, 1870-02-23
NEVADA.
The Mining Iistricts Of Cops, Wyoming,
Murray, and Bull Run.
Profits OF Different Mines.
Settlements and Climate.


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Correspondence Gf The chfrd7o Trfowns
MOUNTAIN CTR, Nevada, Feb. &.
Thinking that, perhaps, 4 thort description OF
Lie teaourres and senertl character OF this part
CT tic country might rot prove u1tutereatuR 70
Jour readers, tate tho liberty Of uespRssirz
upon 1cu1 time briefly. F1st, Al to tho
SITUATION. .....--.
The d,slltcis u "Cope," "WJou!n4." "A1t-
ray ald "Bul Ruu,r axe situated Oh tho head-
rate1s Of the Bruno and ow,hee Rtsers. IN spur
nf the Goota Creek range Of mountains, ahout
e,ehy-nse miller north OF Elko, aud the line Of tho
Centr.i pzcnc Railroad
Cope vas the rrst dIscoseeed, and soou the
eager tide Of prospectcrs, miners, and the nsoal
roasitR population attendant upon neg mining
CAMPS. cane pouring INTO me ne. Eaofaoo.
TIE t,ecpytty Of "Bnll Kan " district soon to-"
lowed: then "W5omiuE," or HDtuno," +" shortly
came into to,1ce, srd last the discovery ahd foca.
uou OF "ApIKaJ "attracte0 attention. mattrg IN
I'll four mining csups, each containing oue hundred
tqua.c nl!eR, ard al enclosed BY radius Of Dr.
teer or twenty Eles-u Ho7t CONCLUSIVE evidence
that = mineral bearing belk extends at lcs1t
through this immediate portion OF tue fnuge- IN
Order ltat Jour readers mar form acme definite
,hea o! ,he "Ay Ct the laud," wtlI gsre 5au
b1ef description Of the different dta1ic:s in theit
relative order. viii trst mention the principal
lniues, fnture prospects, &c-, OF
"corK ~ DISTRICT,
which WIS discovered II May, 1852 and orgaoized |
on tie eatn OF ,hat month, when suitable code |
OF By laws was adopted and Mr.. J. e. Dixon |
elected Kecorte1. The principal mines ore: FiFHf.
On "A1Rensn " Eli, the ''A,ren'a, j" ESsstone,"
"Excelsioe +" and "Oneocrl." Returns from
ruuecr ol tons OF "Arsenta ore, se1s to San
rranc.1co and Washoc. show = yield Of s4s5 Per
ton. The "EeJstons" orc A.so mills well. tne
nplnou thezetroun oelDg .SsO tine. ...
Second. ca ''Hountatn CITY " bill the "Ao1n-
tain Cl.y," "Fritz,' "R Re1 jacket and "Cou-
erets " are prominent Lodges. Tae "Mountalu
CITY" orc averages over $500 PET ton drJ crush.
ing, AID atsH3s trofn oihef NdgeA on tho ILL hare
| bt Gu obtained ~ high as SO, 900 per ton
| Third. On CsllforniA blu, the "Callfornis,"
"1danc," "Sevads,r "Great Republic" ana
"sunny Hill /" are au pa1lng mines. Ver1 htt'o
| rck nsa been csusned ~ jet 1tuua ihesa hedges
| bat what has been nilled aho8s an average Of
| ABOUT $50 per top. St1 tons from the "Gleat
kepnbl.c," mied t9t per too At this place, wet
! proceAs, hut from the character OF the rock must
Lece.sa1iY have shown = much greater Yield.
had It been crushed dtJ. Assays from the diner
tns ledger averaae from $500 TO 81. 800 per ton.
Fourth On the Buckeye lin, tho "Hackeye,"
uC,e,ce1t," y" Hamilton, ;" Msmnoth, -" croHn
POM" AID "Co.umb1sr claim our attention.
Several lots sent belo. frcru the Mammoth
SEC ether hedges, yielded IN average Of about
f9le ref TOD and lot OF aheut thirty so.s secocd
E1ade, Cretcent ore, nilled here b. vet process,
| sltT per tor- ..... ....
Ft,n. On the Rockale!tow htl the prn-
c1p4l mirts a1e The "Mouuta1reer," the
"tarltaI" aid the "White Dtrd." No rock
taa been rnllled 40 far lion these lodges bat as
rays average ttcm $500 to $1,000 per tor. Iude-
pertett Of the above ledger. tie "Cocoa Nat -
std "Mol!e Ch,lds" are attracting coastdeEab.e
attention, ssBays from the former running AZ high
ae s. SEQ. The above are ait Good Warktrg lodges
producing Nj. m,ing ore. and work Is being
fusned forward en- yearly every oas OF ther1- The
general average nf the balltoc tayca out 10 !as
Eas been about 81 IS pe7 OF.
Seye1a! eaea have alreaay been made. one hun.
crtd teetl in the "A1genla" having been
sold for 50 per foot, sud tue controlling nieres,
oE tho "Acuutatn City having been lMpcsel ot
10 ssn F1sncieco cap'tas'a at ts5 per foot. s.1el
In the "ke1stone," .Great Republic" s.Lon
= press, aud other ledger, hare also been made q
rpures va,Jtrg from tlo to $40 per loot
There sre also 10 the distr!c. soEe very fal
: placer ntrer The principal rulcnes being "Rus
= sell, u" CtasAropper," Gran,te." mud "Mcln
. to4f," slth spurs and dy5 gu!ches attached. tn
y river led also prospects Wetl. A ditch from Nil
67,ck, tore i've miles IN length, IL neatly con
rleted, and will DC ready for epstrg operations
The rlaeers are not generally cc7sldeseda \ "o1
= shl1R," but will probably average abou: " ouuc
u tggipgs." The gold IS Of Al Inferior qualtJ. 81
: sa3inE cnly 1ll.30 per ounce. C1inamen are al
. ready here IN considerable force, and arc u.ssn
= nom three to I'VE dollars per day ro.xlnl
The gulch mining alone IL sutllcent, In the opir
- len OF Eapy, 10 Keep up the camp. The pnnclri
u town 10 the district Il Mountain C1tl
ss contatnirs sone seyen hucdred !nash.taat,
~ ard About twenty-five pisces Of business. th
T. heasiett mercantile nsusez being those Of Opper
=, het1ner L Co., ". F. D1er Co., Fax FeloE
~ peltaueo Co., AID 4. 3 Chapman. SeEet
"a lssee log ard fline Buildings taye alfe1tJ bee
% tult while nthera are IN ptocesa Of erection bI
W W tho majority Of houses 81 IN ali rallrost Al
le m,p,tg towns. a,e Ct cscv4F. The town biz
.. 1alt to become large AID n'ut.IntnG city, Gt
~ sted rs 1t ts upon the clsect line Of travel fro
W bolte AND the North. 70 White Pine. Arlzoua az
~ ~ the slower county"
~ The town site Il owned BY MesnR. Fltzn11
and Scott, ard contains ss blocks Of II lote, eA
a ua Is by 100 feet. Lo,t are raging from $50
a. SteA. Pscssy.!!e ties on sae opposite side OF Il
- tlver adjacent to the placer nues ard coutai
~ some svo hurd dted inbRh1tanta, the p11rcpxl sto
w. w. belrg that Of J. F. Dye i Co. Txo q7art1 hi
ss ~ are already completed, and running on or
~. TIE " Ccre M.nIn9 and Manufacturing canpan
VI have a dne tep-E:amp mill wiki a capacity
~ about R1!een tons per dsJ. Aess7s. CaatJ
laa Alien auo have . tHo-stanp prospecting mi
sas with capacity OF nse 70 eight ions per den.
oo1 large NIL he's a.eo tecu put IN operation
II the timber aecut md Wat between Moantatn 4
W BEuLo Ciues. The suIfou1dIug country Afford
m muot good range io1 A.ock, heautuul grazing lands
seu ing abundant. a. least IN the s1mnar seas
10 while, drr1ns tee winter; The snow falls 10
lu' erest 6cr.h to admit Of STOCK running At Ian
m hu, Duct Valley, Independence Valley. aud B77
TEL Valley, d1s,ant Only fifteen to twenty miles,
'ue barren o: suow :he 1eer feund. OF the +
apt- d!strtrts have mentioned Scope" il tho poor
Tin beret, s1shough there to enough. within sll
eight u,ts, for necestsry co1aumpttou, for b
erai yesrs 10 come.
re-. HaaLeEs pt at kluds &s s,aRuant, axIng to
tccJemepcy Of the weather and the lack Of c.
eae nuEica,,un with the railroad. Scarcity Of mo
his. rrerh!ls to IN alarming extent, as IN Al l
quartz tarpE. bat pro'l.ious arc aoundAuL i
,se,f ehstts take 1ce,.' snd eyerJ ore expresses
own r,eafc4t OF confidence in the Ultimate tuecea
the 5curg and promising camp O! Cope"
0 hy wroAts0 DISTRICT
ilter Is hto6ted on Inc neso "ste1s oi Tue b!uuo
Ow.tee Rtre... eighteen miles es.t OF Nouu
.t!on CITY. The El.Eel.beariCR ledges lie pr1ocll
the upon the 0wyhee, and the gold bearing ieads
placer mil es upon the Bruno slope- The dh
,a.e vas discore red abou: the sane tine As Cope
tha. proipeclors seeking the famous f9nlt Ja,uls
} has Goose creek placen. ....... -.
ole1- Ihe5 lcono SEQ locstee eeF1fal sacnes OF pl
n!pes- and worked them al summer with
d on | 6ua1 head Of water, Averaging about one b
tine s:ulcup per day, and Cleaning up from thFe'
dec nye uc.laFs Pe1 sla1ce II Il 1aoaeat hf e1i
lnreh etCed miners that tho mines Will yield from
so PET dey with good siatce-head OF wa1ef.
a not gu,ches are more exteaEtve Than those in
n, u aAo INC 8ola o' anes quAlts, AsssJ'Ig u >
q The meEto t!:3o per Of Claims are laid ever to
usry LET Of May, and parties arc areAdJ preparing
g1ouEd.4l1lee and hydraulic. Tho dt1trtc:
cou- 1nall5 organized November 2. 1s5o. the Coi
a1n- lava adopted, and jerome P. Cross elected
i. I. ccyter. The ps.tclpM 1eAges are: Flfss Ga
eos ! Moonialn, tho "BIuLo." "A3u1taln E.
"M1uers Delight" " Eu:erpzse,' ~ st Jera
on,4, .lirLe Giant, " and !" Hidden Treasose.'' No
YAM nas "a yet been nllec, the orc reqatr!nl
these process tor crushing, bot the assaJs run from
Ia IA. 10 1000 rtr ton. Several Of the hedges co1s
n am pure smelling ore, yielding M average Of !:
tou silver. Ard about 70 per ce7t R1!cnA-
x,o cra Ou .'Bu.1sou hlil," the "cnr'slmas ''
Il, hr "Eureka.' Third Oa pfos2ect ht.!. tne "
~ u, .iez, ez,""5.1a;osa," a1d ExceAloE.'
~ ~ several esies care been nsde =: from s.
u.-. re. Icor, snd tue controlling iotseest o.
"Moua,a.n KING 'boucsd to Aessrs Atcnt
e.,e, T,esa.kes for 80 PER foot; but the camp IS
sTos | tp lts Infancy and cLMn.hoide+s unwilling Il
n-s with "1ee: except when absolutely uece
y ~. Two mills viii probably bs brought IN
',s ~ trrtcs. csc trou Ae,dow Lake, Cal, All
from silver C1ly, idaho. Several parties als'
ria ! leuplls the erection Of sue!ueg No:ks-
! n,sr ,ue orc from &hess iedges Is 10
1ss... rich As thst 81 many mines
m,is, Cope, still the TACT 0.
nonn. tc,rs veil aeated and Of good Width, {Asel
frou TO - 1eet in Width more thsu CO
.. AM ps.a1css the extreme Richness Of tho II
auT.nv The tmllsrlsy. a14, might ssy superiority,
n, n | rapee to she White Pine tsse metal range.
IN y. | t1sctrK tee at.enEun Of capuk,}sI. ri