The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-04-20

The Mineral Wonders of the Great
East--What the Capitalists Have
Overlooked = The Great copper
Mime Of Galena = Specimens Tor
the Centennial-Etc.
Territorial ENTERPRISE

q correspondence Territorial Enterprisel
w1NNEMuccA, April 10, 1875.
EDITOR ENTERPRISE: l have been
scattered around prodigiously during
the past fortnight, and have had slight
opportunity to correspond with my
friends at Virginia. During the past
ten days / have visited. and pretty
thoroughly examined, the principal
mining districts thanking belt OF
country south of the Central Pacific
Railroad twenty miles in width, ana ex-
tending from Winnemucca, IN Hum
boldt county, to Lewis District, In Lam
der county. Most of the time the
weather has been abominably stormy,
and / have suffered much physical dis
comfort, but my effort in collecting
splendid specimens for the Centennial
have been crowned with complete sue
cess. Since my advent into this
WONDERFUL MINERAL REGION
/ have been continually enjoying sur
prises. In the first place. had slight
conception of the extent, variety and
number of mineral deposits in this por-
ton of Nevada. In the next place,
am surprised that capitalists have not
long since turned their attention to the
limitless mineral wealth of Lander and
Humboldt counties; and, lastly, have
been agreeably surprised at the munifi-
cence of the citizens in this region in
literally showering the choicest gems
Ut their mines upon the Centennial
cabinet. The people in every mining
camp which have visited are fully
aware of the importance OF properly
displaying their treasures at the great
national exhibition, and wherever / go
there is a unity of purpose to make the
labors of our State Centennial Commits
sioners grand success. At Greggs-
Vile, twenty miles south of dolconda,
there is a rich mineral belt, from which
I received many specimens of the
finest silver ores in the State. Many
of these ores assay from $500 to So, 900
per ton. At Lewis District, situated
sixteen miles southeast of Battle Noun
tain, in the Reese River range, visited
two new mines, known as the Defiance
and Monitor, either of which if located
in Storey county would be worth
millions of dollars. The lodges of
Lewis District are in porphyritic
quartzite, are heavy veins of sulphuret
Of silver, with slight trace of anti
mony. In fact, the ore is almost free
of base metals, and by the process of
the
HUMBOLDT REDUCTION WORKS,
At Winnemucca, yields from $3.50 to
$500 per ton net, according to state
ments made to me at Battle Mountain.
/ was presented with many nice speci-
mems from the mines of Lewis District,
The White and Shiloh Consolidated
mine at Galena, in Battle Mountain
District, is probably one of the most ex-
tensive as well as one of the richest de-
posts of argentiferous galena to be
seen in the world, and abounds in
many strange and beautiful crystalline
forms, which makes brilliant adorn-
ments for a cabinet. At present, I
have not the time to give satisfactory
description of the White, or any other
mine which have visited, and shall
have to reserve the chapter of details
to future occasion. Suffice it now to
state that the mines of the various
districts seem to be under excellent
management, and give promise of ulti-
mate success. At Galena the good peo-
pie fairly loaded me down with
BEAUTIFUL GIFTS FOR THE CENTENNIAL,
Which will cause the eyes of the State
Commissioners to expand enormously.
Three miles to the south of Galena lies
Copper Canyon. in which are located
the famous copper mining works of an
enterprising English company - the
Liverpool and Battle Mountain.
Through the politeness of Captain
Richards, the resident Superintendent,
my eyes were feasted upon such visions
of mineral wealth and beauty as /
scarcely expect to behold again. The
strange and lovely forms which the
copper assumes at every point and turn
of the great mine cannot be fairly de-
scribed on paper. regret exceedingly
that cannot now more fully convey to
you the details of the immense work
which has been performed at Copper
Canyon by the indomitable pluck and
energy of Captain Richards. ! still
further regret that cannot now give
you a descriptive catalogue of the
magnificent collection which the Cap
tain presented for the Centennial
cabinet. Suffice it to say that his
grand contribution weighs more than a
quarter of ton and comprises the