The southern press., 1850-10-08

drsds. God preserve US, have already died with
hunger. and hundreds will as surely die ifthfy he
not speedily relieved.
| Tbs most praiseworthy exertions appear to he
lief OF this suffering. The paper before ms nc
mowledgcs the receipt Of over four thousand dol
lars IN money, and large amount of provisions.
rRoM rue MINING pIsrRIcrs.
We cut the following from the latest Sonora
Herald. They show that the troubles at the
southern mines are not altogether at an end:
| A few days since, an American who claimed to
be u tax-collector, called on Mexican who had
about forty poems at work in the mines, and de-
manded that he should pay their taxes. The
collector called two or three times, and at length
was met by the Mexican, who was armed and re-
fused to pay on the ground that he and his men
were about leaving the country, and they did leave
the same afternoon.
This man then proceeded to Don Pedro s Bar,
where he recruited a force Of five Americans and
went III pursuit, overtaking the Mexicnns the
next morning, near Dr.. Trensl's ranch on the
Tuoumne, where a battle ensued, in which
two Mexicans were killed and left on the ground, /,
and three others badly injured. One OF their
horses was shot in the mouth. We are appre-
hensive this collector is an imposter, as the au-
thorites here dscain, having any collector in that
part of the country
On Monday last our express rider, Mr.. Avery,
and Mr.. Cressy, Of Stockton, were attacked be-
tween Angels and Murphy's Mr. Cressy, un-
fortunately, was unarned, aud Mr. Avery had
but one indifferent pistol in his possession. The
circumstances were as follows: Mr. Avery, in a
lonely part Of the road, saw two negroes and a
South American, ench behind tree, with rifles
pointed at him. Immediately he rode up to one
OF the negroes, and threatened TO shoot him. The
negro prayed him not to do this, as he was hunt
ing antelopes. Mr.. Avery passed on, but ere he
was three yards distant, a ball whizzed by him
| close his SeeInO txyo other riHps
charged, the two gentlemen put spurs to their
horses and escaped.
| A correspondent at Sulliyan's Creek writes as
follows: On the night of the 9Th inst, three Mex.
leans or Chians entered the store Of TWO Ameri-
cans, about clock, and attempted to crush out
their brains with massive stones, weighing from
thirty to forty pounds each. Fortunately, how
ever, only one took effect, which mangled the
mouth and chin, and severely bruised the left
shoulder of one of them, leaving him senseless.
The other awoke from the noise, gave an alarm,
which caused them to retreat without accomplish
ing their object. The wound Of the one is severe
though pronounced by DR.. Fletcher not to be
mortal. When will these outrages cease.
returned miner from the Trinity region fur
nshes the annexed information to the San Fran
| cisco Herald:
He says that he has been mining there about a
year, and that his experience fully realized his
pectations. He never made less than an ounce in
one day, but he thinks it right to say that many
were not making more than supported them, and
others had leh the dggings, unable to make any
thing He attributes his success more to his
greater industry than to his superior skill. The
common rocker was the only apparatus he used.
| he knew some miners who took out as much as
$4,000 during last winter and spring from the
neighborhood Of Trinity river. The dams, ,as far
as ne had an opportunity Of uscertalning, had
proved failures.
The lrdians in that part of the country were
very quiet, although he had heard of two persons
who had been killed within the last fifteen days
about twenty miles from Union Town, at the
head of Humboldt Bay.
| Professor Forest Shepperd had returned from
the head water Of Mariposa creek, the region OF
the gold bearing quartz. He says
The quartz vein varies from three to six feet in
thickness, and runs nearly f. and w. in walls OF
tacore slate. 1t has slatey structure similar to
the neighborng rock, and dips to the south at an
| angle Of about eight degrees. A shaft has been
sunk TO the depth of twenty-seven feet and rich
specimens taken from the body Of the vein, from,
the top to the bottom, when the gold was left de-
scendiDg with the earth to an unknown depth In
small ravine, a short distance from the shaft, up
wards of one hundred thousand dollars worth of
gold has lately been dug, all upon the lower side
Of the vein, clearly showing that the gold de-
rived from the quartz rock, for no gold was OBJ
tanned by digging in the ruvne, on the upper sidt
of the vein. :"
+ The vein at the foot of the hill has been opened
by adits run in on the course Of the vein severa
places at different heights, and at all these place
the gold is found very equally distributed through
!, the rock. In numerous instances the gold is vsi
BILE to the eye, and seen in very small points, yc
in great mass Of the rock there is no gold visible
externally, but on pounding it in mortar to ,
fine powder, and washing il, the yield Of gold i
abundant as to remove all doubt as to the propri
ETY. of working the rock by machinery.
These mines are worked under the direction o
Mr.. Taylor, agent of Commodore Stockton ant
Mr.. AspinwalI, which has been used in tn
!, mines in Virginia. The San Francisco Herald
in notice Of some Of the specimens from the 10
cality, says =
!, " Several Jumps were selected, in which no par
ticle of gold could be discovered, even with mi
croscope. These were pounded in mortar, AM
when reduced to fneness somewhat less fine thai
common table salt, were washed in rude tin pan
Each piece, Notwithstanding its outside unproms
ing appearance, yielded, when reduced severa
grains of gold. The estimated product Was IL cent
to the pound Of rock although we had heard thi.
fact stated I'VE had hitherto hesitated give cred
! ence but We have certainly seen the proof, and
we no longer doubt. We ebelieve that vast guam
tity of gold is thrown away by miners, because OF
the want of machinery with which to crush the
rock and extract the metal.
/ "The Stockton and Aspnwall mines, from
which this ore was extracted, situated near to
the Mariposa camp, and are mostly on the main
ioih vi SHc httC Ai" ipoSu NTeth. Ills vein HOW
being worked by several men in getting out the
ore, is accessible, that four or FIVE adts may be
driven on its course at the same time, and ore Ia
ken out the whole of the time this work is being
prosecuted; and also affording an opportunity t.
take ore from the back Of the vein by other hands
when it can be broken down with the pick ant
glrd with All occasional blast. 1t is estimated tha
l40 gallons of water will be wanted each minute
for the washing Of the than had be reduced I,
fine powder by the machinery The location sc
lected is well situated to have this supply by tn,
erection of shall dam ,and by cutting to thu
mill so that the water be conveyed directly to
the machinery and avoid the necessity Of pumps
which work is now undertaken.
i The mountain in which the vein Of ore is found
and which belongs to the Stockton and Aspinwa
mines, will afford pack of more than FIVE hun
dred feet from the lowest adt row being made or
the course Of the vein. These mines embrace
/ HOO or feet on the course of the vein, and
ores can be raised from them at a low cost in com
parison with the expenses attending the mining or
veins, to which cross tunnels have to be run, to
cut them.
4 "The machinery to be placed at these mines
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