New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-14

making arraneements for the RAINY ssAeoH' = -
eraIly six or eight club together Tor tne - 80
building and messing 10 oass~s ,h-ea ,sason.
,hrse a., IN concert. There are tnree fe1Sons
- -. N those in the mines prefer tne
..,s..,. % Inc dry diggings Inc nrs' IT, mere
-. 80, A many people there the secoho " tne
-, /, .ureY o. being remnnefated accofNhs 70
49, Isbor pers1rrned by in the or ned Of ope
,.,.oa While the great majority may nos Dc cole
>. .n.ke their expenses now and then one VII
$50 Lad which VII pat money ~ his pocket
,ba, rendering the dry digzngs more n TIE ns-
sure Of loetery tnsn the Efforts on the streams
The third resson ia, the miner "a on tho stream
any In tho Spring, and he follows the WAR; az
II recedes a. the approach q the dry season In
this way he may secure bar On winch he can
operate for three or four mouths IneTe are
miners at the present time in tbs cty woo are
anxioosly waiting Cor an opportunity 10 get pro
visions high up on the Yobs and Feather Rivers :
while AZ the same time we learn from gentlemen
direct from those streams that II requires MAI
grestest effort 70 enable MIN % &c; sSong "i'n0ot
any iucumbrance, 20 swollen are me stream. no
10 sucn conditions are the roads Among ,lD ~,
from that pu arter whom ws have ooDyef-ep VIII
toero ~ bat one opinion, snf MAI y p'a' s''7'v
not half enough provision there b supply the PEG
ple dUrin1 the Winter aud that . ne great r,oy
OF the roners coatipue % entertain we % A lhei
ort1uities vii get oter for them % supply thefn
selye. with provision. there Hust be an unpsrsl
is over because after tirse i VIII be impossible
for them % retreat Many are row ia the mnes
with supply Of provision for two Or three weeks.
VINO intend a. the expiration Of that time - return
20 the settlements aud remain durng the W inter
From the branches o; the American river ami me
dr. diRgings In the vicinity Of tie same We iearn
that there are many who have recently arrived
from over the Plains. and The rainy weather CON.
mencing 20 early - particularly hard on tbs Po'-
non OF our immigrants Tor even were provisions as
easy Of access and ~ chesp g. Dung the summer
and portion q the Fah. many Of these people
would not be able 20 supply themselves W we
Winter. rs lsrge portion Of them have recently
arrived and scna. Of them are much dcbiiItaied
BIZ their toilsorne ard pr0tracted journey ~ ine
ueiebborhood Of the North Ind south FORKS u ne
American River there are immense congfetb'ioi~
ofniners 80 rapidly have they Collected tDs1'""i
that quite pOpulOgs towns have sprung up ~ we
oour.e Of three Or four weeks This Sudden vista
tpn II tine liquid element has entirely checked "pe-
rat,ons and taken miners OIL aback AID therc
being 30 few Of the necesssres Of lie wiiihn ther
reach II is though, there Will be general rush io,
this place ard San FTancisco very soon ar IN iacl
there Is now.
We learn from those direct from tho dry diegipgs
Of the North Fork that the roads are altogether
impassable for toarns md for packing 10 requires
all the vigilance Of the driver % keep the animals
on THEN feet To get up and down the high hiA''
which are always found in close proximity 20 ihe
streams IL is altogether impossible i0' iolftegeeo
an;pals 10 "propel' at all. Ia the Southern mines
the same unfortunate state Of things exist The
deduction 20 be drawn from al the Information We
have al present is that few miners are mixing
more than their daily bread, and that ms matter
Of course, new beginners will FORM unieVorao'e
opinions Of mining before they have fairly apphed
the spade 70 the earth. The first opportunity that
presents for them TO drive quill they viii pour
forth anathemss tie country and the gold hum
bug in letters 10 their friends In the states We
hope and trust that those who hold up and struggle
through the Winter and il viii be hard triai for
msny,l and pass the next season IN the mines VII
then have more cheerful duty to perform IN wit
ing 20 their ncquaintances
An HON BIC came into the city last sunday VITA al
his pockets stuffed, beside some large specimens
which he seemed 10 take delight IN exhibiting b
those who o1Rerly G. DIVIDED rJund him some sport
ing gentlemen offered him largo premiums for sew
eral pieces which they wished 10 procure 20 oma-
ment their banks but he no gU,tro 10 answer
to queries as 10 where he procured his lucre, ms
answer was, "over the hills and he went on las
way rejoicing
The effect tho state Of things we have briefly
alluded TO obOve will have upon -four and pork
the two most important articles Tor the miner
u simply this while the trmer may MAINTAIN
ss present standard in price, the latter will come
down; because II miners winter IN the cities ond
towns there win be little no consumption OF
pork, assvcry one knows Il is used 10 very limit.
cd quantities both here and IN San Francisco And
as TO -four. many vessels have already been dis
patched down the coast Tor the article, and we have
no doubt that within three months the market viii
be abundsHtly supplied.
MstsRg Of CdrpcRteys and JoiaerS.-A large
and respectable meeting OF the Carpenters and
Joiners Of this city was held nj the City Hotel, on
Saturday evening last for the purpose OF fixing
their services per day el6 for days work was
agreed upon as the standard, which We think for =
good workman is little enough, considering the pre-
sent prices of all articles Of daily consumption.
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