Show quicksilver MINES OF california we vve learn from the baltimore patriot that a company has been organised organized sed in that city and that the stock has nearly all been taken to work one of tile the quicksilver mines of california some idea haibe maibe may be formed of the value of these quicksilver mines in california from the following extract of a letter from gov burnett barnett of california which he addressed addi essed to a friend in washington the quicksilver mine of new almaden within 12 miles of this place is valued at several millions of dollars ina lna in a few days mr forbes informs me they will have twenty six retorts in operation and will extract pounds daily worth from to more than two millions annually only think of that this is only one of several mines but it is the largest |