Columbia gazette. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne County, Calif.) 1852-1855, 1854-06-24
MINING NEWS.

arrives. the sluices have . beautiful yell
low appearance, not bad to look upon
Fine weather, now, for drying the rich
clay, which here abounds; and while
some are engaged IN washing, others are
hauling out and spreading it, the better
to enable old Sol to d. his part Of the
business.
Messrs. Steele & company, on the
fiat, took out, last week, 81 OF. valued
at $4S6, being clear dividend of $lO2
to the share.
Messrs. Green 4 Savage, st the
mouth Of Santiago gslch, averaged a.
bout SIG per day to the man, and since
New Years, have cleared over ono
thousand dollars to the share. They
have worked to the depth Of 35 feet,
and find no bottom. They have to
windlass every pound Of dirt; and as
they are somewhat troubled with boul-
ders, they do not work to the depth
they otherwise would. This claim was
supposed to have been "worked out"
some time ago,-but the end is not yet.
SHAws FLAr.-Linicr s Bedell,
near Colwiu's Ranch, took out, in one
day & half, last week, over $500 !;
nearly 5000 Of the amount vas obtain
ed from one pan Of dirt.
Several companies, in that vicinity,
arc doing extraordinary well.
Ar Saw MILL FLAr, the miners
continue to make "grub and water. -
Foley 4 Co., are taking out from to
5 OF. per day. They have about 400
feet Of sluice, which is bound to wash
the dirt well, and save about all the
gold. The New Finland claim & Moore
and Ingersoll on the same lead arc
making about the same wages. Dryden
& Co., often take out a pound per day.
The Union Co., in McCrayis Garden,
arc taking it out at wholesale; no one
knows how much. Shares are worth
$500. The Nebraska Co., adjoining,
are washing off the surface. They have
over three hundred feet Of sluice, and
when they reach tho ledge they will no
doubt find muels orc. Uncle Ned's
claim on Point, is paying good
wages. The miners in Jimmy Landri-
CAMS garden arc oil doing well making
from $40 to OF. per day. A new
company have opened claim in Lam
drigan's garden, which they have named
the "Mandeville claim" It prospects
well, and the company are sanguine Of
success.
The Norwegian Co., a few days ago,
washed S lbs Of gold from pans Of
dirt, from off the ledge. Parker & co.,
on the same lead. are doing fine bust
ness; shares worth from $500 to ST.
900. Smith, Brown & co,-another
company in Landrigan's garden, yestcr-
day morning struck the "colcr" at the
rate Of So to the pan. Trainer and
Sloon, are making about 3 ounces per
day, two hands.
Ar GOLD SPRINGS the miners are oil
doing well. About 40 toms are in op-
GRAFTON, supplied by water from the
spring. There are also several sluicing
claims on the hills surrounding, that are
supplied BY water from the Tuolumne
County Water company, and are doing
finely. DR. Fuller & co.'s claim is pay
ing well. An ounce to the cart-load is
nothing uncommon. Out Of one load,
tho other day, they washed out over
FIVE ounces.
Tucker & company have steuck it
rich, above Hatchs garden.
The Birds-eye company are not doing
much their claim has "soster Petered, -
but is expected to recover soon that is
if they End the lead. :
The claims on Matclot Gulch, above
the Quartz mill are paying from $40 to
slipper day, asregular as Pigs tracks.
YANKEE HlLL.-The miners on the
ridge, south Of Yankee Hill, are max
ing first rate wages.
At Knickerbocker Flat, McLane &
Co., have lately struck good pay. The
claim pays aboSt $40 per day to the
hanl.
AZ TurTLErows, tho miners arc do
ing but little. The best claims pay but
E:tle more ttan ~sges.
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