The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-17
Mining Intelligence.

Rich mines have recently been discovered N E08ua
river valley. They are creek and ravne diggings
have miner direct from there and he informed me
that these dggings are extensive He exhibited some
the gold. and it looked bright and beautiful He has
gone back to these mines Miners there are averaging
from ten to sixteen dollars
There is great excitement in Mount Shasta City and
on Humbuq Creek consequent the discovery of these
and rich diggipgs saw about two hundred leave
for Rogue river valley on last Sabbath Parties
leaving town daily Mules are selling from 500 to sl4O
each Rogue river valley is about all taken up by per-
sons who intend to settle permanently.
eeems to be established fact that improvement
be made in the quartz machinery before the rock
will pay anything near what it tests
We have been informed BY several gentlemen who came
from snch Guch that very rich deposits OF gold
have been discovered on Dead Wood Creek THIS creek
the west side of the Trinity Mountains and It's waters
ow into the Trinity river The creek Is described as
running through valley the whole Of which repre-
scented being exceedingly rich with gold Those who
have prspeced Wood Creek state that tho
Weld is about two dollars to the pan full Of earth
large number of miners have already deserted their
claims French Gulch and gone to the newly dis
covered plaoers.-Shass Courier.
Sunday busy days with geld dust dealers We
took some pains ascertain the amount that was bought
by those regularly engaged in the business and It amount
ed in the aggregate three hundred and eighty
ounces This amount purchased at Sl7 per ounce
amounting to the neat little sum of S3e AGO.
Miners on Webers Creek doing better than ever
New dggngs discovered almost every day and from
eight to dollars is the average yield to the man
Big Canon one OF Oldest paeers is also turning out
very rich. -, ,,.. a,.r., u,;nors .rs in
much better spirits than three months ago The COD
Run Company have just extracted 81 100 from five and
half tons of quartz The Revere Company has been
Welding from $50 to $40 ton. The Wyoming realized
about $50 the Central $50 and the St. Louis mill from
the Canada Hill lead, $50 per ton last week Com
menting upon the foregoing the Journal says = Inc
plain sccret of these temporary embarrasmens is TINS
Many Of the companies owning leads are OF men
of small capital BY application to capitalists they were
lee believe that certain UNITS would be sufficient TO
erect the necessary machinery and not unfequeny the
very ones instrumental in producing this impress on
would Immediately commence negotiations TO supply tue
necessary funds On the credit the enterprise But
when the amount expended the work was only half
and In some instances one third done Finding the
operation cot twice what they anticipated they became
dstrutfu and in their anxiety TO get out OF what they
finally conclude 20 be awkward position created like
distrut in the mind Of Others The Franklin Mining
Company are let out the work of ditch about eish
miles in length which tk the water from steep Hollow
to Green Horn hi hy encouraging account Is als'
given Of the placer digging. near Nevada
BY letter from Quartzburg. Mariposa county, we
learn that the mills at present at Work are IN nls,
prosperous condition and that the prospects for the
are even still better. The vicinity OF Quartzburg
abounds in rich veins, and the placer digging wheF
there is sufficient water to work them yield very nban
danty The Texas vein the Spring vein. and the Wash
ingon vein all Of exceeding richness aud all that Is
necessary dtveope their treasures is mill OF sufficient
power Those already in operation are too light
large mill, erected st point ON the MERGED with
number of stampers and power to crush Tor an thFe'
veins. would be capital investment. GODDARD
amalgamaior to work Autobiography, and Will
course. supersede the shaking tables, which are
than worthless and have proved ruinous TO man,
SDmpAnies.-San Francisco Herald.
GroRotrowH DiGGIcGs.-There Is o great exctemen
IN Georgetovn E Dorado county in consequence of tn
discovery If rich hill diggings. about mile from tina
place Shafts have been supken over one hundred lee
in depth and from the prospects obtained 1t though
they will prove richer than the far famed digging
Coon Hollow" Already two hundred acres Of gro,in
have been staked of and there many stll engaged
looking out for favorable pots on which to l9cate claims
MAMMOTH Sluo.-Ady.ces from the southern part o
the country continue TO represent tho miners az benz
very o,peIous in working their claims. At VaIccit
few days ago party OF eight unearhcd and secured
lump OF gold which wegs twenty fix pounds II Is near,
pure here being than half pound OF rock in 1t