Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-09-15
Nevada County Exhibit.

The supply from Nevada county is not as ex-
tensve as we should like to have seen, as it is Il
section of the State which is fast pushing to the
front, and display OF her resources, such as
could easily have been made, would have very
greatly aided in the good work OF making
known to the world what au undeyeioped little
empire in itself Nevada county really is. fine
showing is, however, made of the various kinds
OF rich gold and silver-bearing quartz, for which
this county is justly famous, and also a few sam
pies of fruit are exhibited. John Bost has on
exhibition several varieties of apples OF the fine
quality which are only grown III the higher alti-
tudes or colder atmosphere, and also samples of
beautiful pears Mr. Keller DISPLAYS Huucariau
pTunes, peaches, grapes and Bartlett pears. Ii is
needless 10 say that they are of class that
speaks volumes for the productive wealth OF the
soils of the county.
OF the mineral exhibits there are some pieces
Of quartz OF remarkable richness and of espscia
interest to mining men and experts. These eX-
hibits of various kinds are in part as follows:
From the Nevaoa City mine, four, cen pieces;
Providence mine, three large pieces and one
smaller, showing free gold and tilluTide Of
gold; North Star mine, one large piece; Idaho.
i've pieces, very rich specimens; OIo tiEO mine.
seven pieces. Chauo11Gnt mine, sixteen
specimens, averaging from SlG0 tD 1000 per ton;
Mouutaineer mine, i've large specimens; En-
Pire mine, one large specimen; Crown Point
mine, one specimen containing about S2,pOj in
gold and another one containing about 500 ia
gold, one large specimen petTitaction OF burr
oak, one large piece chrome iron showing
chromium; from Chicago miEe, two specimens
quariz, one large piece carrying magnesa and
lime: from North Banner mine, two samples
silver ore (chloridel, crOppings assaying shout
30 ounces per ton; specimen from wall of
Maryland niue foot; piece OF ore from New
England mine: fac-simile OF gold bar from North
Bloomfield mine, 5l2 pounds l>ll4 00OJ, twenty
three days run; peculiar formation of sui
phurets aud quartz crysialliZatOn from Gold
FLAT: from MeTryfed mine, two large speci-
mems; one from Scotia mine and one from
pieces peculiar formation of crystals of natural
granite bed; Boss mine two pieces decOmposed
iron, one carrying about $40 per ton gold;
maiaehite, specimen copper ore; one piece
showing sulphurets from Crown Point mine:
there is from the Rock Creek mine u
peculiar formation exhibited: Seversweat
mine, very rich sulphureJs; Black Prince
mine, specimens of lava cement: from
Thomas mine three specimens; from the Texas
two pieces of peculiar formation of suiphurets
from Deer creek, peculiar quartz crystalliza-
ton from Eureka, calcite pyrlte. two specimens,
one specimen of caleite from a Grass Valley
mine two beautiful samples of water pyrites
from q Nevada county mine, a !" ho.se' from
the Murchie mine, Meadow Lake ore. malachlte
from Spenceville, eleven pure white crystals,
specimens of copper ores, specimens OF lime
stalagmite formations. specimens of asbestos
slate croppings, sample from the JefferSonian
mine, fossil leaves from Lowell Hill, peculiar
formations of pyrites, specimens of liquids
illustrating the process OF chlorlnation, also
numerous other specimens from various mines.
The exhibits from this county are under
charge of J. I. Canfe'd, of Nevada City, who
furnishes any desired information TO all inquIr-