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Show APPENDIX HN. 1269 time between the waters of the two rivers. It certainly presents a very easy pass from one river to the other. From Lee's Mill we marched in two days to Carson City, following a new road recently established between Dayton and Mason Valley. We arrived at Carson on the evening of the 26th November, when I reported to Lieutenant Tillmau. Mr. Spiller made a trip from Carson to Mount Rosa and return before going East. MINING DISTRICTS. Four mining districts in operation were visited. Austin, next to Virginia City, is the center of the most prosperous mining district in Nevada. The Manhattan Silver . Mining Company, owuing several fine mines and a good mill, is now doing the principal work, and is in active operation. A full report of this district has been made by Clarence King. UNION MINING DI8TRICT. This district has been established about thirteen years. The first discoveries were made by A. J. McGee. It was at first worked actively about eighteen months, and in May, 1876, active operations again commenced. The present recorder is James F. Duckett. The post office is lone City, Nye County, Nevada ; George W. Veatch, postmaster. A buckboard runs weekly from Austin, Nev.; the distance is 51£ miles. The nearest railroad communication is Wad8worth, on the Central Pacific Railroad, 120 miles distant. The district extends 12 miles north and south, and 6 miies east aud west, with the foot- hills of the range. The north line is about three- fourths of a mile north of lone. The mineral belt is from one- half to three- fourths of a mile wide, and, running with the longer liue of the district, crops out at intervals through the 12 miles. Croppings show both in canons and upon spurs ou the west slope of the range, and about one- third of the distance from the summit to the foot- hills. The range trends north and south ; the lodes have the same direction, and dip to the northeast, uniformly with the country- rock. Tbe walls ara covered in places with a thiu seam of white clay, and these give the richest deposits. Vegetable impressions have been found, but no fossils. Chloride is the principal ore found; it has been worked by crushing dry and roasting. The water- level has not been reached in the miue. The ore contaius a good deal of iron, and some lead and antimony. Gold is fouud in all the ore, generally in paying quantities. The principal mines now worked are the Storm King and the Clipper. The first is being worked by the Ural Silver Mining Company ; an incline has been run 350 feet, with two levels several huudred feet iu length ; the amount of good ore in sight is not great In connection with this mine a shaft is being sunk, several hundred yards from the ledge, to strike the incline at a depth of about 800 feet, if the iucliue coutinues with its present pitch. This company is also putting up, a few miles south of lone, a fine mill with capacity for 20 stamps. A revolving furnace ( White) will be used, and improved machinery throughout. At the present writing, it should be completed. Iu the Clipper mine several iuclines have been run, a small force was at work, and gold has been taken from it; the work was not on the veiu at the time. Some fifteen other mines are considered iu favorable condition for working; on all of them a considerable amount of labor has been expended. The Pioneer Mill, owned by James M. Cammack, is in the town of lone; it has been idle for some time. It has a tine engiue, and the reverberatory furnaces used for roasting the crushed ore are in good condition. The stamps are out of order. When first opened the mines were fouud to contain pockets of rich chloride, and paid well. Two veins run with the mineral belt, aud the excavations made show them TO be extended. The value of tbe ore extracted is claimed to have far exceeded the amount expended on the mines. The ore will generally be easily extracted by inclines and levels run on the veins. Wood is abundaut, aud there is a running stream at lone. The cost of freight from the railroad is 2} cents per pound. MAMMOTH MINING DISTRICT. The first discoverers were R. B. Craig and James Donelly. It was organized De cember 23, IH63, and has been worked with more or le- is vigor since that time. Patrick Downey is recorder. The post office is Ellsworth, Nye County, Nevada.; P. O. Tyler, postmaster. The route of the buckboard from Austin, through lone, terminates here. The freight- route is from Wadsworth, on the Central Pacific R* ilroad, about 110 miles distant; freight from Wadsworth is 2± cents per pound; returning, the price is 1£ cents per pound. Willow Spring, a short half mile west of the town, is the center of the district; from this point to the center of the bounding lines north, south, east, and west, is 5 miles. The area of the mineral croppings is about one- half mile wide by 3f long, the longer line crossing the Mammoth Range east and west, and the mines are located on both side |