Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-19
srArE or NEVADA NEWS.

CublkO Ga0kCkh 9GSkiOh VI khto 49, -
destined to be thoroughly prospected
during this year. The extensive range
Of mountains known as the White Pine,
and that known as the Diamond, offer
promising fields for the p%rospector. The
former is already celebrated as the CEN
ter Of the richest deposits Of silver ore
vet discovered in this State, which has
produced an excitement unequaled since
the gold fever of ls49. These mounttins
are extensive both MS regards their length
and breadth, and il is more than prob
able that important discoveries of min
eral will be made within their scope
before the close Of the year. Tho most
important developments yet made in the
Diamond range are in the Eureka Dis
trict, whore the ore ecu under condi.
tons similar to that of White Pine. 1t
exists chiefly in the form of deposits in
Limestone, and the ore produced by
many Of the claims is Of q high grade
Experiments have shown that much Of
tho ore may be treated successfully by
smelling, and a company is now engaged
in building q furnace for the purpose,
which will DO completed this month.
There appears to be no doubt of the
success Of these smelling works, and
when it is known Eureka will receive n
share of the attention now concentrated
on White Pine. Besides the smelling
ores others suited to the process of ANAL
gamation are said to exist in abundance,
and several tons have been worked ut
the Manhattan Mill in this city, which
yielded handsomely Of silver. The slight
explorations Of %prospectors encourage
the belief that the Diamond range is
highly metalliferous. We were informed
this morning by a person whose partner
recently made what would appear to DO
q valuable discovery, that both silver
and copper ores exist in the range south
of the Humboldt River, and perhaps also
in its continuation north of that stream.
About fifteen miles this sido Of the river
the prospector observed sticking through
the snow large boulders and detached
masses of copper ore some Of the boul-
ders were of native copper. The snow
did not permit On examination of the
ground for tho deposit or ledge of ore.
He found also what appeared to be o
vein about a foot in width Of silver orc,
from which he brought away something
like q hundred pounds; but the unhappy
beast on which it was packed stampeded
and scattered his burden Of orc and
camp utensils far and wide. The dis
coverer had a few pieces Of the orc in
his pocket, however, and from these he
procured On assay which yielded at the
rate Of 81, 300 Of silver to the ton. We
mention this discovery incidentally, in
confirmation Of our judgment that the
White Pine and Diamond ranges of
mountains offer promising fields for the
prospeetor.
By THE FIRST TRAIS.-T Tho stage
which arrived in this city from Argentn
this morning, brought passengers from
the Union Pacific Railroad who were
on tho first train since the occurrence Of
the snow blockade. Among the number
wat Mr.. George T. German, of this city,
who was % days from New York. The
snow was deep over n considerable Sec
ton of tho railroad, and the train pushed
ahead with difficulty, and during one
period of five days the distance accom-
plished was only 100 miles. Mr.. Cor
man met, on the 9th instant, on tho
west sidc of tho Missouri River, several
citizens Of Austin who left this city in
good season for the purpose of witness
ing the ceremonies of the Inauguration.
Two of them werc immensely disap-
pointed, and sworc by their buttons,
their silver buttons, it was too bad.
INCIDENTS OF TIE RUsH.-Tho pres
ent excitement and mania about White
Pine resembles the breaking of n dam
and the pouring Of its liberated waters.
It is q damn great rush to the level,
which is White Pine. An observant
person., who arrived in this city yestcr-
day from Hamilton by the way Of Elko
and Argenta, told US that he counted
on the road from Elko to Hamilton no
less than l02 men disconnected from
the numerous teams which lined the
highway, afoot and packing their
blankets. A number of the men were
crippled by their long walk-for they
came from the extrcmitics of California
and Oregou-and 10 Of them were bare
footed and packing their boots. Most
of them paid their way but others,
and not the least ambitious,
SPARED" their grub. Crippled and
poor, they moved on with a religious
fervor to their Mecca.
BITTEN ny A DoG.-As n mar named
Williams attempted this aftcrtoon to
part two dogs that were fighting beau
tifully on Main street, opposite this
Office, one of Thorn bit him severely in
tho foot. The teeth Of tho Infatuated
dog tore through the mans boot and
inflicted n deep and painful wound in
the side of the mans foot. 1t was
difficult to tell wherher the crowd felt
most sympathy for the injured man or
the dogs whose quarrel he interrupted.