The union Democrat., 1869-03-06
LETTER PROM RHCHMOND.

Rylanj and Parsons, of Kincaid's Flat, are
doing we'll in the old Dobbinspeck ranch,
mining it no. The claim is fifteen feet deep,
will last twenty years. Pays FIVE or six dol
lars per day to the hand. Five men are EN-.
ployed. They get their water at cost of on
ly $40 per week.
Mr.. Ryland has also fine store at Kin
cad's, and seems to be doing very we'll, sue
cess attend him and our young friend james
Parsons, Esq.
Knox and Boyle, are building a fine ten
stamp mill at the foot Of their claim, which
is located in Quartz Mountain. It will be
completed about the 18th of April. They
have two tunnels running into the mountain.
One in about four hundred feet, the other
about two hundred, are being pushed forward
as fast as possible. This tunnel is fifty feet
lower than the upper one. The rock aver
ages $40 per ton. They have out now, some
thirty tons, and are still getting out more.
When they get their mill in operation, they
will take out large sums of gold.
Heslep's claim, adjoining, is paying very
well, Mr.. ii. tells me be wants to purchase a
larger mill, bis old rickety, eight stamp mill
don't suit him.
Apps claim, adjoining Heslep's, is also
paying remarkably well. This claim has al
ways been considered the best in the county.
The mill, q ten stamp one, is located on
Woods Creek, one mile from the claim, and
is under the management of Mr.. T. Slone-
cker, who understands the managing of
quartz mills. Mr.. App tells us that he intends
to build a new mill upon the claim next fall.
He has two engines in his mine hosting rock
and water. A tunnel pierces the mountain
some 600 feet Shaft from surface, is $50
feet deep, and from level of the tunnel $50
feet. The rock averages $l4 per ton. Eight
tons per day is crushed.
Mr.. D. Kelly, of this city, has half ton of
rock from his vein on Fox Gulch, one mile
from this place, that is very rich. Streaks of
gold run through every inch of the rock. it
will pay $4,000 per ton. lie has three part
ners, they have sunk shaft some 60 feet deep.
Mr.. X. will send this half ton of rich roc K to
his brother in San Francisco, to have crushed.
Mr.. Stage, Superintendent of the u S.
Grant vein, near American Camp, is push
ing forward the completion of the mill and
hoisting works. Some twenty men are en-
ployed at present in the mine and building
the mill.
Mr.. j. B. Hiskey, principal owner of the
Star mine, near the U. S. Grant, says that
his company will soon start in again and get
out rock. They have been running tunnel
for the past eight months, which will strike
the vein some four hundred feet lower than
the old tunnel Hiskey is the boy to man.
age quartz vein. When the old Star and
U. S. Grant begin crushing rock, you will
hear of 'big strikes" being made.
DR.. Pownall, Gen. Dobhie, Capt Wing, A.
NJ. Mitchell and Geo. Wight, Trustees of the
Tuolumne County Water Comrany, went
down to La Grange, Stanislaus County, last
Friday, to make arrangements about cutting
a ditch to take water from their Columbia
ditch into that place. They returned Mon
day last, but have not announced their de-
termination.
At the annual election for officers of the
Columbia Fire Department. held at Engine
Co. No. Ones house, on last Tuesday night,
]. 3, Douglass, was reelected Chief Engineer
and c. II. Brown, Secretary. Mr.. Douglass
has occupied this responsible position for the
past twelve years. He is the first and only
Chief the department has had. 1t consists of
Engine Co. No. One, j. NJ. Haskell, Fore
man; Gideon Wing, First and Walter Hol-
lenbeck, Second Assistants Daniel Fraser,
Secretary. Engine Co. No. Two, 7. C. Bir-
ney, Foreman; Anton Siebert, First and Pc
ter Kelly, Second Assistants; Henry Seven
ing, Secretary and Geo. Morgan, Treasurer.
Hose Co. No. One, IL. NJ. Shaw, Foreman /;
Joe. Cavis First and Geo. Scott, Second Assis-
tants: Al. Toby, Secretary and James MUIR
ply, Treasurer. 4.