Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-01-03
THE GOLD IN CALIFORNIA.


Great discoveries OF gold deposits have been made
in the Bear Valley. the details of which are thus Civ
en- by the San Francisco Herald These representa-
lions, however. should be taken with a vast many
grains Of allowance.
We have eonyersed with a gentleman Just down
from MarIposa, who is familiar with the whole range
of Southern dgsings, and he declares that nothing
has ever before been discovered IN California at all
to compare, IN richness extent with the coyote
glngs recently discovered in Bear Valley He las no
interest, either directly indirectly them, being
probably engaged IN different employment further
feet which the sight such wonderful riches SO east
ly acquired, must naturally have upon he mind, may
be relied upon reetrom bias or any disposition 10
speculate upon the eicabliity Of the community -
The sp3t where these oden treasures have been dis
covered is upon Lofty and extensive hill shout one
mile TO the left OF the main road rom Stockton 10 Ma.
rPosa, ten miles this side OF the latter place. and IL
from Quarzbnrg. A parry Of some halt dOZen SonO-
rians, at the head OF ghom was intelligent miner
named Don Ramon, we're engaged in prospecting fer
placer dgglngS up thebed OF the stream which, eros
sing the road Mariposa, takes its rise in the
hills TO the left, and runs along the base of the hill
upon which the new 1igglngs are found They as-
cendrd this stream Tor some distance, testing the rich
ness OF its deposits ashley advanced, until just oppo-
site The Kill, they oun the yield remarkably rich -
This attracted their attention the hill Itself snd
they al once cCmmeiced tunneilng IN from the edge
| OF the stream, AS ney advanced they found their
most eXtIayagant exectatlons surpassed and turning
downwards they suk shaft, which has already
reached depth OF = feet the soil al every step be-
Ing still richer. THE is yet sign whatever of its
giving ont, at which the Mexicans are so surprised
thatthey believe it EVER be exhausted In 4davs
this party, orignally,f six, took out Ss220000. They
| afterwards Joined othemselves four Americans TO
protect them from beng driven off by the miners.
The soil is a kind of mixture OF decompossd slate
and quarz, Thoroughly impregnaed with gold, and
! possessing so little cdesion, that the Jumps may be
crumbied In the haH or knocked TO pieces with a
spade, like clodoI esth turned up by the plough
AS the formation slihtly resembed decomposed
quartz OF slate vein, ts discovering patty endeavored
to claim and retain il, such but as soon as rumors of
It's richness leaked ou hundreds rushed to the spot
from the adjoining dggngs, and in concaye assembled
decided 1t TO be reguar placer Each of the eleven
belonging to the dlscoerng party allowed 60 feet
| square; all Others 30 let square,
! The gold is exceedingly fine, being found in the
shape OF minute ROUNDED points finer than even the sand
| itself No Jumps have been, found, and very rarely
Is piece met wlthwel9lng quarter of al ounce.
The miners extract lie gold either by washing the
auriterous earth ins coamop psn or reducing it 10
well mixed mud, il 1excan lasna or rastra, and
| then amalgamatns witt quicksilver.
Our informant suites by way of ustra ton that if a
bucket OF water is dashd over heap of the earth il
appears as if covered viii spanges Of gold
One battea full If theearth has yielded er wash
ing, sediment ole ghten ounces of fine gold pow
der small sack, in Phlch the earth is transported
from the cayoe hob 4 the stream, and containing
from 70 to 80 pounts, hs yielded from S.. 400 to So
600. Three pound OF he earth weighed, gave one
and hail pouads Of aold. Ffom these facts ; nd q
thousand others oh similar kind all who have wiz
messed the new digin.s declare that everything else
heretofore discoveed California sinks into insipnjf-
canoe IN compason-Conora, CarsoR's, SulIivan's
&C., are not to beompared with it,
As matter OF ourss, the news OF the discovery Of
these rich deposi hasspread Ike wiidtre through the
mines, and prod:ed an intense excitement and a per
feet Stampede fro the old aud worn out placers--
Aqua Frio, Qlrtzburg. and other embryo mining
towns in the viaity, are perfectly deserted
On Sunday la-tour days after the ne VS. was spread
---ht re noless than three thousand people m
on the golden h, and one might travel in any drec-
ton from it andquads OF miners would be met hur.
| rging to the sp. Al eady, fiom the crest of the
lofty hill down It's slopes, and for mile beyond its
base, are the 3Oet claims OF the miners staked off
But the strau,st thing OF all, and one that best
lustrates the mic rapidly with which towns and viz!
lagos spng intexlstence in California is the fact that
within a houraiter the first great rush the spot, II
town, a little ttance removed was surveyed man
ped sub divide into Streets squares &c, and in a.
| hours atterwas it contained nunbs n of stores.
taverns boardE houses hottls, gambling hoas es
with monte anoliard tables and all The usual estab-
| shnens foul in the inland mining towns These
stories are so wonderful even for California tn at had
not derivetfem from entitled 10 the fall
est credit ambulance we would not have veniured to
put them fotu AS 1t Is, no should be led 10 act
hastily from ;F IS the new Mount Ophr has doubt
less long erehs been oyerrun by the thousands OF |
miners whomhe news has attracted to the spot One |
thing is certa that the Southern mines will this win
Ter produce eater amount ofgod than ever before
Prosperity cronng the labors Of the miners, will |
give impetuto he trade in that section add great
ly 10 the wealt AID progress OF Stockton and n5l-
recy bring prcpelty 10 tstrain to all classes in the
community.