The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-09-16

Promising Prospects for Rich Dis
trict.

tFhCts
A well-informed correspondent of the
San Francisco Exchange, who recently
visited the Mount Rose mines, writes
as follows
"The Paradise Valley District mines
are looking particularly well at present.
The mill for the
PARADISE COMPANY
Has been completed under the vigorous
direction of its chief contractor, Mr..
Matter, and it is only justice to say,
that a better mill was never before
built anywhere for the reduction of ores.
1t is located about four miles from the
mine, on Martins Creek, one of the few
living streams that enter the valley,
and there is an assurance of water
power for at least six months in the
year, with sufficient for steam and
other purposes for the other six. The
mill is complete in all parts and COM
bines the latest known improvements
in dry kiln, rock breakers, furnaces and
machinery generally. When the mill
was first started, few days before the
end of August, there was the character
istic kicking which always accompan-
les the first workings of new mill, but
at the time of writing it was working
well and no further stoppages were
reasonably anticipated. The company
has on its dumps much more than
Winters supply Of ore, which will avers
age 1925 to the ton, and add ma
terially to the bullion product of
Eastern Nevada. AT the mine things
are looking WELL Under Mr.. Williams
SUPPLEMENTARY connection has been
made from all the three levels with the
main or No. tunnel, and hereafter all
the ore and waste will be run down to
this main tunnel, thence to the dumps.
This does away with the rather expen-
sive system of dumps anal shoots con-
structed outside, and will materially
lessen the expense of extraction. With
in the past three or four months the only
work done in the mine has been the
making of these connections and push
ing tunnel No. 4, which is now in over
$50 feet. 1t has been driven through
quartz for long distance, and it is be-
lieved that within 80 or so feet the ore
body will be encountered. The mill
has crushing capacity of l6 tons per
day.
MOUNT ROSE.
Several numbered feet above the Para
disc Compsnys property is the Mount
Rose or Monmouth mine, now being
theoretically worked by San Francisco
Company, under the direction of Captain
Rawlings. The groupings on the Mount
Rose, as well as the Blue Bell adjoining.
are 80 mammoth In their proportions as
TO be seen across the valley for miles,
making a prominent landmark. Un-
der former management considerable
work was done on the mine to no pur-
pose. Captain Rawlings went to work
more Systematically and to better pur-
pose. Running a tunnel some sixty
feet he encountered the ledge, and de-
termined to follow it down in it's own
incline. This he has done, and the in
cline has now reached depth from the
level of 81 feet, and at the time of writ
ing the bottom was all ore that would
average 500 per ton. Captain Rawlings
WAS much gratified at the result of his
labors. lie now proposes we behave,
drifting both ways on the ledge. The
mine is dry, and offers no obstacle to
speedy development. The owners of
the adjoining property, the Blue Bell,
have not concluded, for the present,
to do any work, preferring to await re-
suits. in the Mount Rose. Doubtless,
should the present Developments in the
Mount Rose continue, some arrange
ment. will be made to continue the drift
into the Blue Bell ground.
BULLION.
The owners of the Bullion mine were
much elated at the time of our cores
-nandont,s visit over q dauelnnment re-