The record-union., 1892-08-30
NEVADA COUNTY.
Quartz Mining More Prosperous Now
than Ever Before.
A "Record-U Union'' Correspondents
Visit to Grass Valley and Nevada
City-What He Saw.
CoLFAx, August 2sth.

COLFAX, August ZSLn.
EDS. RECoRD-UNIoN: Your correspond
ent arrived in Nevada City on Saturday,
and spent several days between this little
city and Grass Valley. found the busi-
ness outlook excellent, and everyone
looking for the best season that has been
experienced in this section for many
years. The bright prospects were in con-
sequence of the renewed activity in quartz
mining interests. Through the kindness
of Judge j. NJ. Walling, l was enabled to
get definite information regarding num-
Der Of the principal mines in and around
Grass Valley and Nevada City, notably
the Mountaineer mine, which has been
sunk to depth of 500 feet. This shows
an abundance of rock paying $25 per ton,
has ten-stamp mill, and is paying divi-
dends.
The Champion mineis down about 1000
feet, employs sixty men, shows plenty of
rock paying from S25 to $40 per ton, and
is paying good dividends. 1t has a fif-
teen-stamp mill, and is putting in ten
stamps more to increase their power.
The Nevada City Quartz mine is down
to the depth of 1000 feet. Employs 500
men, has great quantity of rock, a
twenty-stamp mill, and is paying hand
somely.
The Providence mine is down ], 400 feet
IN depth. 1t is an old mine, and is yield
ing some very rich and a large amount of
low-grade rock. 1t has a forty-stamp
mill. This mine in the past has yielded
large fortunes to its owners, and from
present indications bids fair to outdo its
past record, having everything in the
way of machinery that modern ingenuity
can invent. 1t employs a large force of
men.
The Wyoming mine, an old one, is be-
ing re-opened at a depth of 500 feet, and
promises splendidly.
The Federal Loan mine has struck a
depth Of 600 feet, and is just fairly opened
upon paying rock, which is of such a
quality as to make glad the hearts of its
owners. 1t has a ten-Stamp mill, and
employs a good force of men. Besides
the above there are the Pittsburg mine,
with twenty-stamp mill; the Gold Flat,
Gold Tunnel, California, Murchie,
Charmot, Banner, Spanish, Constitution
ana Texas, with their mills and hoisting
works, being run and prospected to q
greater or less extent, giving employ
ment to a larger number of men than
were ever before employed in mining
interests in this section. ALI the above,
besides many more, are being worked
and run by water-poWer. Taken all to-
gether, the outlook for our two mountain
towns is excellent.
had an excellent opportunity of view
ing the scenery between Grass Valley
and Colfax. On every side were noun
tains covered with grand old pines, with
deep canyons at their base, along which
flows the Bear River, which at one time
must have been beautiful stream, but is
at present muddy body of water flow
ing over continuous bed of mud and
gravel, with here and there large water
wheel and long lines of sluices, through
which the muddy water washes the
river bed, collecting the particles of gold,
washed down by winter floods. / was
told that many rich strikes were made by
this method of mining.
In one place L was rounding point
when the canyon through which flows
the river could be seen for several miles
up and down, and the view was truly
grand, the mountains rising to an inn
mense hight, the sides often being almost
perpendicular, with here and there a
sharp spur of the mountain standing out
from the rugged mass, all covered with
dense green foliage.
Looking off TO the left or right deep
canyon would stretch away for miles, and
viewed through the subdued light of the
afternoon it was truly beautiful. We
wound our way around the head of a
canyon, across bridges spanning the
gorges, from which we looked down hum
dreds of feet and could see the road over
which we had gone an hour before, hav-
ing travelled a number of miles to accom-
pliSh short distance.
Passing down we came to the iron
bridge, many feet above our heads, where
the broad-gauge crosses the canyon on it's
way over the mountains, and as we
passed along freight train was crossing
the bridge over our train, which caused
many OF our passengers to shudder at the
awful possibilities should the apparently
Str a ri
work lad been well done, and we arrived
at Coltax in time to catch the east-bound
train for Reno, of which you will hear
from me at another time. j. W., r.