New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-09

are actively engaged m Completing their w,rks 4si
srrngng Their plans OF action against the tins wien
the waters shall revisit their place. Sos ar xi5sp
ing and decptnng their canada others tbrr,r;rr up
ulrls and Othe, scooping out rcse.vors buf b fsr
the greater rreIOtjy Of miners are beaniny ys s,3
housing ne aurks<pus earth. from The beds ~ sr-zos
that ere nov DIS; from places which heavy fs ~
rrin may render inaccessible 10 them.
The harvest, which is SO generally sought. viii
doubtless uake tue approaching period Of rains on, on
great activity aEd pross 70 the rner Tae suggestion
/ OF The S0gOys Herald ihst the coming winter nav
be great eIa n the development Of eur gosea wealh
! l. rot improbable The iDsroved alt extended chr
accr the works which hsve been started IN every part
OF the mines during the pRat summer, Is immense out
lave az cspil and lie increased experience which IA
been 80 extensively applied b. old established ccsnpan
ies Of miners, in Arranging tor winter wo'S all justify
! the expectations which they indulge
The rainy seasonEill soOs be upon us. III
tie signs portend an C,ry winter the mlTaiion. Of
the wild fowl shores have been noticed ior many
weeks The regular winfsseeIn 10 have brokerof ana
the hmos here heavy AID at tiucs quite damp IN the
intsrSOr. few showers ave ialle- within DAY or
two past in sore parts ots northern mines but these
are mere Drcrnonilons Of the nigh approach q old
WinEer suppose Next month the rsin may sct IN.
il being November. which il usually regarded a. ths
first NOAH OF the wet season
Ths Sacramento Union reviews she cOnditi,n
and prospects Of the American river miners hLs fall ~
follows.
There no doubt Of the utter iure already OF many
very many Of the Tuning operations upon the FORKS %
present scRon In few instances these failures are
attributable bad management; az for example, the
incapabty fumes contain the entire water OF the
stream the insecure manner in which they have been
G. INSTRUCTED sud the reckless and urTarraniahic eN
pendure OF money. &c But from personal o5serva-
tiou, well careful inquiry. we are compelled 20
chronicle the fact that the earth In many OF the claims
drained l. either worthless poor As To tail OF re
rating the miner for the expense he has incurred
and the labor he has endured in reaching this subaque
dirt The long continuance ot dry weather has en-
ahled these claims To be thoroughly prospectcd and il
there had been any rich deposits the industry and per
severance of the patient miner would have discovered
them.
The truth thea IS apparent TO our minds that the
greater portion Of river beds laid bare the present
have thus far proved say the least bat partially
successful The instances OF good look have obtained
very general publicity, but the unfortunate eater
prizes have seldom been recorded But while we
regret 20 hear OF many disastrous results,
encouraged in she belief that II the present dry
season should continue month six weeks longer a
large proportion OF the companies whch have been
compelled 70 suspend operations will yet retrieve their
fallen fortunes after their dunes have been repaired.
Other companies which owing 10 the hi water, have
rot yet got into the bed OF the rivers will succeed in
completing their fumes and reaping handsome return
for lcir labor
It must be remembered also that there are at least
four dmnming and funlng companies engaged on the
various streams this year where there one last
SON. so that on the whole, are OF the opinion that
at the commencement Of the rainy season It will be
found that far greater quantity OF the precious
metal has been taken from the bed of the rivers than
during any previous ball since the discovery 10 gold in
California