, 1869-12-14
GNm pscs or Minors Life.
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water, The rock was tested ant found to contain
. great deal Of gold. Tia mlner1 mined the place
Ntnefs' Delight IN token OF the Joy they expe-
Hscced In nndirR 60 uch deposit Of precious
met4l Sixteen hundred toos Of the ledge was 1t
once lad on. company Organized Aod tnc opcn-
:ng OF xte rins counenced- Fur personal res-
sons tho nhe was divided Into two parts, called
the Ekzte1u and Wtsscsn Division, McGoveEu,
Uolhrook. Pugh AID Robinson chooslaQ the west
end. Before the r1inc wss divided, Nj.
P. 4 Gallagher bought oot Nj. Robinson. Wnen
the writer E1sttxd It In August two laffgc shatts
had been sunk, one xo.Lg down over onc hundred
feet a7d the other serenty nve feet. Attae depth
Of one hundred feet the ledce CT gold rock w,s
shroe feet Io11 1ncnea vide and Ee1J itch. Rock
hAd been taken OUT tnat Yielded ssc IN gold to the
ton Of store, but The average Yield was a6ou. tn
peftop The1e wns 4 len etsrp mill AZ WorE, and
al. the OFT VIE furnished fhxt II could crush. The
mill had been running eo1sta1tlJ for four days.,
acd acleansrg rP VIA ordeted 10 show OH party
The proceeds. The yield Tor the four dA1h' crush.
ing xas little over s4.0co. Ten men in all had
beeu employed to do tho work, and. was inform
I'd. yrcr.red lesb 1han 5 pes dAy, each for their
inbor. Tire clear prot 1or the four days was, per.
hArs. r, 800, or about sst6 per dsT for the iour
ownez1, certainly living i1come.
There WIS no appearance OF the ledge running
out, but the water lttetfe1ed with lae working Ct
The nnine part Of The time. The orc WAS raised
gre should be used for these purposes, when the
ahatss could be kept perfectly clear AID iu work.
ing otde. ali tie Jesr-
o1zER AME1
Another very rtch mite y a. found At So1tn Pass
fHtJ, called tue "Czreao.'' The rbct was very
rotten and easily cIusoe nLd yielded f1om 50 to
80 per ton. While degla3 the ah7:s 70 thus
NINA pocket tn the rucE EtS touId, from which
500 IL pure gold Vas n!'cd out The Aaaft vaa
put down son:e et1ty feel, and st th1t depta the
gold rock was some four rect Vide Exper encel
mtnera oCefed the p1oprit1ots Of The " "Careso'
5ls,oeo for the lock and hsa,e they had tntowu
out Il ainklng the shaft tod aeycloplng tho ledge
The oneE Eas not accepted
The Touug Anrr1ts "a : very nch n''ce, md 80
IL the Hnry Ellen, and brsities these there are
some ttenty others nearly hs t1cn. and .nIrty or
forty Eote that pIouslse > Eoot yield
TIE oIlEn xlH1Aa.
The Cuich mining IL nos very c1tan8tye at tho
SHeetWater Mite, but tns feG gulcaea IN Which
gold nss been Iound hare proved very rich.
Spring Gulch Ia situated n the 1out Of the ridge.
On which MIrera' Delight IL sl:uased. Il his bean
worked extensively, Hud hel"nSs 70 the owners OF
tho Deleht Mire. Tre5 hire 1le1 To worK Il At S
pee o2y, and smalI rer cent III The auouct taken
cut. The average Sie.d per cay to each l1nn n
twent3-rve doI,a1A Last summer CToaa amount
Of r., 200 IN gold WV tAlrn cat md sold. The
nuggets are vtII ANAL, Eost OF the gold being
se2le Rold.
Uaniex 0plrh Ia inst hela* the - Careso mine.
and u very email but E1cs. Waen EAu1st~
men and hoy had Ieen washing two days md
natf in rue sla!ce boxes, md II c;ea1:nE up WIS
Just be.ng made. The yield showed 8ts5, Of about
IS pr day IN currency 70 TIM hhsd.
MEADOW Galch, three mica oeyotd Ntocrs' De-
light, wAs very extensive ost not rich From ss
70 8 per dAy cc0ld be made by tho WasnetHr and
nomet1mea, hui rsre'y, as mach II SIS. There
toF< fTH17t m
per day 10 the hard
The reputation OF the mires has steadily In
c1eased during tue pa.t rnumtr, and the Yield Of
gold naA been sucn AZ to p ace beyond Ill dou3s
the wine and perDsbtncJ Of the NINE. The
SWeetvn.et countty ts uud"no;edly one Of the
richest, n not tho very richest, eo1d-eearing re-
sions yet discovered IN the uclted States.
VIC would. however, aavi-e people not to 10 IN
haste to go there, uD1css 1htJ have plenty OF
capital II costs IRON ito, ,oon to 600 TO buy
ntne. and II you ate fortauate enough to discover
one It will Still clAt tu1 sto.sDo or $faaoa ~ oeu
IT. Tnefe Y ere mE1e Joor uen NJ thc mines LAST
xuume1 than could male q 'triIK. All those nav
wanted there a1e men OF Capita. Hundreds hsra
1est this fzll octl & uuabIs 10 winter A. S31tn
Pass. The mtnca 1se sttne so, feet above tae
level 0: the fea and tho vea1Ssr II wtntar Ia FefJ
cold, tbs enou beiEK otIsu tnree and toof feet
deep. neAIdes thts, South PAs7 ii 100 niles north
OF 1ne Pacific Railroad, and living Will be very
e1pentlve during tho Ninfef months. In the
summer months living II caesrs tho Wind Ehse1
valleys fusnlshitg Vegetables hnoat As lo* ~
1hcy Gu be touxbt In The stntca, while beef Ii
abundant 1t 80 centS per poaId, bacon 1t 20 cenia
and xtd ueats At II 70 IL cents per pound
There need be no hnsty Ia Eotrx TO Sou,n Pass
by ttosc who desire to aeek tbc!E fortunes 10 tod
IL the u.1nea arc : pefusurnt las altni'oD. Aod
viii probably ne two three ars Jet in uevelop
ing. Tho chances, NC tllpx, for 7,of men to do
Eeit therc will be oet.er Id Two 5earn than they
are now. Capi,At!ats caurot get to y goin rtgo7
TOO toon, but men Without money c1thot Dc too
nlow 10 60, There ~lu 10 d1unt uo u gselt rush
next eprtrE. tuI uuleet d II ~ sas frou 5000 Il
5000 capital, would really Adt1Ae hIo to R:Ry at
huuae- "A to thAs great fear, 40 conuou 1uonE
men, trat al The Hines vii. he discovered befoG.
ahey get there unless tut1 hutrJ ny 1t IL fan scI
Vine. tenths OF the men who 30 TO the nlne
would rot Know aold rock Ii taer Ferc to tee !
lay1us In the middle OF the loac, and mauys by
the time tteJ come ta undcsttaod something
shout mining, ind themselves out OF money. AM
have 10 leave, being TOO prputi O. lazy to tate
nick and dug for ctners ut thrte or fout dollars
-,.lay.
TIE sKrfEEHKNfs.
There are three sovna At the s. eetWater MueI
viz: South Pass CITY, Atlsnrtc Cary. Au,i Ntners
Delight South PHss ss l1uety ntlcs north Q
BRYAN. On The Union Pacnc Roa1, nd coo:ain
90
t1e,y OF boardr, loSt, aid c-or..@, and the houso
ase znal and tcngnly coL-lrucssi- 1bcrt Ar
many tiale9 IN the toED, but such enornous fert
ate a1ked trat most petre prefer 70 build. Az
Kind of , roons. last summer, would b1ug slt0 Pc
Nont0. The streets afa Ixssow 2Dd irregular, IN
whole town being toit 10 gutca sna among IN
rtytnc& Last summer great may gambler an
cnurteIans crowded into Souto Pes., 70 the sertou
annoyance Of the good prot}. ttvlrg thrEa Th
society and order was hetler than could have bee,
expected, however,, 10 such 1e~ to an, the mAs
OF the people heartily joining the ausreFs o
JudeS-XtrkutAn-And the civil Authorities IN en
forcing the lAvl
Atlantic CITY u shout tour miles trou souta
Tass, znd II a town OF soo pcope- II Is vel
hnnt 1nd the people asc qnse:, orderly and II
1pectanlf. Ite hu1sea arr erected among tn
titlk, b11 the streets, thouxh untse1, 4sa 1stAKh
and regularly laid out
Mmev, Delight u tour mites NON Atlantic, m
hza Abous nfty hnuScs, and so1uc 100 inhAot:auE
A bad et toQshs made thu place their rendal
<oua laat snEaner. and seriously Injured ths ropZ
1ataoQ ef The plaoe, bot they arc Low clcaced oo
and tho town IL rsp.d.y improving. 1t u here II
1icbe4t gulch and 9usfta mines IN Ill tho Swee
NAtex country arc heated .
Ne~ town In the WeAl Ata alWaJstAst, but Mi
Ing towns ase parucu aIty llrclv. Go iuto the II
portions Of one Of tho>e miniature c1tles, and 70
can soe a'aats such u ars only TO ee net win
Elsre o9 lamps that bslnd ion, IN
ereJwhere tinse1 &od cheap tA1di
lsappsrent. aere 1t Z dnaklrg saloon a.
women lounge about with e.x11a IN Ihe1. uoath
pr mix With the ainGie men NJ the bar, taxing q
1un anj suurR d1lIks II the ha1dle.t niaer,
na shocking sight: but there ls ~urse one, Del
haps, In The next building. where tho doors Z,
thrown Wide open 10 The Atseet And the paase9 /
aeea Within Wcnen K1tErH or menN Ence4
1ouugtrs tn d.zhaoue On the b4da- Across II