Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-18
LETTER FROM WHITE PINE.
HAMILTON, March II, 1869.

mountains "breaking trails" for the
benefit of this new district, | have gath
cred considerable good and reliable data
to write from and will give your yalu-
able sheet the benefit of my observations.
WEATHER.
For the past two weeks the weather
has been lovely, the sky has shown
scarcely a cloud, aud the sun is as warm
as midsummer, the snow is almost gone
and the roads are fast drying up. In
many places the hillsides show a green
tinge from the now crop of grass which
abounds here oil over the country in
spring and summer. II the same kind
of weather prevails for two weeks longer
the hills and valleys which two weeks
ago were clad in snow will be one field
of green yerdure. In my experience OF
six years in Nevada have never seen a
more mild winter than the past one.
Considerable snow has fallen, but it is
now gone. We had n intensely cold
day and night, the thermometer going
down to 20 degrees below zero, but this
did not last long, and FROM present Hp-
pcarances spring has fairly set in.
BUSINESS.
Business is again %reviving. The towns
of the district are crowded with people,
and | counted in an open space of ground
in the edge Of Hamilton 100 wagons,
This was not more than one half of the
number within the limits Of the town.
Merchants are selling large quantities OIL
goods, and the $50 saloons Of the town
are nll doing a big business in whisky,
The town is continually filed with
stages, all bringing in full loads of pas
scngers in fact they look like the top Of
q seed onion in the fall Of the year. In
addition to all these, there are not less
than seventy-five arrivals per day by
"Walker's line" with their blankets
on their backs.
Wages for good miners at present is
Sc per day. Within the last week some
six or seven mills have arrived and will
be put up at once. Lumber is $500 pei
thousand, and scarce at that. Provis
ions for man and beast are still high.
THE MINES.
The mines Of the district are the mair
feature Of the country and are OF more
interest to tho community than all else
besides. | have for the past week beer
posting myself in regard to them II
order to give your readers the benefit o
my observations and unbiased opinion
Neyor having yet located n foot in thu
district, | consider myself competent tc
give an impartial opinion. Since the
first excitement about the mines o.
White Pine its praise has been sung &c
the IL n of "Eberhardt," but the tunt
will now have variations too numerous
for me to mention. ! would Willingly
| give in detail m account Of all the pay
ing mines, but this would take more
| space than is allotted to any cores
pondcnt, and | will content myself with
q slight outline.
During the month Of February the
| weather was somewhat rough, and
| there being no buildings over thu
| mines and all the dumps being full o.
ore, work was almost entirely suspend
cd, and the laundering Of blasts wa:
| hushcd, but since the fair weather has
set in
"Thc man that for a space did fail,
Now double laundering swclls the gale;
And Chloride is the cry"
All the rock has to be blown GU,
with powder, and the result is the
laundering of blasts on and around
Treasure Hill are rs numerous as the
reports of Admiral Porter's cannon al
the taking of Port Royal. 1t is esti.
mated by a gentleman Of my acquaint.
ancc, who is an old mining sup~erintend'
ent and II good judge, that no saw in
the E.bcrhardt mine n few days since
not less than five millions Of dollars
worth Of ore in sight. Although th!:
is Il rich mine, it is no better than
many others in the district. | have
already spoken Of the Aurora, Hidden
Treasure, Virginia, and q number o
| other claims of note on Treasure Hill
which are paying well, but | vii
have to pass them for the present and
| confnc myself to newer discoveries o.
| qua or more Importance.
NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
The Mazeppa, located in q southsrly
direction from the Ebcrhardt, and dis.
tnnt about three fourths of n mile, is
proving 10 be one of the richest mines
in the district at this time. They sre
extracting ore which will mill from
/ So, 900 to $4,000 per ton, some of it is
Of a lower grade and q great deal Of n
far higher grade. California Company,
some 1000 feet south Of the Mazcppa,
are taking out ore Of n very high grade,
and in largo quantities. The Oakland,
| between the two last mentioned, is
prospecting well, and will o o yield
equally good orc. North Of the Mazep.
| pa, is the Herman mine, equally rich
with the Mazeppa, and Mt which mine
| saw n chunk of almost pure horn sill
| yer taken out, which would weigh over
| 200 pounds. A considerable amount OF
| ore is sacked at this mine which assays
| Sl,TGI per ton, and the second class
assays $3.50 per ton. North Of the
Herman, is the Mechanics, n Of the
most promising mines in the district. II
was located by John V. Scott, formerly
of Gold Hill, who was also the locator
| Of the Oakland. In nil his locations he
| seems to have been exceedingly lucky
or shown good judgment. The Yankee
Blade, Comstock, and II number oil
| Others are located north of tho Me-
| chouics, and on tho same belt or spur
| that leads to the E%berhardt, and arc al
showing good orc or good indications
| To the southeast Of this belt are a num-
| Der of mines which are taking out ex'
ccl!cnt ore. \ few days since good orc
was disco rcred on n mountain west oil
| Treasure Hill, and the hill was covered
| with men in n short time rs thick as
blnckbirds on an oat field. All
the hill was located about five deep in
a few hours, and several good mines
were found.
THE BASE RANGE
Is very extensive, with well defined
lodges, the average ore from which
Yields about 5000 per ton. In fact, you
cannot go a mile in any direction with.
out coming in contact with mines where
YOU IRE shown ore worth from 5000 to
500, 900 per ton.
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