The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-01 00:00:00

CALIFORNIA.

From San Francisco, California, we have advises to
the 18th ult. The following is a summary of the
" The anticipations entertained at the opening of the
present winter of a prosperous season in mining have
been measurably disappointed by the unexpected ces-
sation of the rains. At the opening of the season it
was thought that the aurifeous earth that had
been thrown up would prove more productive during
she winter months than any other department of
mining. This would, doubtless, have been the
case if the rains had continued. Yet, notwith-
standing the unfavourable character of the season thus
far, a reasonable degree of prosperity had attended the
miners generally in all parts of the country. The
ordinary placer diggings continue to yield abundantly
where there is sufficient water to work, and many loca-
lities which have been almost incessently worked since
1849 are still productive, without any appearance
of ever being exhausted. This seems to be more
especially the case in some of the southern mines.

The Calaveras Chronicle, speaking of Carson's Creek,
says—' The diggings all along the creek arc paying
well, although the ravine has been worked twice already.
This has been perhaps the richest place in California,
paying largely throughout its whole extent, while some
portions of it have yielded amounts totally unprece-
dented in the mines. The want of water, however,
is severely felt here ; but the miners are in expecte
tion of relief in this matter by the intri duc-
tion of water from the Stanielaus. Should this
take place the ravines and flats along the trot le
will amply repay the 'tabour expended in their working.
and it is said that even far up the hillsides good diggiees
are to be found. The day after the recent rains a
Mexican boy, walking along the creek, picked up a piece
of quartz, which, up,,n being broken with a hammer, pro-
d iced eight ounces of gold; and on th© same day a miller
known us 'Norwegian Bill' discover, d among the tailings
a piece of pure gold weighing six ounces. From this creek
rises the celebrated quartz mountain, supposed to contain
the richest veins of gold of any similar formation in the
State. The most valuable sections of this hill have
been for some time in litigation between Morgan and
Finnegan and Cu., which has interfered mcterially with
the operations of both parties. There are several sets
of machinery at work, crushing ,he quartz from the
hill on the Stanisleus River, which runs by the base
of the mountain on the east. There is no doubt
.but
this will eventually prove one of the most producti.vee_
veins in the country. We are informed by a gel/10
man who has vent some time in critical exam
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of various mining districts, and especiall.Y2 N-eveda
mining, that the Rocky Bar Company, "
in into
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operation the most effective machinery
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introduced, and that their works
every prospect of success. The
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the same source, yields from 40 dolls.lo/z"
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of success than hitherto..
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Flat fur theft. The Chonicle says
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two men, an ''' 5
dollarsn an Irishman, were hung
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they proved to be an Englishman and an Irishman,
''whose' names we were unable to learn. The people were
infuriated beyond control, showing by their excited ac-
tions that nothing but the lives of the criminals would be
allowede to expiate their guilt. Accordingly they seized
thm from the sheriff, and, with shouts pt passionate ex-
ultation, launched the unfortunate culprits into eternity.
From Ca' I.averas County we learn that new diggings have
recently been discovered east of the Butte, and about
three miles from Jackson, which are creating some ex-
citement. The average depth is about twelve feet, and
a portion of the dirt yields from 2 dolls. to 3 dolls. per
pant Hunt's Gulch—This old and well-known gulch is
being thoroughly worked the present winter, and we
doubt net that it maintains its old reputation. Over a
half-million of dollars have been taken out of it since
first discovered, and probably as much rem'tins. With
oee or two exceptions this has bet n the richest gulch in
our county, if not in the State. North Fork—The mi-
ners near ' The Gate,' who are washing the dir., thrown
up by them the past summer, are doing extremely well.'
We are informed that their dirt, on the average, pays
from one to three ounces a day per man. Quartz Veins
—Several very rich quartz veins have recently been dis-
covered in the vicinity of the volcano. The discoverers
are so sanguine of success that they are about procur-
ing very extensive machinery. Some of the rock
averages from 40c. to 50c. per pound, A Sonora paper
says,—' Last Sunday Mr. J. Ribey was walking
along a lulls to the north of the Bull Pen, and
observed a small point of quartz sticking out from the
ground with gold in it visible. lie proceeded to pull
out the stone, and found it to weigh 96 oz., and to be
worth 1,000 dollars or upward. The Bull Pen lies at
the eastern base of the hill, the western base of which
f the runs into Holden's garden. The character
too..
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quartz and gold just found is the slime as theft
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,eneiv lumps found in the garden, veil P''bbae i*.re ,k.m ..
1 i ,:ii, another dip of the same vein. It, will
lumps
were
be,red that about a month ago four other
one
found on the surface within the mum apace of
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