, 1869-05-25
.Ripa bur for the confusion md waste which at
uiudicious Syasez1 Of TILES Will be certaiu to gec-

aging bue for the contusiou md waste WHICH AT
hjudicious system Of TILES viii be eertain to sec-
"a "a esnnos fashses 70 quote IN tun sae account
'fa: ssaea s2ls1 ReeE p;ssrsSTas district comprising.
1arqe portou Of the northwestern quarter OF Hum
boltt County, has been the scene Of hopes ~ wild
aud dtk2ppodnsments ~ overwhelming a. any
rtcorded u ne history Of 4mesisan t: 1 mines a.
seUfra Nas attTacied BY da1k-colored rock,
occurring ID heavy unsses IN that region, about
1oV miles from Cnionvtle, ls ~ !,aq. 1isaminoI'
81 exception voleaa:e. sizing 70 ;a1 II
pafty To- ;nss o he rcn er ore Known i horn
s iaaicasiou I'd !. NJ ast ionE oeia!s ,hs s.asy
tnssu so1e1sI elsds0en 1n .aa' tae @ bsek Ta1' q
an1St "a ssHas, he.peetaSIs .a sss''s5T n;
anowle9;sr s e q s.w ToFs, nasiy eau1salcts;t
haa N aszaIes q their oxn-s uan by t5s naine
ri eosa s1raes sas a. seer no =
9rsa ae woFksd y Tsss = eea 1,sF t aa
sue1 nasa. Of cocsse ". iseneec1: ! see.et aaz
contained compound Of silver. St1 OF seven
ea pecp1s 3 3 tae Fsee eoss
victim, ~ more Than Eastern capitalist 1hs9
M.ats e kesR he geo tn!ng to shea,srsa = ~
rcsdy to work the rock on large scale, anil shtr-
teen tn1s were hauled for him from dincTCut
ledges 10 Dalln mill. y Wa.noe County; The re:
suli announced was 10 10 $4a0 per tun. teoexet
excitement wa the consequence 4 mill WIS
brilt In the Black Rock country, to be managed
y AT 9 eo a' not %
10 use hts iuI en- iatEe scale; anil before o2e-
rat!ons commenced, he disappeared from the
shown for more than SIX years grim determina-
tton and perseverance worthy Of respect, though
they had been credulous u children OF the stories
o1 thts cnArIata1. abandoned their n1nes ia de-
spaIr. Houses, mills, everything we're LEFT d they
stood, 4nd n the summer Of 1SaS there was not
human being IN The district E.en there's would
expedition sent 70 the region bJ nj. Clarence
King confirmed the opinion Of al scientific mcu
r,5,,a !.om tns beginning that blaes Rock WAS =
II have related THIS story 1t some Length, partly
because my predecessor, WAS n'lsled into e1psess-
hiI report was in print the bubble hxi long been
dtsapated aud the scheme fossafen. II y a IN
fortunate scc!dens that, aler this great fraud had
heen branded By the public press md the pnntn
opinion, It lhouli Incelse IL l1ss word or praise t
4 public document The accident Il dne, =
tween the writing and me printing q thc pazs-
graph referred to. 4 second and Ktl more IN
p9esent une u Ia ,hs uShi which il throws On tas
knowledge md temperament 81 ouI Mining popa- :
,stp se9os! 4 ,se meG,a aaS sne me
tss and 1Aetanurgtst tlsl declare the ores 70 90
VoEtnless; .es on The wort Of single psasendss:
eapendea e4pe b. men Who se!!eSeu that sne.r stses
/ VIZ contains silver and gold IN sach FORM tna1
no ordinary as*ay eeola e3tssst t9em: i "a @ nSs
science, tha. tne1e victims foundeftd on to tnetE
| sSte. This shows the lnsu11c3encI OF inportcta
se.ssee T. r3t community ~ s ,eu,ns 90 ~
/ remarked, th1t NC can bring over 3o1e Europe
| scientific men enough: bat What We med s
mining science II home, which viii rase the tooe
t Of the whole community. But tnls theme viii dn1
| eersrate consideration tn the sequel I would re-
| man. in dnans sh!a description Of Blask Roek.
! than TO condemn Instantly, a sHindic, Any pso.
! ccs1 which ia declared to extract more gold and
G ;, any n OF 1ss ess 'ssa en-
! can. BY, quautltattFe chemical analJsth
account for eyerr atom OF the weigh,
prove W on assays By various means, which appEox
tmate cur certainty to the ao=ofnte; we have stud
led for years Ehe nature and the comnsnaaons Q
the elemental sui s:Ances: And nov 1t may index
be possible that gold and silver eXss In forms at
conditions hitherto ussnsrccte'ttnponderabie
mau Wne esser Il may el. tic M Gu | 81 lie chem
lst; but he has DO right to aaS Htttnttou or tht
capitalist. The chances Of the Truth q SUCH y
alleged discovery are In inverse proportion to th
number Of men VINO nare been busy With the sub
lect- with n. the tight Of modern science, Wttho1
ene % Is 1000 Is : pro1abin.y quite sancens !
deserve the respect Of scientific inquirrss; II Il
In fact, Is great an authlr1ty Us r1oHt new doc
1lfe9 eau t1Alm buk lncN INV ehklaR 3QQuey u mzs
ters Of which they pelsonalty kno" nothing saoal
look for better security ..-
This Is Gospel truth. We wish we could follow
! Mr. Raymond into Montana, Idaho, and otne
qparters; and especially that wc might CIV
sume ucco1nt Of the argument historical, acteu
t.:c, and Legal, which Ills the aecond part of III
report, under the title, 'tRclatlous OF Govern
! mentA to Mining" Fut SPACE IS wanting, at it2s
for the present. Esrn In that which we ha!
done, We are aware t1ak xe have not been who'll
Just to the Commissioner, whose work s sinxulz
| Is continuous and cIosely knit making II datdcu
to extract single pa.ssgcs without uisEcpresentln
the thoughts Of the writer. This rcsutta u pa
frpu he fact that it Is to 10 large An extent set
ally the work OF Que man, and hence bearH Il
atamp Of his individuality, and Ia part lrn1a u
> condensation Of his ideas It Is crowded Wit
thoughts and suggestions which should have bee
| eYnAn,lel ruto a lafRef volume,