The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-11-23

found to impair health unless every pre-
caution be. taken to prevent exposure
There are about FIVE thousand, principal
| ly Americans, at.work on Yuba, among
whom the past mouth witnessed no incon-
siderable amount Of sickness. By the fol-
lowing extracts from the Placer Times Of
Sept 90, we are pleased to note better
state of health.
! From Yuba river we have more favora-
BILE advices. The sickly season is about
over and the operations Of miners are not
now impeded by extreme heat
From the same number of the above
paper we extract:
'On the North and Middle Forks there
is marked changed in the weather, and
the waters having fallen, every one who
does fair days work can calculate upon
'bagging' about an ounce. We hear Of but
very little sickness in any part Of the
mines r
Companies organized for turning the
rivers in this section have Jared but indif-
ferently; much of this branch of mining
has signally failed, and the projects have
been entirely abandoned. A few asso-
sociations still maintain unshaken conf
dence in the plan, and the point at which
the American river is turned near Mormon
Island is believed to promise more favora-
bly, than others. The company prosecu-
ting this work have not yet overcome the
obstacle presented by hidden springs sup
plying that portion of the bed of the river
which it is proposed to drain. When the
best is told, this association will have but
realized a paltry amount, compared with
the labor and capital expended.
From the Middle Fork we learn,' says
the Times 'that the 'diggins areimproving,
and that an ounce day can be obtained
by all who work And that the most of
the parties operating with rockers were do
ing well. There was party Of four who
took out $4,000 apiece in eight days, from
one opening, and are now on their way
home
These certainly do not look like dis
couraging prospects for the diggcrs.
In connection with the above, it is due
the liberal yet truthful tone of this journal
from which we quote, to insert the follow
ing:
From THE PLACER most favora-
news we gather ibis week is from Dry
Creek, at which point operators were do
ing surprisingly well. The great influx
emigrants, however, has evidently render.
ed labor in the mines less profitable, and
we hear of many who have given up Dig
ging and are about to turn their attention
to other branches of industry
We learn that DR.. Boynton's company,
consisting of six, took from one hole, some
five miles above Mormon Island, in seven
or eight days, $4,000. 1t is said also that
no one in that vicinity who worked, made
less than an ounce per day, while the more
fortunate were getting several ounces by a
few hours hard work
The gold washings on the tributary
streams of the San Joaquin continue to at
tract much attention. Foreigners ii. e.
South Americans) have been expelled
from the differeut diggins, and though ev-
cry arrival in the harbor contributes to
swell the number of Americans already
employed in that section of the placer in
dicated by the Cosumne, Calaverus, Mo-
kelumme, Tuolamne and Stainlaus streams
the average result of labor is such as to
encourage and stimulate the mass. Sick
ness is abating and success is more gene
raj than when we last prepared our sum-
mary of intelligence. We are furnished,
by young gentleman located in Stockton,
the following facts, which will be read with
interest:
i saw, day or two ago, piece of gold
taken from the diggings on the Cavalarus,
not very far from Stockton, 1t was the
most singular, and at the same time the
most beautiful piece l have yet seen, sha-
ped liked the head of bullock with pail
of clear, solid golden horns more than an
inch long. l hear there has been lumE
taken out recently, on the Mokelumne
weighing thirty pounds, rock and gold to-
gether. am prepared to believe any
thing that l hear about the gold in Califor.
nia.'
Finally, this so-called mining, this back
breaking, sun-browning, soul-frying labol
in the gold diggings-whether 'crevicing
with jack-nife, revolving an old tin pan,
or rocking of the CRADLE is not without it
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