New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-01
Mining Items.

Mining ITEMS.
We have Just received the inteI,e,..
OF the discovery Of another remarkably rch on.,,s
vein, south OF the Calayeras River, and within frtc
miles of Stockton. II was discovered by nsvyy
who ere out hunting. and on being traced ~
found to bear directly toward Carson Hi and IL am,
posed TO DO continuation OF the same lead Where
fret found, IL crops out iTegrlary for distance ~
over three hundred YARDS. and scarcely pees ~
rock has been taken from Il IN which sod 10 lot rs,
ceptible to the naked eye. An assay made Of sons
OF the poorest looking pieces gave the average yie
at about twenty cents per pound. company la
been formed to work 10. at the head of which a.
Messrs. Johns, Gray. ana Caldwell who hars
adopted the name OF the Crockett Mining Com.
pa9"
The miners in Wyandot are doing bt
little at present. for wanS OF water. For The te~
days they were able t. wash they we're ~e pa5
and consequently are anxously looking for far,,sr
rain. Those engaged inihrowiEg up. make expensss
BY the pckiDss. The gentleman from whom We
derive our information states that water sufficient a
wash twelve days, with a long-tom, would be saG.
Client for the miners there
- We are informed that the miners in
the disgiDss about Diamond Springs, are no, only
engaged IN working their claims during the day bal
that tie sound of the 70 sker and pick 10 heard a
night, and that the most strenuous exertions ara
being made 10 liquidaie as much earth as possible
ere the rapidly falling waters shall have become
hausted.
The miners iu the vicinity Of Jackson
claims. Although they have not as much water q
they desire, still there is quite stream running b
the creek There is great deal OF gold in this 10
caliiy, and nothing but good supply Of water 10 n
CURED TO render this one OF the most thriving pacSu
In the country.
A few days ago Capt. Subleste, who
has charge OF the operations at the Salt Spring nina
arrived in Los Angeles, with any quantity Of siek
specimens. He reports the prosPec. as extremely
encouraging. few days since a blast was made
which threw up fragments OF rock richer than any
hitherto taken out.
The general intelligence from the min
ing districts of Tuolumne and Calayeras Counties,
is favorable to the prospects OF those employed
either in mining or gold washing. Inc principal
drawback that appears TO be felt s the scarcity Of
water More rain is now anixously looked for
Along the Sonora Gulch, about thirty
persons are at work. They have averaged from oS
to $40 per day during the past week. The French
party found piece weighing thirty ounces M.
Clspp, about 100 yards above them, found lump Of
pure gold weighing four al a half ounces.
The miners north Of Sugar Loaf arc
mailing good wages, and appear to be satisfied with
their success Claims which last year were supposed
to be worked out are nov, IN consequences OF tho
improved facilities for separating the gold from the
earth, paying well.
"A communication from Winters Bar
informs us that large number OF miners are st II
doing remarkably we'll la this placer, and that In
point Of quiet, order loving and industrious people,
they are not exceled Dy the residents OF any o,het
locality IN the mines.
There has been an arrival lately from
Nelson's Creek. The miners there are getting on
very comfortable, II our information is correct. al
the weather is very pleasant there, and they are
making tolerable wages.
"A prOspecter who has been south be-
yond the Mohave as far as the Cajon Poss, finds
pIacers which he thinks may be worked with profit.
He says the quartz mine at Salt Syringe 10 the
richest he ever saw.
Some specimens of decomposed quartz
taken from Lower Gold Tunnel is very rch. The
ledge is about four feet thick very much dccomposed
and the gold visible all through II.
The Rich Cod Tunnel Company, IN
constructing their works, have como upon quartz
vein which is OF palo blue color, bearing strong m
dications OF gold. =
"A placer is reported 100 miles north Oh
SCOTS River, where tbs two d.coverers say that
they took out over $1,000 each They bring also tns
specimens Of sold-beaIins quartz
The Bear River and Auburn Canal Is
progressing steadily. The sale OF water it il eI-
pected will remunerate the Company In asreat de-
gree for the expenses.
Many of the ravines in the ridges be.
tween Nsrth and Middle FORKS have been pros
pected since the rains. ana found TO yield handsome
ly. Miners average IS per day.
The Union Quartz Mining Company
have FIVE pestles in operation In the neighborhood of
Mathtnas Creek. The product is stated 70 be 80
percay.
The Spring Valley quartz miners are
satisfied that they have one OF the richest leads 10
the State There complaint OF want OF water,
however.
Native quicksilver has been discovered
AZ Sonora, o0zDg through banks Of red clay, and
several pounds have been dipped up.
- The San Diego Herald says thu the
golden snticipations, far as they relate 20 me
CHA, are uniounded. There is no gold on that
river.
In the Spanish Flat and the Leoret
Dggings the average, where there is water, 10 sIz
per Cay.
The Sport Hill Mines have been de-
serted for the present. the water having driven on
the miners.
The quartz discoveries made at Ophlr
are said to be as rich as any yet found.
- The miners in Shasta Valley are do
ing well since the rains set in.
Two sailors took in one week, from
Negro Hid, near Mormon Island, $500 in dust
AtJamieson's Creek, placers have been
discovered, which yield well.