Show carson valley min mining g fj f j the placerville erville vi ile lle Obi observer erret erver in speaking 0 of tho tha new carson valley mines says bays in IN we have refrained from publishing many reports we have received BO so astounding was their character we have specimens before before us from the bryand lead at virginia cit city Y in in i which the silver is plainly seen A tu tun n irom from from his this lead was lately assayed and from it was taken aken in silver bliver 1100 in gold geld and forty p pounds oun s of copper A mr r swan our mayo mayor has lately turned returned te from a visit to the alies mines and gives us the particulars tic ulars building I 1 is going on rapidly at the dil dif Terent different villages or cities large hotels saloons and stores are springing up as if by magic and billiards and gambling have become comel comer established institutions there egere are a great many people at the mines and many more making their wi way y thither mr swan thinks winks he met at least seventy five large heavily loaded teams between the summit andthil place the mines are usually found inthe in the most bleak and barren looking hills ever visited by man at a distance from wood or water and it is remarked as a wonder that they wem wet were wele le ever discovered at all by running tunnels and sinking shafts water has been obtained sufficient to supply aras tras at the gold veins but the silver at present it is necessary to haul to sacramento the vast ledges of silver ore that have been discovered and which are worth from to per tun will soon create a businesses and a wealth in the them new territory that will surpass anything ever witnessed in america will furnish a market for california produce and will decide without a doubt all questions ot of the pacific railroad route another report is that the indians in the vicinity of honey lake south of the sink of the humboldt or near the carson there is great wealth the natives had betseen been beM been seen returning curnin 0 from that locality by Thompson with specimens of bf valuable mineral treasures I 1 I 1 it is reported that honey lake has literally I 1 dried up IV S dean who recently returned from honey lake valley informs the plumas draw of the astounding fact that that honey lake is literally dried up susan river a respectable stream and as full as usual at this season of the year fails falls now to reah the basin of the lake take sinking into the earth far above it immense quantities of fish have been destroyed by the event and now ile lie deca dera decaying I 1 y in 0 on the deserted bed it is remarkable that a lake twenty miles wide and forty miles long should disappear in such pt short time |