New-York tribune., 1872-04-30
Eureka" adjoining the "Idaho" has paid Ca consecu-
tive monthly dividends, amounting to $l73+'ooo'

Anime County was set of from Amador, anc lies upon
the summit and both slopes Of the Sierra Nevada range
Geographically the larger portion OF the county belongs
70 Nevada Through tho central portion on the east OF
Tho main divide runs the east main branch OF Carson
River Silver Mountain, the county seat is about 5000
further SOUTH 900 feet In hight The minerai
bet running through Alpine is geoogically traceable
from and is believed to be continuation Of that upon
which Comstock Lode is situated, the courses OF to
o aontS When the excitement following discovery
of the Comstock at its hight, Alpine County, tnen
In 1899 large instament Of the prevailing mining ore
transpanted to what was then the ,to
In 1923, two daily lines OF stages, win neque
extras were required to Ine IuS n,nS ,S
camp OF from 800 to 200 people In 1861 the specu
lave bubble burst, and gradual decadence Sol on l
which reduced the popuiaon In 1868, 10 less tnan z
The gradual change OF the mining center from silver
Mountain the edge OF the granite formation 70 ho
ned m tv 10 aenonuIae the former town. Til at this time
the number hardly exceeds 30 persons VI az To,v
Monitor has steadily increased from , name. ., ~"
families TO lively village of some 800 inDaDitans'
MONITOR.
This town is situated two miles east OF Carson RIVER
on the creek OF the name which rises IN the d'id
ing range between Carson and Walker Rivers 1t owes
Its name TO the exploit OF Capt Ercsson's cheesebox
in the hand-to-hand contest with the Rebel ram Merri-
mac an event that 80 electrified the country and which
saved the nation from great disaster so the people
named this now mining camp Monitor The deep canon
of Monitor Creek being almost due east and west
The rocE formation OF the country exposed the min
eral lodges in places between the river ana
town and every one large small was "located" " IN
1925 and most OF them regularly ORGANIZED uuer .o
tai except muscle the miners vigorously at work in
developing their various properties Dy smart anu
levyng small assessments every now ana theh nue
gradually muscle gave up the contest and by 1866
work the mines had almost entirey cease1, & aee f
OF tue tunnels had been run distance Vi " ice'
The most prominent location" In the pioneer Alpine
tha 90 named.
some Bible chap in admiration of the land of SAUL of
that k Its outcrop of porphyry looms up in bold relief
from near the summit OF Monitor Mountain-an emf
nence OF about 900 feet above the creek its north.
ery sde-and runs sOuthery, crossing the creek ana
again cropping out in massive proportions when u re-
ceves the name OF "Esmeralda, ana once more SHOWS
Mountain. The north side OF the caiion, half mile
westerly from Monitor to Red Mounta) Is one grand
that position called the Hercules LOde rising several
hundred feet above the surface III almost
cs. Here to have been the focal point OF eta-
ferrous action and there be no doubt the metallic
gases largely escaped into the atmosphere rendering
barren tne upper far below the ontcroppng
porphyrtc rocks This theory proved by the fact that
size Of tie ore-pOckets and assures at lower and
lower levels, which only at depth near the bed OF
the creek the form and position OF regular ana
continuous ore veins The Tarsblsh" has been in
of deveopmen-lyng idle sometimes year OF more az
tmetOr eight nine years. showing degree o lat n
and pertinacy on the part OF It's owners wcn Is now
the of munifcent reward; Ihe ore Is pure
sulphuret OF sver-Sliver Gance-the gangue" being
often puttyke kaolin but more frequently haIuer M
rock of the same character 3 When concentrates, nnc
from the mine ranges from s54 to s2oo me @ M Is
Mining Company being the owners; and Judge Potter
of Supreme Court OF the State one OF Its most active
and efficient directors. Under the superntendence OF
NJ schwern who has resided here for three years, the
mine been steadily developed, and one OF the best
2Osamp mills the Pacific coast erected at cost OF
from 100000 to $4,000 in CON- 1t is, as write, starting
into operation. with good ore IN slgt sce 10 hTGp
it running night and day for at least three years Inc
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MONITOR AND NORTHWESTERN
This Ia a Company organized under a special act Of
the Legislature Of Wisconsin, with headquarters at Mil
waukee. Its property is located in several different
places in the district Their first and most largely de-
veoped claim the Tarshsh Lode next adjoining the
Schenectady Company's mne 1t Is opened by an upper
and lower tunnel connected by WINE ana explored
by drifts and tunnels of abOnt 800 feet In length The
lower level about 30 feet deeper than the present
lowest workings of the Sehenectadys Company on the
Lode and the explorations progress TO the north on
mountan-the quality and quantity of the ore steadily
increases The Monitor and Northwestern Company
also series of claims Red Mountain which Will
River. by which great depth on the lode Will be
gained They have about 1850 feet Of tunnel yet to
promising though smaller lodes Will be crossed before
Ii Judgment may be hazarded from the Groupings"
on Red Mountain, the body of which the main tun:
mel will open up will equal If not exceed, in extent and
other mines the Comstock frsclass ore-house, on
tunnel and reached by a substantial restle bridge
just been completed at cost of over $1,000 The mill Of
this Company is large and convenient one, situated on
Carson River half mile below the junction Of Monitor
Creek and completed month ago. Its capacity is 80
tuns and 1T is equipped with stamps, pans, &c. of well
tried kinds Except the furnace for roasting chord-
izng the ores which is rather experimental, everything
is frst-oaSs Tie machinery is run by water, and a
turbine wheel is used The power ample for the
duction rs tuns per day, winch will be utilized
sred a. fe ei uP to test e the to do s
work, and decision Is arrived at as to the
bullion regularly shipped. Such delays seem unavoida,
against eventual Very few companies but have
lad TO pass through the same ordeal.
SILVER GLANCE-CHICAGo AND DETRoIT-MARIoN.
The Silver Glance is also Milwaukee company. It's
claim is next south Of the Monitor and Northwestern,
also the Tarshsh lode, and, though only recently
pored with any force is developing some splendid
bodies Being deeper than either of the other claims
the lode the ore Of better quality and, in obe
dence to nineraOgca law, must be met with In larger
quantities depth is gained. The Company have u
TsckBgimd stock sufficient to open up the fully,
and erect hrtclass reduction works, which latter they
propose to do the Tarsbsh and NJ and n. W.
mills have proved what kind of machinery and processes
are best adapted 10 the treatment OF the ores, ~
Crossing the south side of Monitor Creek still upon
the lode-here called the Esmeralda two
companies whose works are in close proximity, aud
which virtually are aiming TO develop the same vein Of
ore. The Marion, by shaft on the margin OF the
rich ore OF the Tarshish Esmeralda lode Ore dis
closed assayng over $3.50 per tun but the want of
element at about that time caused 10 be suspended
owners ulsptrscu, ana nothing been done
upon the claim Tie Chicago and Detroit a san
Francisco C0mpany-have a tunnel a little below the
Marion, which was run some 400 feet but failed TO
strike vein at that distance Operations are in abey
ance probably to await the developments making
by the Globe Company the first extension south,
known the W0rden property, which was asa uircd
year or two ago
Tie original location OF the Globe Company was 900
feet upon the Hercules lode, Which oucrops in grand
proportions the north side of the creek, about
feet west Of the Tarshish and Is plainly traccabe up
epur OF Mountain, south Side. into "A sill
higher elevation known Mount America. Subse-
quepty, 1000 additional feet on the Hercules and