The Sierra citizen., 1854-11-25
The Pick and Shovel.

RIvER.-New discoveries have beer
made on Natchez Flat, on the NORTH
Fork. A party of four men took ou
three pounds on Friday week. About
100 OF was taken from about four feet
square of ground. A few nights age
some outsider entered the drift, scraped
up, it is thought, four or FIVE hundred dol
lars and decamped, without declaring a
dividend; the same night sluice near by
was robbed of an ounce or two that had
been left in over night. :. The Jer.
sey company are taking out from IA to 20
OF daylight OF. nine hands working
only in the day time. They have still a
large space Of ground that has never been
worked much more than can be worked
out this season. New claims have
been opened on the upper end of Jersey
Flat, which pay moderately ...... The
| Wisconsin ditch and fume has been COM
pleted nearly to Zumalt Flat, and is now
supplying water to several companies at
| work in the banks. -. Keenan, & Co.'S
ditch and hume is finished as far as Gold
Bluff; this flume is to be continued along
the hillside above Downieville, for the
purpose of sluicing in the point north Of
the church ...... Three small companies
are at work on Durgan's Flat, digging out
the pillars that have been left for support.
Large chambers have been followed out
little at time until it is dangerous to
work there.
Dry DIGG1NGs.-Col. Ethan, possibly
lineal descendant of the Col. Ethan, who
made the peremptory demand at Ticondero-
ga-sends us the following from Fillmore
Hill. 81 was at the Minnesota Compa-
ny's saw-mill yesterday, when you were
taking notes, and can vouch for their
having sawed 1856 feet of good lumber in
Ga minutes. Had l not witnessed the
above performance l certainly should have
doubted it. I do not think it can be
beaten in this, or any other State, by a
single saw. About half mile below the
mill you will find Bunker Hill and Native
American Hill, on the north side of Wolf
Greek. They are scarcely prospected, but
as soon as the tunnels already commenced
get through the gravel and obtain water
to wash, then look out for big strikes
Mark well my words, you will see large
town within a year or two, in that yicini-
ty, which will rival Downieville in mag
nifeence! Two miles below Bunker Hill,
on the divide between Wolf Greek and
the Middle Yuba, are the Fillmore Hill
diggings, owned by company of eleven
men, who completed ditch from Wolf
Creek to their claims about two months
ago. The ditch is some three miles long,
and will contain about eight sluice heads
OF water. Cabins have been built, pro-
visions laid in and everything prepared to
go to work when the daily prayers for
water are answered. | prospected these
diggings myself and know them to be
good. There is bed of gravel extend
ing from the end of the ditch about 1900
feet, varying in depth from one to twenty
feet, which will average three cents to
the pan. This worked with hydraulic
hose will pay from one to two ounces
day to the hand. An interest sold there
recently for $1,000. There has never
been a sluice set on the claim. After they
begin you will hear from them
A sensible communication is that.
chock full of correct information
just what we want. Will Col. Ethan
favor us with few more of that ilk?..
Mr.. Ballou, of Forest City, informs us that
the Manhattan Company are occasionally
picking up fine specimens in the dirt they
are preparing for winter washing. The
Donsaise Co. washed four days last week:
result from IL to pounds day. Mr..
B. washed a pan of dirt from the Live
Yankee tunnel which yielded $l4 So
There are one hundred and three ladies
and forty seven children in Forest City.
...... We shall be much obliged to Mr..
Ballou for continuance of his report;
which is always reliable ...... From John
McMillen, Esq The Hook and Bull Co.,
at Forest City, took out $3.50 on Tuesday. |
Sc OF were taken from an adjoining claim
week before.
9 A negro returning one night from
a dancing frOlic. when CROSSING tho r;vor