New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-04-02

from the fact that set OF claims near North san Juan
bch had been worked for years. was lately sofa 10 an
English company for ss5.cOo in gold The purchasers
are said to be perfectly satisfied with their
,,o the vendors who have great skill and experience
IN this pursuit purpose expendng the purchase ono'
in the development OF similar mines
In many other parts OF the State, quartz ana graVei
mining are pursued with more or less success ana o
results do not always justify the sanguine antcipaohs
of the operators they to inculcate lesson "hch
many have been slow learn viz that this industry
winch generally involves considerable outlay OF capital
before any returns be realized cannot reasonably
be expected TO prosper unless conducted with SKILL
economy, and judgment. 1t is not many years s"cc
1t was thought that any intelligent man OF ordhar!
business education was competent 10 superntend INC
opening and working OF a mine indeed LOT io"s
time IL was almost impossible TO find person possesseo
Of the knowledge or experience now cOnsldereu mus
pensable for such position; but inc "aS'ciui eNI'"
ditures and frequent failures OF such superlhenuehs
have instructed mlne propretors, WHO no" uemanu anu
are USUALLY able TO secure good engineering mneraog
teal and metalurgcal talent in the persons whom they
inrust with their interests II is apparent however
that the hest American ncaurgss have yet something
10 learn since they have not been able to discover pro
cess by which precious metals can be extracted from
the ores at reasonable cost Most OF the copper ores OF
California and Arizona and Of the silver ores OF
while some ores of gold containing considerable quanti
ties Of uphur and base metals are difficult to reduce by
any known process
Most Of the silver produced in this country comes from
Nevada although several Of the territories possess eX-
ceen mines of this metal Even in tins state despite
of the scientific theory that there are no considerable
deposits Of SILVER western slope of the Sierra Ne
vada mountains some argenterous lodes have been dis
covered which Will day pay handsomely for work
ING One OF these lodc Placer County assayed about
SIC in silver and small quantity OF god 10 ihe Inn,
Another, in MaripOsa County yielded nearly twice az
much within the past month "a silver nine sara 10 nc
very rich located" Camp Cady on the Mojave
RIVER about 90 miles east OF me gan % i ,
tains II tins and other mining locations made IN me
doubles, hasten the measures which have been proposed
in the state, and which will probably he brought before
Congress the reclamation of agricultural uses OF the
Colorado desert which, with fertile soil ana not en-
mate is now almost barren waste for want OF water,
hut can be brought by irrigation to hgh state Oh pro
ADAPTED 10 the growth Of semtropc herbs and fruits.
Tie celebrated CumstOek Lode Of Nevada is not at
ires u" caves {" &C. hy which some OF the miners have
been greatly damaged, and TO the difficulty OF working
others on of the depth which has been reached
them, and the constantly increasing labor ana cost OF
drainage and hosting ores III Is stated lhat te G o
draining the lode by mes OF steam pumps is s3oUoo
per The mines will he relieved of tins expense
ana their working greatly facilitated 10y the SutrO Tunnel
now boring winch Will STRIKE the loIe at very row
level. and permit 1t TO he worked WIN proht
mines on mis- lode are now paying dividends
less an authority than AIR. Conrad Wiegand, formerly
branch Mint in this ciiy who has lately spent much time
among the Nevada mines asserts mat very rlch deposits
of ore have struck nearly all the principal mines
on Cnstuck Lode and that the facts are Concealed
by the directors from dishonest motives one day or
another the stockholders will learn whether theses
charges otherwise; but their knowledge may
too late -,
The Esmeralda district. Nevada, was greatly overraed
and IN the heyday Of fictitious prosperity induced by
the combined agencies OF unparalleled msrepresenta-
ton and reckless speculation, suddenly collapsed 10
the ruin many. The few good mines IT contains are
now being worked with judgment and profit Pahrah-
nacat good Mines but labOrs under tho ds-
advantage of isolation. In the Reese River district,
MANY Of the most promising mines " punched out at
m iuconslderabe depth, and their owners nave
not yet had the courage To Dig DOWNWARD
In search Of thein although experienced miners are
Of the opinion that the lOdes would be found at no
great depth. At White Pine the last great mining sensa-
ZION, work and good deal OF speculation
going the latter being the profitable occupation
10 those have poor to sell. There several
other mining districts of less note in Nevada,
which attracting special attention, ana there
large scope country but partially explored which
believed to be rich IN the precious metals The deve
Opment of mining IN Nevada has resulted IN the dscov
deal OF that state heretofore supposed
be is productive, and that even among
the be produced with moderate rr
gatiOn-in exceptional seasons without irrigation
all The White Pine region is said TO be especially fer
tile, and many settlers precmptng hOmesteads there
In Arizona and New-Mexico, Notwithstanding the
depredatOns OF the Apaches mining and prospecting
active and successful than at any previous
period within the memory OF Americans. In Colorado.
Idaho and Montana, the placer mines failing, but
the quartz being worked with increasing
mining reputation, and is apparently ON the point OF