The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-10

we'll One company Saturday last took out 81. 900
one nugget weighing twenty two ounces, solid gold
Gays ago company took out piece weighing Sy0O and
another company one worth $404
Hogs Diggings lie about mile west of the Kncker
booker ranch For time past the miners have been
doing remarkably we'll On Thursday of last week M
- sturdiyant found piece of pure gold wegh'ng
sxtys ounces he also washed out sixty dollars IN
small pieces the day This the third large piece
found in this vicinity within a short time.
Mr. Mckenney, near the Knckerbocker ranch has
struck lead which prospects rich From the rst three
loads Of dirt ne washed fifty dollars in pieces from fifty
cents 10 eight dollars
ma the following items in the Mariposa Chronicle:
We understand that diggings of more than ordinary
Carson, about four miles from this place Miners have
gone to wor. in the principal street. and are realizing
Mexican mining In Bear Valley last Saturday took
from his claim specimen Of pure gold weighing fully
three pounds
Over FIVE hundred ounces of gold dust have been sent
from this place to San Francisco during the present week
One house remtted three hundred ounces.
The claim of Messrs. Reynolds Co., worked by three
hands has for the last ten days yielded average of
between seven and eight ounces per day. On Tuesday
last the propretors took out nine ounces and We'd
description and It is thought will assay much greater
fneness than any before in Marpoa county Other
claims on the same fiat are paying remarkably well
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The following items are from the Grass Valley 7s,e-
On last Saturday evening we were shown largo and
inches in length three in width about an inch
in thickness. This lump weighed Al ounces, and was
south of Grass Valley claims belonging to stephen
Adams Co. We are informed that these claims
ceedingy rich the gold found mostly in large Jumps
and It is almost daily to take out Jumps
weighing from two to ten
The large lump above mentioned is to be put up for
rane in the course of week or ten days.
B. T, McCone, foreman of the Eagle Co., informs us
that they took out of their claims located Gold Point
the proceeds of the work of twenty hands in four
Miners averaging from eight to sixteen dollars per
day to the hand in the Squirrel Creek diggings Mr. E.
b. Jackson informs that his company are realizing
about sixteen dollars per day to the hand.
We clip tie following from the Mariposa Chronicle
Our accounts from Guadaloupe are cheering. Miners
who have been waiting for water for the past six months
have sufficient for tomng and suicng purposes and
are making good wages There section that suffers
for the want OF water ditch than this from the
quantity of good surface diggings to be had.
From the head of Mariposa Creek far down Nor
mon Bar the miners are doing well: Some who have
claims in the bed at present unable to work them
account OF the water, while those holding bank claims
are improving their time to good advantage We have
to Sl3 60 per day to the Some miners working
small ravines leading into the main creek the head
We take the following items from the Nevada Jonal
On Wet Hill near the extremity Of Long Hollow, we
found s several large companies indusrionsy engaged
the entire hill, finding three four feet of lead
at the bottom, which pays them largely. Some of them
however not having much top dirt to remove find the
lead with less washing and average an ounce day
Farther down the ravine Long Hollow great
numbers at work, with varied success. The ground
around the American Mill is being literally removed all
paying for the work of washing
At the mouth of Woods ravine several compa-
MES quite busy at work. but did not learn their
half mile below Stockings old store found large
company of the dusky Celesias working like Turks and
prating their Ito us) scnseess language with much
glee and harity though they were enjoying holiday
feast Here they have laid aside the more simple impe
ments of mining and have adopted the suice Three
four of these in full operation, which, at day
would produce quite to this part Of
community.
We are informed by Mr. Rugg of Randolph Flat, that
the miners there generally doing well. Randolph
Hill and Flat have yielded immense amount Of gold
within the last ycar and half and is said that there
and about Rough and Ready the miners never were
successful than
II. V. Bicknell and j. W. Crush, who working q
claim with another partner just south of the old Re-
MIL with three mems work took out thirty -four
last week. being 5000 per week to the hand
These claims high up the HILL and the bod
dvergng from a ravine, from which il is entirely
separated. They bave been long worked with uniform
The prospect is fair for equal yield the
present week.
We learn from Mr.. Hosmer that 5000 above expenses
taken out of the ''Hussey Clams on Wet Hill,
last week.
The UniCn has the following from Yankee Jinls:
In three days last week Mcssrs Jamison & Co. took
from their claim, Iowa Hill, 375 ounces. Many other
claims paying from 500 to $500 per day to the hand
Three took out 81 900 each last week from claim
on Richar Hill n short distance from Iowa Hill