The new North-west., 1870-03-25

DEER LODGE CITY, FRIDAY, MAR. s5.
Rich G0la Diycove,'tes.
A Rich and Este"sirs cold Field Fyl1,
Nizes from San Diego-Rock Spaagled
.rttA Go'a-Ha!f Ton Of Rich Specimen.
in 7nis City.
From the San Francisco Chronicle, March =
We examined yesterday some extraorli-
narily rich orc at the store Of Rountree s.
Mcmillan, No. 323 Front Street, brough,
up from San Diego by the last steamer. The
tclcgrnph has informed the public of the
discovery Of very rich quartz ledge on the
head or San Diego river, about sixty miles
north Of San Diego by the wagon road,
and that half ton had been shipped to this
city. Whatever may have been the result
of former mining cxcitcments in. that re-
gion. there can bc no doubt that there is a
substantial foundation for the present one
We have, in long experience of the mines
Of California, seen great deal of very rich
rock, but seldom have We seen anything to
equal that which We saw yesterday. It. is
literally spangled with gold. This rock is q
ycllowish. white saccharoid quartz, carrying
some silver stains 1t is equally froc from
sulphuTets or pyritcs of iron, and shows
free gold in large quantities. 1t must be
worth 81 600 or moro per ton. The ledge
from which this rock was taken was located
last week by J. 7. Cover, II. G. Bickcrs
and J. b. Willis, to whom it belongs. and is
called the George Washington ledge, having
been discovered on the s2l day Of February
last. The ledge is about four feet wide,
and crops out prominently for long dis.
tsnce. The discoycrers claim 400 feet.
Other locations have since been made, GOV.
ering more than two miles of the ledge, all
Of which yield as finc prospects as the dis
covcry Claim. It is In talcosc slate forma.
ton. Another ledge Of similar character
was discovered about fifteen hundred feet
distant, which was called the Martha Wash
ingtOn ledge. Mr. Bickcrs, ono of tho dis
covcrcrs, who is an old miner, says that
there is in that vicinity an extensive and
rich gold-bcaring region. There is plenty
Of timber, and the mines arc accessible by
wagons. A district has been organized,
called the Julian Mining District, aud saw
mill is being built to supply the mines. La.
ter reports state that other and richer leads
have been discovered than the Washington.
Some Cinnamon have struck ledge there
which is said TO be fifty per cent. richer, and
that nuggets have been obtained weighing
from one to two ounces. Great excitement
prevails at San Diego and Los Angeles. and
hundreds are rushing to the diggings. The
local papers, brought by the last steamer,
arc filed with glowing accounts Of these
rich discoveries. Those who.wish TO be
satisfied that this is not sensation, but a
reality, should 60 and see the rock for them
selves.
STRUCK DEAD WILLS GAxBLxo.-The
number of persons who have died suddenly
in gambling houses in this city during the
past year has been remarkable. At II Ann
street isa gambling hell, kept by . man
generally known among tho fraternity as
"Unclc John" One night, about six
months since, a young man dressed in the
height of fashion, with gold watch and
diamond pin and rings, entered aud began
TO gamble. lie was unlucky. and rapidly
lost his money; then he stal;ed his watch,
and that, too, followed his money. His
diamond WAS next risked, and still fortune
was against him. Then he took from his
finger q ring-a beautiful solitaire diamond
and for which he was allowed ono hun.
drcd dollars. And now he won. Fortune
seemed to have changed and was smiling
upon him. Every bot he mado he won, I'M.
Ill his 'stack" of ''checl;s" was larger than
that held by the ''bank."
Suddenly his head dropped forward on
the table, and no was dead. Of course, i'm.
mediately all was excitement and confusion
around the table, during which "Uncle
John" quietly akcd in the ''checks" and
closed the bank" thereby saving himself
over $1,000, which the dead man had won.
On the inside of the ring was engraved the
dead mans name. He was young man of
good family, and was to have been married
the next week. His friends were notified
and took the body away and it was given
out that he had died suddenly Of tho heart
disease while reading paper at home
Far distant from this was the case of the
poor devil who died in gambling hell in
East Broadway, short time after. He
was one of the REGULARS" For twenty
years he had been q constant Aa1Aus of faro
banks. When he commenced, he was doing
. good business, had happy wife, and was
In fair way to fortune; when he died be
vas vagrant and outcast-his wife died
Of a broken heart long ago, his children had |
grown up in misery sad vice, and be had
not . friend in the whole great city, where
once he had hundreds Of them The coro.
ner WAS Lothed, sn inquest was bsld snd = |
verdict was rendered that he,- too, had died
Of heart disease, but no effort Wa made to
eopesal thc fact Of whcrq d DID He ri
no wealthy friends or influential politicians
b AseSs the Cosones and 'psets Ind 49,
.hinga No ono wass' harmed BY the YaIees !