Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1850-07-11

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many holes miners have been taking
out from 4 to 5 pounds Of gold Pel
day.
STAsIsLAus.-Another new pla'
Ger has been discovered on the Stan
isIaus, which is found 10 be wonder
fully rich in the precious metal. The
place has not been worked more
than a month, yet several men have
made from ten to fifteen thousand
dollars. One man who had been
only six days at the mines, took out
$1,000, which. like a good, dutiful
husband, he has sent home to his
better hall. These diggings are on.
ly forty miles from Stockton. 1t is
said that the water is nearly exhaus.
ted, and thatthe miners will be COM
PEELED TO leave.
MARIPosA.-We have received in
telligence, saws the Pacific News, oi
the most astounding character, from
the head waters Of the San Joaquin;
we cannot believe the report, and
therefore dare not lay it before our
readers. However a gentleman
from this Office is at the present time
in those parts, and we hope that
next week we shall be able to lay be-
fore our leaders an authentic report.
Another paper says, that mass
Of gold and quartz weighing fifty
pounds, was found near Mariposa,
and sold for 81 600.
AUBURN Day DIGGINGs.-The mi
ners in the village Of Auburn, near
the North Fork, are doing remarka-
bly, well. The ravine e running
through the town is being dug up,
even to the doors Of the stores. Six
men, working lead in front Of Mr..
Houses store, took one morning last
week 5000 in coarse gold, and have
averaged 500 each, daily, for the
last week.
The ground under this store is nm.
doubtedly very rich, as the largest
days work was interrupted only
from the fact that the proprietor OF
the store claimed a right to the land
on which his building is situated
He can be said TO have a safe of gold
under his store, and can employ his
leisure moments in digging, until a
customer calls him of. One party
in the ravine near the village took
out $1,000 on Wednesday last.
CRY PLAcER.-lt must have sur
prised some of the new comers in
San Francisco, yesterday, to see the
numbers of men on the square, and
along Clay street, picking gold dust
up in The very centre of the city,
and yet it is veritable fact that it
was gathered in little parcels in both
placers. The query was as to where
it came lrom-was it scattered DUR
ing the fire or is it the natural pro-
duct of the soil of San Francisco as
well as the gulches of the Sierra Ne
vadal
Seven or eight miles above the
town of Sonoma, another fresh dis
covery is recorded. Hundreds are
focking TO the spot. Indeed, the
whole country lying between the
Stanislaus and Tuolumne rivers, is
rich in golden treasure. This was
abundantly proven last season.
A large emigration is setting to-
wards the Calaveras mines, among
whom are many from the northern
mines. Near San Antonio, a new
placer has been found, and here mi
ners are making two ounces per day.
YUBA CIrY.-According to the ex-
tensive preparations now making,
there will be more gold taken out Of
Feather River alone this season, than
from the whole Of California during
the last. Nearly the whole river
and its branches are claimed by CON-
panies, who have made preparations
on large scale for making dams on
the new French method, which is by
filling sand bags, made of drilling,
about one yard square. This makes
a good dam, with a tenth part of the
expense of the old method, and lime
of digging race.
An important discovery has Just
been made, which must prove of
great advantage TO our city. A few
days ago, Mr.. Rex made an excur-
sion to the Buttes, distant IL miles
from this place, over one of the most
lovely and fertile plains in the whole
Sacramento valley. While there, he
came upon a party Of Oregon men,
who were quietly located in the
Mountains and engaged in mining.
We already knew that there was gold !
n these singular mountains, but sup
posed it existed only in very small
Quantities; but il would seem, from /
The fact that these shrewd Oregon
ans were hid away there, that it
must be much more plentiful than
supposed.
GREAT FIRE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
1he fire in San Francisro hroke ont