New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-30
Mr.. Dickinson that one pound of the rook yielded

Mr.. Dickinson that one pound of the rock yielded
twelve dollars.
Concerning the rich gold placer which
has lately been opened up in Bear Valley, AarIposa
County, and Which Is creating such furore IN the
mining region, The Republican states as follows;
The discovery was made, 10 the hrsI Instance y
some Mexicans, who succeeded IN keeping 49,. we
matter a secret There were seven persons IN the
party, AID MAJOR Daniels related to irienl snds
these men made the enormous nm OF Two nuhaIel
and seventeen thousand dollars IN eight utls.
Finally, they were discovered at "oTA, ana tney
then ed TO aopofton the land In quartz CLAIMS.
The miners, however, as they dropped IN, upse,
these ARRANGEMENTS, and very properly promo inc
themto be placer diggngs and allowed . g.. - =, :,
an feet souare the usual extent Of placer claims IN
that County. ;s..>t,
greasy, tacose slate, ana geheIahy tne
metal is thicky nterspersed IN extremely me nv
c1es and is separated through The agency OF quick
silver We have seen the specimens "hci were
brought down yesterday some are Oh ge.io "lsn
color and others have greenlsh hue. Inc same
descriptlon of earth IS found extensively near Moke
lumne Hill and the neighborlng region, ana Wherever
il has been struck, 1t has proved 70 De OF ASTONISHING
richness Mr Birdsall, OF this city, has made An as
saw of some specimens sent TO him from the Mdrpo.
sa re gion. III which the GOLD was almost invisible
and he informs US that they yielded ne Hy - 20 the
mound weight The new placer Is of great extern.
and 1t is believed that it will prove the key 10 new
and still greater discoveries. The placer dgglngs IN
Mariposa County have never, We belleve, yielded
so beautifully as those in the Tuoumpe and Calave-
ras regions but we Imagine the recent developments
will give the County an importance IN the eye ottne
miner equal TO. If not surprising that oil any othef
County IN the STATE.
The INDIANS IN THE MARlPosA REGION
We understand that much disaffecton continues TO
be manifested by the Indians in the Manposa region,
on account OF the non compliance Win the terms OF
the treaty. They complain that they do not receive
their rations regularly We understand IN parties
are now in San Francisco endeavoriDg 70 ne ohate
for SEQ bags Of flour. Saysge's squaws have re-
turned TO him.
The miners of MOkelumne were agita-
ting the,subject OF the "sze OF claims ana had
assembled IN meeting at Sokeumne Hill to dehoe-
rate on the matter
The Calareras Chronicle says that the
population Of Calaveras County is estimated at
twenty-five thousand souls by those who nave
trave led through it's various townships The deot OF
this County is said - be nearly $4,000 while there
are assessments either collected due versins well
upon 100000.
The papers from the southern mining re-
gion contain 10 intelligence beyond the usual I'M
important notices OF individual or company pros
poets In the diggDgs
HUNT's GULCH.--This gulch, which has
already been worked three times, is being torn
up again by the hands OF some persevenns miners,
who are making wages. The amount OF gold taken
out of this gulch would not be credited by any but
those who have been here and known its extreme
richness II is estimated that over three tuns OF gold
have been extracted nom this gulch since Hunt and
Frenchman first struck IN there III the ~in,eE oil
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