The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24
MINING NEWS.


RAMON Tuesday morning early it commen-
ced raining, and rained steadily all day. At eve
ming it commenced raining much harder and
equally incessant, which never abated until Thurs.
day morning. Water is now plenty Every ra-
vine and gulch that has any length to it, is we'll
supplied with this commodity and the miners
are improving their time well. Every indication
goes to convince the incredulous that the coming
spring will be one of unusual prosperity and
thrift. New discoveries are constantly being
made, and old leads traced to their recesses
LITTLE DEER CREEK. As often as this ex-
haustless source of treasure has been worked
and re-worked, it is still yielding richly. We
visited several companies this week, and found
them doing first rate business. On the fiat
below Hirst & RusselFs saw mill, they are
sluicing off the entire top dirt, about Is feet,
which pays them from one to three dollars per
duy; but when they reach the lead, they make
enough to bring it to an average Of about SIC
per day So it will doubtless continue to be,
for years to come. ~ E "a aa
GoIp RUs-On Gold Run the miners con-
tinue to be doing good business. Above the
fiat, the ravincs are paying larger wages than
ever before. Men are making regularly from
10 to 20 dollars per day. Water, which has
been matter of so much solicitude the present
winter, is now plenty, and the miners, though
working in the rain, are in excellent cheer.
We are informed by Mr.. SToLr, the enterprising
and gentlsmanly expressman to Little York, Alpha,
&C. that the miners were more prosperous than
now Everywhere on his route, he hears express
ions of perfect satisfaction.
At Mammoth Springs, all is past hope verified.
The various companies are reapng the harvest they
have anticipated, to it's full measure. " 5
The Rocky Bar Co. composed of five men, James
NJ. Thomas Co. have been making the following
amounts. counting the gold at SIG per oz Dec. 80 to
jan LIST, $6s6 80 Jan. I'd to 6th $500 18th to 18th,
S544; Goth to 2sth, S704 Jan. 30th to Feb. Sd,
s516 Feb. 4th to 9th, s247 This is good pay, and
so long mining pays this, we ought; not to com
plain that for wealth are lia1le to be
exhausted
The miners Bear River doing astonishing
business before cqualled.
At Low ell Hill every body is in the best spirits
and doing the best business. They making from
$40 to $40 to the hand, per day. The mines are
getting better as they advance into the HILL n o'
At Remlngtons H i'll they are in like prosperous
condition. Every one is busy, and reaping the re-
ward for which they have patiently toiled. A
beautiful specimen was found here few days ago
weighing SIS Their wages don't vary far from SIG
per day. .s -~ ..re
At Little, York, the work of opening the plaza is
progressing rapidly, and as they advance into the
hill, it is growing richer
at Alpha ttey also doing well The present
rainy time is fortunate for them they are too high
up the hill to have supply Of water during the dry
weather. Hundreds of men now busily engaged
here, and making wages with which all satisfied,
about ounce per day,-sometines fifty to sew
tyfve dollars per day.
At Gold Hill near jefferson, one company of three
men, few days since, took out S400 in one day, and
another day the same company took out $780, This
is taking the orc with vengeance. The prospect
here is cheering and encouraging in the extreme,
and as we remember to have predicted short time
since the day seems to be rapidly approaching, when
the richest mines in California will be found in this
vicinity.