Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-08-25

principal mines of the camp are the Vel
lowstone, Enterprise, Golden Chest, North
Star, Ozark and others, together with
about fifty others in course Of develop
ment, the latter worked mostly by men
of small means, and is splendid oppor-
tunity for capital that is seeking invest
ment. The Enterprise is owned by Balch.
Loddell and others, of Weaveryille, and
is worked by an arastra They have a
two-foot vein, and have worked no quartz
that has not paid 800 per ton. There is
is no quartz in this district that does not
pay handsomely.
NEW RIVER QUARTZ DISTRICT
Is thirty miles northwest of Weaverville.
There are several FIVE stamp mills at this
camp, all Of which were packed in on the
backs of mules. There will be wagon
road graded to this camp in a short time.
and expectation runs high regarding its
future. Its principal mines are the
Ridgeway, Colgrove's, Hard Tack, Tough
Nut and Mountain Boomer. The Ridge
way is owned by George Denn and Others,
two-thirds interest in which was re-
Gently sold for Sl50,000. The Hard
Tack, Tough Nut and Mountain Boomer
belong to Messrs. Ladd and Clements, of
New River, two old practical miners of the
district. The leads are all very rich.
THE BULLYcHooP DISTRICT (QUARTz)
Is fifteen miles southeast of Weayeryille.
The mines of this district are not SO rich
as In many others, but they overshadow all
competitors in the immense size of the
veins. There is one ten-stamp mill, two
five-stamp mills, and one Huntington, and
one Cannon-ball mill. All the mills find
profitable work. The only drawback for a
poor man is, that the country" rock is so
hard, that it requires a larger capital to
work them. There are many other local
tiles in Trinity where they have good
prospects, and their development is only
question of time.
CINNEBAR DISTRICT QUICKSILVER
Is above Trinity Center, thirty-five miles
from Weaverville The Trinity and AL
turas are the principal mines, and have
generally been pro6tably worked. The
Alturas has shut down on account of liti-
CATION. The cost of producing quicksilver
In this district is seventeen cents per pound.
PLACER MINES.
The Ward, two miles west of here, is
the largest placer mine in the county. 1t
is owned by P. NJ. Paulsen and others, of
this place. The only drawback is the lack
OF water during a great portion of the
year. The mine has always paid $500
day and over when worked. 1t owners
have recently negotiated for additional
water rights, and when the contemplated
improvements are completed it will prob
ably be the best paying property in the
State.
THE HAYS MINE (PLAcER)
Is at Junction City, six miles west of
Weaverville. This is very extensive
mine. Water was brought from Canyon
creek, a distance of several miles, at an
expense of about 100000. 1t earned its
owners $4,000 last year. Junction City
is the largest placer mining district in the
county. The Evans & Bartlett Mann
moth and Jacobs mines are all very exten-
sive, and are considered amongst the best
in the county. The McMurray & Hupp
mine is located at Weaverville, and is one
of the most extensive in the county. 1t
has good water supply, has been worked
continuously since about 1860, and has al
ways paid its owners handsomely.
A MINED-ovER TOWN.
The entire town of Weayerville has
been mined over, and its streets to-day are
literally paved with gold. There is scarcely
pan of dirt on the public highway that
does not contain the precious metal. Its
people are whole-souled, big-hearted, gen.
erous and genial, and grasp your hand
with warmth and cordiality that places
you at ease at once. Your readers will
readily perceive from the foregoing WHY
hay and barley are three cents per pound. |
and grapes twenty cents, and other things
in proportion. This part of the country
is wholly dependent upon and draws its
supplies from the agricultural districts.
and this brings me to the beautiful valley
of
HAY FORK,
Twenty EIGHT miles from here, at the end
of the new graded road from Red Bluff. |
1t contains about $4,000 acres of good
land, with sufficient streams of water to |
irrigate every acre of it at comparatively |
little cost. Talk about alfalfa why, Hay |
Fork valley would put the blush |
on any lands adjacent to the Sacramento |
valley for alfalfa, and they have the whole |
of the mining districts for market. Just |
think of it-they come to your stacks and !
take the hay away themselves. and pay
you more for it than either the Sacra- |
mento or San Francisco markets will pay |
Then, if you have a grain of enterprise, |
youwill buy lot Of calves and young |