The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-10
Intelligence from the Mines.

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Our readers will agree with US that many days
have elapsed since last we had the satisfaction OF
presenting in 20 favorable light the aspect OF min-
ing affairs generally throughout California, as at
the present moment. BY the aid OF truthful and
comprehensive correspondence from the northern
and southern diggings, and no less by the vigilant
care and attention of editors in the mining districts
show a state OF affairs both in the north and
south which will challenge an equal on golden re-
cords In eminent cause for congratulaton. In our
psper this morning may be found reports OF placer
news from the coast diggngs near our northern
boundary, to the most distant mines stretching
away TO the southwark, appearing either In the
form Of paragrspbe clipped from papers published in
the interior, and only day or two old, or facts
comprised in our regular correspondence from the
various gold washings.
On the Trinity, Shaste and Klamath rivers,
thousands are at work, with extraordinary average
success, and new diggings are almost daily epen-
ing. A great many Oregonians are employed in
these mines, and we understand that citizens Of
our sister territory are returning in numbers to
Oregon, intending TO remove their families, aud
settle on the shores Of the beautiful Humboldt
Bay. The gold mines Of that vicinity are perhaps
at the present time fully as nch ne the most profit
able deposits in California yet known.
Over the coast range we find many thousands
industriously digging, scattered over the large ex-
tent OF country watered by the upper tributaries Of
the Sacramento. An account Of some Of the re-
cent discoveries in that quarter is taken from the
Sacramento Transcript Of Wednesday -
We are indebted to Mr. Toll OF Tolls Inland Express
for the following mining inteuieence:
On the east branch Of the North fetk Of fe.ther ri.
lately been discovered remarkable richness. On
Of thee. bars about thousand men at work
occupy space Of hecn feet square and tn. lea
rich that elsims frequently sold At s00 90 s2s0
=, ls.st sIoo' vii. ccsssionslly nan n..,s Nth
stil greater success As instan &c Just before our
informant iehe vas assured that miner hsd washed
out q pint cup full of gold that morning IL was then
about ten O'Clock. A NJ. Two men dus fron one Of
the bars In day afty six pounds % COLA svoirdu
twenty si1 pounds ip dsy The strata In which the
gold k found yields IRON ten dollsrsto ave hundred
dollars the painful. Over fourteen hundred dollars
worth Of gold vas taken from single pan of dirt
one occasion.
The two bars above referred to are shallow and tn.
gold IL found from the ,urfscs 90 the bed The
rich places srs in cr-,ice. Of slste roch The gold Is
quite One piece has been found valued at up.
vs-ds Of tbres hundred dollars. These digging. are
located about $50 miles from Msrysvills. They we're
discovered some Ave weeks ago by party In search
Of Gold Lake.
highlands between the South Fork and uba River,
dry dieg1ngs, 81 unknown extent, have been found
They win not be much worked before smother winter
The quarts rocks abound all through thi. region and
son. ex nts lately made by scientific men have
produced very satisfactory evidence OF is being rich
With gold Many pieces OF this rock have been tested
and found 70 contain from twelve TO hfy cents worth
OF gold per ID One company OF miners are contem-
plating the purohas. q mschipery snd sean engines
Specimens Of IL viii be brought to this city to b.
,xperimentsd upon BY the sssayer
This is highly important placer intelligence, and,
although not sufficiently corroborsied, is never
iheless entitled TO much consideration The
MAJ ysviiis Herald. Of Saturday, has the following
instance Of individual luck -
We had the pleasure Of seeing today three Of our
friends just from the mines bound home. with their
ri.s ali t,,de Their names are Mr. stmsn Churchill
Mr. Rodney Chvrchiil and James A. wilkins. from
Io.eil Mss. They we're Of a party OF nine Who left
this town for the mines, some two months ago They
tset . claim on Osealooa. Bar the Middle Fork Of
Feather River and In four veehs the party hsv taken
cut seventy.n eve thousand dollars-tomethbg over
eight thouss nd dollars each man They say that sss
general thing, tn. miners are doing veil, sud that
many will 90 even better than they have done when
they get fsiriy 20 work on their clsims.
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