Mariposa Democrat., 1857-09-10
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Mr.. Peterson has completed the map show.
ing the nature of the country through which
the line of the Ditch viii pass. 1t is really a
beautiful map. Every point along the course
of the River is most clearly defined, and rcadi-
ly perceived Any one who is at all familiar
with the main features of the country along
the River, will instantly understand the whole
course of the line of survey at glance The
line strikes the Merced River about six miles
above Bear Creek, and the Ditch will have a
fall or grade of six feet to the mile. What is
more fortunate circumstance or advantage
attending this route, is, that the nature of the
ground or soil is such, that it can be dug near
y all the distance, and there will, consequent
ly, be little fluming required. Below will be
found the promised description of the Hornitos.
the last of the three mining districts through
which the waters of this canal will flow. The
map showing the relative positions of the three
Districts and the course Of the Ditch can be
seen at our Office
In our last number we gave a full and am
Pile description of the Indian Gulch District,
we now come to speak of that tract of land ly-
ing south ofthe Quartzburg District, embracing
Burns Creek on the northwest beginning
one mile above where the creek empties into
the Eldorado. This section of land is bounded
on the east by Corbitts Creek, on the south
by range of hills that divide it from that sec
ton of land known by the name Of Indian
Gulch. Though the quartz veins are very
rich and numerous, there has been no mill
erected in this vicinity, some twenty-five veins
have been prospected and tested at neighbor-
ing mill. Some twenty other veins are known
to exist and to be well worth working, but the
section in which they lie is known as young
Hornitos, in order to facilitate the defining Of
the sections, and simplify the report, we shall
speak of it in connection with the description
we gave Of old Iornitos. There has been one
hundred veins counted and some fifty re-
corded Towards the east the lines Of this
gradually as they approach the west extending
to the plains. The country is undulating, the
guches are wide and the flats very extensive.
The hills are rather broad, gradually sloping
with gentle destinations into the flats or gulch-
es The soil on the hills, in the creeks,
in the ravines and upon the flats is full
of gold. Fifty mills could work fifty years
steadily operating day and night without ex-
haustng the mines Of quartz gold The water
introduced into these grounds can be used over
many times, owing to the rolling nature Of the
land and the great number Of fats. There is
very little timber and very little water upon
these grounds, but in summer the grass is very
luxuriant, and the soil of an excellent quality
for farming or gardening purposes 1t is tra-
versed by excellent roads, and is very accessi-
bic for teams at all seasons of the year. Be.
lieving that the whole region we have been
describing above, is similar in nature and char
acter to the Quartzburg District, we have no
thing to add that would distinguish it from the
District described ~ ia fv.",v. repo.t
Of that section.