The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-11-22
Intelligence from the Mines.

our newspaper accounts from the mines are very
meapIe, owing probably 10 the wet season setting
In. Verbal accounts represent that the miners do
not much individually, but collectively the amount
Of gold obtained has been very great.
The Indians on the Upper Sacramento and Til
nifty dpgiDgs are becoming troublesome
On and near the South Fork of the American
River, there are quite a number Of small towns,
tributary To Sacramento City. Among these. the
largest are Coloms. Georgetown, Placenie, Wea-
beryile, Diamond Springs, and Aud Servings
We learn that n new town, called Independe nee,
is also springng up IN that vicinity IL Is in these
towns, aud the mines adjacent that the body Of the
overland immigration will spend the winter
The Herald also mentions that the Indians are
becoming uouhlesome.
A new city about five miles above stockton, at
the French Cnmr, called Csstena, has been estab-
shed. From all accounts 1t is likely to become a
thriving place.
From the same journal, VIC quote the two follow.
ing para grsphs;-
Tor SEVERAL DAYS past we have been threatened
with rain, snd this m orniDg IL commenced coming
down IN good earnest. Enough has fallen to lay
the dust IN streets, and cool the heated aimos-
phere Thus is The first Of the season, in this place.
ard IL quite refTe shipg.
we regret that many ofthe damminr companies
on the Sianislaus and Tuolumue rivers, are bcco n
ing discouraged. and giving w their claims, after
b,stowine so much time and labor upon them. We
hear of several claims being entirely abandoned.
From the Pacific News. Oct. IS.
by the rains some three weeks since, thrly.sx
dams on the Tuoumne river were wdsbad away,
or partially injured. But 30 great the faith Of
thofe engaged in these works that the bed Of the
stream would paw, could they ever fairly get into
n, that most Of the companies went To work aud
repaired their dame; aud nov, many Of them are
testing the reality Of their expectations. tits some
what remarkable, that Of oil the streams upon
which 30 much labor has been bestowed this sea.
son, the Tuolumne alone has proved anything
nearly as rich ns the beds Of the streams were
generally supposed to be. This is rich, with.
out doubt, yet there is preat difficulty in work.
ing the channel to advantage. Although the
stream has been turned ia many places,
there IL s'il more or less water in the chan.
mel, and The gold 10 extremely tine that there is
great difficulty IN obtaining IL, the water washing
INTO The holes and cfevicss in the granite upon
which the principle deposits rest Should the rains
hold on three oi four weeks, good deal will vet
be- taken from this iver-enote On 10 repay The mi,
Hers IN measure; for their hong nd constant la
bors on the banks 10 the way ofdrchiDg Some OF
The cOu panies. however will not attempt to do any
thing further this u, but wait Tor another season.
when They hope 10 be 80 thoroughly prepared as 10
he able TO 60 1lnencc OPERATIONS early. not doubt
ing that large pile 10 waiting and ready for
th,m.
Now that the vsrious dimminq operations on
the riyeis have been gwen ~, ne general thing,
the mntrs are looking about for winter quarters
where they may be able, IN part, 10 repir their mis-
fortunes al the past sumner The pliceres Ia the
neiqhhurLcud Of Sonora will he crowded aqaun. A
c. mp uf seatrrl thousand persons IL expected NJ
The Chinese diggings Many speak Of locating at
Car, one. few miles from the Stanisaus river
The rerior between the Tu0lumne and Mercedes
known ~ Naisel's and Rattlesnike Greeks, will
aso siiuro room for n large number of MIXERS
Active preparations going on to he w readiness
Tor the winter. let " set IN az soon "a IL may.
Trsdefs ere laying in large supplies The road
n, m stockton 20 The mountains IL daily swarming
WIN mule tfsins and wagons loaded for the
mines. an unless the rains SCI in very soon, that
whole region " \ he IN n much better condition 10
sf1id al Besdinl supplies Ia the lshorer, than il
was upon the sudden coming on Of the rains last
all.
TFrorn thu Alta California, Oct. IL
miner from the Stsbislens river informs rs,
that anpirocious murder was committed on Satur-
day night last. IN he Mormon Gulch. by two men,
. Castan and Mexican. The yictims were two