New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-16
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bearing the broad pernsnt Of Comuosars cs..,aa,
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Forces In the Pacific.
| The Mines.
The anticipations entertained At A..
opening OF the present winter. OF prosperous 49,.
In mining, have been measuarbly cissnoo,,,~s ~
the unexpected cessation OF the rams A, sos go
rg OF the season was thought lhs, the anr,s.,cr
EARN .nas nad been thrown up would prove noe
piocuctive cursg the winter months than snv a. -
departments OF mining. THIS WOULD couote,s r.s
ee' the case, II the rains had continued. Ys, ~,
wnhsandlng the unfsvorable character of H. -
son, aus is: reasonable degree OF prosperity hss
auehoed the miners generally, in all parts 81 M.
country. The Ordinary placer dgsings continue - "a
yleie soundanily, wvere there is sufficient water H.
woik, and many localities which have been a!noss
,,Snm. worried, since lsis are sill prodacuvs.
Inis seems 20 DO more especially the case in sons
OF the southern Mines. TAs calsusrss cLron,eL
| speaking OF Csrsons Greek, says:
The digsiDgs all along the creek ara pawn, x.u
although the ravine has been worked twlce al,s.c.
Inns mas been, perhaps, the riches. placer In (sH'
fornia, paying largely throughout its whole ex,sss
VINE some portions Of L have yielded anoSns,
totally unprecedented in the mines. The VAN ~
water, however Is severely felt here but the missss
are in expectation Of relief in this matter nv ~
introduction OF water from the Stanislaus Stos,S
this take place the raynes and fats along the creek
| Will amply repay the labor expended in then vorS
ing, AMI Is said that even far up the hl aides -,
dissings are to be- found The dsy after tSs ,.sss
rams, Mexican boy, walking along the crssk.
picked up . piece Of quartz, which, upon being
broken up with hammer. produced ounces a
| gold; and on the same day miner known Is Ner,
wssian Bill. discovered among the tailinss, pssce
OF pure gold weighing ounces
From this creek Uses the celebrated quartz mouu.
tain, supposed to contain the richest veins OF eod A.
any similar formation IN the state. The mott vaia.
able sections OF thus hill have been FOG some time n
litigation between Morgan ard Finnexsn a ca
| lnterteYeJ akeFl xfth
OF both PARTIES There several sets of machine.
at WORK, crushing the quartz from the hill on ~
Stani:iaw River, which runs BY sne base Of As
There 10 no doubt but this will. eventually. nro,.
one OF the most productive veins In tue ceuntw
We are informed, BY q gentleman who has speas
some time In critical examinations Of various min.
Ing districts, and especially Of quartz mining thai
the Rocky Bar Company, IN Nevada County. has
succeeded In constructing and putting into opera.
ton, the most effective machinery tina. has vet bcsn
ina ,s ana that their works are Progressing
learn nom Inc same source yields from $40 to olS
per ton. The mill is built upon CHILEAN model II
heavy and very substantial and driven BY an engine
OF thirty I'VE horse power. There are many other
companies In the same region Of county, working
prontsby and with better prospects Of success thai
hitherto. The great oesiderasum OF efficient ma.
chinefy is beginning to be met 10 some extent aad
We hope ere long, 20 tee the energy and enterpYse
OF operators rewarded by an ample remunerstos
for sheif capital and labor. Gsan Francisco Pic
Two MEN HUxG BY THE PopuLAcs.
seems that tia fearful tragedies that have made CAL
ol MIA 90 unpe asantly distinguished. have not vet
ceased entirely. We learn from Tas Caiapsras
Chronicle Of Saturday, 14th Feb. that on the me-
ceding Wednesday TWO men, an Ensishman ana an
hishman, were hung at MuTphy's Flat for ,hsit. nS
Chrontcie says:
Two tents bad been broken into, at tia. camp.
from one Of which four hundred dollars had been
taken, and from the other but twenty-five Sheriff
Marshall, We learn, arrested the psrsons who had
committed the crimes, and Il proved to DO an Bag
lishmsn and an Irshman, who 70 names we were us-
able to learn. The people we Infatuated beyond
cOnuol, showing, BY ihe' excited actous thaS
nothing but the lives of u criminals would b al
lowed to sxpiats their guilt. Accordingly thsy
seized them from the Sheriff and with shouts OF pas
Sonase exultation, launched the unfortunate cui.
pTiis into eternity.
CHALK.-An extensive chalk bed has
been recently discovered In the nsishborhood Of
Mckinnle's Digsinss about Is miles east Of this
place. One party Of miners has already sunk iato
Il depth Of Is or 20 feet and as yet have seen ns
indications OF arriving ss the bottom. The vein %
bed seems TO tend toward the north. west and
s,utt-east, or nearly parallel to the general course
considerable portions Of slate and other schissoss
formations beng extremely friabie, and, In proper
liquids, perfectly soluble. Tho discovery has ia,
community TO believe that vast placss Of gold bear.
ing earth lie hid In this locality and that with pro.
per direction to the great amount Of labor which
Will uuuouD0uiy Do EXPENDED mere, flch rewards
Will repay those who may have the energy and per.
severance 70 continue In the york no " commenced.
Ii is well-kn0wa fact that the richest gold mines
ever discovered In Mexico Peru were in the neigh
borbood Of, or beneath, immense beds OF cax, %
such formations - those above alluded to.
tCsl4vsrss Chronicle.
The New EMIGRANT ROAD.-A beautiful
ranch mas been located on the route Of the new emf.
grant trail about half way between Volcano and
Leake Springs, ON the Carson Valley road A eoa-
m
WoTkmen will have their head quarters until The
load 10 opened Pack mules can nov tavsl this
oute and u 10 said but litte work will be Necessary
TO make 1t an excellent high way for wagons (lbid
SNow.-Parties who have recently p a.
shated some distance into the mountains, fnformus
t. at although there Is good eeal Of moe there Is
not so much as at this tune last year In fact smsll
parties can, with little Difficulty, effect the passage
OF TIE sierra company intend leaving Volcano
for the Great Salt Lake on the LIST Of March, having
In view the establishment OF dop6u TO fsrnsh ssp.
Plies TO the cmisrants OF next season. Ibid.
LATE FROM SHASTA PLAINS INDIAN
TRoyBLEs.-Mr J. Ereaner, tho Kit Carson Of Upper
California. arrived on Saturday from Shasta Plans,
10 which section Of country ne has resided fot ne
last two years Mr. r. len this city IN October LAST
since which time be has been constantly In Shssls
and klamath Counties. He states that the Indians
IN the upper country have been exceedingly trouble
some, and that cary in the winter his party hsds
number OF desperate engagements with them o.
bis way down he encountered q number OF hostile
Ipdfams, but fortunately discovered tnsH Intentions
in time 10 avoid any loss Of men OF stock Tho In
diaDs Of the Shasta Butte County are more wsrlike
than those OF any other section of the State, and
they bear the most fmplacsbls hatred 10 ~ard Cd
pale faces. The course which the Indian ODamis
soneTs have pursued In the reservation Of territory
IN the upper country. as well ~ the measures adopt
Cd for the settlement OF Irdian difficulties, meets
with general dissppfoba.ion from the inhabitants,
who say that hoslitles under the existing state Of
salDes, will DO indefinitely prolonged.
tSAcrsn snto Uaoa.
Fran the South.
Several serious ARRAYS have recently oc.
cured at Santa Barbara but can got sstisfac'
tory accounts Of them On tbs f4th xslt- tee hsxf-
cana nusrreled. aad va ktlled OF stabblnG. On