The Nevada journal., 1855-06-08

"a 4 correspondent writes from The MISS
i5sipp Valley, about eight miles from Nevada
te.ween me South and Middle Yuha, rs fol
lows:
SwEErLAND's, May 80, 1855.
The various excavations which have noticed
bear striking resemblance to the famous
Cayote mines adjoining your city. In many
places embeded ir the iiuvium at consider
able depth below the surfacs foslis OF different
i species have been found, such as tosclllierols
rocks, vegetation, &C.. which together "ith the
peculiar construction OF the bedrock" be-
ing in many localities hard granite lying in
strata, and showing plainly The numerous
channels or groves occasioned By the abrasion
OF running water, convinces NE beyond doubt
ofthe former existence of some extensive stream
CT water having its course through them par
allel, OF nearly so, with the Middle Yuba
river.
| If we are led to conjecture from the close
analogy the above mining districts bear to
| the districts which have h.thcreto been discCv'
cred, we have ample reason to favor the hy-
pothesis of there being extensive deposits Of
gold yet uudiscoroIed
1t Junction Bluff" the most extensive
ard systematica mining operations are being
carried Oh, probably, in the northern mlnes.
The Scotch Tunnel Company" who after in
curing considerable expense have succeeded
in cutting tunnel 81 feet in width By about
+ feet in height, through solid rock 200 feet
into the base Of the hill; commencing at {. poin
l75 feel below the top, ore IN fair way o
reaching the gravel" previously discovered
by the sinking of shafts Other companie:
arc theoretically employed in running tunnel;
into the same hill, which occupies space al
together OF claims located, nearly mile in ex
tent On the northern declivity Of this bill
are extensive siuciDg claims of 9iesSrs Palmer
{, Co., McKibby & Co., and many others wht
now, after many months OF excessive toi
and expense have pnt their claims into the
highest state Of perfection, working, what liz
miners term ''grizzleys,' or rods OF icon run
ming parallel with the siuiCo at an inclination
Of about IS degrees. over which the largo
stone pass of and are proclpitated with ar
incredible velocity down the mountains side
whilst the fnc gravel and earth passes through
into the s0icc, which forms & zigzag Ice il
order to attain The repaired grade The fac;
Of these several claims has reached The high
I0f nearly one hundred feet; The hydraulic press
urc Of the water through substantial gun
hose Of one hundred feet in length, S dashel
with astonishing force against the enbank
ments and dissolyos them IS It were like snow
before the noon days sun. The remuneration
attending such enterprises IS the above shoail
5o most bountiful, who an informed are.
Owing to the inadequate supply of water
d canal Or water ditch from tho Middle Yubf
river is IN contemplation (which I an inform
cd will soon be under headway) having q ca
pacity for supplying hundreds who are now
Idle o"ners OF good claims, with that mos
Indispensable clement, Water, and 0otunt'i then
eau the vast mineral resources Of thls PORTO!
Of the country DC well tested
In connection with he mineral ad drainage;
that this section OF country possesses there az
many beautiful and well watered valleys wei
adapted II cvery respect % agricuitural pur 20
ses, only lying in wait Tor ,he enterprise Of man
to develop
can not say when shal De down to town
but mention Saturday evening next Give Ny
best regards TO thc boys
and cation them agains, the sad consequences
Of an undue portion Of Larger Beer!