New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-10

h..r made that sell water, but the digsings
On the line Of these bitches generally taken up
Cold most abundsntly abounds, but It cannot De
.shsd without the aid Of water. The mining grcuhu
l. immense where the average PAYS from W 20 pei
J TIE rayines aud gulches that pay over this SUN IA
- or are Leiug worked; therefore those WHO now
cone into the country for the purpose OF aAas ,nell
,ile stand poor chance uIlesshey nave caP'a anu
60 into the hills" Ii is now sscertaned ,nas Wn
ever the ruvines found to be extra aurierous .ne
hills adjacent are equally 81. he atteh'on o 'ne
miners are now directed to the hills, and the goid 'ne
begin 10 reveal is truly astonishing
Marking the hills is attended with great expense.
To elevate the water long and expensive dcnes 'nus'
be made Then again tunnels must De eAca' a,eu
ming into the hills from hundred 10 one tnousa
feet through hard ROCKS, III oruer u ieaon '"' '"
the gravel. >, - ..,~s that
sford an ample field for the speculatlons OF geocs'
The bedrock so called is generally slate. ne SUI
face is decomposed which contains mostly OF the so
The riuroek that surrounds the hil, is ouhd W vo
very hard. This rim must be penetrated Tow AZ .no
ts "a obtain an inclination for discharge oi tne wa
Ter and the gravel. Where the water Is pien.!, ne
whole bill is worked down from the toP " "I
by water forced by is own weight, 'uous" a,,
nine. and in this way they make the gra'! ny
with a plentiful supply of water-when 'he two
shall he uplftcd by canals, tahd at tie n 30 ;nJ
iug 1.-THE mountains containing goiu VIII sooN ''A'
their way into old ocean. ..r IN ougbout the
Ill l.notb anil breadth of the Sierra Nevada range
RI, he compared to entiquated jars contain
inc Grains Of the precious metal Presei'ou 'c IL;
~ They ale overlaid with hard ceneh' vi Pu" '.s
stone or pipcclay and aluyiai earths' mostly M.
bIo Give yigor 10 giant trees OF pine ana OAK thus
are termetcay sealed and 70 reveal their secrets
81 nosbed stones aud golden treasures, great PeIse
yeiance and expense are required e. ,..o..o.,,,,n
Minnesota. Forrest Hill, Iowa City, Georget0~h
Cm.oa ard their vicnities, are localilles 'nat o m
N weld as much gold from their hills as mas !e' o'
be,n obtained in California. 30 you perceive 'no so,'
Tesources OF California have just begun to be revealed
Nav word with regard to the principal thng-'he
morals and rolitics OF the country. RoboerIes muir
d.rs and MODS are not 80 common as formerly Laws
beoin TO be respected, though mseraply enforced
". have few very few able lawyers, who know how
to CHARGE well for their services. The poor wight to
obtain Justice must unjusty pay for It, Pe'tnoggers
are as plenty as the hills and proficient IN nothing
but tie tact busily to make money. 100 many WIN
pump.clapper tongues set themselves up III the law
and ier ONCE. When viii the people be wise III ther
choice and support OF those things -.
Our cities are ou.ng from their high places houses
Of ill-fame Gamblinghouses only thrive by the at
fractions of wine and women. Indeed our cues oegh
to wear a more quiet, settled New-Hngiand aspect
Iptemrerance and its concomitant profanity are be-
Gaming less common Churches and temperance So
cjetes are in the ascendant and 10 well disposed man
lacks friend ~.
The signs too are favorable with regard to politics.
There is rot enough of principle to mold the dominant
party together. The spells great; quarreng ana
divisions inevitable The sumberng virtue OF the
PEOPLE is awakening. and the time Is not Tar distant
when We .hall behold host who sympahize with you
in the cause of truth and liberty.
Your paper is everywhere desired, and read win
ayidity: and | attribute very much OF what De-
hold of progress to the wide circulation OF your ever
most welcome sheet. j. W. VI