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of 1863 it became evident to some of the stockholders in the 

 Gould and Curry mine, which was then producing far more than 

 any other, that the rich deposit in sight would soon be ex- 

 hausted ; that the discovery of another was doubtful, and that 

 the method of working was very wasteful ; so they sold out, 

 and gave their opinions freely to their friends. A panic en- 

 sued ; the stock of the productive mines fell from 50 to 90 per 

 cent. ; the shares in the unproductive mines, as a class, became 

 entirely worthless; the collection of assessments, except for 

 a very few mines, came to an end, and prospecting almost ceased. 

 The average yield of the Gould and Curry ore per ton was 

 $104 in 1862 ; $80 in '63 ; 873 in '64 ; $145 in '65, and $33 in 

 '66. The total production of the mine was $850,000 in 1862 ; 

 $3,880,000 in '63; $4,900,000 in '64; $2,400,000 in '65; 

 $1,600,000 in '66, and $30,000 in 1868. Last year the Savage 

 produced $2,535,000; the Kentuck, $1,260,000; the Crown 

 Point, $1,086,000 ; the ChoUar-Potosi, $885,000 ; the Yellow 

 Jacket, $800,000 ; the Imperial, $684,000 ; the Hale and Xor- 

 cross, $392,000, and the Overman, $353,000. In 1866 the 

 Yellow Jacket turned out $2,310,000 ; the Savage, $1,805,000 ; 

 the Gould and Curry, $1,600,000 ; the Crown Point, $1,300,- 

 000 ; the Hale and Norcross, $1,200,000; the Imperial, $910- 

 000 ; the Empire, $486,000 ; the Ophir, $450,000 ; the Chollar 

 Potosi, $848,000 ; the Confidence, $303,000, and the Over 

 man, $27,000. A comparison of the two years shows remark- 

 able fluctuations and changes, the position of every mine, save 

 one, having changed . much absolutely and relatively; the 

 difference in the yield in two cases being more than $1,000- 

 000. In the last quarter of 1868 the sum of $2,444,000 was re- 

 ceived in San Francisco, from the Washoe mines, including the 

 Comstock Lode; $71,000 from the Humboldt mines; $31,000 

 from the Esmeralda mines ; $250,000 from the Reese River 

 mines ; and $650,000 from other districts in Eastern Nevada, 

 including White Pine. 



White Pine is situated about latitude 39° 30^ north and 



