The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-16

1t is said that party of Germans have recently
discovered very rich gold placer on the Sacramento
emptying into the Sacramento river from the west
This creek is about fifteen mil north of the noun
tain heights known as the Back Bone and as no
name was known for it by the party making the
discovery, they called it Back Bone Creek The
mining ground is said to bc extensive, aud of unex-
ampled richness The earth in many places yielded
from three to fvo dollars to the painful.
Many persons who left Shasta Valley for the mines
on Rogue river. are said to be returning They re-
port the mines on Rogue river to be exceedingly
rich but they were nor of sufficient extent to afford
claims to all who were attracted thither Those
who have claims upon the riverare generally obtain
ing great abundance of gold.
The mines on Dead Wood Greek. near Yreka, are
proving TO be exceedingly rich. 1t is thought that
very large amount of gold will be taken from this
crock during the present summer
A correspondent, writing 10 San Francisco from
Rich Bar. says -" Provisions and clothing are
very cheap here, and those who labor by the day
get six dollars very readily iu fact all who do not
wish to try their luck at digging their own hook,
md plenty OF opportunity for six dollars per diem.
The prospects Of miners in this region very fiat
tering, aud presume there viii be much more god
taken from the earth this summer than has ever
before been raised. There are. at present a large
number OF people doing well in the hills and banks
around here .
The Stockton Jo,nnoi says ga gentleman from
MariIosa county informs that the splendid
w,
Orhir which cost over 800 600, aud in which Mr..
John l. Moilatt, Collector King, and others, have
been so deeply interested, either entirely,
or in part, owned by an English Mining Company,
Who are making rrepara ions to work the quartz
ledge This company. we are told. came out TO work
one of the Fremont claims but could not succeed in
finding it
The Weber and Coon Hollow Canal cost 800, 900,
is fourteen and-a half miles long, and pays monthly
$1,000 q per cent on it, first cost.
The Gold Hill Canal cost 50 265, is ten and a.half
miles in length, pays monthly 81 ,di2 II per cent
on its first cost
The Bradley, Borden, & Co. Canal at Diamond
length, and pays monthly 2,l97, or lSl per cent
its cost.
The Rock Creek Canal, Mt Nevada, is six miles
lorg-cost $4,000 and pays monthly $1,000, or 10
per cent on its original cost
The Cayote Ditch, at Nevada, is six miles long
cost $4,000 and pays monthly $4,000, or 37a per
cent on its cost
And lastly, the Deer Creek Canal, at Nevada, is
eight miles long-cost $4,000, and pays monthly
S5.513. or 215 per cent on its first cost
The mines about Weayerville have, it is said
proved to be among the richest in the State.
Water has been conveyed for the last fe v months
length.
The party who introduced water into the rich
gulcb on Cotton creek washing dirt ave-
raging thirty five cents to the buckctful.
On the 18th Of June, fire occurred at Yankee
Jim's, in Placer county, by which property to the
amount of $4,000 was destroyed. The sufferers
are named as follows :--tiardncrs loss, $4,000;
King, $1,000; Graves & Co.. $500; Farnham &
Halns, 81, 800; Thorndikc, $1,000: Shines s. sners,
$1,000; Pike County House, 81 800; Court House
and restaurant, $1,000; FL Dorado, Foster & Co,
$1,000; Gregory's Express, $2.000 Miller s Co.'S
tai $t0000-the above being probably an under
estimate of the loss.