Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-01
The p.ainlni alass.


The Paaihlni alaai,
ltfron IL. s.s FnIei.es Cal. Nov. ,s,I
Just q year ago-sr in Dscembsri
i573-ths argsntiferous belt OF lodss
through the Panamint noun
aims, now attracting so much attention
rom all quarters, was discovered by r.
Jacobs. in company with W. L. Ken
nedy and r. p. Stewart. They are in
The southern part Of Inyo county. Cali
on the western flank OF Tele-
scops Peak Of Panamint mountains, to
tho westward OF Death valley. and TO DO
more definite. In geographical location,
In Township % s., Range A E., accord
Ing to Surveyor Ksans. They are soms
100 miles southeast Of Independence.
the county seat; 20 miles east Of Owens
lake, and 40 miles north OF San Bsr-
nardino. They are at an ELEVATION Of
5000 to 5000 feet above the ocean,
upon mountains Of solid rock, the main
peak Of which. Ohiombe. rises TO q
hight Of $4,000 feet. The canyon in
which the mines are situated Is nine or
ten miles long. and very narrow. termi-
mating in the Pananint valley.
o TO REACH THEN.
Although in California, these mines
are much farther from San Francinco
than are those Of washoe, in Nevada,
and far moro inaccessible; but their in
accessibility will soon be q thing OF the
past. Bakersfield, Kern county. the
present terminus Of the Southern Pacific
railroad, IL rs near rs these mines raj be
reached by rail. A tri-weekly line OF
stages, over q sandy. difficult road, oar
ries passengers thence to the mining dis
trict. Panamint in also reached from
San Bsrnardino at an equal distance
40 Lmiles-and over m equally bad
road. The supplies by teams are mostly
reached by the San Bsrnardino route.
first going by rail from Wilmington or
Los Angeles TO spadra. Shipments oil
ore from tho mines go In the same d.
rection. Senator Stewart made the trip
last week ON horseback from Panamint
10 San Bernardino in 48 hours. In
another month the staging will DO short
ened to $50 miles, the rail being extern
ded 90 miles beyond Bakersfield.
, POPULATION.
Although the population OF the dis
trict in March last only numbered 70
In August the mines, particu-
iarly the lode called "wonder Of the
World" were attracting considerable at
tentiou. and the prospect began to look
as II a Virginia City would arise In
Panamint; and to-day n town Of 1000
inhabitants already exists there, called
Jamestown, which is rapidly increasing
in Importance. $3.50.
THE MINES AND THEM OWNERS.
Little was done last Winter. the first
after the discovery, except prospecting.
preparing quarters. etc. and some l6o
locations, good and bad, had been made
by Spring. Miners who passed the VIM
ter there, returned with glowing accounts
of the riches and facilities OF working
the mines. Stewards wonder" was
a year ago. the month OF Its dis
coyery, for $50, 600, by Z. r. Raines
and associates, and q company was
in tho East to work Il. The
mine. with the big name OF Wonder Of
the World" which was discovered by
Jacobs and Stewart, has been described
ns having enough ore in sight 10 keep q
lO-stamp mill running two years. and
the vein in said TO DO from 20 to 20 feet
thick in places. Jacobs took in ma
chinery for a 5-stamp mill last March,
and A. b, Williams, one Of the original
locator,. came here nj the same
time for machinery for a similar mill for
his =. Diana I" mine. while preparations
for n 2O.stamn mill vero making in the
month. Among the original pio.
neers and owners were X. @. Jacobs, DR..
A. II. Stearns, r. p. Stewart, A. q.
d. q. Upton, James Scobie.
Henry Gibbons, ]. Dempsey. and Chum
4 Copely. Their mines generally assay
from $50 to $3.50 per ton. Some OF
their owners are the most experienced OF
A.. II. Stearns Is q vigorous
from Butte county; r. @.
Jacobs is an intelligent miner and no
tallurgist, and thinks these mines will
surprise the world. Tho new mining
law gives to each locator 1000 feet in
by $50 feet on each side OF tho
vein, and according to law these mines
have been staked OF. A majority OF the
are poor, and waiting for capital
lists TO come IA and invest, Nn,cn many
have done recently. SENATORS Jones
are ia,ge'y lo,.
nisr ~ Iepol.ra 70 nav sip yo
: m. Sm. In. aomn.u.
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Has recently been incorporated, with
capital stock oil So,0oo.ooo, the direct
ors OF which are D. u. Riley, b. r.
Scott, solomon Gump, Morris Rosen-
berg, and Robert j. Mercer. But those
engaged In whisky shops, canvas drink
ing and gambling saloons, stockads
stables, etc.. are without end, and prob
ably doing the hyelisst business. Num-
bers are constantly moving from Carson
and Virginia via Aurora and by Ovens
Lake, in search Of fortunes at Panamint.
The White Pine Ns'os speaks OF mum.
bers OF conyeyances of oil sorts ana