New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-09-17

nnon one side though sometimes on ootn' 80
rocky bnrs are genera ally foned ia she tlS9.' Sid
are supposed to be rich IN eosd' W 9 - ,yhioh
number Of such during the day. on acme Oh
10. / Cd .lreadv located theneeiVes IL "i,tSt
n.tion Of n rich harvest when she var .. -
iorv enough to admit of their woFE'ps t.
"eood time co ming that mas ho' 5o' N''' o.
TO many OF them. ,.-,s par r. snnsot and an.
-ruad S,y tba night " The FORKS, orr original
ds.+in,tion. were some miles above, and there
we arrived early the next day, over i lit'9 tn7
Observation-Disclosures gerhangng. p'ecipltous,J Qnp-
ING of place sort of trail we bad yet eacoun'7ref'
After resting Day, we started up stream, 1rayei'
ing come or 10 nileg up the 3oQLh IJrk, PFo''
pectipg along in hopea If finding come place where
gold could be found above the level OF toe wafer
but VS. were unsuccessiul and returned 1ae ncA'
day we tried the Hame experiment up tne Noeeh
Fork with q like result. Tnere were then Sooo.
80 persons here AT this pac5 and maers were
scattered at intervals along both streams ABOVE =
most Of them engaged in pros Qoct've danmihg oPe-
rations, 10 turn the curren; when the water sa7ud
become low enough, ia order to WorR t1s oao OF
the river; but little or nothing could be- dole whI5
the river remained rs high as it then vas. There
is supposed to be much gold in many places in the
bed Of the stream A email party OF miners Pena-
trated az far up the river this place late last all
when the water was or, end found the river very
rich-taking out alO0s day per man, till the water
rose in January. B ank.diggngs were not mach
known here till tais Spring end they are rca Only
in rare fpota.
Great stories have been told respecting the rich
ness of this region, based on the Ruccessot at7W
lucky individQale The gold here is not as gene
rally disseminated through the soi! as on tae Amer.
icsn river, but is depoaised more n yeias ana
streabs and liz usually found in close proximity to
the bed rock" While in most of The dirt above,
little or 70 sold is found The dust hore Is aos 50
fine as 10 trouble one eyes much il working II out
averaging about the size OF Wnite Deans ana Of
any ahape to huit customers
TIE FORKS OF The YU8A
After prospecting about for 3 week or 80, ll2cafod
nygelf on q 80 feetsquare claim by the river here
which though it could not be 4orhed 70 much ad
vantage at that time, pfomls7 ID to pay pre,ty vel
when the water nhoJd fell three or four feet.
then gent for DAVID TO join me- who soon came mp
Cplunder and all, psyipg 10 cts. poand for made
nackaee to Go0dyeer,s B a., whenca we aacaed
aur Z aue-over so pounds after working With
pOos succese for week or two David became dis
coursged, Dnd returned to R0ser Bar. hsard
about three weeks since, that he had been joined
by lis brother AlOnzO and that they were share
owners in damming company there
! This place il BaoRn Ths Forks from tho
fact OF two branches OF the river 'forking them
aelves together, presume. Above here The North
Fork forks again three times Fttln i've nlies,
aud the other ranch eight miles above. Tlls
10 the main redng depot in this region tlr may
I mies round and has gor 70 be quite q town-'he
lerees, Oh the river above Marygville TIE Logn
ia located on the north side o. the North Fork a0d
il named D0wbieyle, ia honor OF Major D3~nie,
one ofa patty OF miners that came up last Fall sad
who yintered here. There are noH several tho1'
sand miners here and il the Immediate vicinity
the great majority OF them no. making much more
tnsn enough to pay expenses. Early in tbs season
! il waa supposed the' the river you'd be lo~
enough to admt of operations by the middle OF
June at the latest IL still remains st a ruinous
foil b,f Ia he
! lastihree month";, and much snow yet remaining TO
come down from the m0uutaDs. We had plenty
ofrpow in full eght all around till the Lat Of
June, and parties and travellers INFORM me that 1t
is still abundant on the mounralns Dot i've mllea
PRICES And STATISTICS
When first o.ne up here, in April, provisi ms
/ were retherith dear only One or sWo trains of
mules had st that lime succeeded in getting 90 far
through the SNOW. Flour and poch were sold a.
- per pound dried apples, beans rice and pOta
! toes So per pound tea, coffee, sugar, nais, sal5ra
tuy, &c 81 per pound brandy, 81 per bottle; aud
so along up as the number of packers and taciIl
ties Tor packing increased the market became
gradually " depressed" until, faaly, provisions
can be got here now az cheap as d'rt IN New
York" give you let of the retail p-ces here;
Flour 80 cents per pound; pork, GO cents rice, -
cents sugar, 81 potatoes, GO cents dt5d apples,
81 cents; beans, 81l cents; tea and coffee, 10
cents butter and cheese, 50 moasses, 81 per
bottle brandy, So, &c &c There IS toierabe
wagon ROAD from harysyle TO FJst5rs Bar,
| whence goods sre packed on the backs Of mules
! and horses to this place
There are some fifteen or twenty stores here,
dozen or fifteen drinking and gambling sho3s three
hrkerea four be ef markets. 10 each Of which bul
lock ia slaughtered daily, and sold a. 30 and 40
cent? a pound and a backsmiln shop "o1.
doors | shall be- compelled 10 omit my lat oil
schools churches sud charitable Institutions Other
than the gambling shops I'LL my next, for ~aoi OF
room. Canvass is the chief material for HOUSE,
building here, though there are tour or live good
log cabins and three hOuses built OF &pll. bOards -
The residences Of the nobility and gentry however,
are in several instances entirely diorant from the
common sort pine boughs being the principal ma
teIial Used in their CJDstructlon-Oi which ass
nine is connidered model OF 'domestio arCditec
ture - and, since the rainy seas0n is iariy over,
four Inst shower occurred about the 23d OF June,
and no more rain is expected till ate in OGEober,l
this BY lie Of building is getting 10 DO much III
vogue Ny villa ia located on thc polnt between
the two ryers ust az the foot othe nal and IN the
immediate vicinity are the Residences OF como hty
gentlemen miners. | keep bachelors hall, and do
! my own Misunderstanding, Washing, Sc. My
kitchen is located IN the front yard for the sake OF
convenience, and my cooking range consists OF two
UPRIGHT, iorked sticks supporting 1 cross piece,
rom which is suspended my tea Kettle, &c rise
In the morning st the ringing Of the frst be0 sound
ed by robin redbresst Just tho sun is tipping the
treetops on the mountain st the west. then |
ablu,e, make 8 FIRE, cook and eat M bressfas..
do up ,he dishes, pick my teeth, and am ready
for digging before the sun hss yet sbown his face
over The mountain al the east.
MINING SUCCESS.
have worked kone since D avid LEFT, with indit,
tS-cnt spccesR-th0ugh have more than paid eX
pcrEsg, which is doing something, you wlllSce, sod
more than many others have done. The diggingis
very hsnvy here, the ground very hard and stony,
nlled with bouiders of leo TO 1000 lbs. weight,
which have to be removed oeiore the gold can be
aot cut from under lhcn. Thege test M atrsng.h
pretty thoroughly, though have never given in
k an ortara yet. And then me bedrock it from
~ n In laai hsaw TIE sMI.ca, mad EearY ali