The southern press., 1851-11-04

the company Immediately above them Is also
doina equally we'll, and all The other companies
above and below, are averaging, we are told,
from as 10 y Id per day to a man.
la Holden's garden the work goes on as
bnskly as ever.
Columbia is growing very rapidly, and will
be, in the course of two months, one Of the most
active camps ia the Soathern mines. AT Pine
Log Crossing we have eOnversed with several
men who are highly pleased with their success;
aud we believe that nearly all who working
along the Stanislaus river are better rewarded
by far than they were last year.
: On the Tuolumne, The operations have been
carried on with great deal of spirit. At Ste
vens's Bar, Hawkinsvlle liart's and Paine's Bars,
and all the way down To Don Pedros, there has
been good iime,' and as general thing, the
miners have been doing well. Al Jacksonville,
which is now a very hourishing place, the Grisly
company have been and are still driving great
business Their claim is kept clear Of water by
pump worked by a water wheel, which saves
much time and manual labor. We are sorry to
say that the ground embraced in the claim of
the Jacksonville dammiDg company, has not
proved as rich as was expected. Most of the
members feel as though their immense labor in
constructing the dam and digging the race had
been entirely thrown away The bed OF the
river which was drained by their work, was di-
| Vlded into lots, whiuh were drawn for by the
rlous members, and now, each having prospected
his ground the greater portion have entirely
abandoned their claims They have only lost
two months labor, and now have found better
dIgglngs. What is their loss compared to that
of the residents in San Francisco, who have had
their all swept away by repeated fires, destroying
] mol the labor OF two months only, but of as
many years AT Red Mountain Bar we learn
the company have succeeded in turning the
river, and after working four or five days unsuc-
cessfully, were about giving up in despair 1t
was resolved to give another days trial, which
resulted in their taking out $4,000!
| As regards the Quartz Mines, we will refer to
the communication signed "Miner," furnished
by gentleman who has had very great expert
eDce in this department. la addition to what he
has stated, we may give few facts gathered
from other sources. At jamestown they are
tunnellng quartz mountain in two Places but
we know not whether they have yet succeeded
IN llndlng gold. AT one vein, however belong
| ing to Messrs. Cooper, Klemm, Turner, and
others, opened directly on the banks Of Woods
creek, rich lead has been struck, and the com.
| pany are entertaining the most sang guine expecta
| tions of success
The Tennessee company, about mile and
half north of Sonora arc still working their vein
and quafrying ut the golden quartz which con-
| tinues as rich ever Their machinery is not
yet up, and nothing definite can, therefore, be
said In reference to the comparative amount of
gold contained in the stone. Ii il admitted
however, that this is one of the richest veins
ever discovered-one which presented sufficient
temptations to Thos. Butler King to induce him
to purchase two o-third5 of the mine as we are
told, at very heavy cost.
The Republican company last Saturday struck
gold, after working about ten weeks. The gold
is now in sight, and promises exceedingly fair
a shaft has been sunk about thirty feet. This
claim is about 600 yards to the south of the Ten.
nessee claim.
Jose Arias, a Peruvian, the discoverer of the |
vein now being worked by Fowler Van Praag
u Co, has recently sold his interest-one-tenth
share-for the handsome sum of $4,000. The
company have many tons of rich quartz ready
for the large machine which is being erected for
their use.
The Louisiana claim, commonly known as |
g Bill Ford's claim" has changed owners since |
the death of Mr. Ford Mr. Lneberc has the |
control Of it now, and has been working it with |
energy. They have again struck a very rich |
portion of the vein, which is yielding more than
ever before. About two weeks ago, not far from |
$4,000 were taken out at single blast. Mr.
Lineberg informs us that last Saturday they |
to contain not less than thirty five cents per h. |
Some ten tons in all are now lying ready to be
crushed
The South Carolina Company have their claim
in Calaveras county, near Cayote Flat This |
mine has been successfully taken up and aban- /
doned by several companies, prior to its occu-
pancy by the present owners, who commenced |
work last April, and who have continued 10 work
ever since, under many disadvantageous and dis |
couraging circumstances. Tie lead is from six
to ten feet wide; and in the best part, which is
near the middle, embracing stratum say eiph-
teen inches wide, it will pay from one to six
dolla $ to the pound. The stone on either side
of this stratum pays from twenty-five to thirty
cents per pound. We are informed that shares I
in this vein are now selling Mt two and three
thousand dollars There are sixteen stock
holders Three shafts have been sunk, one to
the depth of Sky feet, the other two about
forty-tve feet each Some of the original share
holders having sold their claims, the mine is now
in the hands of the following individuals, all of
whom are said to be erprsing men, to witt
James Conner, Z. Devlin, J mes, Duncan, Smith,
Lnoberg, Lesinz7ki, Philip -, f. Hunter
Captain De La Hay, Talbot, Godsteive, and
others These men viii see it through The
mine is y lding nearly 81 600 per week to the
Rastro or Mexican mill Capts De La Hay and
Hunter, shareholders in the above, have also
shares in the Arkansas and Texas mines, each
of which, il is thought will pay handsomely for
all the labor and expense hitherto incurred
very rich silver vein has lately been diseov.
cred about fifteen miles from here, in the noun
tans between the north and south forks of the
Stanisaus river. Specimens can be en- at Mr..
iioden's hotel they will yield from sixty to
one hundred and twenty-five cents per pound.
The silver is pure, and appea 5 in small solid
masses Seven companies, numbering from six
to twelve members each, have already been or.
ganized for working this NINE, namely, j. Hol.
den d Co, t. Frazier g. Co, Galloway e. Co,
Ross g. Co, Whtmore d Co., Major Solomon,
l. noberg & Co.. and A. f. Lucke't 81 Co.
From the San Francisco Post, Ocf. /.
A shcrt time since, while the prisoners under
the direction of Ctpt Lambert were engaged in
blasting through a ledge of rock in sinking well
which had been commenced in the prison yard
they discovered large piece of quartz rock,