New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-03
Yhc Mines.


gather the following items relating to the mines and
the prospects Of the miners
The GEORGETOWN DiGGINGs-The numerous
canOnS and guches within an area OF five miles Of
Georgetown, have generally pald well. Many of the
canOnS, among others the Oregon and Missouri, have
been worked over some half dozen times. The
dlggngS were not thoroughly understood at the start
and surface washing was pursued 10y the miners.
Afterwards, holes were sunk, deeper and deeper.
until late experience has shown that shafts sunk one
hundred feet, and then the system Of cOyOtng adopt
ed, is the proper mode Tor working that district Of
country.
THE volcano DiGoIrGs.-A friend who is Just
down from these dgglngS. informs Us that the miners
there making very far averages. The large slide
leading down from Soldiers 6ulch toward Suffer
Creek, is entirely dug up Those VINO happened 20
strike the rich lead deposited along the old channel
OF the stream, have been quite successful There
are some three hundred persons still at work there
who make on an average from IS to SIG per day
The snow which fell there has all disappeared with
the exception of a little remaining on the hull tops IN
the vicinity The COplous fail of water has gwen
those who had earth thrown up IN the gulchCs, an
admirable opportunity to wash It out.
ToDD's VALLEY DIoGlNGs.-This valley, located
about midway between the Middle and North Forks
of the AWcrcan River, IS sand 10 contain extensive
dlggingS. We have heard OF several cases where
good yields were obtained, and large number Of
miners emipTaed 10 that point IN consequence.
There is an extensive district of country IN the VI
clnty that has never been thoroughly prospected,
which IN time VIII doubtless be found TO pay quite
well The valley contained some seven or eight
hundred miners a few months ago.
The VOLCANO DIoGINGs.--These dggings are To-
Gated on The South branch of Dry Creek generally
known a. Suffers Creek. Volcano IS a beautiful
valley, containing about five hundred acres of llable
land and Is about two thousand feet above the Pa
cifc. The Soldiers Gulch, thirty hve hundred feet
IN length, together with few smaller tributaries,
have told OF the tales which have been regarded
aS the wonders of the world.
Three thousand pounds Of gold have been dug
from bfS 1eb Npf rich has hoe Z
averaged to the miner half an ounce per day. Had
It's particular locality been known, and the present
mode of washing understood, One-tenth part OF the
labor would have collected as much gold. Inc IN
dian gulch and Spanish guch IN that vicinity, have
also Welded good returns. The present population
of Volcano and vicinity Is no; very large AT TINS
time, most of the old miners having abandoned the
diggings and gone 20 the North. There is yet
great deal of gold IN tins section OF the country,
but the miner Will have 10 be content with small
wages.
THE SOUTHERN M1NEs.-Thc Stockton Times gives
some interesting statements of the discovery OF men
quartz veins IN the Southern mines The editors con
Sidcr that II has been satisfactorily established that
the quartz VEN VIII eventually prove an lne1hauSu-
bic mine of wealth to this country Ihey say thal
Dr. Jas. Brown. a scholar and an able practical man,
and DR.. Radcliffe, who have travelled through the
southern region making observations al all the prn-
Cipal points, have expressed tins 10 De ther opinion
Many of the eulcheS. II L. SAID. are now supplied with
water and the miners are actually engaged IN wash
ing out the aunierOuS soil which they nave thrown
up.
THE MARrrosA MrxEs-A correspondent of the
Stockton Journal, writing from the MarpoSa' IN
speaking of some large pieces OF gold recently found
IN that section, SAYS The lNgeSt piece Welsns
fourteen pounds and seven ounces the next IS ~
ounces and the next Is 30 ounces OF pure gOu Inc
first two are considerably lmpregnaied "th rock
though their intrinsic value IS more than nan theT
weight The people have been dong remarkably
well here for the last tew weeks and they are COM
ing fast from all parts of the country
NVoconIanSo ne f,lloyy
inc mining items from the MarySyllle Herald
Large numbers OF persons are returning from
SCOTS rvcr and locating AZ MorrlsS Raylne' Long
Bar OREGON Gulch Rich Gulch, and Butte Creek,
where none of the miners are making less than nom
fve dollars to an ounce per day.
Mir Charles Simmons states that on Monday last
lump weighing fifteen ounces was taken from Ore-
gOn GulCh
Mr ] Nlenden Hall, OF Butte Hlll reports that a
week or 50 ago within short distance OF ms store
a lump weighing $3i 80 was found entirely lree from
quartz and OF the pureSi gold Miners are dong
much better than they did during the Winter. MI.
RanknS party tested the wing dam ana me prospect
averaged 81 TO the pan OF twenty our pans taken ou'
OF the water OF the depth o. 10 inches
GREAT DISeovERY oP GoLD!-Mr. /. w. Taylor
who Is ust down from Shasta City, brings Us mielh-
gence of some very important discoveries that nave
recently been made IN Shasta valley, found along
the stream bearing that name. II appears tna' some
packers were camping IN The Valley over night when
one OF them CHANGED 10 pick up piece oi goa worm
some $lOor$l?. This induced them 10 prospect me
country and We are assured thai the discoveries
have been of a highly gralIylng chAracltf- one
thousand acres OF the valley have been pTospected
al of which weld handsomely. The average IS from
10 cents upward 70 the pan. Five men Who nave
been engaged there ever Slnco the discovery, nave
made an average of $50 70 the man eacn day. Inc
depth Of the dlgglngS Is from one 10 four ieeI-
The Discovery N SatST, VALLBY.-SAaSta
Creek lor rlyer. Is Il IS generally tcrmed heads IN
the Western Slope OF The Coast Range and Is DIS
tant some eighty miles from Readings Springs Ihe
old IN hp
the Springs 20 Weaver Creek but now the packer
aSCcnds the sacramento higher, before he crosses
the first spur OF The Coast hugt.
Shasta River Is ore o. the tributaries o. cvo1.
River and the valley along The stream IS saii TO De
beautiful widening out for several miles u different
roint. Ii : m one 81 these EXTENDED Oholitlhs
SODes that The late discovery mas oeeh haie
sione m which several thousand acres OF lana are
80 Already have one thousand acres been
,,ro>r.fet and the result has been rcA as Will nave
be efect to draw thitherward great population
The dlggugS are somewhat pecull"l' 10Y AZ s..e
e.rth contain gold. and from the surface Gown loul
Co., IN Tho hoton rock extensive YIELDS nave peeh
gathered The gold = remarkaoly coarse @l1 y =
y; tins that the peculiarly consists - however las
been found that where dggngS were tAlehSA'V' sHo
-nl9 was remarkably rnc, ana N>,Flouitu WIN
S2rc,t deal of equality. In this valley the goic Is
S,arse vet II Is distributed win some son OF eQgA
Nv throughout the region that h'S been pfoSleClel
We have been informed maj 'Ae tOoleS. -
v.l 10 cents 70 the pan. II TINS pC correct loIAt
~, be r,a zed even out Of this l he stream anoIl>
81, coniouS supply of water ana u WI oc a.. 80
matter "a haul the DIRT ~ carts anu wagons ~ Wy
water. where extensive machinery ~ % et'O'0-
for S.naraiing the earth and gold. lie JACKS ot
-, sxts,1sd washers VIII be able 10 WASH l"Vo
bushels of earth IN the same time Ina' II iol'eiN 'V
CURED 10 wash 100 bushels
The Nevada Journal gives the following account o.
u discovery at that place
CKE,r ExclrE~ySr Rough and Ready was
al.vc ON "Wednesday from me 1'N'''''5 -