New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-07
Rich Quartz Deyelopme nts.
From he Ala Cahlnrn.l

Editors Alta California: Believing that
the editors Of Tie Alta DESTROYS obtain and pub
hsh acts in reston the mineral resources OF the
State, and especially and rich developments in the
quartz line avsil myself of short visit to the city 70
furnish brief statement in relation 10 now discovery
made between Otter Creek and the Middle Fork OF the
American River and within few rods Of the trail from
Georgetown TO Volcano Bar, Big Bar and Gray Eagle
City.
Is now nearly year since Mr. John Taylor and his
associates commenced opening this vein, few rods
only from this discovery. Those gentlemen have
diligently pursued their la0ors until they have nearly
completed very SUPERIOR mill, with SIX stsmpers,
driven by water power, Otter Creek, and they arc
now engaged in quarTyiDg the quartz. The vein at
their opening is about ten feet thick at the depth OF
twenty five feet from the surface and the rock con
sidered by good Judges very rich and they may well
anticipate very liberal returns for their toll and outlay
of capital WI they shall have completed their sep4ra
ting anal amating apparatus This mill and the oper
atoms OF the company are managed by Ar John PagD,
an excellent mechanic and Mr. John Taylor the disco
verer Of the gold in the vein. They have encountered
serious obstaclef hut by patient industry and indoma'
bic perseverance,, they may be considered as In the
right line of ample success; and richly do they de-
terye il
There is also on the same vein north and adjoining
Taylor Company as is called after the discoyerer,
another company, called the volcano Quartz Mining
Company" under my personal direction, and to which
have devoted my labors since my Punishment from San
Francisco by the fire OF 4th May 1851. This Company
commenced operations in June last; by sinking shan
tnved by driving tunnel drift, OF one hundred and
tyve feet at light angles to the vein with an open
cut of hundred and twenty i've feet by means OF
this tunnel which strikes the vein at the depth OF about
thirty two feet both drain and venlate the shaft
and also have an easy and gradually descending track
TO carry out the rock to the mill, only no yards from
the vein. which il thirteen feet thick al the intersection
of the tunnel with the shaft.
This vein outcrops most prominently on the claim OF
this Company the point where the trail from George
begins TO descend to Volcano Bar on the middle
fork of the American River, and hence the name given
to the Company
This region Is scarcely known abroad as being rich
in oldbeang quartz, but the present indications are
that II will soon occupy prominent position among
those now most celebrated TOR their rich deposits.
But few days since, three men, Mr.. Job s. Hearn,
Mr. Christian Saul and Mr. John Kemble, were washing
with tom In the rayine short distance from ana
at water level of seventy or eighty ieet below the
bottom of the shafts of the Taylor and the Volcano
companies they discovered Of the richest deposits
that il has been my fortune to examine, though have
now devoted nearly year TO the business Ihs DIS
coyery is upon the same vein worked by the two com
panes above named, and only few feet from where's
company spent several weeks in prospecting last fall
When this rich deposit laid open 10 view, and ex-
amned by hundreds passing by and residing near It
and am sorry to say ruhlessy robbed by few stran
gers during the absence OF the fortunate and ndustr
Gus discoyeIers-it said by many who visited the
spot that il itch to be extensive, and therefore
IL was not worth much" little more digging, how
ever or the stripping OF the next twenty feet proved
conclutiyely that there not only little more OF
the same sort lei but in reality very large amount
end much richer than the fret discovery. Such was
the state of affairs when left Voc6noye, few days
since
The region which have described possesses fine IA
cilities for building having steam sawmill in opera
ton in our midst and abundance Of excellent pine
timber all around This mill has already cut, in few
weeks near 10000 feet of lumber, for huming, the
middle fork of American River, which is 10 be iumed
in continuous line about seven miles, commencing
above Grey Eagle city, by which it is intended TO wash
more thoroughly than before those exceedingly
rich localities known Yankee Slide, Sandy Bar, Vol
csno Bar Big Bar and many others equally rich, the
names of which do not now recollsct In immediate
vicinity may say, with entire truth, that there mas
never been equal preparation, at this season OF the
year. in this vicinity, for prosecuting the work on the
river on the bars and in the slides, Is now being
made and ii is confidently believed that there will be
much larger amount Of gold taken out on the middle
fork of American River in 1852 than In any previous
year and in my opinion 1t will exceed the amount OF
d. X. MINOR.