New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-19
CALIFORNIA.
The Enthusiastically of Food-Quarfz
Mining.

corre.pon sercs Of The \. Y. Tribune
GRASS VALLEY Wednesday, Jan. Il. 1883
The accounts you will receive from the Pa
cie side by this steamer are OF mournfu character
The rainy season exceeds in severity any previous one
for At least period Of twelve years Since my
last letter to you of 18th ult this part of the
tans has been visited with a series of most terrific
storms of rsn and snow. cutting OF for week at a
time all communication with the towns below An oc-
easonal horse express Of Adams & Co. or Wells Fargo
Co. have been our sole reliance for ofth donss
In the great world beyond village limits. Thesnow
fell in December to the depth OF two and half feet In
this place but a warm heavy rain succeeded, which
swept il of in two days, carrying down swollen
streams and for the second time nundatng the City OF
Sacramento Three or four fair days all tina, we
have been blessed with In the past six weeks and at
this moment the rain is falling fast
The cases of suffering in the mountains above
us have not been half told Everywhere starvation
and death have left their horrible traces and these
suerings have been greatly aggravated by the unhoy
combination of san Francisco monopoliss, by which
the principal article our has been held beyond the
ability Of interior merchants or miners TO purchase
The price at San Francisco has ranged at average
OF $40 per barrel and at Grass Valley, the nearest
mountain village to Msrysvie distant from the latter
place thirty dive miles -four has been no, less than 800
and from that 10 800 IL Ia selling at the latter
figure OF course nearly all business Is suspended
throughout the State. Miners by thousands com
PEELED to abandon their claims, and without means,
thIong the cities below.
The quartz mills and saw mills Of this Val
ley have been partially suspended In their operations
for the past two months. know OF but one Quartz
Company whose machinery was In operation ycster-
day, that Of the Hevctia and lafayette Company"
Speaking Of this Company, reminds that two Of
Hs largest stockholders Dr. VIM Bacon and Or James
Deavan left In Of the steamers lst inst for New
York on business Of the Company They are among
our Oldest and experienced operators In quartz
and refer yourself snd all others them for reliable
information TO tue success Of well managed con
Germs You will remember that this Company own the
celebrated Laaye yein the richest ledge opened in
this town 30 far a. know-that is for uniform yield
which has averaged $50 per DR. Bacon and his
socates took out over 500 900 from this vein between
May end October last season. and the ledge Is hardly
touched.
am engaged in collecting statistics fquartz
operations in this Valley, and will endeavor to forward
you the A" document" by next mail The unpropitou'
weather has delayed my Investigations. think shall
be able to meet your requirements and sustain In the
most Triumphant manner all and every of my previous
statements on the subject Aud IT, thereafter. there be
any dstrust in the minds Of candid inqurers. shall
confess that truth has lot her virtue and facts pow
erless to convince.
The operations of the Grass Valley Gold
Mining Company have been retarded by two issupera
bic obsaces-th the arrival Of two Of the vessels con
taning important portions Of tho machinery till after
the rainy season set In and the utter breaking up OF
the roads across the great Sacramento Valley by which
has been almost entirely cut off, made
so expensive as to be resored TO only for provisions
necessary TO prevent actual starvation have not,
however, been die The buildings are all up and In
readiness for the works the engine boilers and saw
machinery are on the ground, with the exception Of
three wagon loads there have been cut and seasoned
from 4OO0 10 5000 hrst class logs Of size 10 MAKE
from 900 to 30 feet of lumber eschsay equal 10 two
millions Of feet for which the market Is hrm at $50
S5OperM A few weeks only required 70 have thls
portion Of the works In active operation for which am
pie ans are In hand and other delsy viii occur
than what Is imposed BY the weather n intended 10
add TO this portion Of the business ptdHtaS maeAtEs
10 dress lumber which will increase The market value
% per cent. We have fhe capacity for manufacturing
four millions Of feet per aDnum, and cur stockholders
will see from this fact that far the investment Of
their funds in ths Company Is concerned respectable
dividend e sure for several years, and as 70 quartz,
ain give you some facts from the record anon.
Yours truly J. wNcHEsTEa.