Year: 1877

to the last in the pan. Botsiord gold is
singularly enough, as bright, fine, and
pure as any taken elsewhere in the
hills. These boys have large quartz
interests in the vicinity of Lead City,
and stamp mill that is pounding out
three or four hundred dollars per day.


Quartz is occupying much attention,
not only of capitalists, but of poor min
crs and prospectors, who have no diff
Guilty in eflecting ready sale, at a
large price, Of every good lead they
strike. The quartz is entirely differ
ent from that found anywhere else in
the world, being more Of the nature OF
cement than Of solid rock, soft, and
easily milled In colorit is maroon near
the surface, the shade deepening as
the vein sinks


recently visited tho W5oloy lode,
at the invitation of the owner, Major
Wooley, and was shown into one Of
the richest and most conveniently To-
Gated mines in the hills. Two tunnels
enter the lead, one at the southern ex-
tremity running eighty feet through a
mass of solid ore, the little specks of
gold scintillating in indescribable bril.
iancy as we bore our torches down
the cut. The mass of ore in sight was
estimated to be worth S15 1000 The
other tunnel runs crossways on the
lead, is over fifty feet in length, and
still has not traversed the vein. The
roof of this cut is naturally formed by
what appears to be one huge slate
stone, as smooth and regular as mar
bic, and extending, unbrokcn, from
the opening to the further end.


Ore from the Wooley lode will assay
and average $40 per ton, and as the
mine is 80 situated that rock can be
dumped from the tunnel into the mill,
avoiding the necessity of carriage, the
expense of mining and milling will not
exceed SO per ton, thus giving net
profit of s3i, which with a twenty
stamp mill, will afford a daily revenue
of $3.50.


The country around Gayvillc and
Central presents, to spectator stand
ing on an elevated spot, an appearance
similar to a prairie dog village Pros
pect holes, shafts, tunnels, &c, are
scattered over the face of the bills,
without regard to direction, distance,
or the rights Of others, and upon near
ly every claim large force of men is
employed, which gives TO the picture
an animation most agreeable to the
eye. Ore is of one quality, the dark
maroon, free gold abounding in the
greater portion, and as far as can as
certain, one mine is equally rich with
another


Heretofore attention of quartz min
crs has been devoted to gold-bearing
rock, but they have lately received in
formation that has caused a diversion,
and now silver occupies almost as
much attention. An old prospector,
in the employ Of company of capl-
talsts, returned from tour yesterday
bringing with him specimens Of Galena
ore and native silver quartz, which are
claimed to bo fabulously rich. ! also
understand that this is the first instance
known of the discovery of native
silver lead. In the specimen brought
in, the bright, pure metal stands out
from the stone in the boldest relief and
is the most fascinating prospect evcl
beheld If the lead is as rich as the
specimen indicated (and the prospectoi
maintains that il is) the lucky owners
have the best mine IN the entire world
one that will completely shadow the
famous Comstock lode of Nevada
which gives amonthly dividend of two
million dollars. Theprecisclocation Of
the new discovery is known only tc
the prospector who is mum as an oys
ter. lnnumerable parties are out in
search of it, however, and there is no
doubt that il will be discovered in o
few days