New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-28

bear fights no pugilistc exhibitions, no shooting,
and no hang ing matches among us. Two hHChes'
from sixty 20 eighty families, some nj them OF W"
highest resp liability. a Division ot the Spbs "
Temperance, u honn-hing day and Sabbath sch0o',
have contributed IN thi' in no small degree. Be
sld's there il felt ptrBHaeHce in respect 10 ~
terests here which have not met with elsewhere
Capital seeks investment with us iC0m thus cause,
and the yer, buildings and streets contrast iaFor
ably in This respect with those of any other iocA-
" ~ the mines.
The placer digsings Of this vicinity, owing to
lack Of water have not met With tie attention
thew merit bat arrang ements nov 10 progress vii
serve 70 develop great sources OF wealth from the
surface washings of the entire gon, all of winch
il hie hly auriferous. Wherever rd,er now be
had. the Yield Of gold is abundant; and, wnen the
aflufnts of Bear River and Deer Creek shall have
been led 10 us as they may b. soon M unvOnt-d
activity will revisit the placsrs of this township.
Hitherto, the quarf- has been almost solely the
ohi,ct Of attention. but nothing inrbds the belief
that the surface of the earth - rich propOrti)ua-
biz TO the wealth Of it's rocky bed.
Grass Valley is a basin situated among low and
slopng hills. on the Bear RIVER side ofthe water
shed which divides it fro y ser Creek AMI the
sfluents of the Yuba. Tall pines, nter~Persed
with frs and ccdars and humber oaks and abdn-
dant shrubs, cover all the lltops and raynss,
and their connecting slopes. Once IN the dstaHt
past all these ascents wore a sharper aspect, and
the dcpressions between the hghts possessed
ereater depth. Then was the era when i)rces
which have long since gone to rest we're IN &C nv
ty. as the numerous" slides" everything angular
fragments Of crushed quartz like crushed sugar
and filed with Ignite, injected BY large veins oi
sulphuret of iron, amply attest. The very granite
of the deepest shaft sunk in the bosom OF the val
lev itself, is broken into similar though larger
fragments rs if by the thrOes OF mighty cOn'ui-
sion.
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no rumblings like the earthquake arr 10 be heard,
except that Of the quertZ-mJs and no loud deto-
nations, except the blast Of the qIartz-nlines,
which rssound rom hill to hill. The coming ei
Gen. Winchester. who arrived here with his taaI-
ilv a little more than two months ago, has infused
new lite and vgor iutO quartz operations 80
things especially were lacking 10 the success OF
such enttrprses Observation-Disclosures mTchtRtry
to effect the SPEEDY and complete pulveuzstion OF
the rocks: and perfect sdrtag Of the g0tI It
contains. Both ofthese, II Is Confidently believed,
will be secured by the cos ly ppiratus he Is e. y
locating in the most eligible position in the valley.
So great is the confidence felt IN consequence OF
his superior means and improved methods FOR eX-
traCting god from quartz, thai not only claims,
but building. lots, and all other property in this
vicinity, have advanced nearly one hundred per
cent. since his arrival here
Let NE say 10 Mr. Greeley, that have not for
gotten 10 improve upon the amt he gave me IS
we parted last September to PIT a fer P0;dt0tS
into the grORHd On portion Of the black allu-
WON of the southern border of the valley, winch :
incosed oy fence, save planted not only ie y
potatoes. but some corn, beans, pumpkins,
squashes, cuaumbers, melons, beets, onions, car
rots, paIsue ,s, rnGishcs, cIuililo~er, cab5iges,
turneps, sud various other seeds Of we'll
appoiilted kitcheu-guden md from the present
thrifty aspect of the young plants have reason
to expect an abundant crop. Nothing but ths
late and early rosts, OF this -ti-ud- prevents the
exttnsi.e cultivation otyegetobes; and a. t ls all
the more hardy k.uG, flourish we'll.
The heat of late has been rather above the usual
temperature, which is from % t. - while tie
snn j. above the horizon. The nights are always
much cooler, but NJ frosts from April to October
have been noticed. C.. d.