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Small But Rich.

The mines of "Reese River," or Austin Mining District, have always been famous for their exceedingly rich ore, gold having but little to do with the arrangement. But these mines are also famous for the extreme narrowness of the veins, "knife-blade ledges," as they have been frequently termed in expressive derision. They are all the way from an inch to five or six inches wide, and in some bonanza instances two or three feet in width. Fortunes have been made from the very narrowest of these veins, the limited amount of the ore being fully compensated for by its greater richness, some of the ore yielding thousands of dollars to the ton. The average bullion yield of the ores of the entire district is now and has been for years, $275 per ton.