New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-03
Silver Mines In California.

silver Mines In California.
There seems TO be bit lrite doubt as 10 ths ,,.,
thce OF FsiNao'e silver mines IN California a.
have from TINE to tune heard OF discovsne. IN W.
Gus parts OF the southern country but m. folio -.
account, from TAe Stockton Rrpubiicaa Is ,n4-s.-s
10 settle the question
Early IN The present year the Exploring EN-.
/ tlon left Stockton. ard We believe resulted ,n :.
/ thing tangible. although H. W. Wallis Eso. ~ 49,.
! city, showed Us specimens irom the region ~ ~.
! -Four Greeks where deposits were found m ,n.,l--"
liable amounts lndeed tins IS the form "A WHICH n
appears 20 rs. silver rs most frequently found m q -
iornia tls a kind Of black sulpaurei CT silver !,
/ blacklist. btitle, Cellul.r-4fOrtIng gobues Of -
yer at the blow pipe Toe >panlardS call II neg,l,,
and II i also found ~ large maSss, m Peru ast
Mexico. The specimens We have seen have been N
different ce2ress o richness, the amount Of SILVER
varying from 10 Ia 81 m the leo. m various SpeeL
mems The specimens brought down ~ Mr. Waih,
were ana4y zsd by Mo4a, Co.. WITH the iollewa.
result
SILVER, IN tun weight of.he ore) ......... $3.50 ~
rVI p y
, Some four weeks ago Mir c. D. Glbbes. Nno ~,
been surveying IN The ne'ghoorhood of Mount Diabc
informs us that he had discovered traces oi silver :,
that nsighoorhood. though IN what form We could
not ascertain. We believe that the gentleman Is
the present time absent on the inquiry.
The discovery which has called iogth these ~
marks, is one which has been made by Mr. JoShu
Holden, OF Sonora. The following Is the commuss
Gallon We nave received on SUBJECT IL althfl.
TIC, and may, We believe, be relied upon
SONORA. Monday, sept. %, 1851
Mr. Holden has discovered very extensive sllys
mine Which prospects 50 cents per pound silver aas
IS cents PEG pound gold, with other associate
metals II the mine proves rich as the prospect
viii be worth all the gold mines IN the SouiAen
District.
Tomorrow, Mr.. II and party will start out iof "a.
purpose OF commencing regular mining operations
/ have seen piece of the ore, which Is the n,AeS
/ ever
From the Mines.
gentleman IN whom We can place the NOS IN.
pliclt reliance, who has spent some fourteen moah,
IN mining upon the American River informs US tAn
he Is convinced thai the companies winch nave
worked the bed OF the from the junction o. tAs
North ana South FoTAS. a distance OF Two miles,
that not less than one hundred pounds Of gold has
been taken out ia ~ upon on average. since the as
of August last. In the distance named there osi
two dams ltdus, losh
Reports were in circulation yesterday 10 ths eject
that a VEN OF aunferous quartz had been discovered
upon Feather River, aAl samples brought " thus
city, which averaged u the rate OF 10 the pound
of quartz. We have NOT learned The PARTICULAR,
but our informant believes that ore oi the rchea
veins YET discovered m taiioma, IA ccnopeaed
upon Feather River 10.
Several extensive veins OF auriicrruS quartz
have been discovered near Auburn within TIE last
few days. Is 10 believed taat The countrs sOous Au
burn aOOuncs IN tho most valuable felas OF gold
bearing quartz. 10.
Avery rich VEN OF gold. bearing quartz mas been
discovered a short distance nom bldwslls Bar, a
Feather River. 50 f,T ait has been opened hpfog-
is,s 10 be one OF toe ~, nest VEINS winch mas beea
discovered m California. 10
CARSON VALLEY A gentleman gave as in'oml.
ton from Carson Valley yesterday. III" d-eures IS
that the mining facllues are good, and that there
no difficulty IN making eight dollars pc day. He
describes me mines IA THAI vicinity as beng etin.
slyc but the hugh pTIce Of provisions LEFT out hae
more tor the MINER, aiteC paying expenses ina
could be made IN almost any location IN iEe STATE
: CORRESPONDENT OF The Trans-r p', VIKING iron
Camp Su.ttr. speaking oi mining operations, ,ays
At present there are iour large comphn'rs, besides
some other, IN operation one OF "hch ,she ANA
dOre Go have their machinery up aud go oPefalioi
There are also from three 10 tour hundred heKclB
omployed IN grinding with rastras, besides gooi
number 4 Americans, nho a'e engaged 10 geEnngoa
The rock for winter
As high as three thou ssnd dollars haze beeaot
fefed for sixteenth ui claim and been Refused
TIE Placer dIggngs, too, are good a. aHI N ne
country, as any one Will agree who has ever "oNa
between the Costumes ahi hOhtlunnt. On WEI
nesday last Two yOuns men TOOK out ten onncea
the forenoon, from Hat which had been auanCohe-
Two months ago, suffer contained but nse caOts.
at PRESENT 10 Is the largest IN the couutN, "HA @
one = cepuon. and should II increase a fapdba
OF late VIII soon rank amohs the largest 81 ouf md
ing towns.
RAisiNo WHEAr 1t is stated that The Chile fl0I
Company contemplate the purchase of a large uad
OF lana III Nappl valley for The culture OF Nhe4i-
MS ipNdliS - 81 Auipa'olhh pihit wv h'H W
species OF gram, yielding nom one 10 two huadfea
fold. tlriH
FRoN CARSON VALLEY.-Mr. WIN. +. Pope as
ust returned from Carson Valley. lie Informs rs
that quite a number OF miners from the other sidea
the mountains are returning for QrOyslons nblien 90
met good many others travelling toward the 'A-
lev with all supplies necessary for their own ia.
The dgglngs III the neighb0rho0d OF Carson valley
are very tayOrdbly spoken OF. Ffomthe most felaDe
information that We can obtain, we are led 10 oeevs
that some three -four hundred people viii VISIT she
valley this fall am II the prospects are AS good "a
expected they viii remain All Winter. We presume
many Of them Will lag claim 10 land, and cotnD@cs
culuyatng The soil another season. tIfaasenpA
DEpLoRABLE ACcIDENr.-We have been shosns
letter whch cen Hutchinson has Just received iiom
Gold Hollow, MAthenys Greek, detailing an account
OF dreadful accident, winch befol party oi minets
At that pOlal on wednesday, the Ith lhst. Vale
they were at Worh the bank cayed IN and buried Iso
Of their number, Ava True and John White, BON q
Galena III. Their bodies were soon atter recovered
and decenlly inferred Mr.. True was d. and MI
White ~ years OF age. ltbiOh
Gen. Winns mountain expedition has delayed ~
departure, and many OF the members talk OF chang
ing their route to Cuba.