Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-05-30

gngs. 1t has been surveyed by Mr.. C. Armstrong; the
streets to be sixty feet wide TIE number Of inhab-
tants already settled around the place. supposed be
5000 and the entire population Of the guch IS estm ated
at l50O There are now fifteen or twenty stores in the
place-a large hotel is in operation and lots are selling
at two to five bundled dollars each la the neighbour
hood as much p pounds of gold have been taken ont
| from one hole in dav
| Qlrmon Gulch-A Eact-Two men, named Hvers
ana brewer, dug out on the forenoon of Wednesday
last twenty eight ounces six dollars and half hesdes
lump weighing one pound four dollars and half all
pure gold The miners all doing we'll
me fremont Vein-The operations on this vein
nave not yet commenced. Several fragments which
were broke from the veins have been presented to us,
and rom an examination, conclude that rich har-
vest will be reaped.
The following from the northern mines. we COPY
from the Sacramento Transcript of Monday:
From WeaUe''s Creek.-We have Just met an ac-
quaintance from the mines on Weavers Greek who in.
forms us that three dug out, on Monday last 800
dollars worth of gold dust; and that on the following
day they dug out $500 worth. An Indian also, on
Monday, who was working for a physician nicked m
in these mlnes lump of gold, weighing 81 lis There
was no quartz mixed with the gold
Another individual found on Tuesday last, lump
whl WIS weighed 10 ounces. This lump was, aso pure
gold, unmxed with quartz and in its shape it was fiat
oval, and about the size OF the palm of ones hand.
nevertheless, miners are, at present, going farther
north, as the waters are so high on Weaver Creek,
owing to the melting OF the SHOWS that no work can
be done on the river. There are probably dqpnos
IN the ravlnes, but ii we rightly informed the dig
glhg" not commence on the rivers until next month.
From the Pacific Ne,os Aprpl 10.
MINING ON FLATS.
1t has generally been supposed and is still the preya
lent opnon that depostes Of gold are to be found onIy
IN the banks and beds of rivers together with smalle
streams and mountain gulches Undoubtedly the richest
dePosltes have and will continue to be- found in such To-
caes But accident and perseverance during the past
WINTER have shown that they not the only pacers In
the nelghborhood OF Woods dggings a large flat how
situated in reference the mountain around we are not
informed, has been worked successfully, men making
surface
On the Toulunne river at the point known as Don
Pedro's, similar discovery has been made, and the
ground is being worked successfully now The flat is
about high water mark, running back to a mountain
from which large amounts of gold have been washed
into guches heading at its base These gulches were
worked last season. In all probability the depostes
found upon such flats have been washed from the
nearest mountains by the flooding rains to which thew
are subject and gradually moved down, step by step
until the precious metal has extended itself over the
whole surface.
These, and similar discoveries, which are constantly
occurring, convince that the California banks are in
no danger OF failing, although hundreds have been and
Will continue to be, entered forciby if not burgariousy