New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-30

II. Jsnry Lind Fluming Company, at thr oei, W.
80 40 much expense in damming and n,mns tue
river and getting cast-iron wheels 70 ng M P t
with &C. that their claim did not pay ios Lne n the
tb.v were at; consequently they sunk money IN ~
oncyrat;on Fisher < Co.'S claim, Que qua VT VI
MIL below the last mentioned company, 10 stus, -
vork successfully had 10 rase the water out OF Wy
channel Of the riyer by means OF arge wa'e's5
-, 400 fa,t IN circumference. They had powerful
S.,;ct and esps,an rugged, by the aid OF when 'hey
were enabled 10 elevate rocks of an incredoe Ie Snu
WEIGHT and move them out of the way. Ihs elaun
Las Maid a. high a. $50 per day TO four men; anu
sg.s fom IS 10 slO per day TO the man, al the tune
tbev were working Il, and Will probably anord Tue
company work at the same rate iot yeas. NJ -
Co. own the claim Immediately ABOVE I i - -
went to the enormous expense OF t"eNe tu'u So.
dollars TO dam the river, and turn the We .
from its channel into side cn', IN IaA'uS
which they had to cut or blast through sola i1assoa
rock fifteen or twenty feet deep, and severai nunui
feet in length. The question vii naturally Are, ~
his claim nav for so great outlay and What are Tue
fact. of the Gaze This company has taken our .,
Mch az $500 to the man, and az high a. SUI Per
day to four men, and averaged hVe ounces p
day 10 the man. all the time they have been engageo
in working il; il would take $4,000 to BUY this
claim now. So much for the nyer worA IL -. az
vicinity. Rogers and Cooks table claim, IN 'ne
Table Mountain at this place, and on the eas siae "
the river pays wei; they have taken out nom sia "
$50 TO the bucket and, on account OF theee succes
the whole Table Mountain Is clamed' ana huloeis y.
tunnels are in progress here. what WIZ oe .uo ~,
the cold resources of this country are not yet Iuy
developed and we may confidently expect new us
coyeries of what we might term mexhaHstlDe n'nes
and Great scope for the researches Of the mIneraog
Nsws FROM KERN RIVER AND TULARE.-Csptaln
Nathv who arrived in Stockton on the evening OF the
10th inst. from Kern River, furnishes to IRE hepuo-
LcgB the following items Of interest from the iuare
ard KEN River country: ,,.,..
Wien the Captain left KEN River, on the l2th lhst
about six inches OF snow had fallen 10 tna Vicniy an
wa then falling rapidly. Comparat vey Mite ram nus
ve, fallen this season. in consequence OF which placer
mining operstions were somewhat limited; but the
streams had slightly swollen by the melting OF the
snow which enabled some parties who hai nther1o
been idle TO commence work. Some companies on the
Havkeve and Lornismo Clutches were making from %
TO ST. per day to the hand. The bulk OF the INNING
low done on these euches
Quartz mining at future day, will be earned
ON yery extensively. Veins are being developed daily,
which in point of richness will compare favoraoy with
any in the State Capt. Keyss vein has proved To De
exceedingly rich. During the past fortnight the rock
has Welded a. high sixteen cents per pound Cap,'
Maliby's vein is very extensive and also Valuable a
company il now organizing in San Francisco TO work
rich win recently discovered. The quartz veins are
all on Kern River. .,,,
There are at present five stores in the neghoorhood
Of the mines where everything usually found IN similar
establishments be purchased. Flour Is seilng az
SIC so per 100 pounds and bacon 40 cents per
The supplies of -four are mostly taken from Nlsalia
where there are two mills in operation. The Hour used
by the troops stationed at Fort Miller and IeJon -
manufactured AT the Nisala mills Our informant
thinks the wheat crop of the present year. IN Iulare
insufficient to supply the home market.
Grizzly bears very numerous TINS WINTER IN the
vicinity Of Kern River.