New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-17

made SORES almost .<t,rva yant as those abou, the
great Bear Valley discovery ycss circulated Al frs.
did Dot feel disposed credit rhe fsvorts bu, AZ len I'm
they were so strongly corroborsteS ma cJrclcisi
there mnst be ruth Ia them Yesterday cent a
man over for the express purpose get sg reliable n
formation in reference % the whole m tier.
he this, the reports relative TIRE ex,rsor-
binary rchrcss of tire cisc1vcrv exaggerated In
| the lesft He says tss he about half bocsnt Of
the rock extracted and AZ the lest calculation there
was not less ,san one thousand dollars in IT, Tie took
promiscuousy several specimens from hundreds ia ne
same bucket AZ he positively that they are
not ss rich average 81 the whole Confined IN e
bucket rom With he took Them. The extent OF the
deposit has been sscerrasned bot far has
BEEN pro-pected tlre doubt that it Of the
richest quartz veins "a California;
From Nevada the reports from the quartz
mills are not favorable. It to be established
iSct that some improvement must lie maize ia the quartz
machinery before the rock will pay eaythirc near what
1t tests.
On the contrary The Jraal Gays that quartz miners
are IN much better spirits han three rsDahs ago TIE
Gold Run Company have jst extracted 81 100 from
uns of quartz The Revere Company mas been welding
from $50 TO so tun The Wyoming realized about
600 the Central $50 sad the ST. Louis mill from the
Canada Hill lead, $50 per tur las, week.
The Franklin Mining Company are 20 let os the work
Of ditch about eight miles in length which takes the
water from Steep Hollow to Green Horn.
highly encouraging account is also given OF the
placer dsgngs near Nevada.
From the Calaveras Chronicle we ex-
tract the folowingtems Of intelligence from Cstveras
county:
Consider able rain has fallen during the last wee and
parties who have earth thrown up working In
shallow diggiogs making the best OF the oppoC
turiy afforded them. As general thing, the rains
having rather bad effect upon deep diggings and run
mel operations. Little complaint Is heard however
those who barred king their deep iOes have
usually, rsvine claims which will pay them
Advices from the southern part OF the country con
nue to represent the miners being very prosperous
in working their claims AT Valecit a few days sgp,
secured A o
which eghs twenysix pounds Is nearly pure there
not being than about half pound of rock la IT,
The Calnyeras. during the present rains, has risen
about six feet The Moquelumne, In the same time, has
isen about four feet, and both still on the rise.
A letter from Quartzburg. May 9, says:
Placer digcngs are paying fair wges in this vicinity
and some Of the quartz machines are paying hand
soniely. The Washington Mil, yesterday yielded I'D
ounces In the amalgs n which h equal 10 $500 giving
net profit of 500 per day Che expenses being sOOp per
day
The Baltimore and Cuar,ztnrg Mill is more than pay
ing EXPENSE although IL lsbovs under great disadvAn
tages the chief of which il the mperecton of the
upon the main sh~ft being too short to give sufficient
elevation TO the stamps. We are now al work remodel
ing the whole concern. and have the least doubt
that get the mill N operation under
present arrangement shall succeed beyond our most
SAP gune expectation.
A correspondent writing from Nevcda
says:
That the Franklin Mining Company were engaged
last week in completing the survey OF their ditch Four
miles OF the had been completed and II was sup
posed that four miles more would be required. They
have already passed through very rich mining REGION
where they have barely water enough nj present 70
prospect Some of the ravnes prospect hi IN ss tven
yve cents and the hills pan OF dirt can scarcely
be picked up whore the color cannot he found. Tnc
immense amount of quartz, Together with the water
power and the timber Green Hollow and their trlDu
TRIES mark out Chalk Bluff mining district othe
most important sections of this State In Arkansas
Guch average OF Sl2 per day to the Ard was made
last week.
Summer camps are sprlnglng up with
much rspidty the banks of the MDkeumne aud
Caayeras rivers, although both are still too high to adj
nit of working the bars.
The Shasta Courier says: We have
been informed by several gentlemen VIII came in from
French Gulch yesterday that very rich deposits OF gold
have been discovered on Dead Wood Greek This
creek is about twenty-five miles from this place IL
heads on the side of the Trinity Mountains, and
its water flows into the Trinity river The creek Is
described running through valley, the whole OF
which is represented being exceedingly rich with
gold Those who have prospected Dead Wood Cresk
state that the average yield Is aboat two dollars to the
pan full of earth large number of miners have al
ready deserted their claims French Gulch and gone
to the newly discovered placers.
Therei Is great excitement In Georgetown,
II Dorado County, in consequence OF the discovery OF
itch bill digei0gs about mile from that place Snats
have been sunk over 100 feet in DEPTH and from the
"prospe obtained II Is thought they will prove richer
than the far-iamed digging of " Coon Hollow Already
300 acres of ground have been staked off, and there are
many still engaged in looking ut for favorable plots on
which to locate claims.