New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-03
Mining Intelligence.

Mining Intelligence.
The same steady and uniform success
which characterized reports from the various
tons of the placer at the time of making up last
summary of gold news continues and the rains which
have abundany visited every part Of the mines have
left rich harvest for the diggers All the streams
north and south have been unusually swollen, and
siderable damage has been ccasoned by the washing
away of dams and mining works. and the flooding of
deposits where aurerous earth had been collected and
stored awaiting the rain But these losses traing
when the beneficial change wrought In the general pros
poets Of the miners by the abundant supply Of water is
considered and all feel compensated for the loss Of
property and labor, while coDurDg up bright visions of
future operations along the full streams which have
swept 1t away. There is no complaining now, but
cessiu and welped industry is causing the earth TO
yield harvests OF gold
1t is found, as the waters gradually re-
cede from the flats bordering the streams In the mi
ming region, and the rivers their natural chan
ne that the surface deposits, the washngs, are in
many places materially changed by the action of the
food The localities the bars and along the banks,
where the treasure most exposed, and which have
been left in places almost barren and where the
earth had been turned In vain before forma.
tons or deposits have been made
The spring emigration from our cities to
the mining interior has commenced Parties to be
seen every day in the streets or on our wharves equip
ped for the mines. The drain upon floating popu
laion will be great, but expect TO realize benefit
In the exchange Of these persons for the wealth which
their industry will accumulate and their necessities put
in circulation among US this summer The number Of
Chinese lsborers that will visit the mines this spring will
be very great Every day parties OF thirty and forty
may be in streets, their stores utensils, and
other "traps" heaped upon dray, vending their way
to the Stockton Sacramento steamboat landings.
This class of miners Is perhaps, OF all Others the least
profitable Their wants few, and supplied in
cheap and peculiar manner and, ~ they are saving,
penurous and apt at trade society seldom gets the ben
fit of their earnings. When they have accumulated
few hundred dollars each, their fortunes made for
their own country
Our exchanges from the interior, of Sat-
urday last contain especial reports from the gold
diggings We learn by The Caldrras Chronicle, that
Considerable rain has fallen in Caaveras County, within
the last ten days Parties who have earth thrown up or
working In shallow dggngs, are msking the best
Of the opportunities afforded them As general
thing the rains having rather bad effect upon deep
diggings and operations. Little complaints heard
however, those who debarred working their deep
holes have usually ravine claims which will pay them.
Advices from the southern part of the County continue
to represent the miners being very prosperous in
working their claims. AT Valecita, few days ago,
party Of eight unearthed and secured lump of gold
which weighs twenty.sx pounds. 1t Is nearly pure,
there not being than halt pound of rock in it,
Sonora has been the headquarters of min
in the Southern district ever since lsi9 Thousands
have dug up and turned over again and again. the earth
around the Mountain City, and yet il Is yielding 800 per
cent more abundantly than any time heretofore. Gen.
tlelnen who deal in gold dust says The San joaquin Re-
publican, tell us that will be work OF centuries to ex
haust the placer.
The same paper, (of Saturday last in an
article on quartz mining in the Southern gold region,
had the fol owing notice OF a section Of the mines cele
| brated for its quartz veins:
Probably the richest mineral district in California
hes on the banks OF Carsons Creek VIII oh empnes into
the stansaus The treasures lying in the bowels OF the
famous quartz mountain which towers above the ver
have already been developed and afford occupation for
some hundreds OF miners. would indeed appear that
the entire hill vast pile Of auerous quartz-enough
to probably employ thousands tor century 10
come We are informed that the miners have up to the
present time, been employed in blasting and breaking
up e rock, With the expectation, al some future time,
OF providing themselves with machinery for crushing
ana matchmaking One two attempts have been
made Is true to such machinery IN this
nelshDrnood; but II has in each proved Intellect
uaL lnere are some thousands of tuns Of ore lying
ready for machinery
Advices from the Northern mines are
fully as encouraging az the reports from the South.
snow has iaen on the mountains in Immense quantities
and probable that the win be supplied with
water Tor many menths TO come san Francisco Her.
DRowNED.-An individual named Peter
Hanney, late Of NewYork City, was drowned, a few
days since by the upseting of in which be
crossing the river FoIds Bar on the North Fork Of
the American river
6EoRGETowN DIGGINGs.-There is great
excitement IN Georgetown, FL Dorado County, in
sequence OF the discovery OF rich hill dggngs about Q
m,e ii.m mat place Shafts have been sunken over
ieOleet IN depth, and from the prospectsu obtained,
II thought they will prove richer than the ar-faned
digging oi Coon Hollow Already eco acres of ground
nav ven etdAeo OF, ana mere engaged
In locking OUT for favorable plots which 70 locate
clalIns.
ExEcuTioN BIT THE VIGILANCE Com
nlrixE-71e Calereras Ckroxele Extra april I. con-
tain an account Of the arrest tris conviction and exc
eurion of Mexicsn, named Carlos Esava for ROBBERY
81 ts' place on the lst inst Tie circumstances are
brefy - follows =
ron some time pest the people Of that vcivey have
been subject 70 the depredaons OF gangs of thieves and
ROBBERS These cutreges became go FREQUENT and dar
inc that the Vigilance Committee took The narter in
hand, but Tor tine unable 70 make spv arrests
few days since however cireums,ances tended 70 fix
suspacen upon one Carlos Elava and upon "Wednesday
last he was spprehended and charged with tine robbery
OF pure containing $500 Ia dust rom the tent of
M Perkins, on Coral Fiat, the previous rnorping
The Vigilance Committee ifnuaee lately assemb ed
and proceeded with the trial the testimony sdducsj
sgsrst linn was so conclusive that he inaIIy sckno "
LEGGED The truth Of every charge On thursday mora
me be was informed that be sentenced m ne hunv
which tdngs he received with the utmost s,oolness
and requested thrt the padre al San Apdrsas igh, -
sert or and also desired good bed and plenty Z eat
and drink - FS - -s
To the priest he confessed having perpetrsted num-
Der OF burgaIies and rooberies around s.r x,Jress
and Mose'umne Hi. and made hrnss II Out sush hard
snsa ,s the priest refused to accompany him 70 The
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