Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-13
NEW GOLD DIGGINGs.



A party of our citizens who left this city
Tor the mines some two weeks ago return
ed on Wednesday last, accompanied by j.
X. Norton, one of the pioneers OF the
new camp. and report the diggings equal
to the best that have been struck on the
coast since Californis's palmy days.
From Mr.. Brown, who has had large ex-
perience in placer mining in California
and elsewhere on this coast, and is more
over a thoroughly reliable gentleman. We
obtain the following in relation to the
mines and the route leading to them.
The mines are situated rs miles north
from this place, in an imm' nse basin IN
the mountains near old Bruno mining
camp, with good wagon road the entire
distance. The stage road to Cope is fol-
lowed to the crossing of the Owyhee, at
which point the road divergts to the
right. r-acbinR the miJes IN eight miles.
Mr. Brown iniorms us that lie prospect
ed down Hop. Gulch-Which Is thus tar
the principal one-Penrod Creek and the
Owyhee distance of 10 miles, and found
gold in greater or less quantities at every
point along the route. Subsequently be
negotiated with Hazeman and Southwic
"oo SuSSCCucu III DuiSbnnAb6 o0A' AAsSh-
est in their claim in Hope Gulch. from
FIVE pans of the earth of which he took
70 cents in dust. He also showed us
some rich nuggets that he had PANIED
out during his stay. Prior to the pur-
chase by Brown. Hazeman and South
vic had taken from an opening twenty
feet square in their claim 1927. Norton
and Kidd took from their claim in two
days with their own hands 211s ounces of
dust. Mr.. Norton also states that there
are in the gulch 10 claims that pay as
high as an ounce per day to the man by
sluicing. and that too with very limited
supply of water. All the gold brought
to this place is very pure, running from
SO to $40 25 per ounce. We learn that
parties on the other side of the noun
tain. Immediately opposite Hope gulch,
are also working ground successfully.
The Owyhee Company made run of 10
days with two hands and cleaned up
S40O, but owing to the scarcity Of water,
work on the gulch has been temporarily
suspended, and the Minnesota Company
to whom the Owyhee sold QUITS now
surveying for q ditch to bring from a
distance of ten miles the waters OF a
| c'Coo1 tAht Will III w
work the whole gulch. Just below Nor
toms claim John French has run tun-
mel into the hill about 40 feet and found
good prospects all the way from the sur
face, the dirt yielding all the way from
one cent to dollar to the pan. The
general impression seems to be that the
diggings are extensive and that diligent
prospecting will make still more wonder
full discoveries in that section. The
opinion has been expressed by several
experienced placer miners, who have
visited the new strike, that with plenty Of
water an average Of IN ounce per day to
the man can be realized, as prospects
through Hope gulch run from Is to II
cents to the pan. The distance is &C
trifling and the startling reports come &C
we'll authenticated that an intense excite
ment has been produced here, and par
ties are Quitting and striking ont fol
the new Ell Dorado in hast We have
every reason to believe the diggings fully
as rich as reported, and should the!
prove as extensive as they are rich, "tht
days of old, the days Of gold, the days OF
49," will be revived in Nevada.