The Sierra citizen., 1854-04-22
Mining Items.

| Mining Items.
BLUE BANKs.-The claims Of Messrs.
Finney & Co. continue to pay largely, as
usual. The following report has been
handed to us by Mr.. Weisenberger, q
member Of the company; Saturday 261S
OF; Monday 161s OF; Tuesday l2H OF;
Wednesday 30 o.; Thursday lOI5 o.;
Friday % o.; in all for this week ll9 o.;
($2,05O) to be divided between three
shares.
WARREN HILL.-These diggings are
situated about l8 miles to the northwest
of Downieville, between Spanish Flat and
Rabbit Greek, and embrace an area of
mile or more square. The earth is wash
ed from the top down and generally pays
well. For the following items we are in
debted to Mr.. Greed, and are sorry that
our very limited space this week will not
admit of a more minute description
Messrs Hall & Co., four shares, last Sat
urday took out $1,000; Kidder & Co., six
shares, on Tuesday realized % or; McClel-
land & Co., three shares, on same day p
o. These mines are supplied with an
abundance of water from four bitches
three from Rabbit Greek, and one from
Feather River. This latter company sold
water last week to the amount of $500.
MINNESOTA.
| ARCADIA TUNNEI.--This tunnel was
opened by NJ. r. Lawlor, ESQ.,, about the
10th of June, 1852. His companions be-
coming discouraged, abandoned the pro-
ject, leaving Mr.. Lawlor to prosecute the
work alone until the 14th of November,
carrying the dirt out in buckets. He was
at last compelled to sell out several shares
to prevent the ground being taken away
from him after claims became valuable
This extraordinary perseverance has been
well rewarded, and Mr.. Lawlor is now
about leaving for the Atlantic States with
quite saug little fortune.
The company now consists of eight
shares, and the claims are still paying
well. The largest dividend was in July
1853, $500 to eight shares. The value
of the largest piece ever found was $500.
Whole amount taken out from the COM
mencement S63,17l 46. Largest prospect
ever found $500 to one pan. The COM
pany have recently been engaged washing
waste dirt from the drifts which could not
be washed before on account of the search
ty of water-from this they have taken
out $4,000. The main tunnel is now about
$50 feet in length. The result of last
weeks work after allowing wages to every
man engaged-Sl6O to the share. Alto
gether $500.
Thr following gentlemen compose this
company.
NJ. r. Lawlor, Fl. c. Lay, A. J. Hoag,
Geo. Perkins, G. Fl. Kelly, R. Adams,
H. H. Chafin, A. B. Bentley.
The GRIFFIN TUNNEL was begun in
September 1852, and have penetrated the
hill about $50 feet. Sixteen dollars per
day may be rcckoned fair average;
while washing the waste dirt that is to be
removed before reaching the paying dirt,
a chunk was found Weighing 81 ozs. The
prospects of this company are exceedingly
hattering, and like most others in the
neighborhood they require nothing but
supply of water to ensure very comfort
able fortune.
Names of the company:
J. II. Lambert, A. E. Hoyt, r. Miller,
j. Hildebrand, Geo. Edwards.
WAYNE TUNSEL.-This company have
penetrated the hill some 600 feet. They.
employ sixteen hands and carry on the
work night and day. The amounts usual
ly taken out weekly after allowing orlina-
ry wages to all hands, ranges from $3.50
to 5000 to the share. Some time ago they
found prospect of $1,000, and among the
rest a chunk valued at 1915.
Names of the company:
c. B. Tiffany, VIM Baldwin,
Hiram Spoor, Thurlow Lusk,
Mat. Goodheart, Chas. Kelly,
Alex. Belts.
| The NoRTH FoRK tunnel is about 900
feet in length, and still continues to pay
as we'll as ever. The amounts taken out
weekly range from $4,000 to s25o0. But
little time is required to wash the dirt
drifted out in a day, but while washing,
it pays sometimes as high as $l00 per
hour. One pan of dirt taken from crew
ice yielded $3.50. Most of the old men,
bers of the company have sold out. The
company now consists of sixteen men,
The farther end of the tunnel is perhaps
300 feet below the surface of the ground.
TIE FRENCH TUNNEL extends about
400 feet under ground. The usual yield
weekly is about $l25 to the share. The
waste dirt would pay $40 per day if water
could be had to work to advantage The
company are waiting anxiously for the
completion of the water ditch.
kCoRoNER's INQuEsr-On Tuesday NOR
4 ming DR.. G. d. Akin was called to hold
an inquest upon the body of a man about
40 years Of age named Martin Dormer,
found dead in pool of water at the upper
end of town. Verdict, "came to his death
/ hv drovn;no Dacaacad had hoon a