The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-15
WESTERN HUMrOLDT.
Agricultural and Mining Notes from
the Zig Meadows.


There seems to be mistaken notion
prevalent relative to the extent of
THE POTATO CROP
Raised on the Big Meadows this season.
People imagine that hundreds of tons
of the esculent tubers have been pro-
duced here, when in fact, only Fenton
4 Kane, John Harrison, Mayes & Ken
dali and John Reed are the only farm
ers who have paid much attention to
the potato business. The fact is, po-
tatoes will soon be scarce here, as sew
eral of the ranchers have disposed of
all they had to. sell, and only two
have very many ON hand. The price
so far is one cent per pound, owing to
the anxiety of tanners to dispose of
their crops before having to house them
for the Winter.
THE WEATHER.
But very little rain has fallen in the
valley this season, and it has scarcely
been cold enough to- form ice. Taking
it all in all, this has been the finest Fall
we have had for the past ten or twelve
years Farmers are beginning to pre-
pare their ground for next season, hop
ing that better supply Of Snow will
be laid by in the mountains this Winter
than for some years past, to furnish
water next Summer. Some old settlers
here predict severe Winter, and a
plentiful supply of water, while others
fear an open winter, and greater
scarcity of water than we have yet ex-
perienced. We might keep pace down
here with our neighbors in Paradise in
exhibiting to the astomshed world the
mary elous richness of our
NEWLY DISCOVERED MINES,
If we were az mach disposed to "blow"
as they are; but we are content to wais
until the mines speak for themselves
in bars of bullion, which they will do
at no distant day. MeSsrs. Emmons,
Davis and Harvey lately discovered
mine in Trinity District, the ore from
which assays from $ieD to 81, 700 per
ton in gold and silver The VEN is
| from one foot to eighteen inches wide.
They have large quantity of ore on
the dump awaiting the complexion of
the Nevada mill, which is being built
slowly but surely by Messrsp Silver
wood and Kane, on the Humboldt
river, near Rye Patch, the owners hav~
ing other interests to look after, and
having to- depend principally upon their
own labor to build it. The material
| for this mill is all on the ground and
the greater part of the work is done,
so you may expect to hear OF a bullion
shipment from that mill before; Christ
mas. There are several good mines be-
sides that mentioned, in Trinity Dis
trict. George Lovelcck has discovered
two or three veins which are rich in
gold and silver and if found in some
other districts would create the widest
excitement, and attract some of the
surplus capital of San. Francisco and
the East; but Trinity has suffered much
at the-hands of dishonest mining sharps.-
A, great deal of good ore is being taken
out in San Jacinto District, which adj
joins Trinity on the north This ore is
intended for the Nevada mill 1t is
not of the highest grade, but is rich
enough to pay, and there is plenty OF.
it. On, the east side of the'ri there
are other new mines, which. contain
rich ore, and are, capable of producing
large quantitiessof it, when means for
reducing it arefound Walter Schmidt
is. going to work near Rye Patch ona
a mine. which. ere long will eclipse any
thing that has yet been found in Hum
boldt.. Lock out. Paradisers! were
a,comin'.," ScRIBBLER.