New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-24

tIfD.lVt tAIT-raEe, 0INlTlg tTF
judging from the prospects, is bound 10 pay spendidy
The famous New. En- gsnd Claim stu pays sbundanily.
new ard extensive lead has been discovered few
rods north Of Taylors, at Yankee Hill, which promises 10
pay rich.
T. johnson & Co. have struck the pay dirt, and ge,
dollar 10 the pan, two feet from the ledge The
gold il very coarse snd heavy Several claims on this
lead are now opening, and I'll appeal to be successful
Most ofihe old clAns at Yankee Hill paying rs well
as ever.
sIringfeld j. now quite busy camp, and most Of the
miners are doing we'll If judge by the crowds OF
carts that ihrorg every street and horousare and the
happy faces and Jolly voices Of the dusfy c1rfer0s.
Cod Hill is "giving down finely. Brainard & Co,
REYNOLDS & Co.. Ross & Co., Briggs Co.. and number
of ether companies axe doing huge business. Good
claims are being found almost daily.
At Yankee HI! hessrs. Quigley & Co. took out, on
Saturday last q ounces. In pan Of dirt they washed
as in fine dust The claim averages them :l2per day
TO the
Last week Frenchrnan discovered new di-gings near
Bald Mountain beyond siarnas, lrospectin. - TO the
pan This rch pay about eight feet belo the surface
CALAyTRAs.-We learn from The c. -oaicle that over
1900 votes were ed N Calaveras il tie recent election
for the division OF TIE county.
We find very little news Of interest in TIE Chronicle
Sumner has So; in with al! IL intensity. and
experiencing the Thermometer ranging high up IN the nine
ties-between 90 and &c. We had heavy shower Of
rain the 18th inst
At Cooks Bar, the Costumes, two men were engaged
in sinking well, AID when charging or b!as; the pow
der exploded, killing Of them. The other party
unIjurtG. Our informant did not ascertain their
{. g. Lake. Esq. Agent for Wells, Fargo & Co., at
Angels Wrt, u mat Oh Tie 10Th 4lfi instant
be purchased there i dust 70 the amount o. J ounces
This pelk well fort that vicinity and shows large popu
laton engaged in mining operations.
IL con-e9 uence Of the n;el-e heat the Moquelumne
River is very h. caused by the melting OF the
FL DORADO MlSrs "A correspondent Of TIE WJHn'Iin
Dcnocrof ron The Middle Fork Of the American River
says-Ihe extensive dry digging and ravnes in the VI
entity Of Pilot li!l and at Hogs Disgin-s have been
worked since 40 and pay well Water scarce,
but the Pilot Greek Canal Company intend ruunn.
branch At their ditch by Spanish Bar through Greenwood
IsVs IA . alo mis- 11e hall
At the present time the most prominent feature IN ths
section cf the county the extensive preparations beng
made FOR river mining At Poverty Green Mountain and
Name be- the minors have already let out Their contract
for fumug A. Murderers Bar the foundations for their
large aume already laid AtLe st;erpace, the miners
have Of the Target and beet dams in the country which
hut la: year The high water last winter had no
effect upon H. and the structure j. IN good condition
This will be those interested and proba
bly, the miner VIII be at work = the bed of the rver
sooner than any other company on the American rVer
II would be useless 20 say anything in relation 70 the rc
ness 81 the deep running across the Ver ur
GoTer Bar. The water. pay dirt and rocks, all have
to BE- raised by steam and water power. To facilitate
Their operations several of the ciamhoders have joined
their caims. obtained charter, and Will work their
claims Joint stock company. In The canon below the
bar the fuu.ing timber all The grounf com
pany has been Organized or the purpose OF unneilng
around the fails through high bluff Of rocks just above
tie town Wren that i conn eted, several bars within
two miles up the river that the miners have been
shle WORK account Of water then be worked to
good advantage. Tie d" Jam al The falls now f)ws the
water back lorg distance.
THF CROPs AND MINIS Is TRINITY Goa Correspon-
dent OF TIE hnos'a Courer writing from Weaver lie
under the GATE Of June 18Th saysIt j. the remark Of
almost every one that the pTcsent season L more back
werd than any previous one The cold weather and high
winds that have experienced lately certainly I'M
June and the fros,s have tended materially to
damage the crops this county well north of
We have large quantity Of grain growing IN this county
this season. much larger, expect than you have any
idea Of We viii enGoayor 10 obtain an estlmae we think
il will INTO the thousands of acres The mining news
from Salmon River this week Is very good the miners
all Going well ard discovering dugs in almOsteyery
direction. The discovery East Fork is said to be very
rich. Preparations 70 VOL, Trinity River are going for
ward ore extensively than ever.
ExTRAoRDIsAIY RicHSrss OF THE Iowa HILL MyEs
ycNIn-GRfAT STmSfs-FrRTHFR II. ,coyEEHs.-
The Aroda Jou.Hai OF Friday SAYS We learn from ar.
Brdseye who has just returned from Iowa City, that the
mines in these rich Gggugs still continue Ia yield pros
pecis which even in the history OF California.
have but few eQuels. Not sI gle company has pene-
raed the rdge but what has succeeded IN finding rich
dirt The universal success thus obtained added to the
tact that Of the companies have such pHbOvnded
tuccess Keeps The excitement up 10 the hghe.t ptch.
Last week the Janson Company took out for their week
work &l",oo0. Otter conpgnies. though most OF them
not quite much favored these are having aston
ihrg success. At independence Hill, one mile above
Iowa City several COMPANIES have got in with their drifts
and cuts and but what have found good leads.
Some four miles above Iowa HILL the same lead has been
opened by several ptrOns indicating richness but little
if ythng short OF those of Iowa City. II is the gen
eral opinion that the whole ridge on which these
several openings have been made VIII be found equal
~ rich Those who have visited there say that the
scene prest nied reminds them very iorcby OF Nevada IN
lsO when all around hurry, confusion and anticpa
on Everything Is unsettled: newcomers constantly
crowdng in. all in hope Of getting sight a. " the ee-
"phaIts, but not sufficiently certain 10 justify them in
preparing the ey homes 70 make them comfortable
And yet the town growing up like masc-where to-day
vacant place Of ground, apparently Yalueiess,
tomorrow We NAV be a>toni,ied Al behodng magult-
cen; building. Much the same may be said Of Forrest
city of Iowa city. Al that place, and at Minnesota,
Smiths Digeincs Camptonville. New. Orleans Fiat, etc.
similar is presented The whole ridge on and
around which these places are located apcar % be liter
ally and abundany filed with gold. and every day rlch
strikes being made general success prevails among
all the industrious paris OF the community. Ia the vicinity
Of Nevads the miners very generally are doing good
business steadily. though great strikes have recently
been made Deer Greek il now being flued again and
heretofore may be expected To give the Companies
gagged in il good pay. This is particularly the from
the Main street bridge down some handsome fortunes
having been taken OUT there during the past yoars.
SUMNER MINSG OPERaTIoN,.-The .trtam- IRE sow
nearly at Their loves; point. says The Nere IN ID aocr
and the water j. fast giving in the various bitches
which supply the hill diggings. The miners couse-
Quently gathering along the river and
dammng The experience which past seasons have gwen
o most VI mining companies, together with the many
improvements which nave been introduced into every de-
laTimcnt # mining. will give 10 the operators of the
present season an advantage which will De quite sufficient
counterhalance the depreciation in tn quantity oi ore
which NAV be supposed 20 have resulted from the heavy
drafts OF previous working The idea that ae river
beds will give out has now become almost exploded.
Claims worked over ard over again in al our rivers,
ana every time after the first washing wiki nearly equal
success There cen BE- doubt but til al our larger
VII yield good returns for yeGrs and in
many places specaily low down the river will afford
rCuuueratiye employment 20 thousands OF miners for
air ost indefinite period ot time.
Thy Nevada AINT,.-The subjoined items are COM
piled from The Telegraph. II Grass VALLEY miners have
been than ordinarily successiu-a- evidence
Mtssrs Wells Fa-co Co. bought on Saturday evening
ala 600 worth OF dust N small parcels new hotel has
been opened il the ourshn- mining town o Fores; City
which cost $4,000. a new town called Mobile has been