New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-04-05
Mining Intelligence,

New DlscovERy-The Caayeras Chronicle says A
party of three men have been at work for short time
past at yallacta Murpby's, and Saturday last
they the bed rock at the depth of about 60
from the surface On the forenoon of that day they
washed out wentyone ounces report of their
having got abroad the miners from the adjacent diggg
rushed the spot and Immediately claims staked
extending far away in every direction and the great
est excitement prevailed in the neighborhood Being
short distance from the villages there but single
the ground. which was Immediately dignifed
and Sunday it thronged all day with
When our informant left there $50
waiting their turn for dinner
QUARrz-The Sacramento Union learns that valuable
discovery Quartz rock has been made that place
on Weber creek,
MURPHY 's.-Wthn short time past new diggings were
opened on the southeast side of Kenon Hill Mount
Pleasant which promise to pay remarkably well,
FREscHMANs CoRRAL.-New and rich dggiugs have
been recently discovered at Frenchmans Corral above
| Marysvile. The Herald states that the dggngs
cover fiat about twelve miles long and half mile wide
and that the dirt uniformly paid from $50 500 per
man.
| Carson CREEK-A few days ago specimen of quartz
was picked up in of the ravnes leading the
ebrated quartz mountain weighing thirty nine ounces
| Tn, lucky hombre refused $500 for it.
gentleman by the of Name who is operating
upon the Moquelumne river Middle Bar picked W
a lump of gold weighing an ounce and a half.
| New PLAcER.-New diggings have been discovered on
the Gillian Gulcb about four and half miles from this
place which promise to be extensive they rich
The Sonora Herald says DR. D. P Brown has exhib
tied to us another lump of gold in quartz weighing 6;
ounces. and valued at its weight, taken Wednesday
last from the head of the Bulpen Gulch, by the Buff
fao Mining Company. This is from the same hill which
overhangs Holden's Garden, frequently noticed. Th
Herald learns that the most astonishing accounts hav
been received Sonora in Mexico, of the richness
the gold mines which have there been discovered.
comnany has been formed at Placerville, called tn
FL Dorado Mining Manufacturing and Water Company
for the purpose conveying the waters of the South For
of the American river into Placervlle Coon Hollow Da
mond Spring, and other adjacent places
| SHASTA INTELLIGENCE - From Gregorys Messenger
direct from Shasta City learn that very great excite
ment exists regard to Smiths and Rogue river Thes
rivers pay extraordinary well while the excitement fo
claims is much greater than was manifested last yea
j, about SCOTS river
San Francisco Items.
Since the departure of the steamer on the 18th u OF
city has worn lively and most animated appearance
owing chiefly, however, to the great influx Of strange
from the East, The steamers Independence, Calitorn
Golden Gate which arrived respectively on the ~
and Goth ult. brought addition to population of
least 1900 of whom about 100 children and as mar
more were ladies. Business however. has been rath
duler than we had hoped owing to the prevalence OF d
, weather in the mines.
The health of the city remains in excellent cond
ton with the exception of colds and inuenzas whlt
u always prevail in changeable climate.
On the afternoon of the 18th ut the U S soop-o w
q St Marys, Commander George A, Magruder. thirty
days from Callao, arrived at this port off Sauco. 81
is under orders from Commodore McCauey commapdil
IS the Pacific station to take on board the shipwreck
l. Japanese, who have been board the cutt
Polk since February Or March last and deliver thm
y vessel of the East India squadron and return
. the Atlantic coast by the way Of the Cape of Good oT
During the sixteen months the St Mary has sail
Al thirty-sia Thousand miles. visiting Rio. Madeira Nap
raise tlaaa the Manganese Society, Naysators aud !
T. see Island. From the ftgea Islanaa shP sailed II
chhaaua accomplishing ths voyage In tte nnprceedent
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