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

.lroub the bed fock f fott vlA, ecc etou' OK tee
b;,h n dis,nroc e 600 fec. s'f ~ az no" NV
brcakre i1to the hati" OF iu' hi' IftN'o- !" tn-
tou.x.r. t,om q eide drlit usdS at an ansie th@
~ thcm 10 he tmfaco OF thc bod rock T. W
ys,fs from The main tunnel, Yer, good Proepocs have
botn obtained. Singh pshs ot cat !hIdhg ton ~o
~ ciclt dclas were obtained; hut this is more than
tbc tverace the whole macs Of psy-dir brought cut
Welding tnm 81 to ~ the car load tqual to hse wheel
barrow loads. ,
now that the opening hae bccn accompl-hcd and the
eNpese met presont fortune to It's owners Ter tbs
mere taking out.
NoEIBEKS MISEs.--In this section, the surface
CiggiD,s not being 20 generally exhausted fdrtbef
Sootb. where more labor has been Gone, are paying
vel, better perhaps, than ever before, owing TO n
moie plentiful supply Of water. To man OF small
means, desrous Of procuring q clalIn Il al can DO
worked with little capital, THIS IS probably the place
20 90. Almost tue cnire popu a,sn are meeting Sith
moderate success, while We hear Of many cases Of
very rich siIikts.
The diggings on Coffee Creek, about fty miles
north Of Sbasta, on the Yreka TRAIL ere turning out
rich. The gold coarse, pieces having btea taken
out weighing from ieht to one hun5red and twenty
five collars. The miners are all doing well, one
company sinking shan took ont fifty doIaro day.
The dagiDgs have not, as yet, been extensively
pro- pectcd.
MI. Irwin Is now working over claim for the
seveI ID time OIL Dry Greek, near Shasta, which pays
from $40 to s25 daily t. the hand.
The miners about Hor'etown are generally dong
well; some claims yield pounds of gold daily, and i.
has become ole Of the largest towns IN the coun'y
MaLy of the bill claim. are washed by bylauhc hose
by wbich process, when practicable, very po or dirt
may be made TO pay, from the large quantity put
through the sluice.
SorIHyRy MINRs.-The Sonora Herald speaks
very eIcomagingy Of the busioeoS 10 that vicinity
where they have water the miners all doing well,
eitl er upon their Own claims or workiog for Others
wages.
On the Merced the mineis arc doing we'll many
oct fin ut RI theird dr1ft q
Al ShirlOcks Flat the miners whee ing ou. dirt
from their dnts, and makiog good wages by washing
The anne in toms and cradles. On 'Shirioek Creek
the miners drifting into the banks, and are said to
be making good wages.
CESTRAL MISES.-This region may be considered
extending from the Yuba to the Tuo umne river,
sbd ID the heaer Of most Of the heavy mining opera
tlOns, invoviI arge expenditures and capital Here
mining bas settled i1to steady permanent business,
and is BEN prosecuted in scientific aud Legitimate
manDeI; consequently population is dense and stable,
and all kinds of Improvements are more advanced
than elsewhere Here are the deepest shafts the
longest tunnels fumes and water bitches; the great
est number Of arastas, aid the heaviest quartz mills
All through this region labor is demand and men
who cannot procure claims to work their own ac
count, can generally obtain employment at fair wages
usually about four dollars a day, or sixty dolars
month, and found. For some kinds of lsbOt, such
tuDnelirg, hydraulic washing, blaetiog, &c, much
higher wages are paid. The following items will con.
vey notion as TO what is beiog doue throughout
this large extent Of miD1g territory.
The Butte RecOrd says OF operations near OrOvile:
The bar opposite the city presents the most lively
appearance We have seen for long time. Fluming,
viDgdamiDg, and Cinnamon washing with rockers.
The river bank is liIcd with busy miners, from the
saw mill nearly two mics down stream
The bank bar in front of the town has been worked
several times, ard stll pays.
An mu amount of gold will no doubt be taken
out again tbs Fall, gIeat improvements being
introo uctd IN the mode OF mining.
Squire Horton and company of men are at work
two and halt miles bcox this place al what is called
the City of Bagdad. They have constructed ditch
leading from the waste water reservoir to the bank
ard are going to work it extensively. From present
prospects they will average about eight collars day
to the
SJI paper ssvs, the miners now that the water
has failed in the dtcbes hocking to the rivers, and
it is supposed more gold will be taken from the oeds
of the streams than ever before. Jacksonville, Don
Pecro's Bar and Lagrange in -four ,hing condi-
ton in consequence of the influx of miueH, and the
traders and business generally prepared for
pro- pt rous season.
lie Georgia Company near Volcano, after having
spent many thousand dollars in opening their claim,
took four thousand dollars from it last week.