New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-09

Gas. Valley and have commenced tunneling Ford. Ill.,
.l;.co-, On Iowa Hill fGrass Valley re'sgc0h.
he following mining news we clip from Tax Sonora
! HfraNs
/ eomp6ny with Mr. VIM A. LOWS. we visited tInns,
which he had been engaged on for nearly year l. IS
dug u-O mountain between Sullivan Creek AMI Kin
cad Flat Nh Lewis "a ia search OF gold tFing qiariz
yet has found indication Of the object Of has search vs.
measured the tunnel AID found Il go feet FRO he en-
ttnoe 70 the present end Mr. LIS perseverance Is GER
tdnly worthy Of reward.
Rock CRExx CAs,L.-This has been Of the most
profitable works COUNTY and Is now paying be-
eve better than any other In the S.se rs entire length
Is about 10 miles Ii supplies the miners Of Amorcsn
Flat spanish Fiat Stag Fla, Louisville and Keseys-im.
mensely rich mining locali,ies-with an abun lance Of
water lis construction cost the company about $1,000,
which has all been paid cut Of the receipts the np,ny
with the exception of Sill 0oo The rcepts of the com
pany ere from 81. 500 10 81. 0O0 per week I'M
"L,UR, KEENE DGGtSos."-Ncw plaeers have been
discovered in the foot hills, near Douglas & Reanys
Ranch which The San joaquin Republican saws hsvs
been named the Laura keene Diygings"-a m,ritei
compliment The distinguished lady and COINCIDENCE Of
that name
called at our Office on Wednesday last. The Doctor re,
ports the passage Of the moua,ens somewhat difficult
account Of the snow. His the nrst trp hs sPng We
believe, made all the way through with animals Dr. X.
passed two ,rsins at Pesvine Ill., one Of which
bound or Missouri. They intended to cross the summit
on the follow ing day. Mountain Democrat
SUICIDE At CotoN..-A Geographic dispatch to 7Ae
Union. dated Nav = savs:
A msn by the name al r. A. Uurbert, from ST. Albsas
as throat with razor. lie died 4 81 o'clock Heleaves
p wife in this pace and children in Vermont. Mr.
Herbert sb,ut IS yeas of age The of the act
HuI SroRx--The Sia,c Josrnai give, an account ola
terrific hail storm accompsn cd by lightning which passed
over The Sacramento prairie the afternoon OF the 5th
inst. Between and O'Clock It's from tho
westward, extending from point almos, eight miles from
the city ten miles above Nyes ranch The tornado
tnued for about l. minutes, and during this time spent
most of It's fury along the Spanish ranch where the
mates of the dwelling compelled to hold in the win
dows and doors The storm was severe that the drivers
of train of pack mules found impossible to proceed
gentleman who came into Sacramento from Spanish ranch
that he passed the road herd OF about two
hundred head of cattle two OF which had been killed by
"THE MINES ARE WORKED In support of this
proposition The Maposd Chronicle of Friday last saws:
We shown "Wednesday last piece of yellowish
locking metal weighing IL and - which together with
about of fine gold taken out in one day from the
Marposa. The lump Is nearly two inches square, and
about hree-eghths Of inch at its thickes part end
contains not particle of quartz This Is not the only
lump ever found this particular neghborhood as tho
following found during the last three months with
in mile of Marposa, will testify:
One lump Of 50 of 30 ounces and 81 one Of
ouartz and gold which contained la Of gold
other of quartz and gold weighing 1872 lbs containing
about ounces besides smaller ones of IL ounces aud
less too numerous Ia mention.
The mines work ed out-entrely
they are.
PIcKIsGs--A correspondent avors The Ca'areras
Chronicle with the following golden items from the dig
out piece Of pure gold weighing 30 lbs. ounces Nor
ris * Co.. during the week dug piece weighing
pound and six ounces; j. benson N Co.. piece weigh
ing IL ounces; and Crozier Il Co., ounces. On the
lead heretofore has been dug out twenty spound
lump
Rcn yEIN-Another rich vein of quartz has been found
near Mokeumne Hill Ii appears the surface Of tho
ground and is only about two inches wide. From p lbs
of rock the owner has taken out $40 and the ore shines
most beautifully in the crevice and promises fair to be ono
Of the richest of Veins
GREAT FIRE IN YREK,-sli7,ooo OF PRortnrr DE-
srRoYED-A large part of the business portion of the
town of Yreka destroyed by fire the 18th ult Tho
fire broke out in the store of Messrs. Van Wyck Co,
ard was caused by defective sovepipe The wind blow
ing high it was impossible to stay its progress until both
sides of Mains and the whole upper portion OF the city,
was destroyed. The losses are estimated a oiows;
II Goldsmith @l5C00 Newman Co. 5000; Benson. $booo
H. D Van Wick 6Oo Roseborough +6oo Doct ilean, tbo
O. Buns Samuel Fair. f2l00 Juana Mexican WON
AM s2icl Chamberlain blacksmith shop, S1o' Wilson $,oD
Other, $500; Dutch Brewery 5000; Shepard Myers,
81 Ccc: Mexican Woman GEO; Haekog tbuchsrl SoOo
C. Morrison. 81 SEQ, Dr SHOW 5000; Mnrray
IS Dr. Cummings $500 Goodwin, billiard saloon.
500; Thomas Brother So 300; George Barhop aud ID sher-
wood 5000; Fretz $40 O. W. Clnk ~ Ooo Shaw, $1,000;
Serer IIamlin 5000 Julian Stevens fl2Nj spenefr,
bowling saoon 5oC Cleveland Hoyt, 5000 Wes'btook
Pierc s7oO; Cotton $4,000 r. r. Hewlett beb; Green.
s2CCC Jacks Jacobs, sSfoo Unknown SfopO H. Ason'
S5CCC-Total, +lf7 500