New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-17
CALIFORNIA.


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Correspondence Of The n. Y. Tnbune
GRASS VALLEY, Monday, Dec. 10, 1852.
The early setting in of the rains, and the
way the windows of heaven have been opened, or
rather broken out reminds old Csornians Of the dole
full times Of lsi9-ony rOD we have houses to live in,
and society of better sort which in the early days
wot not Of in the memory OF departed times. As
told you in my last the rain began in the
llth Of November and continued with short intervals,
till the 2sth when II really began to sprinkle and for
eight following days and nights, without intermisson,
there was strong suspicion up here in the mountains
that the weather damp and the roads sitte sloppy
put out tin pan one afternoon and in an hour found
il to contain more than half an inch Of rainwster
That would give only foot day. but the shower did
not show such returns for every hour OF the eight days
Our town is losing nothing of its importance since
the winter set in. Speaking of cister, don't know
what it is in Atlantic sense, for snow is rarely
in our valley, though plenty Of ii in sight. At this
time, though frosts not unfrequent the days are
sunny and wsrm-when it don't rain. The grass Is
starting into new life and the face of good old dame
nature newly washed begins to look as vcrdant the
greenest of the Emerald Isle who falls victim to
the atrociousy transparent tricks practsed upon shat
unsuspecting class ia sanity Gotham.
Oar pine woods and gulches are swarrning with
busy and hardy population, to whom the floods are
godsend, and the results will soon show themselves to
you in the monthly shipment Of about thirty tuas Of
gold to your ciy-merely however as a living tangi.
bic proof that the mines of California are not exhausted
In quartz we are able to report uniform, steady and
satisfactory resultshough little noise is made about
it. You may put il down for fact worth nothing,
that if quartz crushing be the humbug some wouldbe
wise people say, II il pertnaciously followed up, night
aud day at Grass Valley, and good deal Of pine
wood and steam Strange that men should pursue
such alosing business and stranger still that others are
rushing into IL so heedlessly.
The only comfort to be drawn from these facts Is that
there are always to be found people who are opposed
TO entering upon pursuits that don't pay less than fifty
OF an hundred per cent upon the capital invested In
New-York, such small profits would be no temptation;
but here, take small favors thankfully.
Ii Is such an old story that | pass all illusions TO
quartz except to remark that the Rocky Bar Company
u emerging from is difficulties, and soon to resume
the new Superintendent Of that Company, came up
with bis fnmily few days ago and entered upon his
duties. Dr. Deiavan, than whom more smiable, sin
gehesrted. energetic lives in mid has left
things in capital condition his retirement from his
arduous labors of the past eighteen months The ms
ehinery is more powerful and more effective and see
good reason why the stock Of the Rocky Par will
not be among the best of mining stocks, and its pro-
ducts large next This IL qualification TO us all
for there why the Company should not be
means to develop its known rich claims.
The delay in the arrival OF the Monterey and Fenelon,
which shps with parts Of the heavy machinery for my
Company were some eight months on the pas
sage, will prove injurious; cannot operate
except al heavy cost obtain transportation for less
than 500 to $50 per tun from San Francisco On some
necessary pieces Of my engine, paid $40 steamer
freight, from San Frsnci-co 20 Sacramento But now
all our engine, boilers and machinery the
ground snd the operations In lumber msnufacturing-a
most profitable busness-wi be under headway in i've
or six weeks. The necessary setting up" OF steam
fixins is going on with large force.
Ii well 10 be patient and bde ones time in great
difficult enterprises for the reward Of those faithful
to the end is surely promised and viii hardly fail As
certain that Gen Pierce has been elected to the Pre
dency. Just surely will there be a revolution in the
public mind in relation the extent and productyeness
Of our Gold Mines, and particularly Of Quartz And
when the results family Swallowed forth, shall grow
into annual product Of mionstrom the Quartz Mils,
who the pioneers and have for long months or
years faced the of the simple and felt the cold
shoulder Of the capitalists will be entte TO monumental
piles OF quartz for our nerve and pluck.
AZ have ssd-and wiser than have shown II true-
there Is such word FAIL, when perseverance,, n-
dus,ry and Common unite push forward worthy
il by stronger testimony ere many months-"Wnt
little longer
The news that the Vanderbilt Line rii Nicaragus had
changed hands received in California with lively sat
isfaction by the public.
The news of the election was expressed from Sacra
mento 10 Nevsda-75 mes-in nine hours partly IN the
night and during that eight days rain told you Of
breadth scapes wonderful and exciting az ever hap
pened in days OF knghterrsns. His name Ryan and
be is Q live Californian. Yours truly,
]. WNcHrsrEs.