Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-03-27
Letter from White Pine.
SILVER SPRING, WHITE PINE, EEvAp

SILVER SPRING, WHITE PINE, NEVADA
March 1lth 1863
EDITORS JOURNAL, Permit me, through the
columns of your paper to make few truthful
statements in regard to this section of the coun-
trv, as regards its mineral wealth, &c. That
there have been many exaggerated statements
written by correspondents from this district
there is no mistake, and it is only Just to say
that many truthful statements have also been
made and thrown broadcast throughout the en-
tire breadth and width of the country. If we
are to judge from indications, taking into con-
siGeration in the meanwhile assays as made and
certified to by competent and efficient men. or
the opinions of prominent geoogsts, and also
experts, it seems that it would certainly not be
unreasonable to presume at least that White
Pine district is the richest, as regards Silver
bearing quartz, of any other district yet dscov-
cred in this state, or perhaps any other state in
the American continent. As regards we'll de-
fined lodges, they are hardly known here at all,
but the precious metal is found in large pockets,
many of which are so large that their actual ex-
tent and boundaries have not yet been ascer-
tanned. The assays of the quartz of this dis
trio, vary from $l25, up to as high as So, 900
and $4,000. 1t is often the case that this rich
quartz or rock is struck on the immediate sur
face, though most generally found at depth of
from FIVE to fifteen feet. The formation is uni
formly of limestone and black spar, and but sell
dom varying in the least degree from this. The
extent of this rich mining locality. is something
like ten miles square, and good mines have been
struck ir almost every corner of it. Expert
miners say that the district has not been half
prospected, and it is altogether probable that as
rich mines will be struck as have been already
discovered. Of course, those mines have not
been sufficiently developed to warrant an affir-
NATIVE opinion in regard to their permanency,
but perhaps quite enough from indications) to
warrant a reasonable supposition that they are
permanent. There are already four mills run
ming steady, and three smelling furnaces, yet the
demand for reducing the ore is not met by one
hall: Several more mills will be erected this
spring, and are now on the way.
The weather has been remarkably mild here
this winter, there being no snowfalls to a
greater depth than ten or twelve inches. The
weather is very mild noY, SO much so that men
go without coats, without experiencing any de-
gree of GOODNESS.
There are about $4,000 people here now,
and still they come. 1t is believed there will be
no less than $4,000 in the district, by the mid
die of June.
Provisions of every description bear good
price, and in many cases the demands are not
met The following is correct, regards the
price of provisions Flour, SIT per hundred ;
beef, 20 cents per pound mutton, 25 cents /;
pork, so cents chickens, So piece; bacon, 35
cents per pound potatoes, Is cents coffee, so
cents sugar, % cents. Potatoes are very scarce,
and but few can be obtained for any price. A
very common article of lumber sells readily for
$3.50 per thousand, while good article brings
$3.50. Articles of provision, or building mate
rial, are in demand at all times here, and, in
fact, the unusual heavy demand has been seldom
if ever met
Will write you another letter in a week or
two, and give you detailed account of the
mines, of the indications of their permanency,
etc. ALEX. MCGREGoR.