The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-20
Mining Intslllgence.

We conversed yesterday with MAJOR AUSTIN, VINO
reached the city on Tuesday night from the Gar
sons Creek quartz mine. bringing with him 2oo
lbs. of gold The specimens We have seen are as
tonshingly rich, being almost solid Jumps OF gold,
without more than one per cent Of quartz i dns
feet above the level othe Stanisaus, between that
river and Carssns creek. It has proved, perhaps,
/ the richest mine in the world. The lead or gold
| bearing vein has been traced about one hundred
feet ordin arily net thicker than knife blade, but
at intervals expanding into pockets, one alone OF
/ which yielded $50 900. The company have some
seventy Sonoran miners at work. They are sink
ing seven shafts to the vein, and when Major Aus
| tin left, all the indications were that they were
about to come upon another pocket. Ia conse-
quence Of the magnificent yield Of this mine party
Of Mexican guerillas had attempted to seduce
portion of the companys miners into attack upon
the mine TO carry of the large amount OF gold
known to be on hand. But the Sonerians infor ned
the company of the intended movement, and all
hands were armed and preparations made to give
the bandits warm reception. The latter disco
vered that their intended victims we're on the alert
and very prudently retired. Major Austin has de-
posted the gold he brought with him ut Mr. Ar
We have seen friend who is just down from the
mines at Placerville, which have been opened up
within the past few days, who confirms the news we
gave yesterday. morning lie states that that
whole section Of country appears to be Of volcanic
formations lie visited one coyote hole where the
miners had sunk their shaft through stratum
which almost seemed to be ashes The substance
the pressure of the thumb aud finger In many of
the holes, the earth, seven or eight feet down,
yielded from twenty-five to seventytye cents to the
pan. The character Of the soil here was about half
stones and half earth. He informs that four
friends of his took tom and went down to the
creek, where they commenced washing pile Of
earth which had been washed With a rocker twice
before. AT the end of the day, after they had paid
seven laborers, they had an ounce apiece left.
friend from Grass Valley informs US that the
quartz mining operations in that neighborhood, are
becoming more extended, and their Importance
more generally appreciated as new discoveries are
made. The crushing machines which are now in
operation all doing. fair business, and are
paying their owners moderately well for the money
invested.
We hear favorable reports from the mining re-
gion about Ophr. The miners are now very gene
rally averaging from six to ten dollars day, and
in some instances moro. In the large ravine
which rises in Auburn, and passes through Ophir,
there are large numbers of miners at work 10 ad-
vantage.
CoLosA.-The Original Company, composed Of
one hundred lad fifty men, have purchased of John
I. Little & Co, the rights and privileges Of the
suffer Mill, for the purpose OF tearing down the
DAM constructing a race, &c, for mining purposes.
They paid Mr. Little 81 800 cash in hand ard have
built damland at expense of about &c. 900.
They now find, however, that the dam of the cee-
brated Tunnel Company backs water on the work
Of the former company, in consequence of the tun-
mel being too small to convey water. The Tunnel
Company have expended not less than Sl00, 900;
and both companies are foed, without
change in construction proposition is now being
considered by the two parties Isl, The Tunnel
Company to enlarge their tunnel sufficiently to
vey the water. I'd, The two companies to join and
build wooden fume from the outlet Of the upper
company's race to the tunnel lance of five or six
hundred yards. II such project is carried out,
Coloma will be the mining town OF the North; If it
should fail, the immense amount Of money and
labor expended in the vicinity will be irredeemably
lost.
Quartzeville is 10 ,ated about two miles from the
forks of the Costumes river, and contains mining
population of nearly three hundred Wages are
three to five dollars day, with board. nu nber
Of new quartz veins have been recently discovered
in the immediate vicinity which promise rich
yield to organized and intelligent labor. Three
crushing machines are in successful operation, be-
longing to one Illinois and two Tennessee compa-
MES.
We learn from the Nernda Journal that New
Coyote Dggngs have been discovered near Sweet
lands Ranch, in Mississippi Valley. The dirt pays
well for slut ling from the top down. One sluice
took out about $50 in one day with four men. The
lead supposed to be quite extensive, and has been
struck by every shaft that has been sunk. This
makes 10 less than three four different points
where this description Of digging. have been dis
covered in as many weeks.
The lady ID our estee med United States senator,
while in vhe mines recently, expressed desire to
several Of the miners to wash little gold herself
OF course an invitation was promptly extended TO
take possession Of Of the holes for the time be-
style, and went through the operation of washing.
Fortunately lump Of gold, weighing bet vcen ten
dollars and an ounce, had been slyly dropped into
the pan by one Of the miners, and in due time it
appeared at the bottom AS the result vi her digging
some people are born lucky
Extract Of letter dated Mathency's Creek, May
d -" During the past few days we have been doing
pretty well in the mining line. Yesterday we took
out over hundred dollars. day we worked
only in the forenoon, and made sixty dollars. We
le
We have four men hired at FIVE dollars day
each"
The Aha California Of the 18th May says =
We in receipt Of later and more reliable intcl-
gcncc from the celebrated Shasta Valley mines.
This valley lies IL will be remembered TO the cast
and north Of Mount shasta. One passes up to the
head ofSacramento valley, and over the ridge down
into SHASTA. II is on an average some forty miles
broad, and is eoursed by several very picturesque
brooks, which finally empty into the klamath, and
20 on 10 the sea, Just above Gold Bluff i he valley
heads at the southeast, and lies in norhwesterly
direction; The paying claims are, 90 far as is
for the most part from twelve dollars to ounce
day. The most fortunate average about twenty
four dollars. More returning from that section
Of the country than are going up
We we're yesterday shown, says the Nevada
journal, lump otpure geld, weighing eight pounds,
eight ounces, taken oct of Poor Mans creek few
days since, by I. A. Tucker. IL vas taken from
the bed Of the creek
The Sacramento 1ousTia, Of the 18th inst.
says :-1hrough the roliteness Of Bullard, Figg \
Co., we invited TO their store on J street, to
look at an immense s,esimcn Of quartz rock which
has just been seat down from the mountains. IL is
owned by Anthony La Grave, Esq, who Is now
working an extensive quartz mine IN Grass Valley.
The block frcH his mine, and Is really sight
to look upon. II weighs four hundred and twenty
eight pounds, and every portion OF the outside at
least and wherever there lie q assure in the rock,
are the PARTICLES os Did to be seen very thickly
sprit Med We understand that IL is to be sent TO
IL gland. Mr.. La Grave has already sent on
very beautiful specimen to the Smithsonian In
stute
sLirmIsles with shc Jsdiaps ut placcrville-
several Meu Killed.