New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-17

BAD WEATHER AND TIMES FOR THE MINER.
The interior papers generally acknowledge "yey
fire weather for persona comfort, but grumble bit
that is bad enough for mining operations. To take
an instance, Inc 1 mon DcmoeTd sonora OF Sa'ur
day, says $50
HThe weather still continues warm and pleasant and
but little water is running in the erous ditches
Tie consequence is the miners nearly all idle, and
trade and nearly all kinds of business j. suffering I'm
LEES we are blessed with heavy rains during this month
we may expect TO witness the dules times the country
has ever known. The claims on the creeks where the
miners have water paying well. but this class OF
diggngs comprises but small portion of the mining
region Of the country.
In another section of the mining region, The Placer
r,lLe ArafricGn remarks:
More abundant rains would materially aid in devel
onrg a larger gold Weld for the season, there il no
doubt; but has not our Winter been delightful one,
and one in which an immense amount of labor has
been perorrned throughout the entire mining districts
of the State And yet there are grumblers every
where and ever will be. We are confident, however,
that the past Winter and present mining season, as
is called has fully eqSaled, if It does Dot greatly ex-
coed any that has preceded it for general mining OPP
eraoDe and the amount of s gold product. The fact
is the great system of network of sItibeal water
courses for the supply of the mines, has now become
30 greatly extended rs to warrant belief that here
after more continuous and unremitted yield can be
relied spon from month TO month than ever before"
Again: "At Marposa, saws The Gazette of that
town there is in that vicinity general depression and
stagnaon Of business of all kinds, OWING to the fact
time or has been done during the past inter. Miners
in dry diggugs have hardly made expenses. Upon
the upper parts Of the MERGED River miners doing
better than in most other places but they want water
AT Coultervile, mining operations are confined en-
ti-elv to Maxweps Creek which has been worked eS-
ttnsively in years past Insteed of improvement eDd
an increase in the value OF property the revere
seems to be apparent. AT Horse Shoe Bend there are
some claims paying well, but, with the exception OF
those interested in these claims the place Is compara
lively deserted. 1t il, however. Summer camp,
and hss always contained large population when the
bed oi the Iiver WIS workable.
"But at Pleasant Valley, continues The Gazette,
"matters were still II grew up mushroom-lke
last Summer, and many people were attracted hther oy
reports of extraordinary dggngs and that water would
be- Immediately introduced for the working OF them.
This was done, bet the digglngs have proved failure
so far During the past Summer end Fan quite a
place has spIung up very well built for mining camp,
and at great expense-oue building used as hotel
costing above 5000. At the present TIME one-hird
of the houses aud places of business shut up and
the occupants gone and onehaf of the remainder are
preparing TO go. Gimssll Fat, some two miles below,
is a lively place. The mines have plenty OF water and
most of them are doing well. The claims of lloss x
Maddocks, and that OF j. r. Stevens and others, were
paving from g. to $40 per day, an average
The editor of The Mariposo Gazette, who had been
making tour through the different mining camp. IN
bis vicinity, says that his way home only quiet,
which seemed TO be universal, regned. When he in
quired the cause the sole reply was, water, water,
waterr'
he tAIILk AM thOfs D"NN ooI IN
The Los Angelcs Star of March says there still
continues dry weather in the South, and that on the
plains in the vicinity of Los Angeles there IS bat very
little feed for the furnishing stock. The Star, how
ever hears Of copous showers to the noth east and
south of it. This Winter s accounted the dryest sea-
son for twenty yeais and the most unhealthy. Colds
anc coughs have been very prevalent IN Los Angeles
for the past three months. The whooping cough Is
very severe in the Monte, several children having re-
Gently died from that complaint
The Santa Barbara Gazette Of March adds that
large numbers of cattle pinchlDg about Los Au-
geles from lack of pasturage. Ii is estimated that no
less than five thousand head have already died from
starvation and unless cOpous rains soon fall the loss
must increase with fearful rapidly. Under the most
favorable circumstances il Is pcobable that only few
cattle viii be tit to send to market from that county
during this season.
The Gazette, in mentioning the sailing of the
schooner Laura Beyan from Santa Barbara TO San
Francisco heavily frtghted with and barley the
produce of that county remarks that the grain ship
meuts Of the present season have exceeded by far
those of former years The Sauta Barbara farmers
are putting in much more grain this season than ever
before.
The San Diego Herald Of March says: "During
the past week we have been favored with frequent
and cOpous showers of rain the good effects OF which
can readily be seen upon the surrounding country.
few weeks Of such weather would insure our rancheros
good crops and abundance of pasturage dunng the
comrg Summer"
Mules FOR OREGON Lieut.. Benny castle brought
down a requsiton on the United States Quarernsster
at this post for all the Government mules In his posses
sion not required for the Of the Department, OF
which there Is large number, to be used IN Oregon.
They viii be sent up in a few days overland 10 Bshi-
CA. San Diego Herald.