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aeral of Ex-Gov. Andrew-Naval
Chamnges-Electoa returmns-- New
York, 16 000 enimerate -m-as 1
ehasett 0,000 bepablea. -
WLseos, 10,000 epubflea-
Kansas rejects both a.memamaO
-New Jersey deubtll--l meesota.
RepuMIeeam-W-llme ustads arrm
-No Legislature In Vfir.iaa-The
Uattle of Tivol-l-arrbabidPs Ar
my destroyed.
Destructive Conmagrations-A moth
er Lamd purehase being aegrotated
-Charles Diekens en ruate-Re
tremehumeat-The Italanm tre.bles,
Garribaldi a prisoo-.-ev o.rman
declares peace-The battle of Tive
1I-English Bread Riots-Torma
does East and Mouth, Great Des
truetiem of lb-isc.Eleeti a News
Thurma fobr semator---Reerimi
nations.
FLoalsca. Nov. 1.-The Nation to-day
denies that the French have entered Rome.
Cialdini commands tbeltalian army that has
entered the Papal territory.
The police have seised the bureau of the
National party's headquarter committees in
this city.
At last accounts from Rome Garibaldi still
remained at Monterides with ,.000 men.
The Paris Monitear says Napoleon bas de
manded an explanation from Victor Emanuel
why the Italian troops invaded the Papal ter
ritory.
Br. PrTrasaItno, Nov. 1.-The marriage of
King George. of Greece. and the Princees
Ol.an, took place to-day with great pomp
and ceremony.6
LONDON. Nov. 1.-Allen and four other
prisoners at Mancheeter are convicted of mur
der and sentenced to death. The remaining
cases will be tried on Monday. An extraor
dinary interest is taken in the proceedings.
Lord Ross, the celebrated astronomer, died
yesterday.
NEw YonR, Nov. 1.-Gen. Pope has order
ed the Alabama Convention to assemble at
Montgomery Nov. 15th.
WAsaunsrow, Nov. l.-Minister Dix writes
to the State Department that it is the impres
sion among European statesmen that a gene
ral war in Europe is inevitable. The Roman
question is only a pretext on the part of Na
poleon to precipitate it.
A number of gentlemen are organizing a
movement in favor of Chase for the Presi
dency.
HAvais. Nov. 1.-Two hundred and eighty
defaulters re"it the payment of taxes at Man
tensas. The tax gatherers have resigned.
The Freemasons subscribed $2,000 for the
family of Morales.
Naw ORLAt.S. Nov. 1.--Gen. Mower has
removed Sheriff Hayes as an impediment to
recoastruction.
WAsausmrox, Nov. 2.-Information is re
ceived of the death of J. C. Brown, for many
yearsCommissioner of Agriculture.j lHe died
In Paris.
LawRaE.ca, Nov. 1.-An engine crossed the
Kansas river to-day on the temporary bridge,
with a train of cars. The first section of
eighty mile. on the Lawreuce and Galveston
railroad will be completed January 1st.
Lomroil, 12 ).-There is no longer any
doubt that the French troops have entered
Rome. It is reported on good authority that
Prussia is pledged to support Italy in the
event of a rupture with France. It is known
a crisis exists in the relations between France
and Prussia which causes much apprehension
in fnancial circles.
Minabra the Italian Premier. ju'tifles the
advance of the troops of the Italian Govern
ment. The violation of the September treaty
by the French required the movement.
DcaLre, Nov. 4.-Gen. Warren was found
guilty of treason and felony.
Bosron, Nov. 4.-The manifestations of
mourning on the occasion of the funeral of
Gov. Andrew were very general in Boston and
throughout the State. The public obsequies
were very solemn and imposing. The pall
bearers consited of a number of the most
prominent uflicial. of Massachusetts. Min
ute guns were fired and bells tolled during the
progress of the procession.
WASHt..sT a, Nov. 5.-Rear Admiral Huff
is ordered to hold himself in readiness to take
command 'of the North Atlantic Squadron
early in December, relieving Admiral Palmer.
CalcAOo, Nov. 5.-The election returns are
very scattering. The following is probably a
correct resume of the results :
New York City, sixty thousand Democratic
majority. Brooklyn, thirteen thousand. The
State Democratic majority is about fifteen
thousand.
In Massachusetts the Repub icnn State
ticket is elected by twenty thousand majority.
Two-thirds of the Legislature are in favor of
a liquor license law. Both branches of the
Legislature are strongly Republican.
In Wisconsin the lRe ublican State ticket
is elected by from 5,000 to 10,000 majority.
In Kansas, female and negro suffrage is de
feated by eight to ten thousand. Female suf
frage ran ahead of negro suffrage.
In New Jerey both branches of the Legis
lature are probably Democratic, though there
is some possibility the Republicans may hare
the lower House.
The Minnesota returns are very meagre. The
Republicans will probably carry the State by
a diminished majority.
Negro suffrage is defeat~l in Illinois. It
was only a county election. The vote was
light. The Republican mnajoiities are gener
ally undiminihbed.
Chicago gives a Republican majority of
4,000.
The Mobile reconstruction convention has
aet. Fourteen colored delegates were pres
ent. A white President was elected, and alio
a white Secretary. Colored doorkeepers.
RcawuonD, Nov. 5.-Schofield directs the
Virginia Legislature not to meet this winter.
WASsNGToro, Nov 5.-Secretary Welles is
recovering.
NEw Yong, Nov. j.--Cable specials give
details of the battle of Tivoli. Garribaldi's
rout was complete. It is said he lost 900 in
killed and wounded. All the balance Sarren
dered to the Italian ,egular troops. No French
troopr took any part in the battle.
It is reported in Florence that Garribaldi's
mind is afected.
Lois ow, Nov. 5.-Bread riots have occurred
at Westminster. Several grain wruehouses
were sacked. The laborng men were numer
o and determined. Quiet has not yet leen
retored.
Wasuewvoa, Nov. 3.-All ofaicers belong
ing to satatons is the Southern States, who
have been absent on account of Yellow fever,
are ordered to return to duty during the month
of November.
CoLnsEms, 0., Nov. 3.-An incendiary Are
in the peatentiary burned severalworkshope.
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sa.. we so dqpy oescumd.
Qaw·wuA· , Nov. i.-It agmi rprta .
that _tt SCk wtL_
ir1P~dr. fulo 0 L~ai
4Lowoow, Nov. 3.--The Basiliaa pape mey
the allied forces will not undertake any at
temp for a siege of the fortifcations of BH
A farewell dinner to Chai. Dickens, prei
on to his departure for America, was gives
on ~8turday night at bthe Free Mason' Taw
- w oSJ o,. Nov 5.-k'. &Lti
' toautl p os aof the o6r Ore, inrla
ding the bounties from January Ist to (cto
her 10th amount to nearly one hundred and
te dillio$ dollars.
-ei. .eais hbp indicated bi r.lise to
appear for trial on ate 17th, In aecordamo
wih $he etter of Chief Justice Chae. De
vis' oouise ihs st disposed to accede.
It is vmid oh good authority the Pr.ident
contemplates recalling )iinister Adams with
e view of offeriaa him the portfolio of
Sbiasr. witer. wh regard to 4 he Indiai
war, sha ft it ended.
I , Neav. 4.-.b ylet Colfax
aeaosnue a. be will not be a candidte for
Governor of Indians.
Naw Yoac, Nov. 5.-Une hundred and
twenty-eight thousmmand voters registered in
New York City and Lfty-four thousand two
hundred in Brooklyn.
BLoonrmwror, ILL., Nov. 4.-The extensive
car shops of the Chicago A St. Louis Railroad
in this city are burned. Low over one hun
.red and afty thousand dollars. Four hun
dred men, wath dependent families, are out of
mr loyment.
Nla Omatlas, Nov. 4.--Cuthbert Ballitt
declines the appointmemt of Sheriff of New
Orleans in place of Hay , removed.
SAVAnAna, Nov. 4.-The retarns show
that there is no doubt of the success of the
Convention.
Cancaeo, Nov. 4.-The Times' special re
garde the situation of affairs in Italy a seUi
oua. The Freach acials declare that Vic
tor Emanuel is guilty of double dealing in
aiding oarn.lIdi, for which Napoleon will
call hm to account. They deny the state
nent that Pruria intends to interfere, Bis
mark simply intimated a desire to be present
mt the conference of powers proposed by
Fiance.
PAIsu, No. . 5.-It appe.a iNapoleon did
not suggest thepropositiom for a settlemen,
of the Rosma gheeaoa by a popular vote of
the Papal previcee. It is the spoataneous
expression of the Italian, French and Rus
sian governments. Iate dispatches from
Florence say the vote of the towns in the
province of Rome will be unanimou, for Italy.
Napoleon requirq Victor Emanuel to expel
Garibaldi. If that is done, Napoleon will with
draw. The Paris Monitear ofcially declares
that on the first of November, Mousier in
structed the French Charge deAffaires at Flor
eace, that the Italian advance into the Papal
territory was in violation of the September
treaty, which Napoleon could not ap
prove, and he asks sa explanation of Italy.
Only two French regiments are in Rome.
Large bodies of troops are constantly leaving
Toulon for Civita Vecchia. The Papal forces
will assume the oifenive imrmediately.
BERLIN, Nov., 5.-Basmark oEcially an
nounces that Pru.sia will be neutral at pres
eit on the ILman question.
PARIS, night.-Dispatches from Rome this
morning, say the Papal troops supported by
the Frencb, attacked Garibaldi at Monte Ro
tondo and defeated him. Some say Garibaldi
is killed. Another account says he retreated
and surrendered to the Italian troops. Ia
Marmora, who has been here on a secret mis
nior., the nature of which is not divulged, has
returned to Florence. He failed to accom
plieh the object of his misaion. The ultima
tum of Napoleon was presented to the Italian
government on Sunday and an instant reply
demanded.
Loano. Nov., 5, 12 m.-Raiot have occur
red at several points, but have been sup
pressed.
CsurcAo, Nov., 5.-Sherman has issued an
official order announcing peace with the Kio
was, Comanches, Appaches, Cheyennee and Ar
rapahoe- Hoetiiti es un the part of the troops
will cease. The right is granted the Indiana
to ht.t in the unsettled portions of Kansas
and Nebraska.
Loco.N, Nov., 5.-A serious breal riot oc
curred in Exeter yesterday and today. Every
meat and bread shop in the city wia sacked.
Late last night dispatches say incendairy fires
were breaking out in different parts of the
town. The authorities have applied to the
government for troops to quell the distur
bance.
Lorniow, Nov., 5.-Parliament is called to
assemble the 19th of November.
Garso, Nov., 5.--Garibaldi has arrived at
Chelsea, on board an Italian man of war, as
prisoner to the Italian govornment.
Boa~oa, Nov., 5.-The returns indicate the
re-election of the Republican state ticket by
a handsome majority.
Nuw YORs, Nov.. 5.-Sovwr.al s.l..ting af
frays occured today. Accounts. of the elec
tion in thirteen wards give a Democratic gain
of 8,000.
RocsESTER, N. Y.-Terific gale hero last
night. One man, was killed, several buildings
blown down and considerable damage done to
property.
CHICAGO, Nov.. 5.-Quite a gale here y eter
day, a boat with two men was blown out into
the Lake and doubtless loat.
NEW YORK, November 5.-The Directors
of the Hlavre, and New York steamers have
decided discontinuing the line, and will sell
their steamers. They cannot compete with
the Frenlch Line, owing to the want of gov't
subeidy. The opposition to the present man
agement of the Pacific Mail publish a card,
giving the reasons of their dissatisfaction with
the manner in which affairs of the Company
are managed.
WAssrGTOn, Nov., 5.--Sec'y Welles is very
ill. Seward says the statements respecting
the Danish West Indies are premature. It ap
pears negotiations have been pending, but
nothing deanite is reached.
Lo..ow.-It is said the Italians have re
crossed the the frontier; also that Napoleon
has received Marmuea the Italisa Ambasador.
Fwanaca, Nov., 5.-The arrest of Garibal
di by the Italian government is announced.
-The vote in the Romn provin.es in favor of
a union with Italy is disconltnued. The Ital
ian troops are re-called from Roman territo
ry.
Pours, Nov., S.-ILC is announced that
French troops will retire to Civita Vecehia,
"peediag the Legotiatioma between Iay, I nace
ad Itoun, is reed *e4Fiaicaft am.
BALTImOrE, Nov., 5-- :uwro, o in slow
17. The indicatio are that wry eseal p.
naoie is Ale by Dsaoaius.
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sao thebmse fet e as. amXepmsama
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nib. II,. ~inme Im 1~.li, l. town of
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vmos .u Th. regular stoww for Somib
am~ti "a.U.ilw4g ibam,.md fifty
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BasiAM wife iar so for rr8t.
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lmussan*y *" b*ee'. So Les.
N w Tesz, Oct. 5.-Aleander W. Brad
ford,"tle or rroat of the coent.,
died of tyl4 fever. The Democratic ma
jority is the tae wIl doaubCte exceed forty
thousamd. The Tribuee, Times, Pot as.d
Commeresal, mutualy rimiate e other
a the cawse of the Republican defeat. The
latter p m, skt r rlp wi'l, .rut next
the Assen bly ot least Afkeh odt of thirty
two Senators. O'Brien, (Tammany) is elected
Sheriff of New York by only 88i majority
over Connelly, the Mosart nominee.
CrnCAQo, Oct. 6.-Retarsu from Minnesota
indicate the probable election of Maraball,
Repblicas, by fear thousand majority. Ne
gro suagge is probably deeated, the vote is
close.
Fiomuanc, Nov. 6.--aribaldi is a prisoer
at Vigorona. Piedmont claims he is a citi
sen of the United States and demands his
rights and privileges as such. The American
Minister has gone to visit Garibeldi.
PAnus, Nov. 6.-The feeling on the Bounrs
is animated but the cessation of warlike
preparations and a general disarming is neces
mary to restore coadence. The call for a
general confterence of Mropean powers will
soon be issued by the French governasent.
The Emperor of Austria has returned to Vi
enna.
Morrooumsrt, Nov. 6.--A ordinance is in
troduced in the Convention to restore all prop
erty sold during the war by sdmoistrators
for Confederate curreocy,to the legal heirs of
estates without suit in court, The State con
stitution will probably be modled after the
V.rmnnt eanutitution.
CoLUMtnA, 8. C. Nov. 7.-Convention met.
88 delegates present.
WAsawsTero, Nov. 7.-The public debt
statemeut shows a decrease during the month
of three and three quarter millions. The to
.al debt is now 2,491,070,141 dollars.
CaRcAoo. Nov. 7.-The Times Cincinnati
special says a canvass of the Legislature shows
Thurmaa has 50 votes for besator in the
Democratic caucus, against 16 of all others.
Grant has issued an oicial order disbanding
the military orgasisation in the district of
Columbia. This is directed against the col
ored organisations. The Times special says
Wisconsin is close and doubtful, but probably
goes Republican by lees than five thousand.
New Yoai; Nov. 7.-The Tribune accuses
the supporters of Grant of staying from the
polls so as to give the State to the Democracy
and so render Grants nomination for the
Preeidency certain.
Bosrow, Nov., 7.-Returns from nearly the
whole State give Bullock 26,000f a majori
ty.
PAtrs, Nov., 7.-There have been serious
riots in Rome, by the party of action, in va
rions parts of the city. The troops were call
ed ouest to quell the disturbaooe. Many of
the riwtern wee. killed and woanded.
HAVANA, Nov., 5.-A revolution has broken
out in Hayti, in favor of Moate against Sal
nare.
New Yoar, Nov., 7.-The rectiiers ot this
city have issued am address, declaring they are
compelled to suspend operations.
iaor, nov., i .- w eimom sae peaeasrian, ar
rived here this p. m. He failed in the second
trial to make one hundred miles in twenty
four hours on account of the impassible son
dien of he rk9 a.dl. He has three more trials
yet before reaching Chicago. He is in excel
lent health and spirits, and is conJent of ul
timate soccess.
NAsrlll -.a, Nov. 5.-The senate has amend
ed the bill prohibiting disfranchisement on
account of color. The radicals require the
railroads to provide cars expressly for oolored
people.
LarAvr woaTr, Nov. 7.-Full returas are
received from only a few counties, but they
show heavy Democratic gains. The State
will probably give asmall Republican majority
An estimate of party strength in the Legisla
ture cannot yet be made.
SKDALIA, Mo. Nov. 7.-A destructive fire
burned a 1arge part of the business portion of
the town. Loss near two hundred thcauand
dollars.
Nir Osa..Ls, Nov. 7.- The Uu.on party
of Louisania have organised on a platform in
favor of universal suffrage, universal amnesty,
universal amnesty, and opposition to confis
cation.
BosTox, Nov. 7-Returns from nearly the
whole state give Bullock 26,000 majority.
MINING MATTERS.
HnCT SPRING DIITRICT AND SURROUNDINGS. MADI
ScN COUTYr, M. T.
WM. Y. LOVELL.
This Mininig istrict it one of peculiar in
terest, to both the man of science and theprac
tical miner, from the topographical clarac
teristics, the geographical formation and the
structsre of many of its leads or ledges cf au
riferous 9uarts. Besides these objects tf in
terest ;hsa District has become of grea; im
portance to each well wisher of the prosperity
and developement of the soumces of wealth,
that hare for ages been hidden beneats the
everlasting hills and mountains of the terri
tory; and to these we may add that fron the
capital here expended in machinery, roads,
mining and prospecting; the districs is one
of peculiar value to the capitalists akeady
deeply interested.
Assuming our capacity to describe many of
the objects of interest both natural and artil
cial that surround us, and in so doins, to
write only truths, after thorough invetiga
tion; we make our apology for intrusia up
on the columns of your journal, and the pa
tience of your readers.
The districts of Upper and Lower Hot
Spring lie on either side of Hot Spring Creek,
the former about three miles above Hot Ipring
itself, and the latter about three miles below.
Four miles to the north of the formesis the
Norwegian District, which lies on either side of
Norwegian Gulch. These three districs cov
er am area of about ifteen miles qsuare,,
between Meadow Creek divide and the Villow
Creek valley. The country is a sloping pla
teau, reaching away from the main high noun
tain's range which divides sha Jefersot and
Madison, to the lovely valley of the latter
river. Ward's Peak, monarch and sentmel of
this wild range-its head crowned with al
most eternal mnows, sends leaping and rtshing
down many atle streams of crystal waters
which have cut through this plateau, some
time, deep and rugged and again, shallow
ravines, but ever with smooth, gently sbping
sides.
The denaudtion of the. streams in early
times, has beetn vry marked, and has prtard
a district originally rocky and almost aaac
cessable for the saubeqaems uae and prdt of
the rancbaan and inser. Bill many rocky
,a trWee slowly dow across these
grassy hiUb ad slopes, and many fasetic
dome Aad pointed tower stands often oe bses
far smaller than their apper part, to ll as
of what tie and the elemnt have swept
away reei between hem. s rioewourd
be the hso eta gategise we or
selves did wet reed nleaiss - whi we
wold fmn sl t; we fmabeire sd to
what the su reader will ea the "
boan " of eoar me v- e , s of ft al
and gold.
L if m-s sam a-s sa e large irreular
o1lebeh isems aLtr ht and clean as if
agr With a knfe.- Is ist of stay
variety, with large and "sllU
spar projecting trom and roughening the ear
face. New quart veins occur in the moae
rocky portions of the districts; most of
them are in the level laids of the plateaus.
Here they mop out through the yellow bunch
~l~d awkn l .e vwes at one or more
poti·a m d" ink low the srface. In
the main thei veins are narrow, spreading
oat with far les show of mineral tbsjwe have
seen elsewhere; a width of from one to two
feet seemed to to be the common thick
nao. Still there were some notable excep
tions of tar wider crevices, and we shall ex
pect to bear that wide veins are the rule, (not
the exception,) when the lodes have been
sunken to saeh a spth as fhrly to be prov
en 1n.
. - h~qrtwees of the veins is more notica
bli la tie portions of the upper district of
Hlot Spring, which is called "Gold Field,"
than elsewhere, sad wese.nmrked at ths place
the entire failure of the miners in
their attempts to reach the lode by
digging for it at other points than at discov
ery claim. The vein appears to pinch togeth
or sad shrink away from the surface, as if loth
to yield all its riches to the too easy grasp of
the sanguine miner. The great forces of de
nudation and constant decomposition with
the broken, fragmentary nature of the granite
wa..s, increases the labor of the miner, and
often bales and darkens his brightest surface
prospects. This pinchiug together, by some
called "capping," of the veins, is a most un
favorable feature, especially in a new country
like ours, with expensive labor and 'xpectnnt
riches in a short period of time, but is more
than compensated for by the extreme rich
nes of the vein.
The quarts of Hot Spring district has ever
been of high repute. We doubt whether
equally fne "prospects" can be taken at the
surface from so masy different lodes any
-where else in the Territory. A yield equal to
several hundred dollars per ton is not an un
useal thing to d nd by the " panniog teat,"
while the mill process has given in sonme cases
results not far inferior. If this surface
richeess will but continue as the lodes are fol
lowed to great depths, a moat brilliant future
is secured for this district beyond a peradven
ture.
We examined carefully a great many speci
mens of quarts from different lodes, and found
them usually quite charged with oxydes of
iron, and copper, as also with bright crystals
of iron asd copper pyrites, and blue glisten
ing galena.
Molibdenum, manganese, plumbago and
other ore are also found to some extent.
The universal dissemlnation of these met
als in this district we consider to be a most
favorable feature, being as they are the con
stant companions of the precious metals.
The oxydation of most of these metals has
left the gold in a free state in the surface
quartz, and as yet no difficulty has been ex
perienced at the mills in saving it. We hope
that the same success may attend their efforts
when they have to deal with the same meLals
in an unoxydised state from greater depths on
their viens.
The lodes of the district have not so far as
we could discover, any constant trend or line
of out-crop, and only over limited areas, did
they seem to preserve any paralellism, being ap
parently cut by cross viens, giving confusion
and uncertainty in course of vien. Their dip,
moreover, was at various angles ranging be
tween a gentle slope, barely beneath the sur
face of the ground to a nearly vertical posi
tion. Those with the greatest dip seemed to
be upon the plateau and level areas, while
those in the iides of the ravines entered the
earth with a gentle incline, often nearly flat or
horizontal. This rule was not however a con
stant one.
Most of the mining of the district has been
dome on through inelmnes, following line and
dip of the lode at a moderate depth.
The topography of the country is more
favorable for this kind of working than it is
for drifting or the running of levels. We
visited and personally examined very many
of the lodes discovered and partiall7 opened,
and regret that time and elece permit us only
to decribe a few. We premise our discrip
tion with thanks to Professor Henry A. Ward
and E. L. Pratt, for personal attentions and
facts relative to the mines we essay to note.
TEI JOAZ LODI.
This lode is located in the lower district,
and is, in our opinion, entitled to the palm
for richness of ore. The vein is well defined,
and stands almost vertical; the quarts soft
and filled with bright red ochre, and abound
ing in free gold. The position of the lode is
extremely favorable for working, either by
shaft or tunnel. This ore has yiebled from
$80 to $100 per ton. Professor Ward, of the
Midas Company, has lately purchased one-half
of the lode. We could not, without "leading
questions," ascertain the price paid, Wit it is
report4 at$ 10,000. The advantages of ex
traoting ee easily--te width of pay ore
the dip of the vein-all point to the fact that
the Boas is one of the beet, if not the best, in
tke district. Besides the above advantage_
it is the only North and South lode yet
opened of any strength and value.
The line of the 1st meridian of Montana
has been run and staked along the course of
the vein in the late Government Survey. On
reaching the surface from the shaft and tun
nel of the Boaz, we see:ned to hear the
"mighty man of wealth" say to the daughter
of Naomi, (the miner,) " Hearest thou not,
my daughter; go not to glean in another
fied_"#
1, rl3iD BLIer LoDI..
This lode is also in the lower district. and
from the character of the ore and yield by
mill and other processes of extraction, seems
to divide the honors with the Boaz. The o-e
difers is every respect from that of the Boar
except in free gold, the quartz being hard and
finty. The course of the vein is East and
Weest, and dips, we should think, north, at an
angle of at least 50 deg. The vein is about
one foot wide near the surface, and narrower
at about 100 feet, with pockets or enlarge
ments in different places, the richer ores being
found in the narrow parts of the vein. Our
visit to this lode was pleasant in the extreme,
from the evidences of activity, enterprise and
labor to beseen on every hand, showing the
faith of the owners in the richness of ore and
permanncy o1 vein. two companies were at
~rk id fail force. The Midas Company have
a shaft started and are mow down some 25 feet,
by which the vein will be cut at the vertical
depth of 150 feet. Prof. Ward has erected
near the shaft a new and commodious cabin
for the comfortof his me, mand from thedin
ner we enjoyed with them, we say they were
comfortable indeed. Mr. Isaaca' mill on the
creek below is crushing withb tea stamps on
the ore of this lode. We learned that the
irst teat yielded $38 per ton. Of the mill of
Mr. Imacs we shall have more to say hereaf
tr. The best pile of paying ore, as to quan
tit, and, with one exception, as to quality,
wu the last seen. This ore had been taken
from an incline of 100 feet, and has yielded
several tons of quarts, showing free gold in
threads and crystaline masses.
TVZ RICEMOND LODE.
This lo.t is situated an the Gold Field, and
is being vigorously worked on discovery
claim, and is chiefly, so far, what may be
termed surface work, by Capt. T. D. Maltby,
who at the time of our visit, was absent,
much to our regret. The quart! of this vein
is of the eneral class of the district, and
jies .$5 to $o 1er too na , ree gCold.
y e wn, Capt You deserve it, as all
who suow yqq. * my.
TUi SOLDnE sBA LOD.
bM lode seumed to as to be o a line with
th st we hel, tren a glame, the
Ml .mlte be the mE lede. Thb
eA.r p id haacwte e rmwse; with this
tIheme thba the supp7 it L.or i v
seemeld bete,. It is rs. in free gold. Yi~ld
am ewS *o me.
nvesses Lsos.
This Ide k ano·ter rich out-crop s Uhe
-me regio. . We observed veins of three
feet of dark fragls. ore dpping -( -
e-ption) almost wertical. At the top of the
shaft, we mw o ore bed of tweaty or thirv
toa of remarkable even ore from so small a
space that it seemed impossible for it to have
beeL taken oat of such a shaft. The yield
per ton we did not learn, but hope soon to be
able to peewnt all sNatistls sad facts of a
lode of sneb fair proemie.
OL.D IOlrAIT LODlf.
We had our sober, refective, moments as
we approached the earliest discovered lode ef
the district, caused by the thought that " we
too wert mortal," and descending 169 feet by
nclines and vertical dipe, concluded that
" pale death" if not on the white horse, was
at least close at hand. The Midas Mining
Company have carried a shaft to the depth of
170 feet along the line and dip of the lode
which is nearly vertical. Over the shaft we
observed a subetastial shift house, with a
most excellent whim, well constructed, and
a railroad track to the ore yard and damp
pile. Around lay heavy and solid piles of
timber suitable for any purpose demanded in
the mine, and every appliance requisite for a
first clase mining enterprise. Descending the
shaft by a substantial ladder, we traversed the
lode the entire distance, showing a well de
fined creviceof at least two and a half feet
wide. The wall rocks are smooth and one
night conclude had been cut to admit the
aurlferous ore traced by us. The walls are
irmly coated on either side with a layer of
v'ried thickness of tough clay, the constant
accompaniment of a true fissure vein. In
lookiug up from te bottom of the .halt to
the sky above, the view is peculiar and of
great interest to a practical miner. It seemed
us though we were looking through a four
sided telescope of radiating timbers. We
have seen in our day, what has been termed
"solid timbering,' and that which has, in
mining phrase, been called *' good timbering,"
but do not rembmber ever to have seen a
shaft so secure or timbers placed so artistic
ally for upholding the weight and pressure ol
a mountain of granite which overhangs every
inch. Our admiration was only modified as
the telescopic view presented long and tan
gled festoons of cold damp mold reaching
from the timbers reminding us of the name
"Old Mortality." From this we turned to
scrutinise the ore and found it of at leat two
grades. The one of a poor looking white
color that we could hardly say was ore, but
which we observed had been taken to the ore
yard to be tested at a future day. The oth
er, stained with copper and iron, looked much
better, and had as far as extracted been care
fully assorted. From the depth of the shaft
upon a vein of such width and uniformity
we observed a sufciency of ore (if paying) to
remunerate in some degree at least the evi
dent expenditure of money. B.side the work
of the Midas Company, we observed a shaft
of 75 feet near by, on the lode of the Hart
ford Mining Company. There being no ap
pliances for a descent at hand, we passed on,
humming as suggestive of the name of the
lode, " man wants but little here below,"
etc., to the
GAL8NA LOlt.
This lode is situated on this side of Hot
Spring Creek above Midasburgh, ano is found
on the bill, or rather mountain, side, dipping
only slightly into the hill. The vein is very
heavy, and seems to be both solid and permna
nent, and is certainly largely metalic. We
observed a large per cent of copper present,
and that while the rein continued so nearly
horizontal, the ore could be easily extracted.
Mr. Cope, from the Alpha mill reports $40 per
ton as the yield. One difficulty we observed
was the approach to the lode, and in climbing
the Mountain,asked of our co mpanions, how so
small a specimen of humanity as our friend
Cope could ever have obtaine4a ton of the ore
to tell of his result. The answer silenced our
battery. " Industry and perseverance." We
took breath and by continuous effort reached
the new shaft of the Midas Company, which
cuts the lode at 80 or 100 feet. This shaft
will not only benefit the Midas Company but
must develope the lode and prove it of great
importance to claim owners on the lode, other
than the Company now employil in the enter
prise. From the Galena we passed on to Nor
weerian district. Lr.ltin- at the
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xNVRR SWRAT LoDE.
This lode is as yet but little developed ana
were it not that it is the banner lode in the
fineness of its gold, would be pa-sed by. Pro
fey.or Eaton returns as the fineae-s, 9.33: or $19.
28 per os., in coin. The next lode of this dis
trict visited was the
MOLY ROOD LODE.
We found here a shaft of 18 feet which
Professor Ward is continuing to the depth of
50 feet, showing a vein of three feet, and it
seems that it will be permanent, from present
indications. The ore bed or yard at the shaft
presented 10 or 12 tons of superior looking
quartz, of an auriferous ch *racter. Our next
halt, in the route, was the
HOUSEL LODI.
The beautiful stained and bright ore artis
tically piled at the mouth of the 60 feet in
cline upon the vein of Midas Company, at
trncted our attention and led us to examiwne the
view and ore more closely. We found the ore
was, though in combination with other metals,
principally auriferous and the vein almost hor
izsontal at a moderate depth from the surface,
the vertical part not having been reached.
The cabin with the eturdy miners for its in
mates, at the crystal brook near by, told the
faith and hope of the owners of the Housel.
'Ihe evening mountain breeze and the sun
hiding himself behind the snow cap of Ward's
Peak, told of the approach of night, and turn
ing our steeds to the hospitable home of the
gentleman and scholar of Midaeburg, we )leas
antly chatted away the interval of hours ere
we said as I now say-" good night."
THE NEW MILL.
Prof. Ward's mill in the Hot Sprin; dis
trict, so frequently spoken of, and of which
so much is expected. is at length completed
and running, although no c.ean up has as yet
been made. The buildings are ot stone, the
main buildings being 69x44 feet with an en
gine room wing 48x26 feet. The crushing
machinery consits of 15 stamps, driven by a
t55 horse power eng.ne of the most excellent
workmanship. The stamps have only an 8#
inch drop and fall 75 times per minute and
are now crushing two tons to the stamp every
2 hours which can be increased a half a ton to
each stamp. This quick, short drop was intro
duced at the suggestion of Mr. Countryman,
and is as successful as he could wish. The
superiority of the mill connits in the thorough
pulverasatwun,conceptration and separation of
the ore which is accomplished by the very
fine machinery procured by Profes.sor i. A.
Ward in California. The pulp on leav
ing the batteries paes: over stationary
copper tables twelve feet long, having agita
tors in the center. After being concentra
ted, the sulphurets pass into sJree Wheeler
pans, where they are pulverized and amalga
mated, and are thence drawn off into settlers,
and again concentrated. The pulp then tares
through a Dipe, the receiver below being
charged with quicksilver. Through this body
of quicksilver the pulp is forced by its own
gravity, the amalgamated particles adhering
to the body while the finely pulverised sand
rises to the surface and Lows of through the
waste pipe. All the gold that escapes after
this process is entitled to its freedom. We
have been informed by a competent mechanic
that the mill throughout is the naet piece of
workmanship in the Territory, and reaecte the
highest aredit open Mr. Countryman, the eon
teater, and Mr. Dan. Hitchianso, under
whose immediate speson the work has
bees done. When fairl started we epet to
hear from Ward's mil the actual ytad of
Sterling quarts. We have bere promised,
also, a series of erteles from able pert on the
gelogye elopmests and improvements in
tht sien. -
POETRY.
BY Joa G,. Wi.tlIa
r: ree.ly and fair in the lands of
The vines of the gourdand the rjich- -
And the rock and the tree and the c"
enfold,
With broad leaves all greenness and ,im.
all gold.
Like that which o'er Ninoveh's
once grew, prnp.
While he waited to know that hie
wes tree,
And longed for the storm cloud, and ~
in vain
For the rush of the whirlwind and red fir
On the banks of the Xenil the dark
maiden
Comee ap wtlh the fruit. of the t.ang.ld i
laden ;
And the Creole of Cuba laughs out to beh
Through orange-leave shining. the b"o
spheres of gold; -r
Yet with dearer delight from his home i
North
On the fields of his hart a=t the Yank~ e.
forth,
Where crook-necks are coilin- nl n eld .
fruit shines, r.
And the sun of Septemher looks 'lown o
vines. 'h
Alh !-on Thanksgiving DIy, when frrnr .,
and from West.,
From North and from South c,,mn th, ll
grim and guest,
When the gray-haired En;lan.lur '
his board
The old broker lnks of affection reit
When the care-wea:ried man seeks hi, !:tAL.
once more,
And the worn matron smiles where the fr:
smiled before,
What moistens the lip and what hr.t';hten t,
eye?
What calls back the past, like the rich Ppt,
kin Pie ? l
Oh !-Fruit loved of boyhood !-the lili .
recalling,
When wood-grapes were purpling and brow.
nuts were fallinug :
When wild, ugly faces we carvel on itj -k
Glaring ont through the dark, with a c.ndl,
within;
When we laughed round the corn-heap, R;
hearts all in tune,
Our chair a broad pumpkin-our lantern tn.
moon;
Telling tales of the fairy who travelwl i..,
steam,
in a pumpkin-shell coach, with two rats f. ,
team !
Then thanks for thy present ! nonr sweet
or better
E'er smoked from an oven or circied a pl:attor
Fairer hands never wrought at a pltry mtor.
fine.
Brighter eyes never watched over its Laki.
than thire !
And the prayer, which my mouth i' too f;,
to express,
Swells my heart that thy haldow In ty n%,,
be leis,
That the days of thy lot m:ay b. l*egrthnlcri
below,
And the fame of thy worth like a lutupkL.
vine grow,
And thy life be as sweet,and its lnst ýun1ltky
Golden tinted and fair as thy own Pupkio
Pie !
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