San Andreas independent., 1858-05-29
Mining News.

tlnued prosperity been realized as In the
vicinity of this camp, and on the gold
range from Stewards Hill through the
various rich hills and gulches yia Chile
Gulch to Mokelumne Hill. Last week,
third interest in tunnel claim (J. A.
Brock q Co.'S on Central Hill, was sold
for 81 500; this claim has been very sue
cessfully worked for the past three years,
and has produced some $4,000. On
Old Woman's Gulch, Cat Garland's ranch
two miners had tunnel on which eleven
months work had. been done-one Of the
partners became dissatisfied and offered
his interest to the other for SIS. Mr..
Doonan, the other partner, told him he
would give him SO, and closed the bar
gain. Next day the tunnel struck through
the rim rock into the channel, where the
earth was found to be yellow with fine
gold. This unexpected discovery in
duced the " sold' partner to re-purchase
his interest at $3.50 in cash, as the diff
ference, with many kind thanks for the
privilege of a preference In doing so.
NINE OUNCE CHUNK-Last Monday
two Miners, Messrs. George Tory and
Oliver Hitchcock, commenced work on a
hillside south of Dog Point, at the sur
face over the ancient river channel, at a
point between the claim of B. j. Latz
& Co., and MarIette & Co.; they soon OBJ
tained prospect sufficient to warrant the
placing of sluices on the ground. While
preparing for this, one of the party pick
ed up nugget of solid gold-broad and
fat-which weighed exactly nine ounces.
1t is the most complete and handsome
piece of native gold we have yet seen in
California. Since then the parties have
found several pieces valued at from eight
to ten dollars. Their sluices are now set
and over an ounce day clear, to the hand
is the yield. This place was abandoned
over year ago as one that would not pay
water-money and wages. The claim is
extensive and will last for months, as
there is an old channel and the bottom
is not yet reached.
STRUCK IT AT LAsT.-Gold has been
struck finally, in the extensive mining
claim of Messrs. B. j. Latz & Co., after
running in the tunnel 720 feet, and at a
depth of $50 feet from the surface; the
prospect is about two bits to the pan, and
as the claim is on the "ancient river"
bed, we are quite sanguine that it will be
our pleasant duty to record the yield of
thousands during the summer. On
Thursday last, we visited the tunnel, and
through the politeness of +. J. Attinelli
and Joe Marshall, who were at work, and
who own interests in the tunnel, we were
enabled to make a superficial survey of
the same The tunnel was commenced
the 14th of September, 1855, and has
been continuously worked since that pc
riod- Two-thirds of the time the work
progressed night and day. Almost the
entire distance is through solid rock or
slate ledge, some of it SO hard that less
than six inches progress per day, for
weeks, was the result. appreciate the
great disadvantages under which this
work was executed, the miner has but to
visit the tunnel. During most of the
time of the almost three years of the
prosecution of this work, the operators
had to contend against large body of
water, which, about breast-high, and
from the top of the excavation, continu-
ously flooded the workmen. Three shafts
were sunk at different times to prospect
the river bed. The last one was success
full. Two shafts from the surface down
to the tunnel have been sunk through
the vitrifed cement-hard as rock-and
another to the depth of 130 feet remains
to be sunk before mining operations can
be advantageously prosecuted. From
this, our readers may learn the indomit
able energy, industry and perseverance of
our miners and the great disadvantages
which they frequently labor under. A
lesson may also be learned that success
viii eventually reward the industrious
and deserving. We wish the company,
(and among them are two Woodworking,
honest Chilenos,) all success. These
Chilenos have devoted over three years
OF their time, means and labor to this
tunnel, and we take pride in making hon
orable mention of the fact Success to
them say we
Since writing the above the bedrock
has been struck at a depth of thirty-fve
1eet from the tunnel, and prospect of
fbroo In