The Nevada journal., 1852-07-03
Yuba River Alluyial Gold Com pany.
! ne find the following in the To

people may learn something about
themselves. BY it they will get an
enlarged idea of the extent of Suffers
claim, the Importance of Marysville,
the richness Of Ousley's Bar, and
divers other matters which it is well
for them to know: 81 geTeL
"The object of this company is to
turn to profitable usc, by the simple
process of washing, about 100 acres
Of auriferous alluvial sands, known by
the name of 'Ousley's Bar, situate at
the mouth of the river Yuba, in Alta
California, and about II miles from
tho important town of Marysville. I
The river is navigable. by steamers
to this spot thus affording every facil-
sity for transport to and from the site
of this properly. ''''''' q '.sss -
: The land is held in perpctuity un.
der the Sutter title, the validity of
which is beyond all doubt, and is ex-
empt from royalty or dues of any sort
W WhutooOvOA'
+ The site Of. the, present adventure
has been purchased by the company
for.the sum Of f40, 900, to be paid for
In shares, CT the 10000 shares thus
appropriated to the proprietor Of the
land, $4,000 win be held in the hands
of trustees until the site, the char ter
and title, shall have been approved,
and the company put into legal pos
session thereof. 4 50 gl3Na ~ II 8
A gentleman, who is now in Lon
don, well acquainted with gold wash
ings in North and South America, has
passed upwards Of year in Califor-,
MIA !; he has visited the land in ques-
ton, and fully confirms all that has
been here said Of its position, and the
quality Of the alluvial deposits.
On inspection Of the map, It win be
seen that it tforms what is techinally
called bar, in large bend on the
east bank Of the river. 1t is composed
o. series of regular strata, highly au-
riferous, and Of an average depth Of
25 feet. fes,rl a4f-rf 5HgvrA
ro The yield of washing, effected un-
der the most disadvantageous circum-
stances, is estimated at about q. per
cubic foot, and the cost at about Id
Taking the superficial area at 100
acres, and the average depth of the
auriferous strata to be 25 feet, we get
a cubic content so enormous, and a
money value so astounding, az to be.
almost incredible, if it were not capa-
BILE of mathematical demonstration.
1t is not necessary to insist upon
the simplicity of the process of gold
washing, and its advantages, general
ly, over mining, in lodes of quartz, or
metallic veins. The gold exported
from San francisco, averaging month.
ly about $6,000,000, is almost wholly
the produce OF alluvial washings, eff
fected in the most primitive manner,
by manual labor, and under great dis
advantages.
BY an intelligent system Of labor,
such as is appied'to the execution Of
heavy excavations in the earthwork
on railways; by the employment of
machines for the operation
of,washing, put in motion by small
moyeable steam.engines, this Compa-
ny proposes not only greatly increase
the quantity that may be produced in
any one year, but most materially to
diminish the expense of production.
An engine of 10 horse power is ca
pable Of driving as of these washing
machines. Each machine, with two
men to attend to it, win do more work
than could be effected by 25 men by
the process of mere manual labor. The
cost of unskilled labor is from four to
FIVE dollrrs per day; it can be readily
where there is the certainty
Of continuous employment; and the
nature of the operations Of this CONS
pany viii enable tito work through
out the whole year. S-s
The machinery and implements re-
quired for the purposes OF this compa.
ny will be merely apumping engine
for the supply Of water: one or more
portable engines,for driving the wash
ing machines and, the washing apara-
tus itself. AL are easily capable Of
being transported across the isthmus
10 San Francisco, and from thence by
river steamers to the site Of the COM
papy's operations, yes~
Z Only $4,000. shares viii be issued,
for the present, the funds from. that
sourcs being considered amply suffi-
cient for the earlier operations of the
Csmpany. The Remaining SO, 600;
shares will be. issoed ,simultaneously
with the 10000 shares of the preprie-i
tors of the alahd, she Pre- fetchte being