New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-28
CALIFORNIA.
The Gold Mines Of Grnss Vale,

Correspondent. Of Tue n Y. Tribune
GRASS VALLEY, California, Monday, June IA, 1852.
It is now two months since my arrival
in this place, the great center of the quartz re-
giOn, and quartz operations, in the Nothern Mines
The Improvements by the erection Of new dwell
Dgs and stores, the Enclosure Of village lots, and
the cultivation of gardens, have heen Of much
more substantial character, the present season,
than any heretofore seen in the mineral settle.
ments Of the State. Probably not less han fifty
new tenements have been put up in two months
past, for which the reasonable price Of lumber
(S40a $50 per thousand feet gives greater 6ic-
ties than formerly. We have, in most wondrous
profusion ell the elements of permanent aaa
long continued career of prosperity, and in which
no tswn in California shares more largely than
this.
The increase of population in and asout Grass
Valley from the new emigration, has tad ten
dency TO depTess wages yet 80 a nple is the field
for. and so satisfactory the result of operations
in the placer diegings hereabouts, that there is
little difficulty on the part OF willing and strong
handed men of realizing at least 81 a day, aud
more do better by far than worse. No section o.
the mountains possesses so large proportion OF
families, IN gwen population, as Guss Valley.
We have probably one hundred ladies' 10 tntal
OF about > 600 souls. Two churches are Gro vled
with att 'ntive congregations each sabbath, and 4
day school IS well supported by the people while
degree Cf sobriety and good order exists that
older communities might be Justly proud Of
The great interest Of this part of California is
| the quartz. Upon It's continued abundance NOS
only depends our own prosperity, asacommunty.
but IN me esurable degree thai of the State and
lnl0n-at least so Tar as supply OF gold tend
10 such a result. None Of the new and improved
machinery, ordtrtd from the Atlantic States tie
past tall and winter, has yet arrived IN the cuun
/ Try, or been put IN operation. The old nils
however, ara, with Il fen tXc-p ions, dom. 4
| profit able business. Some of them-4s for M
stance those OF the God-hil Company, C5lliaS
Co, Conway \ Preston and DR.. Bacon-ars
| eqHaling and even exceeding former products.
The discovery OF new AMI richer veins of gold
bearing quartz is matter Of almost daily Occur
renee. The LAFAYETTE Hid Vein, known a. the
HeNeta Tunnel Co., which soli IN April last At
TIE rate OF about $4,000 for the whole vas r-sJid
in part, on the FIRST Of the month. say seven.eIr
enths, ioT $4,000. The 6rSt purchasers have TAX
en- out, probably, over 100000 IN period OF SIX
~ DAY VS., ami the new proprietor, Mr.. Newton,
from X l., will be able 10 continue the same hb-
eral yield, the vein growing thicker as its follow
ed down, and producing as largely a. az frst Fhe
ore, thus far, has yielded over 100 per tuu-sone
Sl40, and none less than $40. In the last two
weeks additional rich veins have been opened on
Wv SN sNu "'J"ihi"S mis- S'uie edhlp'ts oitlfS
rock, as sfso specimens from several Of the VEINS
nearest this village, | have forwarded TO New.
ork where they say be seen at the Office Of tue
"Grass Valley Gold Mining COMPANY Fulton
street
nch lead of quartz was struck week before
"st IN iaN'ne, not more than sixty rods from the
location OF the above. named compsn,. II is a
foot thick at the out-croppng, and was discovered
ny ap%I'y OF miners engaged IA deep sluice. wash
ID nave I't seen a portion vi tue Ledge
visible To the unassiSted eve. deem this sis.,-
very OF The greatest importance to nv cono,pv.
as 1t not only PROMISES asuPpy ofexcellenr mad.
ty OF rock, but Is almost within a stons,s th,o..
OF the mil, on a hi not before "pro.pecteI' .,r
opposed to contain quartz. an nego.ia.iq- =,
Puienese tins VEN Tor our company. samples Of