New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-30

The Negork Adr>rfiser publishes a letter from
Seth Dryden who went with party from that place
According to Mr. b gold digging Is not always 80 pro
htsble business a. 1t has been supposed. We copy
the best Of the letter
CorNA Saw Mil Valley, CALIFORNIA April -
1--WE reached the valley Of Suffers Nh al 9 o'clock
A. N. April -. Put up our tent packed away oui
baggage and about O'Clock went 20 the dggings below
tfs saw MIL with wash pans aud washed out r."
grains Of the gold On Monday, the 10Th ~ went "a
the diggDgs. gathered all the Information We cou o
from the people We found az work there, and washed
out or y dollars worth Of gold. On Tuesday put
the washer together while the other went ~ olg ana
prepare the dirt 70 wash In the afternoon We washed
out slO worth the weight Of an eagle. wednesday
nth Mr Davenport stayed Al the tent whe me ohef
i've washed al day. and obtained 81 % Ihufsp"y
Eth all hands together washed out ~ - ffnsy IN
obtsincd 81 worth Of gold and on saturday 9J'
worth having struck rood bed 81 slnyim art "AlcN
~ had 70 carry shout ~ yards 10 the ~ster 49,. o..
On Monday ia. collected en- Tuesday, 80 - ~
"Wednesday, sGs 80 Thursday, 80 Friday, 80 ~ 3
Saturday $50 On sunday We stayed al tne tent
washed W and made dividend OF i've ounces ol goio
10 each person leaving ok penny weighs 10 me ,'as
ury This 10 not up 10 what II vas represented Deng
not over o. per day and our expenses are enormous
seems strange that after all that has been said with
regsrd 10 this country no correct idea oil mas been
conveyed
When A perssn arrives at Gan Francisco the journey
s not half periormed-be labor, fatigue and prlvaton
then commences person may 20 from san fran
cisco on the deck Of small vessel and nde scross the
prsines IN wagon, bur no person would mex rd
ing w and down the mountains 70 COluma, t5utter r
saw MIL thence fifteen miles 70 the Spanish bar on
the middle branch Of the American fork, the nearest
mine bat Yields sufficient % pHy Tor working Roop
horse Will carry about 100 lbs across the mountains Al
an ex pense Of about fifty cents per pound from that
person take his bsnket tools ana victuAs on DE
own back aud climb his way WHEREVER ne goes
You NAV wonder why We have stayed here 60 long
The reason IT, that the 40 high that the miners
do no, work and IL will exceed xix weeks longer Oh ac
count Of the snow melting on the mountains The river
d .,H Haar aufu eef
bs.an To work driving us from the best digRngs ms
rver about seventy nve yards WIDE and from hvc 10
ten yards deep descent from two 10 three or four
feet In hundred and runs Ike tram Oi cars over
the rocks, making ten times the noise
person commencing 70 dig selects his place clears
away bed Of rock and gravel OF all sizes ana oil al
depths from to SIX feet TILL he comes 10 4 bed oil
yolo~ish slluval sand few inches thick and some
foot of this contains the gold IN greater or lees
Quantities This Is car led 10 the river and washed,
welding a few pieces such ] send IN shovel or
pan tull II we strike the lee eide Of rock, or
pocket IN the rocks we make a good days Work but
II strike place that had shelter when the gold aud
yellow sand WAS washed down we get nothing
This IL the character OF all the mines, NJ lar as can
learn in the ravine or rivers aud that the gold Is uni
versally spread over the country Is acknowledged by
al mDers many of whom have made lafg" sums by
good luck saying nothing of hundreds that have not
made their expenses. ] have seen many returning
poor. An Irisbmsn returning from the mines 10 eau
Francisco. said he got only sls asked him ,he rea
son. and be said he could not hnd good place One
other said he never made less than $50 per day
ani had made e70O per day, having obtained IN al
$4,000
Below the mill where the gold was first discovered
there IL bend in the river which has worn away Il
the foot of the mountain $50 yards from lite or
giua bed which 10 the place IN which We dig tor gold
IL appears to me that some thousands OF years aSt
SONS heavy food brought down the slluval soil and
gold from the mountains. Then other foods have
brought rocks OF all sizes from half ton weight Il
gravel. aud covering and mixing It with timber, &c
Removing this 20 find the gold. and washing Il out Il
the heaviest work man can do. learn from tht
miners not one In one hundred would have come u
they had seen much have and three out OF Tour
that have come would not work at Il II the mines were
In Bergen. think shall 20 TO the middle branch
Of the American Fork, instead of the north Oranch
though IL 10 Of no use 20 there until the water Tails