The Placer herald., 1870-06-11
sFoRREsr HILL DIVIDE M1NKs.-Ws are

fur nshed the substance Of the following
new mining items from the ,Fores, Hill Di-
vide by John I. K,nksde, County Superin-
tendent OF Schools who has been on visit TO
that portion Of The county. In the old Lamb
| claims. about one and half miles from
Forrest Hill, 10 piping eff the face Of the
bank they worked into a soft quartz deposit
or ledge from 50 10 rs feet wide This
immense qnar!z ledge or mass is peculiar to
itself, and distinct from the other formations
fapkng it on the two sid,s, and has every
appearance Of continuing on down to an un
know depth. This quartz contains free gold
and presents the appearance of aiming
very b avy per cen,age If silver. Though
not decomposed ~ho'y. 1t is easily crushed
and gives encouragement that ii contains
mass of untold precious metals
Further up the divide. and about haf wav
between Forest Hill and Michigan Buff.
Charles Fet has struck quar- ledge sbou,
three feet wide. which. 10y An imperfect and
partial assay, shows soma s.45 to the ton.
Mr. Felt has been running a tunnel for dis
ledge for the past eight years, aud has nov
reached it, and what is better, finds 1t 10
proepec, as above. AT Michigan Bluff Van
Enen's claims are in splendid working con-
dlton and paying we'll. These are hydraulic
m;ues, bat the water is beginning to fai'. .
and the mine will soon have to be laid l.,
for the season. A new discovery has been
made, or rather rlch gravel has been struck
in An old mine cailed the Weske claims.
above the crossing OF E Dorado canyon, IN
the vicinity Of the old Drummond mines.
between Michigan Blod ond Dralwood.
The deposit was found week before last. aud
six men in six DAYS took out 1874 ounces,
makiue ovet 500 per dav 10 the man. In
he same neighhhhood some other paying
deposits have been recently tapped. Last
Chance Mining Camp's reported very lively,
and the prospects aud paying mnes yield
ing better than Cor years Previous.
TRAIN TINE. We gve below the time lbc pas
scngcr trains leave the various stations in this
county, according TO the new time ttlle, which
went iuto OF GRAFTON last Monday:
G0ing East (Thesc are afternoon trlus)
junction. 30; Rocklin. 3:0j: Pino 3;lj; New
castle, 335; Aubur1, $50; Clipper Gap, $40; y.
E. Mills. 4:30; Collax, 5; G.. II. Mills 5:25; Cold
Run. j;5j; Du ch Fiat GAO; Ma (,uppcr, G:45:
ShAday Ran, 7:l0; China Ranch. 7;25; Bluc Can
yon. 7;45; Emigrnt Gap. SIS; Cisco .; Tama-
rack 9:2o; Cascade. 9:lO; Summit: 1865; Srong's
Canyon. l0:lG; Truckec, IL.
Going Wcst--l7hese are forenoon trains)
Truckee $40; StronG's Canyon. 1880; Summit.
4i0; Cascade. sos; Tamarack. SEQ; Cisco 5 3 /:
Emf giant, Gap, G;l0; Blue Canyon, G:40 China
Ranch, G:50 Shady Run !; Alta 7;2l; Dutch
Flat -3O; Cod Run. $40; {. II. Mills s; Colhx
(breakfast). s:45; n. e. Mills. 9Ol; Clipper Gap
9:20 Auburn. 9;3S; Newcastle, 9:5.: Pine, l0:ll;
Rockln 1921 junctoo 1880; Sacramento,
ll:25.
.NuyspWe Rood Going .Ho,h (1bcsc are
afternoon ,raius), Junction, a45; Lincoln. 300;
Ewings 3:l7; Sheridan. 1925; Whcatllrd, 1856 ;
Reeds, IC; Yuba, 8 :5aAMarysvlle. 4.
Going South-- (Thcse are forenoon trains)
Marysvile 9:l0;Yuba 9:iG Reeds 9:2G: Wheat
land. $3.50; Sheridan. 9:lS; Ewinss 9:j5; Lincoln
1909; Junction 1925; Sacr. mento. ll:l5,
l. you have no timetable post This up; and if
your watches and clocks are right you will not
miss the trains.