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May 21, 1864
The Mountain Democrat
Placerville, El Dorado County, California
What is this article about?
Clip from Reese River Reveille describing the promising Little Miami mining ledge near Yankee Blade, with rich sulphuret rock, claimed by Merrimac and Ontario companies, potentially linking to other ledges and challenging Austin's prominence.
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Reese River Items.
We clip the following from the Reese River Reveille:
LITTLE MIAMI LEDGE.—From present appearances Yankee Blade will become a place of some importance on account of the number of good ledges found in the vicinity. In one of our late issues we gave description of the celebrated Maggie ledge. We have now to chronicle another equally as good; it is called the Little Miami ledge, upon which the Merrimac company claim 1,600 feet and the Ontario company claim 800 feet. From the appearance of this vein they are now taking out we should call this an A No. 1 ledge. The similarity of the rock taken from the Little Miami, Maggie, and the Oregon Company's ledges would almost lead a person to believe that there is a continuous ledge from upper Austin to Yankee Blade. We learn from the superintendent, Mr. J. S. Currie, that the shaft was one hundred feet deep before they struck the sulphuret rock, although some of the richest rock we ever saw came from near the surface. The vein at present is two feet wide, with a hard casing above and below. It is rather singular that they have not found water yet, although in the Paul Jones, only fifteen feet distant, water is found at the depth of fifteen feet. A few Maggies and Little Miamis will make Austin look to her laurels.
We clip the following from the Reese River Reveille:
LITTLE MIAMI LEDGE.—From present appearances Yankee Blade will become a place of some importance on account of the number of good ledges found in the vicinity. In one of our late issues we gave description of the celebrated Maggie ledge. We have now to chronicle another equally as good; it is called the Little Miami ledge, upon which the Merrimac company claim 1,600 feet and the Ontario company claim 800 feet. From the appearance of this vein they are now taking out we should call this an A No. 1 ledge. The similarity of the rock taken from the Little Miami, Maggie, and the Oregon Company's ledges would almost lead a person to believe that there is a continuous ledge from upper Austin to Yankee Blade. We learn from the superintendent, Mr. J. S. Currie, that the shaft was one hundred feet deep before they struck the sulphuret rock, although some of the richest rock we ever saw came from near the surface. The vein at present is two feet wide, with a hard casing above and below. It is rather singular that they have not found water yet, although in the Paul Jones, only fifteen feet distant, water is found at the depth of fifteen feet. A few Maggies and Little Miamis will make Austin look to her laurels.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Little Miami Ledge
Yankee Blade
Merrimac Company
Ontario Company
Sulphuret Rock
Austin Mining
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. J. S. Currie
Where did it happen?
Yankee Blade, Austin, Reese River
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. J. S. Currie
Location
Yankee Blade, Austin, Reese River
Story Details
The Little Miami ledge is described as a high-quality mining vein near Yankee Blade, claimed by Merrimac (1,600 ft) and Ontario (800 ft) companies, with rich sulphuret rock found at 100 feet depth, two feet wide, no water yet, similar to nearby ledges, potentially making Yankee Blade important and challenging Austin.