The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-21
FURTHER INTELLIGENCE
BY the steamer Crescent City.
he Pncifc News SAWS

. The Pacific News says:
We received intelligence from the operations
going forward at the Mariposa mines, by which
we ascertain that the most encouraging prospects
exist The diggers struck a new lead, a few days
since, which promises to be exceedingly rich.
One piece of quartz had been taken out which
weighed about fifty pounds, from which about SIX
or eight pounds Of pure gold were extracted. The
first Lushe, or one hundred pounds of quartz
taken out, yielded about $4,000 Of the genuine
ore.
The entire machinery for crushing the quartz
had arrived, and will be put in operation on Mon
tering results. We congratulate those having an
interest in this company, upon the encouraging
prospect of rich return
Tie Marysville Herald says that the miners on
Butte Creek, at the dry digsings, are averaging
two ounces each per day.
A letter from the Mokalunne river, dated Aug.
%, says:
The miners are doing very well, and are well
satisfied with the products of their labor. Some
fine specimens have been taken from the bed of
the river lately A party of kanakas, from the
Islands, have taken out six pieces, gross weight
seventeen and half pounds pure gold. Yester-
day three colored men took from space less than
yard square, eight hundred dollars Of fine gold ;
and Of several hundred that are now at work upon
this bar and vicinity, know Of none that are not
realizing over six dollars per day, and many their
sixteen dollars.
Several companies now at work with quick
silver washers, and yielding eighty to one hundred
dollars per day. The water in the river is still
quite high, several feet higher than last year at
this season; it is however falling rapidly now,
The companies engaged in turning the rivers have
about completed their dams and channels, and in
( the course of few days will be enabled to work
the entire beds, and may find few Of the untold
millions. That the bed Of this river is rich with
the ore, is fact well known. The farther, here
tofore, that miners have been enabled to get into
the river, the richer it has proved; and several
companies are now paying six and eight dollars
per day for daily laborers
From the upper Sacramento we find the follow
ing intelligence in the Placer Transcript:
Our information leads us to believe that there is
a very large gold-bearing district yet almost ell
tirely unoccupied, at the head waters of the Sac
ramcnto. The reports from the Trinity dggins
are not eXtravagant, but show moderate and
very general success among the great numbers
I. who are there working. Gen. Lane and party
from Oregon are doing well, about forty miles
e from Readings rancho. The water in the Sacra-
mento has nearly reached the lowest ebb.
The same paper says:-
We learn that on Nelson's Creek, miners are
averaging about half ounce per day Men are
hired at rate of wages varying from six to eight
dollars.
From the South branch Of the North fork of
Feather river, we hear reports that the generality
of workmen are making fair wages.
Rich dry diggings have been discovered be-
Creek which empties into the Sacramento. The
spot where the richest diggings exist is about 80
rods in length by forty in width. The dirt has to
be carried considerable distance, but repays
those who are working it from two to thre
ounces daily. This appears formerly to have
been the bed Of the river, and the gold found here
is very coarse and bright. Our informant adds
that great numbers of people are rushing into the
new placer.
The Stockton Times of September T. furnishes
I'll ,baS
During the week several friends have visited us
with specimens taken from different veins in the
Southern district.
One of the most beautiful specimens was shown
to us by,M Stilwe, its intrinsic value is nearly
S4OO the piece is pure gold of deep rich yellow
color. 1t was dug by party in the rich gulch
Mokelumne. From the same hole 50 pounds
were taken in eight days.
MORMON GuLcH.-We are informed by Mr..
Jeffrey, who has just returned from tour through
the mines, that in his presence, before Coebrook s
bowling saloon, miner washed two pounds Of
gold from one pan of earth The lucky individual
had three pounds in half an hour.
The race is completed at Piori, and operations
are commenced to dam the river. The miners are
sansuine, and claims bave sold at 5000 cash.
PINE CRossNG.-From this quarter the reports
are conflicting, and general impression is enter
tanned that the bars too deep to be reached by
the present work, and that larger company
must be formed, if any advantage is to accrue
from the speculation.
On Saturday last two miners showed US "a lbs
Of gold dust, part of which they had dug during
the week preceding at the rate of two pounds per
day at the new diggings near Murphy's, called
Douglass Flats, on the Stanislaus.
The Pacific News notices the reception of
specimen of silver ore from the Southern mines
The lump weighed twelve grains, and on melting
nothing was lost in weight. On refining it only
two grains were lost. II was taken from the re-
gion of the Sonorian camp, where party were
engaged in digging race for stream running
down the mountain The gentleman who brought
the ore said that there was an abundance more of
il in the same locality.
In relation to the mining districts generally, the
Pacific News remarks
From the mining regions, although the accounts
are conflicting, they generally Of an encourag-
ing character. A larger amount Of gold will be