Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-09-15
Mining Items.

FLUAtING on FEATHER RIvER-it is mag
nifcent-grand to look at! The first that
we como 10 ofimportance is the Jones CLAIM
mt White Rock, which j. redooming itself
this season 30 the entire satisfaction of the
stockholders We had the pleasure Of see
ing for ourselves yesterday, and know that
the stories that have been told in reference
to this and other claims GA the river have
not been exaggerated.
We were along the line of river fuming
operations yesterday, but rs We performed
the duties of our carrier, we had but little
time to crafty our curiosity by examining
the monster fumes that have been c)nstruc-
ted this season, TIT has lain bare the river
bottom TOR thousands Of feet, and IS without
doubt the richest and most extensive field
tor tluming and heavy mining operations
that has been opened in the State
The extent, the magnitude Of thcsc fumes
and the machinery connected with them,
must be seen ia order to form the least idea
of the amount Of labor and capital it re
ourcs to even get the stock Of timber and
lumber cn the ground to build the work.
The grading whcreon to rest the timbcrs for
u numc to conduct such a body Of water as
MaM Feather river is task that nothing
short Of a scientific man can perform. The
steep hills ard craggy rocks that have to be
encouu' erred in getting to these claims would
hi.h,cn aud discourage any but the most
energetic aud entcrprsiug. II requires
man Of uutiriug zeal and iron nerve to Ian
OUT and push forward to completion work
sufficient to lay naked 1909 feet Of the bot
tom Of Naiu Feather River They have
barely conn cucel work on the most of these
clnim., yet ia Consequence Of some !irtle de.
feet in wheels pump, and other machinery
which always wlll occur to some cHtcut On
works ST extensive as these In about
one week uaJc the whole line viii, he in sue
cc-slul operation, and then the several COM
panlcs VIII know their latc enough, how
ever. Is kuown of the claims to warrant us
in sayug that every share in every company
will lay largely to the holders before the
season CLOSES. pivclcndS # various amounts
have already been declared by al the com.
panics with one exception, which IS the Mon
t,zwna claim, which has not commenced
mining :-uot because work ism tcompctcd,
hnt has been lroyeatcd by reason Of the
Junction clalm. the waste water from which
ha,H odci the Mouic2uma to an extent that
requires all the pumps on the latter to
throw the water OIL Thc trustees Of the
tno companies met last Saturday night to
devise WAYS and means 20 obviltc this diff
Gully When this is accomplished the whole
chin viii be .nrunnirg order, aud from the
past We judy, taat ab. ut $4,000 day vii!
bc ullcd cut aud lut in circulation.
The figures Of the Iest weeks receipts and
expenditures Of some OF the companies were
promi.nel Us, but es yesterday was pay
day. Tie Sse,etarc, and Trustees were very
busy, aud Of cou ,c made it impossible for
Us to get them complete; hlt everything
within the oalccs Of the companics vas very
yellow. sad ile-b1es were heavy, 7etortin-
vas goiug On, sand WAS being blown cut.
great chuucks were beng slowed away ~
the safes. sack. and boxes tLpt we could not
lit were umb!el into thoir vaults. and
everybody VA, 0ush. The dining rooms at
uoon looked ike an immense barbecue.
The oMces reminded u> Of the fouri~hirg
days Of Adams & Co. on steamer day. We
shall visit these claims soon, and shall take
time to inspect them, and then We will be
able to give full account Of them, and al.
connected with them that will bc Of interest
70 our readers generally and the mining
community in particular.
PoLIcE DEpAnrMGNr-Capt. Bird tell,
jts fu1tt -.