New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-10
New. from the Gold Bluff.

We are indebted to Gregory Co.'S Express
for an Alta California, Extra, published At T.
NJ Feb. !, Just before the sailing OF the steamer
It has the following news from the Gold Bluiia;
The steamer Chesapeake arrived from Gold
Bluffs this morning. with about fifty passengers
The accounts from the Gold Bluffs, through al,
tbentic sources, confirm the previous reports OF
the auriferous nature Of that region. HAVING
seen the whole show, we are prepared to speak
positively on the subject.
The BiufFs are about thirty miles north OF Trim
idad. and to reach them is matter oil no shshs
fatigue. High hills and deep gulches are quite a
relief after travelling twenty miles ANGLE deep IN
beach sand.
The Gold Bluffs present to the ocean aPerpen-
dicular front of from one 70 four hundred ieet III
hight. and extend a distance Of about SIX miles
At the base there is an abundance oil talcose STATE
mixed with Quartz and we were shown specimens
of quartz gold, though in very small quantities
At times the ocean breaks against the oldfs, rem
deripg travelling along the beach very hazardous
matter for several days together out IN ORDINARY
weather the beach at the foot OF the bufs Is from
twenty to fifty yards In width. Inc oeach Is
mixture of gray and black sand. In some places
the black sand covers the surface to the depth OF
an eighth of an inch, and can be easily gathered,
though we must say that during our stay az the
bluffs the exhibitions of black sand In any great
abundance were rare. 1t is found mixed with
scales Of gold very fne so fine that it cannot Do
separated by ordinary washing.
The beach changes with every TIDE, ana OcJa-
sonally no black sand is to be seen upon the snr,
face. In digging into the beach, the gray ana
black sand is found mixed together, the gray
largely predominating. In the rlils which tFlckle
down the bluffs the gold is to be found IN qdanti-
ties perbaps greater than in the black sand
The Chessoeake landed several tuns OF goods
at the Bluffs. by means of lines extending from
the steamer to the shore, and to which tne CASKS
containing the goods were attached. Inc sur
rendered the landing in boats mpractcable. The
steamer was anchored nearly halt a mile from tue
shore, and in sounding, the lead being creased 20
test the quality of the bottom seyera particles oi
gold were drawn up. -
The black sand, as it is called, 10 Principally
oxyde of iron. strongly magnetic. Several chem
lists who have examined the sand suppose tnat
portion of it is oxydated gold, and that but
small portion of the precious metal Is Vlsloie 70
the naked eye.
Tie Pacific Mining Company lay claim to
large portion of the beach, and have erected there
log cabins, and laid in 6 large store OF provisions,
preparatory to working the Bluffs on an extern
sive scale They have large number OF laoorers
on the ground, and have employed chemist 70
extract the gold from the sand, and are sangulne
in the belief that their enterprise will yield them
a handsome per centage. II the sand yield any
thing like the quantity OF gold which has been
represented, we cannot doubt the ultimate sue
cess of the Comp if their affairs are managed
prudenty But for individuals, single handed
we have no word of encouragement. The ex-
pense of reaching the Gold Bluffs is nearly or
quite one hundred dollars, and the cost of getting
provisions there about fifty cents per pound
Even suppose the success in getting large guam
titles of the so.called black sand, without some
economical method of separating the gold, it will
be valueless We saw men in the vicinity OF the
Bluffs who had expended all their means In
reaching there, and are now unable to return.
The schooner Capacity, with l4O passengers,
arrived at Trinidad on the 2sth of January, and
proceeded next day to the Cod Bluffs, to land
her passengers. The steamer Sea Gull touched
at trinidad on the 3Oth, left few passengers,
and continued on her trip to Oregon. The steamer
Goiah was going into Trinidad, as the Chesa'
peake left, on the afternoon of the 3Oth.