San Andreas independent., 1857-01-31
Mining News.

/ TAKING 1T OUT.-MeSsrS. Hill q Co.,
on Wallace Gulch, between Gold Hill and
Chapparel Hill, are now making S21 90
per day to the hand. This average pay
has been taken out of their claim for the
past ten days. Another Company of five
miners, working in small gulch close by,
are making one hundred dollars per week
clear OF water money. We regret to re-
cord the unpleasant news that there is Just
that much less gold, in this vicinity, but
we feel rejoiced in assuring the lucky pro-
prletors, of these claims, that we do not
envy them In their streak of good luck /;
still we are anxiously waiting for the "good
time coming will then conduct our
selves as usual-familiar with all, speak
ing to poor people-just as we did pre-
vious to "preuious.
The claims in the vicinity of Central
Hill, are still paying as rich as ever. In
the claim of Messrs. Bright & Co., they
are taking out dirt in which the gold can
be easily seen throughout every particle
The claim of Messrs Bode & Co., has been
paying about eight dollars per day, to the
hand Mr.. R. Wilson, has been taking
from six to eight dollars per day, to the
hand, out of his claim On Mint Gulch. for
the last two months, and with good pros
poets ahead. In the Tunnel claims of
Messrs. Hughes & Co., and Ellis & Co..
they are still taking out good wages.
Jno. Veazie& Co., mining in Five Pound
Gulch, took out on last Friday, piece of
pure gold, weighing 81 ounces. The
company washed out, last week, in four
and half days two hundred and forty-six
dollars. This week the company, (six
men being at work. has averaged one
ounce and half per day to the man.
This yield is from surface dirt, never be-
fore disturbed the bedrock is not over
three feet from the surface about eighteen
inches from the bedrock is sticky brick
red earth, evidently decayed quartz-the
big chunks are all found in this earth
although the lighter loam on the top also
pays well. A thirty-six dollar chispa was
found ne1r the surface, Wednesday last,
while shoveling dirt into the sluices.
Mr.. David Robinson & Co., Ohree per-
sons) took from their claim, near Dog Point,
fifteen ounces one day last week-only
fair average of their claim.
John Dowell & Co.'S claim, just below
and adjoining Veazie & Co.'s are doing
first rate. This week they took out five or
six chispas weighing from five dollars up
to an ounce and-a-half each. The COM
pany are now working into the south bank
of Five Pound Gulch, and find the dirt
improving in richness as they 60 in. There
is rich quartz lead near where these
claims are located, but as yet, it is undis-
covered.
George Shawl & Co. IS claim, is also pay
ing its pounds per day; twenty ounces per
day is a light weeks working, for three
men. The dirt was all carted out during
the past summer. Several chunks were
returned during the last week; the
largest weighing p ounces. This is the
old Dunning claim, located on the apex of
Dog Point We would almost as soon
own this claim as Aladdin's Lamp-un-
told wealth is hidden in its bosom we
verify believe that it is worth 100000,
insight unseen. AS soon as they are done
washing we will give the total result-as
also each day S washing of the three richest
piles of dirt in this vicinity, and if it does
not astonish the natives, then give us
free ride to Gretna Green.
New DIGGINGs.-About one mile East
of Lower Calaveritas, on the left hand side
of the road to Angels, new diggings have
been struck paying as high as an ounce
day to the hand. These diggings are on
the surface, and from three to four feet
deep, where water can be had in abundance
from the ditch The above information
was given us by gentleman, whose vera
city we can vouch for.
THEATRE AT ANGELS. - We under
stand Thespian Society has been formed