San Andreas independent., 1858-05-15


aering the San Antonio and other streams in
tine vicinity of Cave City. At Tunnel Hill are
some OF the best claims in the county. having
large retarns. We have heard of one-tbird
interest in one of them being sold for So 900
in cash.
At Bunty's Gulc!, a continuation of the
same lode, claims are are also paying hand
somely.
The claim of Campbell Il Co, on Cave Hill,
near the head of Murdcrer's Guch, is one of
the best in that section 1t is now paying
over $50 per day to the hand. Last week be-
tween thirty-nine and forty ounces of gold
were secured by the labor of four men. The
week before the claim yielded nearly as we'll
This week four hands worked one day and
washed up six ounces. The claim has never
paid less than eight dollars per day to the
hand. One-qnarter of the claim was sold re-
Gently for $500; and the purchaser would
not take twice the amount of money for his
bargain
On the old river bed near San Andreas,
mining operations continue with unabated
success. The most westerly claim yet opened
is that of Messrs. Comfort & Co., but owing to
the trouble with water and huge boulders,
little progress, of tangible nature, has yet
been made. In the claim of Messrs Smith &
Co, rich prospect, with promising appear
ances, was struck; the ledge is pitching, and
large boulders of granite and quartz seem to
he olnbaIIp1 in tha
blasting to remove them. Different prospect
ing holes are being sunk east of this claim,
but without striking the lode definitely, until
the old Dunning claim is reached where the
river bed was first struck. This claim has
been worked six or seven years, paying from
$4,000 to 100000 each year, and the pros
poets are that the coming season will even be
a better one than heretofore, as the owners
have brought the hydraulic process to play
upon the bank with wonderful results. From
the immense masses of dirt thus removed
enough gold is saved in the sluce- boxes to
pay water money thus saving of the labor
of five men and three carts, per day, is made
The claim of McFall Il Co., East of this, is
probably the richest on the entire lode, so far
rs prospected. During the week, we have
heard different reports of rich strikes in this
claim. One days work is put down at $500
over eighteen ounces in q big chunks were
picked up another day, while the weeks yield
is variously estimated at 81 800. If from the
rich crevices so much gold be taken, when the
entire mass of pay-dirt comes to be washed
up, fortune must be the result. The claim
is extensive. and will yield hundreds of tons
of pay-dirt each years operations.
Marlette & Co., are the lucky owners of the
next claim on the lode, and have already taken
a fortune out of this claim, in running but
prospect drifts. On Tuesday last they " lifted
four ounces in chispas, large and small, from
new drift just commenced. one-sxth inter-
est of this claim was recently sold for $780,
On Thursday a wide and deep crevice, in the
bedrock, was struck, which pays better than
any heretofore found in the lead The old
channel runs at right angles over the seams
an the rock these creyices are extremely rich.
In the one just described, a PAINFUL of the
cemented, blue earth, yielded little less than
eleven ounces. The gold is solid and very
coarse, some of the pieces weighing nearly
two ounces, which coins, at the mint, SIS 90
per ounce We saw the gold washed out of
the dirt, Gt was covered with little particles of
vitrified cement,) and feel convinced that there
is no humbug about THE gold is there, and
in chunks, big as acorns What we have seen
would convince the most incredulouS that the
chances to make fortunes, at mining, is not
all gone yet
The tunnel claim of B. J. Latz & Co., union
Tunnel,) is next east, and a prospecting shaft
is going down. at the end of the tunnel. The
tunnel is seven hundred and eight feet long,
and the shaft now being sunk, is through
sand, which indicates that the old river chan
mel is near by The next claim, that of r.
Mccall Co., which is near Jenk's field, and
the most eastern of the series in this vicinity,
Is also being worked. A new shaft under the
direction of Mr.. Clark, has been commenced,
ana they are preparing a hosting apparatus,
to work the claim with horsepower.
All these claims will last for years and will
prove ioituiS> W tue owners
KENTUCKY HousE.-We learn that the shaft
on the Handy Hill Mining Companv's Quartz
claim is still going down about thirty feet
deep OF excavation has been made. On Weanas-
day fine chispa of quartz weighing over three
pounds-one fourth gold-was taken ont
The entire rock, so far as the shaft has heop
sunk, will pay well for crushing.
The owners of the quartz claim on Seifcrt's
Ranch, near the race track, have suspended
operations on account of the water coming into
the claim so fast that they were unable to re-
move it without force-pump: with suitable
machinery.
ADJOURNED MEETING.-This evening there
will he an adjourned meeting held at Cave
CITY. to hear the report Of the Reviewers ofthe
Big Tree and Cave City road. The Reviewers
were appointed at previous meeting, and
have been actively occupied the past week in
completing their duties.