New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-30
MINING NEWS

W. coat:sue TO receive favorable intelligence in re
gard 20 this great California interest from all sections
OF the state derived from interior exchanges anu
CoYretpondt nts as wei tiOm intelligent miners,
business men and Others having opportunile 10
gatnel reliable information. COnslderng tbat this IS
the Ory r. s-on of the year the mining population Is
yererslly dong well. In the dry oiggiogs, where the
water has failed and there is no artificial supply they
lave gone to the rivers and working the bars, or
the tecs of the streams for which purpose this Is the
mcsi favorable penOd OF the year.
FtrnI>G-Tbese operations are more extensive,
suo prom Sc to be atcnced with better success tins
Suu,intr than ever before. The rivers IN some sec
tioar have for miles, almost cont nnuay been diverted
fm Their natural channels and carried through fumes
sno citctes The universally low stsge OF the water
his season greatly facilitates these operatons and
" enabling the miners 10 get INTO the beds Oi the
creams early ados much to their chances OF success
Heretofore they have had but little time before the
igh water came upon them IN the Fan ano rove
them from their claims Some have already-iuly
mouth earlier than usual-got TO washing the rver
bed with good results, while many Others are nearly
resdy to begin, with equally good prospects
QUARTZ OPERAIIoNs.-Itis is now generally conceded
th the quartz rock of this state Is more rlch ana PEN
tia than in any other country m the world, noth"n
s,sLoiug many Of the operations in have proved I'M
succt ssu. The Of these failures has been otten
expIaine0. and are now very generally understood IL
sko dersood that, in tie main. they have been
tysicome and ths the prospects IN this branch OF IN
otetry a. c now most encouraging. II even promises
few years, TO become the mos, extensive aud prof.
table branch Of mining industry. ln support OF this
Ipnlop, we viii cite some OF the discoveries iately
lmsde and the results attending the operations already
ItLtertd upon Allen n Co. are erecting an Arasta,
.urteen miles above sonora, quite IN the mountains
Fifteen huI cred pounds average rock taken from their
tin yielded sl2o worth Of gold. Near jamestown, q
ne.n struck last week from which $500 were taken
H. one cay At ProvOst Hill, u number OF 4 ast as
have been erected, and from the appearance Of the
kock promise to do well Mclean y Jeffrey have q
"a ch claim on the Stanslaus aud erec.iuy machla
~ for crushing rock, which will shortly be- in opera.
Hon. The yield, thus far, has averaged from s6O TO
tso Der tai mostly rock in which there was n, gold
1, able 10 the naked eye.
TrssELIso--Ths mode Of mining requires large
amount Of skill labor and capital and often the lapse
much time before any returns are realized, Bat
where these REQUIREMENTS are met, ultimate success
gtptraH, foogs A good i0es of the manner IN which
hi nd Of work is prosecuted, and OF the magnitude
oi zone Of the undertakings in the mountns may De
ga,ht red from an sccount given OF them oy ne Ilf
ccrr7Ae AmereaH, which, in speaking on tne SUBJECT
tays: .u,
Some Of the most valuable minirg CLAIMS IN Int
State ale Of this character many Of when nave GOO
large sur 10 open them. We give dcsetp Ion u
thee ard ell Of them purposely IN jds' thai sage ~
sae Of progress best sho wing the first cos OF tuh
nCce Of mlDg, as we the results already oO'a'e1
AID in proepect.
THE Co5aI Sprng tunnel was commenced near'y,
4 yess ego. ownbd and worked by J. ID. Van Eatop, r
'aa fs,on. j. Lyon aud al, Dickeihoof. I Is worko'