New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-22
From the nIipes-Resuits Of this Season
Things at San Francisco.

Fran the nIipes-Resuits Of this Season
Things at San Francisco.
San Francisco Monday July Is, 1850.
To ne Editor Of The Tyibune.
SIR: Since the sailing Of the last steamer we
have bad much news from the various mining dis
srfcts put IL rs OF varied and complicated cnar-
scter that it is almost impossible to arrive at correct
conclusions. One reason for this, is the fact that
upon the Sacramento and its tributaries, the oper
atoms have not fairly commenced until now, and Is
most of the operators there are erecting DAMS and
dieeipg races, they are compelled to await the fall
of water In the streams before they can success
fully work their locations, and the waters are now
arriving at stage sufficiently low for the purpose
Nearly one.h OF the whole mining population
during the months Of May and June were engaged
in prospecting, while awaiting the subsding Of the
waters. and the consequence has been that many
new and important discoveries have been made
already this season, upon the head'wsters OF
Feather, and between that and the head Of Sacra-
meuto River. This was the supposed To-
cality OF Gold Lake, exaggerated accounts OF
which you received by the last steamer. Many
explorations have been made on both sides Of the
coast range at the sources Of Trinity River and al
though some rich and valuable agricultural country
has been discovered, yet the prospects for mining
In that country are poor far az can judge from
reliable information. The whole region Of Hum.
boldt Bay, 30 far az it has been explored, seems
well adapted to agricultural purposes and the tim
befis described as the fnest in the world Many
persons are emigratng from here to that region,
but / look upon it only as Of importance in COM
mercial point Of view. The accounts from the
Southern mines do not appear very isttering, a..
though operations have been carried on pretty
steadily during the whole Winter and Spring. The
yield appears to be regular, although not so great
~ in the Northern mines Considerable has been
done on the American Fork Of Sacramento and its
tributaries and some very good gulches or locations
discovered.
On the whole, taking into consideration the large.
ly increased number Of persons engaged the many
new deposits discovered, and the increased facility
with which work is carried on, should judge that
the weld this year viii be much greater than last
and that operations viii be equally successful
Much misapprehension exists In our Atlantic States
In regard to the success Of workmen, or their aver
age ptr diem profits, and hence MACY OF those who
come here and make the trial, after few days OF
weeks hard labor, either give 1t up 10 despair and
turn their attention 10 some other business or else
spend their time prospecting for more valuable and
richer deposits. know Of men on the Americs An
Fork who came In this Spring and took up desert
ed locations, who have been averaging from 5000 70
$500 each per week. There appears TO be rest.
lessness and desire 10 hunt up new locations among
the miners, which keeps about third Of them NOV
ing about al the time.
I have been somewhat through the mining re.
gions whence returned last week. having had
a pleasant trip up Feather and Yuba rivers,
and do not know that can do better than to re-
fer YOU to the correspondents OF the CaI1orsta
Cosy,er. contained 10 its steamer edition Of TO day
6r truthful accounts OF the state OF things in tina,
region.
the ira, number Of the California Courier, new
paper which has Just started IN this city upon th'
trmest basis In politics il f Wing, which yo'
will have perceived in its salutaton TO rs reader
and patrons. Il 10, believe, the only Wing pspe
in this Slate, and ia receiving a II deserves IN
support OF the party throughout the state; In lac
AZ commercial and news paper, 1t stands secon'
10 none and from my acquaintance win tne eoi
tors and publishers ! can safely recon mend u
the commercial and business men OF your CITY
such.
There il nothing new or stirring going on here
except local matters which have but little to Int
rest your readers The board Of aldermen aad az
sistants elected last spring being about 70 vot'
themselves salary for their services, some OF M
disappointed candidates and demsgogues oil TIT
city endesvored 10 raise 4 storm OF indignstlon
claiming that the honor OF the thing was sufficient
Without pecuniary remuneration and held sewers