New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-28
Latest from the Mines.

MocKELvM>E DiGGfNGs May ., sac.
MEssRs EDiruhs As the dntuss AZ fhts place
hav. not recently been chronicled IN your Journal Al
low me erh biz the elepha0t as be appears "a this
SIDE % the mountains
The ride from stockton 70 this place s through
beautifully diversified country The prairie and =
few miles from the embarcadero 10 covered wth tho
greatest variety OF wild flowers Of every imaginable
hue The road IN some places wind. through nne
growth 0f oak and pine trees forming groves go regu
lar and magnificent that Nc sat upon our horses we
ina sined ourselves IN Al old English park On one
SIDE ~ the ne level road Is branch ~ tn CaaverHs.
which waters the bottom land for miles around, and
on 10. other We immense herds OF elk. antelope
and deer scsmperng before Us, such -ignt IN tne
States would have done hearts good. but here the
sportsman lays aside biz fowng piece tor the pick and
shovel Here mans natural drstrucuyeness = over
come by BIZ avarce
We stopped ~ the Two Springs 70 rest our horses
and e IN ihr shade during the heat OF the day An.
OF the most romantic spots To the country mo
water from the springs clearer than crystal and icy
cold and SIR Editor. il you are fond Of jul'p- and
ever come this way, get Charley Peck lwho keeps the
tent 10 make you one on ma own plan. From TINS
place begins the ascent Of the hills and from the top OF
knoll. about Two miles up, the scene "oulu ueii-ul
either the painter poet 10 IL mountain view WIN
which traveller !. seldom favored The knoll speak
OF s IN the center VI cluster OF hills which form 4
a basin the rim of which meets the clouds, and the
tall pines form so regu.sf circle that As you view
them in the distance you might readily fancy your-ei
sl and IN the oceen, surrounded by large nret
little 10 the southwark OF hi. we struck the MocAri
umne river where We found some forty persons hard
AZ work washing out galf-sOme with machines ana
with tin pans. One man has hole sunk u ett
below the BAN and although Obliged 10 bail the water
OF IL every m0ruuE be- makes from nvc ounces 10
! p0undsevery day. Those 40 work therc are mostly
young men who came OUT in the volunteer lment
Tnry are hard working fellows and deserve all they
make The current IN the river is very strong
Yesterday canoe was upset and Californian named
Aunaso from the lower Pueblo was drowned. lie hAd
nfteen pounds OF gold around his waist, which sunk
hin before he could be rescued his body was recov.
cred and every means applied to restore his ne OUT
without success Walking around among the diggers,
about mile from the river discovered that II was
the same here as At the other dgngs get halt an
ounce aud others average halt pound day Among
the latter we found young lawyer, and physician
from New York up TO their knees In mud Thus It Is
men who never did any harder work than walk Broad
way. endure the faugues and privations OF mining
lite better than those who have been daylaOorers al
their lives party of eleven mechanics which arrived
in the last steamer up here short time ago ana
seven Of them went back to san San Francisco de-
caring that they would rather work tor 2 per diem,
than bs deprived Of the comforts of civilized lite The
writer ras been NJ work week now and his aver
age washings have been el0 day and this IN hole
which the previous occupant assured him was entirely
worked out The weather here A. this tine IS most
delightful there being constant cooling breeze puf
ing through the valleys and over the hills Rattle
snakes are plentiful but has yet been bitten by
them and We believe are dangerous unless trodden
upon The miners going 10 turn the course OF the
river By building dam portion OF H. II tn'
project bc carried out those engaged in il VIII realize
good fortune during the coming Winter.
iours b. 4. X.