New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-30

the principal drydiggIrg localities To give some
icea ot The vast amount ofuaVei On N. e ,S
alone We will state that over h'ty Miners %eIv w -
commot ated With lodgings al Gefafds HAN way
House one night last week.
FRosT.-The ground on Saturday morn
ming was coated with heavy mantle Of boar frost
the first Of the season feW miles above the cry,
ice was formed OF a considerable THO Gness.
We find additional news in The Times
and Transcript, which we give oeio"
DOCKING OUr-The first operation in the
way Of providing for the better accommodation Of
craft at our leyee has been commenced within few
days by the J.st. Ferry Company, who are now
driving piles some distance out INTO the rlEer, TO
afford a more cOnyenien. ard sae ian ing .or ther
boats The pile.driving machine IS d visitor, ne
presence OF which should mol &c soon dispensed
with.
SwINE.-Within the past week two yerv
large herds Of hogs have been seen IN town. Ihey
are OF Oregon import ton. aad present aaytaas Duh
fine specimen IN the Tay Of breed. more Sracs-
less looking lot of animals l. - seldom ones lot 70
look upon, but doubtless there is plenty OF money M
them.
Tie California Express IS agi.ating the
subject Of the construction Of railway o.I"een
MaIysvile and Sacramento. By It We learn that
General Whiting has maize a preliminary surrey
and has reported that ,ae expense woatl De oniy
about 81 600 mile. The distance IS forty miles
HANsONvILLE.- This town Is situated
upon the Honcut stream and surrounded by good
winter dry diggUgs The quartz rock around Ia !!
portion OF the country Is SAID 10 De IemarA'o5 IIsi
We understand that capitalists haze engaged extern
siyelv IN working tseu edges. HAp',sS'
MINING NEws.-We are Indebted to a
gentleman from Spring Valley for the ioAo"ins
items Of mining Intelligence
The company known as Hughes's Quartz Mining
Company, have their machinery IN readiness for
crushing /, is driven by water power, and IS only
au aitAg the rise IN the river to CONNER ace crush
ing They obtain their rock from Browns Nail6y,
abou, three.QuarteTs Of mile from hatteshaAe
Ledge, and about thirteen niles nom Ih1S city
Their lead is believed 10 be OF exceeding richness
Forty or fftv pounds have been assl'ed, In wnlcn
no gold could be discovered, but which yielded an
eighth Of a dollar to the pound. We are promised
further intelligence from this Company As soon ds
their mill is IN operation lhXpress'
MORE Quartz MINING.-A company has
been for1ned-name of company not ascertalned-
for the working OF Rathesnase Ledge, IN spring
Valley This said 20 be one OF the richest leads
that has been discovered, yielding to The Isospecso.s
81 10 10 four pounds Of ore II which Oni fs par
ticles OF COLO could be discovered. The machinery
to be used for crushing wheel Two tnnS weight,
moved by horse power. Most OF the machinery Is
row on the ground and the balance hourly ex-
pected The water for washing is obtained from
springs in the immediate vicinity, which iuIpish a
neveT.failmg supply. This null Is expected 10 be IN
operation III three or four weeks. lbNqfeSs.
We find the annexed items IN The Union;
INTRopUCTloN OF WATER INro NEVADA.
a project for aordlng the cliy oi Nevada " ttef
sufficient to protec, against the raydges OF hre n"
long been contemplated and there lsnJ" lar pros
pect that this enterprise will be carried out Messrs
chapman. FOrdyce & Co, offer contract % The
property holders Of Nevada which seems lar, ana
one which the situation OF the 10 Nn renders FEAST
BILE A fume is 10 be constructed q sufficient ca.
pacity to convey a body of water OF the volume OF
eight inches the top or 50 cont ynous ie every
house and property that It may be used 10 me extern
of its foil capacity for prOto agdlns hre, ana
for no other purpose, except by special dg-eemeht
The roads to all parts Of she mines were
never in better condition for travelling than al pre-
sent Transfers are enabled to freight their wagons
heavily, and stages can carry " ten within ana tour
outside without laying hair o! the leaders
Hay, in the vicinity of Auburn, commands
readily 500 per tun.
The cool weather Of the list few days
has lowered the Forks of the American very ma
tenaliy.
The Camanche is at present hauied up
alongside her berh foot Of J-st II Is not yet deter
mined on which route she Is to run
New CAYoTE DIGGINGs. we learn,
through Hunter & Co.'S Express, mat new cayote
dipqj1es have recently been discovered between me
Centerville and Oak Valley h0uses, on tae ROAD
leading from Salmon Falls to Greenwood valley \
shaft about 90 feet deep has been sunk, and II hAs
been erifted three four feet. The DIRT Yields from
ss TO Si2 to the bucket. Hundreds Of claims were
staked out Immediately after the discovery