Year: 1868

ence, during the past long Winter months, l
venture to once again toot my horn, with
! the glad tidings that "all is WELL" About
the first of December the storm commenced,
and really have no recollection of any clear
and pleasant weather, from that time, until
about the 10th of last month. While YOU
are being blessed with copious showers of
rain, we are visited with clustering, whirl-
ing, whistling, bowling and fearful snow
storms. In manner we have been buried
with snow, until "the beautiful snow" idea
or thought became disgusting in the extreme.
General appearances, (weather and business. J
would indicate the commencement of another
prosperous season for the State of Nevada,
and Virginia City particularly. The fullest
confidence is manifested in all branches and
circles. Buildings are being erected; the
different leading mining companies are Wig
orously and earnestly engaged in making
Improvements and increasing facilities for
raising ore; the merchants are looking cheer
full; the teamsters and wood and lumber
dealers are wide-awake to the promising
season just ushering in stocks continue to
command high prices, with fair dividends
and few assessments. The mines here and
elsewhere throughout the State continue to
yield as well as at any time since the dscov-
cry of silver. The increase of bullion ship
ments from this State during the Spring and
Summer months must far exceed any pre-
vious season. Pine Grove and Washington
districts, in Esmeralda county, will send
forth their huge bricks of gold, while Nye,
Lander and Humboldt counties will roll
forth their immense bricks of silver, together
with the large yield of silver from the Com
stock, i'll this county, will demonstrate the
undeniable fact that Nevada may safely be
considered as a source of permanent yield
and reliability. The working of silver mines
are not hampered and delayed as are the
working of the mines for gold in California.
Capital Is very important desideratum in the
commencement of enterprises generally, and
in this particular, Eastern and foreign capital
has readily and eagerly sought investment in
our mines, and for the past five or six years
| large profits have been realized, and steadily
confidence is being established of substantial
reality in the shape of precious metals. Only
very recently party of capitalists in
England or France, sent an agent with that
indomitable and untiring pioneer, David E.
Buell. to examine mines in Belmont, Nye
county, and after a careful examination of
the mines by the scientific gentleman ac-
companying Colonel Buel. he became salts
fed with the value of the mines and the
correct statements Of Buel to his employers,
to warrant him in returning with Col. B. to
make his deed and receive his coin. The
amount of money to be paid for these inter-
ests Is not known, but supposed to be
handsome amount. The Colonel is deserv-
ing of all he will receive in this transaction
he can and has taken the pick and shovel in
hand, when necessary, and can and has
shown to the world that he can travel into
foreign country and effect large sales of min
ing interests, and bearing untold wealth into
our midst and make the hearts of many
happy. He has made several fortunes in
the Reese River country, and from his ex-
treme liberality among the poorer classes and
his natural restlessness to be doing some
thing for himself and his fellow men, he has
| succeeded in worrying through his treasure,
but it is thought the last sale effected will be
of such magnitude that it will take him
sometime to "go through with" Although
defeated by Blasdel for Governor in 1864,
he will be on hand next Winter in Carson
while the election for United States Senator
is going OH, so his friends say. Success at
tend such men as David E. Buell. let their
politics be WI at they may.


WORD ABOUT OUR RAILROAD INTERESTS.
| The iron horse has sounded his whistle in
the State of Nevada, and by the 1st of
August or sooner the entire road will be
completed from Sacramento to Hunters
Crossing on the Truckee river, 20 miles from
this city. AT the latter point city is being
built, being point where the branch road
from Virginia City will connect with the
Pacific road, and without doubt, before
next Fall fright smart chance of town
will spring up" and of course business will
be oVerdone and many adventures disap-
pointed. But that has nothing to do with
the great Pacific Railroad. From the Truckee
to the Aead waters of the Humboldt, dis
tance OF over four hundred miles, the country
over which the road passes is so nearly a
dead level, that large portion of the dis
tance no grading is required, consequently,
tie completion of the road eastward for 400
miles will be completed in a very short space
of time. and the Humboldters heretofore re-
garded as far away, will soon be brought in
direct communication with the sea shore. At
or near Gravelly Fork. 20 miles below the
hoadwaters of the Humboldt.is point where
the great Reese River country will reach the
Pacific road. And here another town will
spring up. and so on, town after town will
be built the entire distance, from the Sierras
| to America


Carson. (Ormsby county) and Washoe
City, (Washoe county) have held public
/ M 40 or,Af fa1-n
dlate building of branch road from the
Pacific Railroad to Carson City. Capitalists
In San Francisco have assented a willingness
to assist, and together with the capital that
can be raised in the two counties named, it
is thought that no difficulty remains, and
when once the requisite means are obtained,
the road can be completed within one year.
THE SWEET WATER MINES.


From the discovery of the gold in Cali
fornia in 1S4S. there has been disposition
on the part of the inhabitants of the entire
coast to get up Spring excitement of new
mines, hundreds of miles away. As usual,
the Sweet Water Mines were discovered too
late last Fall to be successfully worked dur
ing the Winter, there being no provisions,
tools, etc., near at hand, and the snow there
abouts usually deep. it was agreed to lay
them over until Spring, thereby affording
newspapers and those having made miles Of
rich locations sufficient time to excite the
many who are always ready to embrace the
opportunity of rushing madly to the new Ell
Dorado. Thus far. but very few have left
here for the new field of operations, and am
of the opinion but very few will leave this
State. Many letters have been published in
this State from Sweet Water to their friends,
and as usual. they pretty generally agree in