style. The letter, dated April 26, transports
the reader to q city near the summit of Trea-
sure Hill-at an altitude of ten thousand feet
above the level of the sea-to Treasure City,
the headquarters of the mining interests of the
White Pine district in Nevada. The steep hill
side on which the city is built; the rude dwell
ings, made of canvas, pine or stone; the life
and animation in groups Of men, standing here
and there or moving about with pick and
shovel, or rushing off to the assayer with
handsful or bagsful Of ORE or starting away to
explore districts not yet examined; the sub
urbs of the town. the sight to be seen on all
sides from the bluff beyond-piles of ore,
shafts and holes, the buildings Of various
mining companies, hundreds of tents and
cabins, clouds Of smoke, flying rocks, rapid
explosions Of gunpOwder, recalling the artil-
lery duels and masked batteries Of the late
war, and, apart from these mining scenes, the
magnificent view of range after range of snow
capped mountains, as far as the eye can reach,
with valley after valley between them, in every
direotion-all this is wildly brought before the
mind.
Our correspondent bears testimony to tho
unexampled richness of the ores of the White
Pine district. He cannot help being amazed
that land that only three years ago was q will
derness, and that could be had for the mere
asking, is now discovered to be teeming with
wealth beneath its surface, and on It's surface
to be worth hundreds of dollars per foot. He
is convinced that ths Eberhardt mine-the
first mine located on Treasure Hill, and as yet
the only one that has been extensively worked,
and from which a large amount Of bullion has
been sent to markets. beyond all doubt the
richest silver mine at present known in the
world; its wealth is beyond estimate. About
one million dollars has been taken out to this
time, and now, with one small mill only, about
six thOusad dollars per day is being turned out
ready for shipment. 1t is safe to say that ten
million dollars would not cover the value Of
what this mine had in view, ready to be taken
out for working The ore would yield over
twenty thousand dollars to the ton. With such
full milling facilities as will soon be put in Ope
ration the revenues of this mine will be i'm
mense. The resources of other mines are also
indicated. But the people of the East arc
earnestly warned to be on their guard against
gigantic attempts which are on foot to defraud
them by false representations respecting the
value of mines in this district. Our Q0rres-
pondent has not the slightest doubt that the
Eastern cities have already been flooded with
lots of shares in mines said to be second edi-
tions of the Eberhardt. He knows that bullion
has been bought at high rates, the sssayers'
marks have been 0bliterated and others substi-
tuted, and that these silver bricks have
then been sent East and represented to be the
production of some White Pine district mine
that has not developed enough ore to pay for
the work done. The White Pine excitement,
he adds, is not so great as 1t has been; people
are waiting to see other bullion produced than
that from the Eberhardt mine before rushing
off as they did few months since, thinking
that every rock produced half its weight in
silver. He predicts, however, that sit will
be renewed again before long, and a steady
stream of emigration will take place that will
give carpenters and masons all they can do to
cover them" 1t is significant fact that
Treasure City already can boast Of having its
daily paper, the White Pine News. Thus the
press keeps pace with steam and electricity in
the grand onward march of civilization.
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