New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-30
OREGON.


II NAV not he known to all our readers that there
ARE extensive mining districts in various parts Of this
Territory Oregon has within her borders gold placer'
Of greater extent and richness than any known TO The
world previous to the finding OF those IN Cai'ornia
and Australia. They are situated Ill the sOutt-w
eru part of the Territory adjacent 10 California ana
have proved a. n general thing, So far ~ worked,
about equal TO the diggngs in the latter. Inc
IN round nuggets lately found at Sucker Greek are
be credited To Oregon, that locality beng within hef
lin its Indeed. doubt whether there are better
dirgirgs t. be found than those Of Athouse, Apple
gate and Josephine Creeks, all tributaries OF Rogue
River large stream in the southern part OF mat couh
try The miners throughout that section appear 10
have been doing well this Winter, except so far az
their labOrs have been interfered with by the snow
which has fallen in larger quantities this season IMAM
usual. This, though detIlment at the tune, Is an
advantage in the end, it affords r. more enduring
supply Of water for mining operations A. we 90
norih we find the dry sensiby shorter hence,
il this latitude there is lees suffering from both heat
and diouth than in the greater portion of California
There il also q wide scope Of tolerably good dig
gnCs in Washington Territory, many hundred miles
north of the California line. These have been known
az the Colvle mines, from their proximity To- mil
tary post bearing that name on the Columbia over
seven hundred miles from its mouth There are even
10 the eastward of these ether Extensive mines, known
as the Pen dOrele; but II their richness httie is
known, as neither they nor the Colvile mlnes nave
been much explored owing 10 their remote location
and the hostility Of the savaGcs In those parts Late
accounts, however represent the few mat are now AZ
work there as doing well except when prevented by
the snow and that their prospects the coming Summer
are highly encouraging. A miner writing TO TIE
D,tpOn,0a from Pen Oreille River, Dec. ~, 1870,
says: There plenty of hill dggings IN tins sec
ton that will pay from one to three cents per Rs
" and III many places from FIVE TO ten CENTS But
taking all things into consideration, doubt much II
"they viii be made available until the Indian dithoul-
ties settled and provisions can be bought al ea
"scpable piices Were il safe for a few miners to
"scatter out and prospect have no doubt but that
they would find plenty Of payable dgglngs.
There is q company Of FIVE men engaged Ill oigeing.
ditch to convey water from creek two ana nan
miles distant, ~ tho mouth OF Pen ID OreiLe h'Ver,
which will make an addition of number OF acres OF
payable dirt. They deserve great deal OF credit Tor
their energy. ,,,,n. ,o, ,uat
usu Oh the mines lying to the north and west Of
Butte County braciug about one-thrd OF the min
ing region in this State, though less than one-quarter
a The mining population The of sparse settle
ent have been its distance from the depos OF mmi-
gatiOn the rugged nature Of the country the seventy
Of I'll. Winters hostility Of the savages, &c, rather
than the inerority Of it, mining advantages As these
objections being gradually overcome the country
it filing in with people, and lis natural capacities are
being unolded i'll hammer that indicates ii Is soon to
be of the most pOpulOu and prosperous regions or
the State. That the mining interest is already broad
and bouIhng u obvious, from the following iu-
formation derived from correspondence ind the
local press in that quarter:
cErTRAL DISTRICT.
That portion Of the mining region extending from,
apd including Butte to Calaveras County has been,
add we think, properly, denominated the Central
District AT early period, when the diggings were
supposed to be embraced within the scope Of country
lyii between the San Joaquin and Feather rivers ell
that part which was approached by the Sacramento
rver was called the Northern, and that reached by
way Of the San Joaquin the Southern min:s-.erns
that designated with sufficient accuracy the grand
divisions Of the mining region a. was supposed to
exist at tbet day. Since then, however, vast gold
field has been discovered beyond the limit Of that
region, throwing it's northern portion into central
position, and disclosing the propriety Of desig
| mating it by term expressive of its relative
situation. Hence the section alluded to has been
called the Central mines. This it is the most pop
ulous and perhaps rich though least extensive portion
d the minee, should receive large share Of attention
in speaking ofmning operations. Our space, however,
at present will admit Of only brief narrative pf what
is being done. A correspondent OF RABBIT Creek,
Sierra County writes that but little has been done
there for several months past, owing 10 the cold
weather, and Ill rome places to the snow. With the
return of favorable weather however, business is be-
con ing more active, and profitable season for mining
just opening 10 the inhabitants Of tina: section Some
god days work have already been done-one clam
Lear Pine Grove having yielded over 500 per week
t. the hand. The Ntr0dd Democrat says Mr.. A. T.
Laird an old miner near that place, has taken out of
his claims, during the last three years, nearly half
million VI dollars. At time he had not less than q
hundred men employed upon one set of his claims.
He has, at the present time three sets Of mining claims
which are worked by means Of hose, and about half
al acre Of ground, from 30 TO ~ feet in depth, II
washed Oft every week
SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
From this quarter the mining intelligence is quite Us
favorable as from any other
The Volcano Ledger, speaking Of quartz operations
alb, VI DrytOwD. An,ador county, rays:
On TIT 2ls ult., the claim Of Hnckson g. Company
petted Of one cleaning up three hundred and nine
ounces. The amount realized this winter is SO 900.
The mines about Jackson, same county, yield better
at present than ever before About Sab iowa,
miners art taking OUT from Sl2 to 50 per day.
About M,kelumne Hill, The Chronicle says the
sllj is lrtt.y we'll exhausted
atiops being carried on chiefly in drift and hydraulic
well rs labor, 10 be profitable. A great amount II
ground If offer owned by few wealthy miners who
acquired their night by purchases, from time u time
Hence il il that but little can be ascetaned TO GEL
tauty, OF what they are making. IL ia never known
b. Cuteldeis, when they wash up, or how much they
have made But the amount Of dust many Of them
ofer for sale seems TO indicate that they are doing
well. The hydraulic claims pay from 81 to $40
day, a. general thing.
writer in The Caidrerds Chronicle, speaking of
this place, ssys:
This fiat has long been worked with fair success.
and the discovery Of this rich deposit will give new
IN peiuG TO mining in this locality, and cause maay
vigorous arm H. strike with redOubed energy for the
hidden treasure in the hills around this camp. Money
Is p'nter than II has been for two years and times
moe hVely-snd equally much shooting and knife
ng anoIg the Chleno X. A. Wiggens g. Co.,
IN Saturday last. washed out twelve ounces Wllnot
iaruher "Ghed out Fix Ousces ana four dollars on
Guloh 01 "'''A
The So9 Andreas IndcrrnAent of the 10Th ult. an.
noulc.a 'hGt s4o wv worth of gold dust shipped
nom um place during the week by Wells. Farro &
20; mus Company ship weekly from SO, 90 10
$500 The whole amount Of gold .hipped weekly
non San Andreas auounts TO over 5000
Stevens, barry q Co., have been working claim
Gold Hill for loIg ,ine, which yielded about ~
day to the hand On last Tuesday they struck a