The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-27
In tcresting Mining Intelligence from
CAlifornta-The Gold Mines.


correspondent of the San Francisco Tunes at Rough
and Ready, writes:-The canals nearly all filed with
water and the miners beginning get out gold again.
The San Andreas Independent says that the rams Of the
2d and Oath Of November raised the Caaveras San An
tonic and other rivers In that neghborhood with such sud
denness that many Of the miners lost sluces wheels and
working TOOLS and that claims which had been opened
during three months completely submerged
Truly the miners life bard One and his calculations
for the future most uncertain
The various quartz mills says the Union Democrat go
nora) which have been idle for months past
now with an abundant supply Of water actively In ope
ration In the mountains OF Sonora than eighty
stamps busy crushing, and nearly all Of them are
reducing quartz from the richest leads In the county Ia
other portions Of the county many mills are now at
work. We are eafe in saying that the supply of water
which te during the past nght will set into operation
$50 stamps which have been IDLE for several months
past Thousands OF dollars will thus be extracted and
nine tenths OF will go directly TO benefit Sonora In ad
don 10 this branch of business hundreds OF miners
the placer diggings will begin their w8shng--the prepa
ration for which they have making during the past
dry The purchases of the gold buy era will soon
furnish unmsakabie evidence OF the Increased Weld OF
our miDes and aside from tho mining interest, the far
mcIs and gardeners are greatly benefited Large fields
OF grain shooting their tiny heads and vegetables
of all hues KINGS and conditions finely fourishiug
the almost yerna hue. Our exhibit most
pleasing air Of business, aud the promise OF the "good
50 coming brigheDs the Of every One Far
Iners mineIs merchants and people Of all caings,
pleased with the prospects, and push forward with
ncwed energies.
MINING IN UTAH TERRITORY
correspondent U the san Francisco Times writing
from Carson Valley, Utah Territory, says.-It is hardly
-wo tn wbe Tor me 70 say what every man who takes
The trouble 10 reflect a m ment must know tina, the
great majority Of those who here make their
fortune by mintng will be disappointed. But il will not
be SO with those who devote themselves 10 other pur
sns; every OF available LAM, carefully cult
cannot be made To produce half the required
to subsist the population Wesierp Utah, aud it tho
crops sold AT the cost Of freight from California this
know person here who will clear this season no
less than % 500 eight OF potaoesthcse sell
ing now at six cents per pound lumber Is selling at $40
per thousand feet nj the Virginia Two years ago
bought 10 that neghborhood $780, which was the
ruling rate at that time
SILVER MINES IN THE MeHAvE COUNTRY.
correspondent Of the sacramento Union at Los An
gelos, under date Of 18th Move mber, ~riesIncosed
send you small specimen Of silver from Cookies
mine from the Bear Lake valley, the Mohave country
about one hundred twenty miles casterly
ton from this place. This mine is named after John
70 lack OF means he able work It., but tn com
pany with others, he has traced the vein over thirty
miles rs about four feet square, and continues to follow
the general range Of the Sara Nevada the gen
tlcman self, and the other persons Mcdonald and
Williams who showed MASSIVE umps OF the orc as
rich the accompanying specimen they corrcboae
his asser They informed me that Il had been us.
ed III San Francisco BY assayer Of OF
Mosheimer AMI that It yicded at the rate Of per
ton. have sent specimens TO San Francisco 10 as
say cd by William K. Vandesllce, excellent
silver, IN order TO test thoroughly and whose state
company had been formed for working the minc, and
Francis Melus gentleman long resident in this place.
and widely known. is one Of the company He feels very
sapguine Of the great Of the se and
fdtnt that still richer developments YET be made
Captain Davidson OF the army, says that Is the outlet
extremity Of tho which Can be traced clear TO
tho Warhoc valley and he predicts that still richer
deposits will be found in tho coantry Intervening aud
that ne has observed the samo Indications OF rich
deposits OF the same metals In his among the moun
ains rich quarz lead has been found about eighty
miles from here, n Sau Diego county, and company has
ocen ,omco ana l- yesterday 10 prospect s FURTHER
and then make their report
THE wAsHoE SILVER MINES.
The rcsus Of assa.s OF silver ore from The newly dis