The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-16

From the Placer Times and Transcript, May 10
The main Middle Fork Of the American river begins at
the junction ESQ caed) Of the North and East Forks,
and continues its for the space Of forty miles,
when it mingcs its waters with those of the North Fork
Junction Bar lies at the confluence Of the North and
First Forks of the Middle Fork and stretches along the
south side of the river the distance of of
mile presenting of 1893 900 square yards This bar
worked to moderate extent in the spring Of 1851
and the next found many more there averaging
nom SIS to $40 per day The dggings are from eight to
fifteen feet deep The river bottom has been prospected
satisfactorily but yet damning companies have gone
into operation in that section
Of the river and extends to the distance Of half me
having of SO 600 square yards in August 1851,
about fifty worked this bar, clearing from SO to IS
pays fair remuneration. company is organized to
fume the river at this point and will shortly be in ope.
ration.
American Bar lies on the north side of the river imme-
dately below Willow Bar, having area Of 10000
square yards commenced here in the spring
of 1S40 but abandoned. A few miners worked on the
day, which did not pay ut the then cost Of labor.
Upper Pleasant Bar s situated north and south on
large bend in the river and $40 feet in length contain.
ing Of Fl $50 square yards Attempts to prospect
the bar in 1850 proved disastrous The next season
brought large party to the locality, who built at
considerable plank Hume the entire length of the
bar The amount of gold the bottom not warrantng
the enterprise crisis followed and all went by the board
at "poor. but pleasant BARI
Lower Pleasant Bar lies nearly at right angle with
the upper Pleasant Bar the north side of the river and
surface Of 10000 square yards In the spring Of
1901 the bar was In nigh favor ana large number settled
there to wait the falling Of the waters Merchants monte
sbarpers barkeepers butchers bakers backsmiths and
all the ct eeteras of large settlement rapidly deve
loped and extensive business sprung up based altoge
ther upon hypohecaton of river bank securities which
light So business at Lower Pleasant Bar
bursted,upn There are still good number OF wise
acres who have presentiment that the bar will prove
rich if the bottom is ever Brought to light.
The Boston Bar and Tunnel Company occupy the bend
the 20 bow TSese rrouna are one Of mile
long and in about 90 600 square yards Last fall in
prospecting their premises they realized in the neghbor
hood of 81 600 which determined them to take the benefit
of full investigation this season The summit Of tho
Pepinsular Bluff which terminates in the OxBow, has
yielded considerable amount of gold several thousand
dollars being extracted from the surface dirt which Is
conveyed to the river by of plank shute. The
bluff is $50 feet above the river level The Boston Com
pany constructing plank ume, to connect with
that Of the Willow Bar Damminy Company and to extend
through their claim to the mouth Of their tunnel which
has been already cut through the peninsula From this
artificial channel tho stream will be thrown again into the
main river at the foot of the RIPPLE and beyond the dam
of the Horseshoe Company Should present negotiations
be contaminated the works will be extended to the en-
of the Horseshoe tunnel through which the water
be discharged to the mutual advantage Of both COM
munties
Horse shoe BAR the bend Of the river below wa.
in $780, occupied by company Of twenty men. at the
head Of whom Judge Applegate. who proved every
way competent to direct enterprise requiring ordi
nary application of talent and industry. They cut a
tunnel through the solid pennsuar rock 40 feet long
during the summer Of 1850 at cost, with other OPERA
lions Of over $4,000 and in 1851 they contested
to their tunnel of half mile in length ut expense Of
$4,000 This fume is still preserved and will answer
the purposes Of the company the approaching season
into the hume about the last Of July and for IN nth
more exertion was used by the propretors to
giDgs deep and the surplus water great to pre-
clude all possibility of operating to advantage. The
claimants then abandoned the bar Notwithstanding the
runUus results OF last attempts will be made this
to work these grounds and it is believed by many
Of the company that their plans matured to in
sure success The bar is half mile in length and COM
prises an area OF 100 coo square yards.
Eureka Bar occupies the south side of the river and
extends from point opposite the lower extremity OF
Bar to the head Of the Arkansas River Com
pany claim, distance Of 050 feet, and displays an
Of GOO square yards dug through this
bar in 1850 but little known of its value until 1851
The bar appears to be of first andecondary formation
the old bar $50 Called being proven very auriferous
$3.50 Geo taken cut Of it in the space Of fuw months
From so to leo pumps are kept in operation ON the bar
Thirty Of there pumps termed wire lever pumps,
and al 80 Tint one large water wheel placed
in tho Horseshoe fiume Keeps them nli employed A
company. lately formed l. prepared to hume the
river at place this point and will with the
ranys works This last link will complete
tnuons line ffune from Willow Bar down TO the head
Of Volcano Bar n distance Of about six miles.
The prospecting and mining operations are thus de-
scrbcd-The pioneer prospecters' generally
gagged in the most ruinous enterprises consuming their
time In toilscme marches and yexaious delays, while
searching every mountain pass and stream finally finding
themselves completely strapped and ready to sell out
their claims for any that will give them another
less adventurous, who. by their ndonitabe courage
and perseverance, divert the OF mpctuous rivers
and move mountains from their foundations. For gold
they left their bones and sacrifice Of self too
great to insure the prize They suffer patiently and with
out repning in adversely prosperity and
and their motto is that Of Grip the raven Never
DIE The honest men who work all stand well whether
their their pockets full empty Preachers DOCTORS
lawyers and artists wade deep streams and delve the
mountains with no line of dcmarcaon among them
cept that which defines thy claim or my clam-a pure
democracy in region Of gold but which gold can neither
purchase destroy.
Experimental miners like devoted gamesters will stake
tneir red upon pair OF Jacks; and the most
obervant spectator would be puzzled to discover which
was The best satisfied the winner or loser
The citizens Of Shasta Butte taking steps to
the waters Of Shasta river into the mines adjacent to that
The miners at French Guch are doing WE'LL recently,
Jumps have been taken out worth from $5 900 to 81 600
Laboring get from five to dollars per day at
Shasta.
From the Csaveras Chronicle, May 81
Zig Bar has been remarkably rich One claim last
season. yielded upwards Of 1000 and from hole sunk
by a company Of Frenchmen $500 taken out. The
bar has in most places been worked out the ledge by
means Of drifting which pursued to great extent
last fall and to much advantage. Another method Of
working the bar IL now in vogue. The miners at pre-
sent washing tho top dirt with toms and making good
wages. Some of the companies have much two hum
dred yards Of hose laid down TO conduct the water from
pumps worked with paddle wheels.
From the Stockton Journal May 1871
piece Of gold weighing thirty six was found q
few days since at the head Of Rattesnake Creek
earth the Flat earning average which is equal
to the yield Of any placer dggngs in the southern mines
One party engaged in cartng dirt tax from the dggngs
paying from the surface to the ledge have made high
a. nine ounces per day with average Of five or six
ounces Many Of course work hard In those as
well as other dggings without making than three
four dollars per day. But without work. that
amount cannot be made.
Mr. Grant says that tho diggipgs around and in the
vicinity Of Moccasin Creek heretofore considered
profitable. being thicly settled. lilo says that the
miners on this creek Big Oak Flat Garrote and the sur
rounding country meeting with general good success,
and new corners from the amount Of ground which
mains pospected find good opportunity to share in
the luck Of thosc more experienced.
MIR. McCuley. miner who left Morgan's Bar, on the
TuoluBc Monday last Informs that the river
high. ard rising Miners working in the bank were ave-
raging SO to 20 per day Some at Don Pedros Bar
doing remarkably well Business generally, along the
river dull and 1t will continue until the water falls
in August Board on the river is IS per week
Mr.. Joseph Harrison Of Columbia, informs us that q
small stream, sufficient only for four toms brought
into that place from creek about five miles distant
the 25th ult but stream from the Five Mile Creek,
which will give work 10 a large number Of persons,
expected in daily, when lie left All hustle and
t,ity i'll The town OF Columbia In anticipation Of the
event.