Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-04-25
California Sold Mining

Correspondence of tbs Alexandria G;z..:o
GOLD Hill, New. April 9.-Plscr Min,
begun with The discovery Of geld il Csi!cr,;,
aud soon developed into the ucss ia;pc.ss,;,
dustsy on tho Pacific Slope. C,iiior,is M,
we'll be called the Golden State, when ". thrL
Of the thousand millions "a round bilIioa CT e.!
lars) in gcll, which has already b,en stcors3
within her borders. The saIu,l Yield of ell
from the gravel mines, when p!sccr mioirs WAS
at it's height r,rg,d IS b;gl ss sixty G7s MIL
lions of dollars.
The present ant u 81 reduction 10 tie Ststs
from s;avel and quartz mines together, is sbcn,
twenty millions; aod the COW discoveries Of hi;
season, together with rich Developments 10 ola
claims that have been producing regularly, will
Increase the yield OF the precious metal 10 1851
to larger amount thsa for sears psst. The
present outlook indicates very lively time in
the mines IN Nevada COUNTY. A gccater mum.
Der OF hydraulic mines arc 10 operation than
there have been for many s,sso1s past, aud
their dean ups thus FIR Lave been larger
taan usual. And Of tho quartz mioes We can
say that they have Ccver had bate. prospects
than Of present. Tbero arc mtra 6iss class
claims 10 operation than ever before, sui
a'gr lumber OF good Claims. whose p:osaic,s
ore very lsstcriog. Ia addition to the isrys
number OF stamps now running in Nevada c..
10 her numerous quartz mills. during this
sp1r 3 and summer there will % added ab1C;
one HUNDRED neT stamps. sad MANY pew hoi4,-
iog works will be crested, all Ct Yh!ch will tivc
employment to hundreds Ct mcr, and blipg re-
newed Prosperity 10 this s,ction, which is Isl
becoming the l.adiuS mioirg district OF thepa
ci6c oceat.
Lode (qlst;z) ,nioog is carried o. through.
nut The mouateiu Dad Ei c9uo.rr, Mono ani
Nevada counties being the two heaviest rrG-
ducets, Ito hjdraulc ard dtiis e aTelj miu;s
are scltttrcd tkrorgl Placer. butte. Yuta.
IriLl'y aud Nevada c.uaIi s, aud Of the total
production Of T. ! tor las! ytsr. abou. two
thirds came tram the Srsrcl Mics Nevada
county conta os the two famous Lode uiuirg
CAMPS. Grass Valley ard Nevada City Ifur
miles art the s. quartz mining OF tic Pa
clho slope bang dous at G.as9 Valley The
Idaho, Eureka, Empire and proyiiaoca mars
havo yielded immenss Sues. The Idaho Glen.
in twelve years paid tw, mi;!ioas eish: haa-
drtd and thirty th1u anI end ttrsc tu.dnd
dollars in dividends. la 1850 the Yield w.s
$444 lis Co. N:vaia t;i;y salpp,d in ls>o
per Wells, FHg) & Go. : express $ .hT -!
The best mluts Ia Nevad. couoty are wak.
ed to depths from $50 TO 600 feet. The ql-r.z
is gold bearing aud free rlioe. Sulphrrct ores
are sIio toun4. yer? 1ioh, ani yield sevcrsl hnu.
died dollars to tho too of rex AuooS "a.
mary Gtest miacs 0t CA,it,riia, lha ASA:
end ksSstooe have pro3uyet ran9 rr liloGs %
dollars The Black Besr a:d kamath, tbo
lite, Fiauss E1reka. Siclr, Bates. Sun
aud Chariot gre all celebrated lnooa. Usdfau-
| lie ald dflt mil / x il being carried in upOn
much Ia 6 scale than formerly, aed viii, 50
decreased water supplr, new bitches. improved
Apparatus and better flc;!iies with greater ty-
rerltloo gained. the cupu. IS lMg:r than ever
Ito aurltcrOus land AID IiVyr teus arc of such
vast g ett that it will tskl ases 10 strip thlm
| OF their valuable c:u:erls Great progress is
being made 10 dIi't uiui7g std rich dcpo:ii.
OF grtV u ere turnlCg w a; every point.
Ihe B!ar river tuoucl enterprise conttmpi.t,;
the running of tunnel II sis fec. 10 !cogh,
ey wtljh 90 Isl CAL cubic yards OF i, bri, CSC
DO washed over at an estimated yield of SIS
100000 The onIiro c)st OF the tunnel is est
| mated at SAG. 000 and tho net rrcti % for tic
hfst scar are PLACED at 81 0S5 96S; for the SIC
! ond year 81 7S7 $50. aud for every year there
after Until the existing stock Of tai legs are en-
HANGED 50 SOL 904 The tailicgs CT debris come
from the mines above the lcca'iou Of the tun
nel. being the Wsshit 6 from the gravel whicI
havo settled 10 the bed Of Bear river.
Nevada county uses mlro blasting powd.t
| aonua II for miug p 1rpes,s tGso tho whole %
A.iz,n,. NEVADA.