Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-07
CALIFORNIA INTELLIGENCE.

CALIFORNIA INTELLIGENCE.
Our Telegraphic report of yesterday contained
fair summary of the general news brought by the
last arrivals from California We add, however,
the following details Of late intelligence from the
mining districts, as we find it in the newspapers
Al meeting Of the miners Horse Shoe bar on the sa-
cramenso resolution: were passed that they would ecog
mise the right Of the jurisdiction Of the courts in cases Of tres
pass mineral claims the ground that they could be
more speedily settled and with greater justice BY the miners
themselves" 80
rich guch or avine had been accidentally discovered
about mile southeast Of the great tunnel at Cooma
The Intelligence Of the discoveries in Shasta Valley is
fully confirmed says the Sacramento Transcript Of MAY l.
by the passengers in the steamer Martha Jane which arrived
yesterday evening from Cous The valley extends down to
where the streams join SCOTS river and correspondent as
sres us that o great depth has been found in eyery
shaft that has been sunk. y"
"A company Of four PERSONS engaged in guIch at Placer
v are taking out daily 81 900. $3.50 apiece. The guch
had been previously worked but BY digging into the banks
and washing quantity Of EARTH the company are en-
abed TO make these wages.
Todds Valley located about midway between the Middle
and North Fork of the American river is said contain
ensye dggngs There s an extensive district Of country
10 the vicinity that has never been thoroughly prospec,ed
ne valley contained seven eight hundred miners fsw
months ago.
The miners the North Fork Of Feather river are doing
quite we'll on the bars which they able to work. In many
cases high up, the bars covered with snow and 10 me-
cessay to remove six and eight feet Of before they
reach the surface Of the bar. Bufew Of them win be worked
successfully on account Of the high state Of the water which
must continue for month or six weeks to come The Ma
ysve Herald furnishes the following items relative to one Of
the bars the North Fork IA 5Iss. t 554tt ti ~
Those who have claims, above Rich BA, doing well
One man, named Pool with MS Partner took out IN
afternoon 10 ounces. Other claims in the neghborhood
paying from $500 to 5000 per day. Quite an excitement
raised Goodrich and Jacobs rancho seven miles north
Of the mouth Of Nelson's creek by four or five men coming
in for provisions Some fifty to the conclusion
that these must have gold dggipgs somewhere in the
neghbohood and determined follow them but after two
three days they escaped ia the night and disappointed
their followers Hundreds travelling about the
neghbohood trying to find their whereabouts but have
far been unsuccessful Provisions quite plenty. Flour
is selling at % cents
The numerous and gulches within an area Of Eve
miles Of Georgetown have generally paid WELL Many Of the
canons, among others the Oregon and Missouri, have been
worked over half dozen times. Thee ggngs tho
roughly understood the start and surface washing was pur-
sued by the miners Afterwards holes were SUNK deeper and
DEEPER until late experience has shown that shafts sunk one
hundred feet and then the coyong adopted is the
proper mode for working that district fcountry. &
friend who is just down from these diggings informs Us
that the miners there making very fair averages The
large slide leading down from Soldiers Gulch toward Suffer
creek entirely dug up. Those who happened 10 ske
rich lead deposited along the old channel Of the stream have
been quite successful There some three hundred per-
still at work there who make average from eight
dollars to sixteen dollars per day The has all dap-
peared with the exception Of little the bill tops in the
vicinity The copous fall Of has given those who had
earth threwn up in the guches an admirable opportunity
| wash it out. 0 Will ,sa s.g + y.
We learn that the miners have in great measure desert
ed these dggngs account Of the difficulties with the In
disns. Indian Guch has been entirely deserted whilst only
twenty persons Fine Gold Guch Il said that
those remaining making twenty dollars per day. and
none below that sum. Tf a# n.
miner in the vicinity Of Nevada took out a piece Of
quartz rock weighing seventeen pounds strongly mpegna
ed with gold II is valued at $780, and was found close
to the surface saaa sl a5aia .a&a 81
Another rich quartz vein has been discovered several miles
from Newtown near Deer creek Some rich specimens have
been taken out already.
We grafed to learn from the Stockton Journal that
the Southern mines give promise Of prosperous season
to the miners The Journal says: AT Mokelume Hill few
days SINCE parties entered old deserted hole and in
day washed out 200 The attack made upon this rich
hiby the miners threatens level it. party of six men,
on Woods creek, two miles from Sonors down by an
express rider few days SINCE 000 which they had dug
oma spot they were upon in two weeks and they informed
him that the ipdicaons favorable for richer yield
the succeeding two There arc over ten companies work
ing upon this creek within short distance Of each other
with long toms, and all Of them doing fine business
large numbers Of persons returning from SCOTS river
and locating at Morriss Ravne Longs Bar Oregon Gulch
Rich Guch, and Butte Creek where none Of the miners are
making less than from five dollars an ounce per day.
correspondent Of the Stockton Journal, writing from
the Manposs II speaking Of some large pieces Of gold
weighs fourteen pounds and ounces the next forty
eight ounces and the next IS Of pure gold The
first two considerably npregnated with rock though their
intrinsic value more than half their weight The people
have been doing remarkably well for the last few weeks and
they are coming fast from all parts Of the country"
The Maysye Herald says that the old company on Rich
Bar Feather river, erecting mill 10 get out plank
for fune. They intend Aumng about half mile Of the
bar. ,F.@ ai S. h
The I" Alta California Of the LIST Of May says ssFor
the benefit Of al especially Of those unbeeve who still
dous the reality Of the asserted richness of Of aur-
ferrous veins, publish the annexed proofpositive
said that the mineral presented Mesas Moat & Co,
was only fair average specimen Of the vein and further
that the gentleman who forwarded the mineral sent word
hat it produced Sl00 they had mineral enough blasted
% produce $3.50 O00 We know nothing further whether il,
be 20 or not Buthe public may rely fully upon
ing assy by Moat Cos lO3 lbs gross weight Of quartz
rock, from Carsons Creek ven36 lbs gold, ID bar s.72S
pennywegh value &c. 1926 6neness about cor thou
ssndshsi ID. rs per ounce, United States nh value "t
II +@E5a a b INDIAN AFFAIRS. ~ 'S
Information had been received 1t Sacramento city from
Marshsls ranch, high up the Sacramento river Of the
murder Of three misunderstanding Singer and John Mtn Of
Chicago and Samuel Beatty, Of Wsconsinby the Indians
The latter visited the camp pered and carrying of
various articles, when the fired upon them, killing two
and woundng another immediately becoming conscious 81
their error, they fed the woods The Indiana however,
pursued and dispatched them with their std ai
The Sacramento Transcript reports battle between q
party Whifes and marty f