The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-23

Mining intelligence was still prosper
Gus in the vicinity of Nevada. Another quartz
vein recently discovered is yielding richly. The
Journal says:
We have seen another lot of elegant specimens
which were yesterday taken from the newly dis
covered quartz vein near Kentucky Flat. The
gold was in heavy, massive form, fully equal to
the richest we have seen from Grass Valley. II
the proprietors can find plenty of such "rocks, -
they will soon be able to go home with their piles.
The specimens were taken from the claim of
Messrs. Wilson, Porter, Palmer g. Co.
Great Yield efthe Ca,son's Greek Quartz Mines.
We conversed yesterday with Major Austin,
who reached the city on Tuesday night from the
Carson's Creek quartz mine, bringing with him
$50 lbs. Of gold The specimens we have seen
are astonishingy rich, being almost solid Jumps OF
gold, without more than one per cent. of quartz
This mine is situated on the crest of mountain,
5000 feet above the level of the Stanislaus, be.
tween, that river, and Carson's Creek. 1t has
proved perhaps the richest mine in the world.
The lead, or gold-bearing vein, has been traced
about one hundred feet, ordinarily not thicker than
knife blade, but at intervals expanding into
pockets, one alope of which yielded $l50, 600
The company have some 70 Sonorian miners al
work. They are sinking seven shafts to the vein,
and when Major Austin left, all the indications
were that they were about to come upon another
pocket In consequence of the magnificent yield
| OF this mine, party of Mexican guerrillas had
attempted to seduce portion of the company's
| miners into an attack upon the mine, to carry of
the large amount of gold known to be on hand
| But the Sonorians informed the company of the
| intended movement, and all hands were armed
and preparations made TO give the bandits a warn
| reception. The latter discovered that their in
| tended victims were on the alert, and very pru
IDENTIFY retired. Major Austin has deposited the
gold he brought with him at Mr.. Argenti's.
The New Placsrvills Mines-We have seen {
friend who is just down from the mines at Placer
| vile, which have been opened up within the pas
| few days, who confirms the news we gave yester
day morning.
| He states that that whole section of country an
pears to be Of volcanic formations He visited on,
| coyote hole where the miners had sunk their shat
| through stratum which almost seemed to b.
| ashes. The substance seemed to be dry and soft
crumbling readily with the pressure of the thum1
and finger
In many Of the holes the earth seven or eigh
feet down, yielded from twenty-five to seventy fv,
cents to the pan. The character Of the soil her
was about half stones and half earth.
He informs us that four friends of his took ton
| and went down to the creek, where they com
menced washing pile Of earth which had bee
washed with rocker twice before. At the end
the day, after they had paid seven laborers, the
had an ounce piece left. Transcript, May Is
A friend from Grass Valley informs us thai tn
quartz mining operations in that neighborhood, ar
| becoming more extended, and their impoi tanc
more generally appreciated, as new discoveries al
made. The ecrushing machines which are n ow i
operation, are all doing a fair business, and ri
paying their owners moderately well for the msne
invested. Times, May 1st. Z