The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-05-31

lllBnly Interesting
from the Pacific NeDS)
The Transcript learns from Mr.. S. w. HOLIDAY
recently from Murderer's Bar, that operations were
partially suspended by the high water-a few quick
| silver machines only continuing to be worked. This
bar is exceedingly rich, and has given employment
TO one hundred and fifty men, who have averaged
since the lst of February, two ounces per day
some more, and but few less. The bars on the
Middle and North Forks, high up the mountains,
have been comparatively untouched, and are deem.
ed to be as rich as any other in the country.
AQUARTz SPEcMEN.-A fine specimen of gold
bearing quartz found in the Auburn Dry Diggings,
North Fork, weighing 1871 ounces, was shown to
the editor of the Transcript by Mr.. Nickerson.-
II is of very dark color, and fine particles Of gold
are closely and regularly commingled with it !; and
from the specific gravity Of the lump it is
cluded to be equally rich throughout the whole
mass.
A correspondent of the News says, speaking of
the Middle Fork
find this river exceedingly rich, though the high
water will prevent much working till May. The
banks and crevices will pay one or two ounces for
every hundred buckets washed. l made Judgement
one night on the celebrated Murderer's Bar, two
and a half miles above the junction. This bar last
season was worked to the waters edge, yielding
each man one or two ounces per day-now it il
| paying in pounds. A gentleman named Carrick
has bagged not less than one pound per day for the
last two weeks. The soil pays from S3to SIS per
Inls ylSlu IN the Dack
| part of the bar, near the bank, indicating thar
these bars mountain Slides covering the old bed
of the rivers.
| No less than twenty four dams are being thrown
across the Tuolumne river, within distance of
| eighteen miles. 1t is thought that the bed of the
| river will be found extremely rich.
New discoveries Of very rich diggings have been
made near Nevada.
New and rich diggings are said 10 have been dis.
covered near Pacerville.
A letter from Sacramento City, dated April 18th,
| says " The water at this time has receded little
and fears OF temporary overflow are not so great
as they were few days since There is much
| water, however, in some portions of the city. In
| Third, Fourth, and Fifth Streets south of K boats
are navigating, propelled by both sail and, oar
Notwithstanding this there is noabatement Of bust
ness. All kinds OF business is going forward with
the same energy and perseverance as though the
water was not visible in any of our streets.
From the Stockton Times.
SoNoRA-A1ost Important Discoveries.
friend IT, q. Belt, Esq, merchant at Stockton, has
Just arrived from Sonora and describes the excite.
ment among the inhabitants of that town to be in
tense In consequence of the late rich discoveries in
this district. There is no doubt that the new place
is OF unprecedented richness and there sup
posed to be from three to five thousand persons t.
work upon IT. who, in numerous instances, are get
ting from two to twenty ounces per day. The
placer is situated about half mile from the town
is about QUO acres in extent and is about 400 yard
distant from water. Many of the holes havt
yielded, each, upwards Of ten pounds of the precou.
5 metal From one hole man took thirty-sever
: pounds of gold in three days. This information
may be relied upon, as it comes from highly
J respectable source.
From the Sacramento Transcript.
HE NORTHERN MINEs-We have Just me
! an acquaintance from the mines on Weaver
? EreeE who informs us that three men dug out oil
, Monday last, eight hundred dollars worth of golt
, dust and that on the following day they dug on
2 nye hundred dollars WORTH An Indian, also, oil
$ Monday, who was working for physician, picket
d up IN these mines lump of gold weighing tw
pounds. There was no quartz mixed with the gold
Another individual found, on Tuesday last, lumI
S which weighed sixteen ounces. This lump wa
also pure gold.
a MORMON GULcH-A Fact.-Two gentlemen
il named Tyres and Brewer, dug out, on the fore
noon oil Wednesday last, twenty-eight ounces, 81,
dollars and a half, besides lump weighing on
= pound Tour ounces and half all pure gold. TIL
e miners are all doing WELL
$ IHE FREMONT VEIN.-The operations on thi
VEN have sot yet commenced. Several fragment
winch were broken from the VEINS have been pre-
scented to us, and from an examination we conclud
g that Ileh harvest will be reaped.
, A Mr. Gilbert C. Briggs, of New York, wa
Killed at Sacramento City by the premature ex
plosion Of blast.
, An atraa took place at Birds store on the Mid
die Fork which resulted in the death Of maj
l named Helm and Of Thomas White, They quar-
relied over game Of cards,