New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-07
sfockton and lspiavnil Gold Mines.

aE0CRtnn ana h5plhNilt sSOtu fllEcbs
The following reliable Information respecting
these new end promising Iminss il obtained from
Pref Forres! Shepherd, who has spent one or tgo
months OF the Msfiposa:
these mines are situated on the head waters OF
MsIpo.a Creek, about LOO miles aou.heast OF stock
ton aud from there are accessible by good wagon
road.
The qusrtz vein varies from t rec TO six feet
il thichpesg, aud runs nearly east and wess in
wallg Of talcose slate 1t has siety structure,
similar TO the neighb0ring rock, aud dps to the
fouth tt an angle Of ABOUT eighty desreea-
W hen the vein stone ID uncovered Il presents
beautiful appearance, atandin5 out prominently IN
the mountain, With the gold shInng upon lts sur
(sca pnd is also seen distributed through the
center OF the white rock IN num ar0us plGce6 "uefe
.he vein haA been blasted and broken. suels
hes been sunk to the depth OF twenty seven tees'
md rich apecinens taken from the body OF the
vein from the top 20 the bottom, where Shs gold
zss lief: descending into the earth 20 al unano Wn
deytb In q small ravlne a abort distance from
,ha rhert onward Of one hundred thousand dol
.rs worth Of gold has lately bsen dug all upon the
o1ger aide OF the Elm; clearly aho Ein5 soat tue
odd vas deriv ed from the quartz roc5 tor no gOId
waB obtained by dle8tne III tue lafi"0 va ~" NPPe
side of he vein.
The above description applies particularly 10
the western portion Of the mines, which vas 90.
tanned by purchasing he united lbterests Of oaars
Smith Ayres Brewer, and B acheman. Adjacent,
and on tho same Yein, arc situated the rich and
Interesting mines Of the ID ariposa Mining Com
pepy' who are already in operation, aud erecting
addition al machinery for reducing the quartz
1.-THE eastctu portion OF ihe mines. embracing
the united interest of Messrs. Flint 4 Peabody
aud others is situated on n mountain t2freus -
the foot of the oppogi,e side Of the bill, nearly hat
mile distant Tne channe ot THIS stream IS %orn
through tbs rocks dnWn II very ioW level, and
presents upon its bank iIao tsbe ground aud
i7o.t e5nirAbls site FER machinery 10 reduce the
rock. either " it'll steam or wsterpower
nThe vein at the foot Of the hill h1a beenopene
hy adits,un in on tie course ut the vein IN several
different nacea at different heigh's and at all these
Dleces the gold is foul very equally distributed
fhrouph the rock. la numerous aces the gold Ia
visbe 10 the eve end seen in very mGll pointdi
~ IN rreat piesa OF the rock there is no gold Vls
lie externally bu. on pounding the ROCK IN NOR.
to a fine powder, ana washing 1t, the Yield OF
eod is 40 sound ant to remove all douot aa 70 Tue
66ronriety of working the rock oy machinery
In this vay the veinfraverses the mountain so
c, IN render mining the easiest imaginable, ana az
tended with less than half the ordinary e4penae
EASY access, plenty OF ttmosr abundance Oh
uood and water, spontaneous drainage 70 SO 9reG
3 dapth. alsofceedom from excessive shows, uooaA
and drouib. tos ether with a uniform and vel! de-
gre6 odd hearing vein are certainly facilities tare-
~ 1neI with, but all OF which Messrs STOCKTON Y
Asnnvgsll have fortunately secured In Aniz ioosIy
nrba.e mipsa are work ed under the direction OF
Mr. Tsvlor agent OF Commodore Stockton aud Mr.
hzpiu1alI with almos! exclusively me same EN-;
Gent miners and washers, aud wiki the same Rln9
~ machinery, with which for two years pa't gold
orcs have been successfully reduced ct Commodore
Gtockton' & mines in Virginia
"Under the superiuscndence OF Lieu;. +, .
R.sls the mines, the steam engine OF twelve
bose power and twelve stamps is IN pFo6feis Oh
erection together with the complete accompanying
washing apparatus ,r,iob rviIl
1.-THE mill.r ace also il commenced, WniGh VIII
Give fall Of twenty feet even without dam
sSsveralminsra are nov engaged IN taking cur ore
from, the tunnels which run in uponshe vein ABOUT
one hundred tuns have been exoavased
Ehe stsmpa will reduce ten tuns OF ine ore Pc.
9sv, and after The mill and race shall nave ossn
completed, twenty four stamps may be eddto al
como sratively small expense, hhoui0 tnoy o0 10
onired. 30 ua TO reduce thirty tuns
THE extent Of ground embracing the YEN q.
cached 70 shese mines, measures over Uo0 ieet III
10th che vein, therefore, bearing its Flca tFeai
ures. offers tic rkiQl and systematic enterprise Tue
labor and reward Of years
aInteresting specimens OF the ores nom t n
i've. NAV be seen at the office OF Jsnes blei7
Laa5 If Central wharf In the arrangements con
-sot.d with these mines orfecurlns the machinery
n,rsdpcing the ores, and Tor the representations
of;r,srest. tho mines and property have been
Tsced in trust and divided toto 600 anares OF when
Knovle les Tag Tor and James FnnF are t'a"7ss'