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Show LETTER FROM CITY CREEK. Work on the MiiicK-Cnpftul H anted Abouudiuc with Outne. Modoc City, Xov. 1, 1S73. Indian Summer, with its bright, sunny days and enchanting hazv atmosphere, at-mosphere, is now at the hcighLuf its Hpleudor, and the benvlit to hv d, rived lrum sueli good weather is only ex- 1 celled by the deaire of the miners to profit thereby. At the it-jd Bird and Summit mines the Ujvs have been, during I'nc la.-t week, very bu.-y in building eomfi.rt- i able wurk houses over tiie shaits. j Tliey were materially a.-.-,i-ud in the j con.-tructioii thereof by having t'ne ! Iree line of Cannon's pack animals to transjort building iiml-.'riai. Tim! Stimtiiit is now down sixtv fe-J, :enl . presents a very fine showing. -At tho lied Bird work is rapidly progressing, and large qumuities of line ore is now being extracud. On tiie lieneral Scott a contract has been let, to Messrs. Patterson Mallet, Mal-let, to sink one hundred feet, and from the amount of supplies, tools, and equipments that has been shipped to this mine, theio is no doubt that Mr. Henry Lawreuce intends to mnke Jhe General Scott an A 1 mine. . A contract has been alo let on the Victorine, to sink filly feet, and the contractors are now pushing tilings lively during the line weather. On the George Cannon work is progressing pro-gressing finely, and the showing is better than ever. Ou the Henry mine another contract con-tract lias been let. Work is to com mence on .uonuay. At tlie ..North Star, Cerro Oordu, Chipmunk, and Hazel, work has been suspended, owing probably to the financial crisis in tiie east. On the New Jersey work has been resumed, and the vein shows .an increiised width the deeper the snalt is sunk. The Julia is in a state of semi-cmietude, but dame rumor savs that another contract will soon be let. The San Domingo is booming along in the most promising maimer, and tlie metalliferous balm taken therefrom there-from gladdens the hearts of " ye honest hon-est miners," who are correspondingly happy. From assays made of ore taken from the east incline, show a valuation of two hundred and seven dollkirs, this being tiie riehot ore extracted from any mine in the oislrict; and it is very gratifying to the owners to know that there is more of the same "truck" to be excavated. The San Domingo company have seven locations ' closely grouped together.and as circumstances circumstan-ces will warrant, all will bi worked, with a view to a thorough development. develop-ment. It seems a pity tha such good claims us the Board of Trade, Ixion, Badger, and Falcon should lie idle lor the want of capital to work them. Among the late sales arc the Hui-chica, Hui-chica, Lieorgia, Zeno, Emporium, Favorite, Queen Esther, Ettie, Magpie, Mag-pie, and Marie Louisa, all to Salt Lake parties. On last Sunday a large number of sportsmen came up from the city, and tlie way they killed grouse was simply simp-ly terrific. The hills are abundant in game of all kinds, including the gay and festive bruin and visitors .-continue to arrive, although they art: not California capitalist. and do not . "Like a, ioit'' with that favored bo- hemian known as Tribune Charley, who has so much curiosity "relative to the wealth of tlie West Mountain District;" and now, "I've shot my arrow and hung up my bow." Ixion. |