New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-22
Irom the Mines.

at kSOHAlf. iF large stone liiithS up
on HIM lie was about q years OF age. aud unlVer-
sally respected by all who knew him.
From the Mines.
piece OF quartz weighing pounds was taken
non newly discovered vein near Nevada few
days ago, which, upon beng tested YIELDED D dol
laIs The VEN vas discovered by mere accident by
packer while ln search OF ms mules. Inc Locality
l. sui kept profound secret
Nh Kneass. of Mormon island has shown Ms
lumber full Of dirt Just as II was taken UP rom the
bed OF the South Fork, ON Waison'S claim, short
distance below Mormon Island The company have
been working week, and the proceeds ALREADY
amount 20 over $4,000 On the Sh. ia thfee hours,
81 go were washed out. The succeeding day four
shares were sold for $4,000. Full an ounce OF gold
is evidently contained IN the half pint OF sand before
u.s. The riycr about The Island rs rich almost beyond
comparison m California
Nearly every day observe upon the Le'ec
LARGE lots Of machinery. destined for the quartz re-
ploIs. aud It requires no very experienced eye 10
discover the Improvement IN It's quality manifest
within afev weeks. Now the mills are very mass
lSc. WclGMng tnns where hundreds was The limit OF
those originally miIoouc ed
capt CLARK has turned Bear River. about miles
above JDhH,on'> and about htii mile above Dan
Courts saw -mll and taking out two ounces 10 the
hand pee cay Capt G. has no" been al worn in the
r,u OF the stream nearly a month Almost u hot
ever, one Who is working "a The bed o the Ti'ef is
dong voIy We'll so much for the poorest gold stream
100 tiornla
Within Tie ia>t two weeks We have heard Of sew
eral cu>tS of extraordinary no MINING bN al
,rtui INDIVIDUALS. But That al a party upon Bear
River composed Of eight individuals, exceeds any
That We have Yet head OF Three persons went upon
Rear River IA Iulv, "a shori distance below steep
Hollow. where they tune The river ant worked y
DAYS pom CNicme t1Clr money ihel had little
o,'f a. zoe each I'm The aggregate 5 ,69l 30
1ne South cork Mining Company No /, near
Mormon Island, to0A out forty pounds OF gold On one
oaN. The Company numbers ihirty members. Ihey
have three weeks 10 W0rh only, having Agreed 10
tear the Gam down after that period IN order TO per
mt 'ht company above them 10 work tAeT cam.
urou Which the water Is backed up los tae dam bee
low TIE expectation IS that $4,000 Vii De taken
out ~ the time agreed upon.
We were shown by Alderman Hutchinson ester
dsv. PIG of gold valued ai $3.50. which was taken
from quart crushed a short distance north OF tAe
t,SuWut> River. THIS tea OF sending PIGS oi -oiA
io market instead of roA lead, &c, j. Characteristic
oi California Mr. Hutchinson informs as that some
of the quartz cfusalns n "hihe> between th' 20
sumucS and f.acervlIe aTc dong remarkably wei.
There i at present on foot n Nevada design
which. # properly carried out, NIL Affect 20 a Ass
amount and probably ol ages 10 come, not only tle
MINING interests OF Nevada bot most materially 80
tht agricultural resources OF our county ana tle
plains of tie Sacramento valley.
number o. gentlemen With capital oi S-l'.'|f
have organized themselves INTO company to- the
purpose OF dammmg the south aba With permi-
utut structure and 10 convey the water ol maj river
To- ihe inning II +. iOn> of our county.
company OF hyc persons al Roses Bar. have re-
cent, taken on, 50 pounds OF gold IN fourteen DAYS
Tie claim WAS purchased for Sl,6,0
4 mass meeupg OF the miners 81 Nevada county
a &
,le on Tie 29-h alt. for toe purpose of taxing lio
consideration the proprlen OF adjusting all taef oH-
uculueS arising out of mining interests without re-
course "a courts of law
An Indian Encounter.
ca he SIN inst While Nh. : Jackson, oi me state
,t \tN.Nork ana " j. Bruce. an freshman. we're
fr,stlme nom Junction Bar 10 GTaS Edg tuN, They
tell In with company OF Indians. oc,Neen the NORTH
ami AhCclo t0rSs. ou tie Ridge Tran about seven
ulles distant from spanish Bar, ah0 81 first appeared
n.. a ia Ft b. 4 I
,rnuteO among them a iSN pounds OF crackers
Arer tie, separated. Mr.. j. and Ms companion has
po- pfOCeGced taT when thew deserved an indian
,.r,>> ng their trall they a. once suspected ~
tack ald were not mistaken, a shower ot slr1 rs
soon convinced them 81 their perlouS situation. Al
though hey had cui one revolver and bowie sniie,
vet they determined uot % iy. an taxing Their %
SIMON othlnd g. shelving roc. close oY. iGeY a~ .ei
The appearance a. tntI opponents. Al al e a il-
putts Twelve 81 fourteen o Toe inilan> rounded ne
clfa behind which they sheltered On Their rr>' ap-
pearance. one Nho has ile revolver discharged mo
h,rre.> one OF Which TOOK eject. The 4s>aldutS
>oon t,Sappeared bui Rot before lheT ARROWS hl0
r,erceC both o. the party one received severe
wound IN the arm aud The Other IA the thigh.
The, pursued The lnoan> some distance through
TIE bru>AwoOd ull tneY came io II cpenins "Aere
they halted 20 consult whether or Hc' g, Wo1i1 X
tNptIltnt fOy them - continue the cha>e Nnl-e
tnu> consulting, they Observed ihc Ian -'i> shoil
distance ahead. co-er'el together e''eg-,H pre-
p.rirc for another attack. tlgh. seemed ne 0lty
recourse low. aId iaey again sought refuge IN ne
Shelf oi on adjoining rock. where tavy az in am
bush 'iil their pCT>ucT> came IN. WhcE ,-c one ma
has re revolver again fired three shots tbs hci
and unt xpectet reception terminated the clASs
entire marty, save the TWO unfortunate recipients
a. the taG. cre ot Nhom yelled most feSri1--Y'
.lri,klN cl>agDeercd The fortunate ylctors chang
,rs thor rouic sieered ior the uyeT and proceeaed
sb.ut Two miles when ,hey met Nlih party OF six
mne7s. VITO were oui prospecting Tor quartz q ms
Who dressed Their WOUNDS and prov ,ctl ihcn ZEN
poraiy home IN thelr camp