The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-19
Intelligence from the Mine 8.


We hear from gentleman who has just arrived from
nlinoisown, about twenty miles above Auburn that the
miners upon the river that settlement making
extensive preparations to dam the several
rippcs above and below the town. The dg.ings in the
banks In the neighborhood Of Ilinoown have hereto
fore been very good and the water in the river will
unquesorably be very low the ensuing summer a rich
harvest is in store for the en'erprisng and aborous
miner.
(From the Stockton journal. March 81
Welesrn. from gentleman down from Mokelumnc !Il,
that the miners in that vicinity are realizing large
amounts Of the dust On of the hills eight huadred
feet above the level Of the stream Is found rich dig
gings as has yet been found in the country All the pre-
coEceycd ideas Of gold being deposited only in the beds
Of the streams has been oycrhrown by the discoveries
about Mokcumnc Iil On the StanLaus, Mokeiumne
Tuolumne and Merced the miners are taking oat large
amounts; and IL Is confidently believed that the rivers
will yield more during this approaching summer, than
has ever been taken from their beds heretofore Two
weeks rain would he worth few millions to district,
and would do no injury to the summer work upon the
rivers. There l. many square dug on, and piled
up waiting for the advent Of a long wet spe and when
IL comes, many miner will maze from these heaps
PIIAsAsr yAIIxy-The Mersed river is proving itself
to be rich In the precious metal any other portion OF
the Southern mes. bIr Robert Dunn took from
hole On the fiat in eight days, upwardsof seven thou
the river, in three days nearly thousand dollars
Every one engaged does not Of course do as well as this
but sil who work. get well paid for their services.
lFrom the Sonora Tcradl
We have said rcp aedy that richer veins plccrs
no where be found than those within circuit of ten
miles around sonora Facts are every day developed
which satisfy and more Of the truth a this
scrioD. Last week were shown some handsomc sp2ci
mems Of aucrous quartz taken from vein at the Nor
mon Gulch. extending We believe towards Soldiers
Gulch Three companies have claimed the yeiR. Our
informant states that fortycght yards ia length have
been uncovered and about ten thousand pounds of stone
taken out which. it is thought will average ty cents to
the pound How deep in the earth the vein cxtend 1,
not known. They have gone down about twcyc feet in
the rock and far god has been found from the top
all the way down.
Some half dozen other claims have been located within
the past week-some near jamestown and So
ncra IL you 60 to the tops of the ncighborng noun
ains, blasting IL heard all sides Mining l. becoming
the order If the day The knowing sag that placer
washing will soon lie out of date We doub. this. but
readily admit that many o the veins which have fel
thcse placers will furnish prncely fortunes ana viii
tnue 10 he worked for many years to
just going 10 press, a large lamp # gold,
weighing iity-six ounces, shown ~, taken out
few hours h,fcrc just behind yancy Barabinos store,
in the northern end Of town From the lead
the twenty three pound lump was taken last spring