The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-09-21
Intelligence from the Mines.


We learn from MIR Nieoois, wno h. Ia town iron
Psatkfr River that F worked ths different bars
hidui. foTk. about 80 miles from here and about six
miles from st~bisgtosn - tns claim where the Nrst
week has beer done IN that direction Mr. g. lett there
= week ago yesterday thew had then b-.n " WORK o
little over week The labor OF seven mon, working
with quicksilver inschiuv, ylttdri sizOeJ Tor
first I've days There IL every prospect that the bar
will continue 10 pay In large rstis Thrre are ten
shares in the dam four 81 which have recently been
sld-the fret for So 500 the second for 5000 ana th-
tSoothsrs ut zoe each These shares purchased
by men Who have been ON the spot aud have the
esid,nce OF tbs imm-us- urhu~-s 81 IN, bar. Mr..
Nichols hm'elf one day rannod four ounces In n short
time. The Iowa city, claim, about two miles above
the bar rensing al the "xptctatiobs % those who
selected that lOcstiDn There about ell rot
q. work upon IL rhers are four or i've claims at
short intervals above there where the dams are not
bnished but sbirh promise equally veil a. the 9th
TN tho South f-fk OF Feather the minerr al
dclrg well the average Yield Is ABOUT dollar 70
the tsa Mr. W. II. Parks aud Mr. james Knnan, from
the FORKS OF the fuha furnish with the folow wing
information. The In that section have
Poyed In the completion Of their dxms, sud
prospecting for ss0ut t~o weeks Tiny are nov com.
mercing 10 work eonsiderabIy. .On tn North Pork
there y claim vbich has given twenty goun D. OF
eust to the rocker per cay with the labor Of
They worked with TIE obituary rocker. bu. are no~
Introducing the Lors Ton These digging req sire
the removal q asou; I've feet Of the top s0 he
working TO advantage Ga ths south Fork ,re have
ben some disEppoiutments A. Fosters Bsr shout
tao tn'Ids ~ the water h. drsined from tbs b. and 10
has been pruspcetsd With abundant success. The com.
paniss, add those Who have claims on the Ygba a.
vel - Feather aud their branches viii generally BE-
sucesfsful We osunot sdvise nss comers bossssr,
which course TO take In either direction though. II
they cannot prospect 60 sivaulage they m.y os;aia
erTloymsrt OF buy into claras.
Mr. ncclitile was attacked on Sunday last IN the
noehborhood n Oak Valley, t.boat cen ale. fron
icttsr's Barr while on his way home By three In-
dian, 10 shot several arrow. At hin N5as OF IN.
took effect, hosev.r. ana tie only serious thing
ttst occurred TO hun the loss his bat ga s.s
Ina lie had in the morning accused the Indisas OF
st-alrg provisions and clothing ON him. rhe shove
Information msy be relied IL comes from grrfir
men q known v.rsci'y. so much for gold nsrs to-
Cay; We shs sudcGvur O. keep ppstrd plalsr iata
hgence. and give publicity TO II after ~ r.
a gertl.m.n just in from piscervie g.vss n most
cheering intelligence from this section OF
the mining district Colt digging not carried on TO
that sxent that II would b. II there more water;
tt all Who are az WORK, TO the extent OF hs knorlsi
receiving fair remur GRAFTON for their labor There
number of old miners remaining about the to~n,
holding their cabins aud wai,inS ga III. ralpy
When extensive OPERATIONS ~il Be- rrci oa Va
the numerous sch rAviu-s the to~n. The health
q the risce V represented s vsry rood considering
the fact that Two thirds Of the In gra ako this
their hrst stopping place. Within thtss ~eoss .ms
the tosn. sttady tbisng and pcpuoOs has sbau
doubl-d-the buildings erected being generally sub
stants rame. int-nasd not tor tsnpsT ~ but p.r.
uaDebt Business % every kinG q Ia the moot
nu.i'hing oondion, aud the prospects OF the place
tcr beccminga barge and hosfirhing settiegiun5 srs
brighter thaue sor. improvement s not hJvrssr con
tntd 20 BASKERVILLE several trsding Establish
nenta being shout 90 open ut CuJma atI Cold sEring
We are glad 70 hear OF the prosperity of orr iaI.nd
towns There can be no sur,r evidence Of toe r.pii
developemeHt % the OF our state than the
building upe towns in different parts ~ "a cosntry
ltNil ~ once, &c natural consequence, op.n the
door 70 every hnd ~ improvement nOG 5ny ia CON
nero al aud mechanical but ricuiturai seance and
viii lsy the foundation Of noar-hing colonies rhish
by TIE uBe the min.s are entirely Ell aus'ss will BE-
/ nov requisite and supplied BY the sull country
Tug ruOLtuNE
FROM the STOCKTON Jourrsl. Aug l01
Hsvinr Just returned from a visit ~ The ts-srs Of
The Tuclumrs, have concluded ~ crrnr Iutra,. a
word relative TO Whist Is goins on in that interesting
portion Of the soutb.rn Ins. 10 tts cet.,t ,-a,,s
hcatUu Of both miner aud tfarrt the waters are re
pidly rereding sDd the plscsrs becoming m=rs an 4
more susceptibleo q being worked. Ani T. u salts.
faCtnfy sssvrtaiDed. that many Of these digvf p.s
~hich ver. thought TO have been SosEed on asg f.
now yield hsnds. meiy on beinr -orked again
It's generally conceded by these vho nave rend rri
themselves familiar With The epefauns going on IN
/ the mines, for the past tev month that moss EN-
cient arrangements are being made, for rorsnr tas
main bed Of the TaOiumne, than suy oehsr .. ,bs
,outhern streams Canals ere sbout b.ing ps~iect.d