New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-28
MINING NEWS.

MlHING NEnS.
The Shasta Courier speaks in hatterng terms OF
gold Tro. poets In that region, aid says:
At 90 time curing the past four years have we heard
such truly encouraging accounts hOm the MINES IN
every section Of our county-ahd We may gay OF Ina
ily County the same-ss st the present time. The
oily way which can account for 1t lie, that or
mil es are learning the science of extracting the gold
fom ibe eob, bringing facilities to their AID which,
year or two ago. they had Dot thought oil. we gee al
about US water-ditches which, one or two years ago,
We bad no conception OF, ano in places where not an
ounce Of gold had been taken out there are now
pounds extracted. We consider mining in this county
but In It's Infancy.
From the same paper we gather the following ad
tItoLal items
Gold has recently been discovered in large gulcb
leading from Mr.. Truax's "Texas House" on he
ieks trail, some sixty or siKty-hye miles from this
place. This is the first discovery of gold made In that
vicinity, and it 10 thought by some that the guch will
turn out to be rich.
We have heard it currently reported that the miners
in sn6 about Horse own and Jackass Fat intend sg
gDg new ditch, for the purpose Of carrying water
upon tbe,e two miuing distrcts
gentleman from French Guch informs us that
few nights since, four peIsons were discovered
robbng the suice boxes Of some Gemans who were
working on ihe bar opposite the m0uth of French
Cslch One OF tht Germans commenced sho JtiDg at
tAe bievts, when they broke and ran in several d.
TediOns.
AT Coon Hollow, near Plaeeryile, four men recently
&n6.
Mining in Sacramento county may be judged by the
annexed from The GRANITE Journal.
A Lew branch ditch from the Natoma Ditch has lust
Teen completed TO the brow Of the high bar upon
Which this Town stands The 9jec. of this work to
supply the tunnel companies now opersting NTH
water to wash their dirt. There DoE eig It con-
pants ope.ating, and from the prospects they have
obtained they ive sangahe Of ample returns for thsir
Abof lbe Claims are such as cannot be worked out
IN several years and the rpiners realize ANYTHING
near theif t1pectati0as, we may hope that money will
room De Piehty befe This enterprise will give con.
stant employment 70 about seyeny-fve aborers and
successful whi oe the means Of opening a field for
Zen tunes THAI numoer. We are in earnest whom wa
give il oplrson that tae mioeral raaource. of
this locality are equal to those Of any other in the
State. " 'N0
The A0ry,yAe In9Eirer, in speaking Of the French.
town Canal Mining Company, says;
The ditch was c'IDnenoed tn 1854, by A. Fargo A.
70 cost Of sl2 900, and oompleteda distance Of
nVe miee including the reservoirs and water apour-
Ilsnces. Ia 1885, Mr.. Fargo purchased the entire
onse, aud has thrown 1t into a joint stock comp any
VII capital Of $4,000. He is nov on the work
nm q large number Of men, pushing matters on 10
- T Will not be long before the whole length Us
Hlts Is finished.
iiienchtown is situated between the West Branch
G,.ne North Fork Of Feather River, Blk miles from
HSpe AND Is the wealthiest part VI Butte County,
10 pActr diggings and quartz mines. THIS region
n,, ASneo comparatively unprospected sioce 1851,
sm.n nuhin ne last year. Some ak Jnths AZ D. a
s, patty Of Spaniards went there, and 10 short tins
dIss ground which hss proved equal TO isie and 80
dscsns. msking from ten 10 one hundred dollars per
uis., tee hand, and csusing great excitement with
bsy, 49, ~ pare 0 ,he surrounding country, who
'eea rushing in and taking up clsias, and every