The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-07
sum nary Of California Nexys.

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The rains, 50 long wished for in vain, have come,
when every one had surrendered almost all hope OF
any during this season. shortly AFTER the dcplr-
turo Of the last mail TIE clouds gathered aud at in.
terrals ever since, up TO the present. time. have
discharged sopous and genial showers, fertlli2ing
the earth, and furnishing pentuous supply Of wa
ter wherewith 90 wash the dirt which had been
ttaIed Up in the dry diggings Where there has
been rain on the coast and IN the plains, there has
also been snow on the mountains, and every thing
now bct0kCns more prosperous state Of affairs
than previously. But this has not yet appeared to
be the case. All the Preparations and calcula ions
81 the miners in tbs principal mining districts for
some time past, have been based uron the belief
the, there would 10 be rain :A's season. aai Il
will consequently be some time before they accom-
modato themselves 70 The unexpected change But
the prospects nov arc that the yield ri gold will
be better than for the twelve months back and
the effect. mEst be felt beic. though il will be a
long time before trade can recover from the iuau-
ence 81 the ,ast influx of tnerohan disc which has
been poured upon ~ by exporters from II parts Of
the world.
We continue to receive cheering account, f,om al
portions Fl the gold region. The Costumes. Tue
lutnne. taatcras, Mokeumne, American. Feather
SCOTS. Klamath, and other rivers in the gold min
ing country, send favorable accounts. The latest
news from the region Of San Diego renders IL GER
tain that valuable 4, posts of the golden mineral
have been discovered there by the Mcxicaus and
reports IRON the sdjaceut portions of the state
dcr il probable that the mines there will b. found
me,h more productive than has been supposed they
would H..
tine # the dredging comianie. to which We have
heretofore referred ~ preparing 20 operate, has at
Last got T. wax During the week iust past, the
dredging steamboat PhUnix was set 20 work for he
purpose Of testing the capabilities 81 the machinery,
and The fichnee Of the bed u the river at that point
and the results Of the experiment were yield Of
over one hundred dollars per hour.
The quartz mining operations have ALEC been pro-
secuted with vigor aud success. some Of the veins
are rich beyond oil previous calculations OIe Of
these veins ut Nevada. wa sold Tor $4,000, aud
the purchaser in few days thereafter had taken
out ~ GOO, and dirt ready for sa.hing which would
yield $4,000 more The rock IN this vein i 20 nj.
able that in some places II can be crushed by the
hDgers. The machinery for crushing the quartz
rock H. OF course very expensive aud not nearly all
81 those possessing quartz claim have the means
wherewth TO purchase III consequently, the PRINCE
ple II a division Of labor commences to operate aud
in the most favorable manner for the miner that
IL the miner gets out the rock from his claim, nd
then sells II TO the parties owning machinery, who
crush it and extract the gold.
In connection with the condition Of the gold mines
and minors, must be taken the fact that the opera
lions 81 tie Assay Office, established here by Con-
gress, has already operated favorably, that the
principal bankers, IN orde- to obtain any share in
the gold dust trade at all, have been compelled TO
raise the price from sixteen dollars, the average
rate before the establishment q the Assay Oaicc
70 seventeen dollars per ounce. This increase Of
price Is If course benefit TO the miner, and the
establishment II nited states Mint here would
further benefit the miner, by giving him the full
value II his dust The Assay Office does not give
he !al value eitae geld II sLs miner, because lIs.