Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-11
From the Alta California, June 16.
Mining InteIliaence.


The average yield Of the gold mines of this
State during the present season. is fairly estimated
at sixty millions of dollars per year. and every in
dication satisfies the belief that the yield for the
year 1855 will fully equal that of any previous
year, since the discovery OF the mines. The
United States Branch Mint in San Francisco is
coming at the rate Of 800 900 per day. and if the
facilities for coming were twice great there Is
sufficient gold dust hand to keep the mint in full
operstionfor several mouths to come. During the
week ending Saturday, May 20, the coinage of
double-csgles amounted TO t6l5, o00--being at the
rate of two millions four hundred and sixty thou
sand dollars per month, of twenty-six working
days.
1t Is estimated that the coinage of three months
Of the present year viii equal if it does not ex-
coed, the entire amount OF coinage during the
preceding year. The dust is still coming In in
quantities Of from one hundred ounces to half .
ton, and the demand for coin increases daily. An
effort Ia being made TO increase the coinage to
"a, 000, 900 per month, and It is estimated that
this amount may be set down as the regular ave-
rage after the expiration Of the present month.
Since the reopening Of the mint, the coinage OF
ffty-dollar pieces BY a private establishment in
this city has very much decreased. This coin ID
of fulliweight, and nearly equal fneness with the
United States coin, but Is In less demand for do
nestle circulation on account Of its bulk.
claim Of Messrs Martin a White, they took out,
one day thsweek, nine hundred dollars TO three
men. In the same claim, they took out in one
week 81 ia. Above Humbug City, most Of them
who have their claims open, make from eight dol
lars to sixteen dollars per day to the hand.
The Calaveras Chronicle says that some rich
strikes have been made on the Stanislaus river,
just below Reynolds Ferry; as high as hfty ounces
per day have been taken from one claim. The
miners at Gophir Diggings have generally LEFT their
claims, and are now locating on the river
From the California Chronicle June 49,
On the 5th Of June the Board Of United States
Land Commissioners confirmed the claim Of James
r. Bolton 10 a tract Of l3, 500 acres, lying mostly
within the corporate limits Of the city, and cover
ing the whole southern part (ncarly one-half) o.
the municipality. This land is occupied by about
one thousand settlers, who lay claim to tract,
varying in size from few feet to 100 acres There
are besides many lay dwellers on the tract who lay
no claim to the land.
The settlers have had several meetings, and theft
plans are understood to be as follows:
First--To raise funds to pay expenses in carrying
an appeal from the decision Of the United State,
| Land Commission up TO the United States Supreme
Court.
Secondly-That the appeal shall be urged or
| the ground that the Land Commission is unconsti
tutional, because the Federal Constitution says
"In suits at common law, where the amount il
controversy exceeds twenty dollars, the right o
trial by jury shall be preserved"
Thirdly--To nominate two candidates for tn,
Office Of Supreme Judges Of this State, to Gil tn,
two judgeshps to be voted for at the fall election
and the nomination Of two settlers by the Demo
cratic State Convention, 10 be secured II possible
Fourthly-To vote for no candidate not know
to be friendly 70 the cause Of the settlers as opposed
to the holders Of Mexican titles.
Fifthly-To organize settlers party through
out the State.
sixthly-To petition the President 10 remov,
| Commissioners Thompson and FarwelL