, 1859-08-04


Jones, Russell. i Co.'s Express, arrived ycs-
tertluy from. Denver, with dates to the alth Of
July. Some gold was brought in, (aay ouc
thousand dollars, but nona In any amount /
worthy Of uot1ce.
The new ro1d from tha settlements on Cherry
N improved means Of intercourse largely made
use Of for the purposea Of trade
Heavy ralnt had fallen in the mountains, eus-
bling many miners to resume the work ut their
sluiees which they had been obliged to abandon
u consequence Of the failing Of, The water in
Fire rich quartz leads similar to those worked
II The Gregory Valley had been discovered in
the Boulder diggings.
We suljo'n lie report Of our correspondent
as to tue progress made and the prospect in the
future: " 49," = -'~-
Since our last letter / have again Visited The
scene Of action, where the gold is being extract.
cd from the bowels Of the earth, and that too in
quantities that would assouish the most fastidi-
Gus, aud make squirm the poor deIuded, self.de-
iuded, disappointed emgrant. who ploded his
way to Cherry Greek this spring, and returned
to tho States determined to resist every uttempt
that might be made to prove that gold ID embed
ded IN .he Rocky Mountains. Dut lfocutar dem.
onstratlon. conveyed through n second partly is
worth OF the dust ,hat is being conve5cd by ex-
press aud privately into the States will certainly
| convince the disinterrested that gold is found
here hy some parties. When speak Of being
conveyed privately, we mean that no lcas than
eight miners bare left here for their homes with
io The last four weeks, with no less than ten
thousand dollars each, Of the dust. and perhaps
many nor that nc have no knowledge Of. Such
is tue progress made in the mines.
It Is tf1e that many, very many, are still un-
Fortunate, bat numbers are being added daily to
the class Of diggera, by the opening Of new
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man.
| TIE FALL RIVER WATER COMPANY
commenced operations this week. 1t is their
intention to bring the water distance of about
| eiesen miles atove Mountain City, to that they
can supply claims q the ,to top Of the mountains
| terpEise, md we doubt not will prore beneficial
to The company as well a. the miner. There is
another feature about this which IL laudablc-
| giring employment to hundreds who are still
doing nothing. VIC noticed that NIL those wait
ing for ssater to work their claims, offered their
| services will = zest nLicn will ensure its early
completion.
I TIE TCSS2LLIS0 COMPANY
another source from which it may be PRESUME
cd money will be made, and perhaps rich de-
posits brought to Light, which will not only ben
cit the projectors, but the country tlarge. It
will at ieast find employment for number Of
hands who might otherwise leave, cursing the
country and their own luck.
| QuAR1z MILLS.
We understand several steam engines with
cruslers are on the way from the States. which
wc doubt not will prore profitable invest-
nent, aud a benefit to the community, Messrs
Lehmer, Laughton and Peck hare in operation
on the Nort'1 ErSs Of Cleur Greek, at the foot of
Mountain City, Spanish Rastia for grinding
the quartz with cattle These gentlemen are
the pioneers in crushing, and deserve praise,
having proved that the rock yields profit even
put through By this meagre process
/ aTEAx SAW MIL.
/ This is one Of the necessities Of the miuers,
which is we'll supplied By Nj. y. s. Bentley, of
Rhode Island. who Jsith true Yankee courage,
il running double circuiar saw, and making
thousand for lumber. This gives much greater
facilities for sluicing and building pnrnoscs,
and where nov stands nearly 900 log cabins,
put up IN two months, in two more we mar
probably see as niany frame dwellings grace the
streets Of Mountain City. Such is the progress
Of q mining region.
At Boulder we understand The miners are
making from three to twenty dollars per day ia
| gulch diggings. The creek ia now turned FROM
its channel III five different Places and sluiccs
are now commencing operations In the bed oi
the stream. Five lends hare been discovered
ia this vicinity, and claims are being opened
upon them, the result Of which we shall heas
soon.
At Golden City, on Clear Greek, mining oper.
atoms are commenced in earnest About q
mile above the town site, three water wheels
are constructed 10 raise the water to The slui
ces. and the bank d1ggiugs are expected to pay
well.
Parties Of ,nen ure known to be getting gold
in various parts Of the mountains, in isolated
groups, which will probably become the scent
Of large mining operations this fall or nex
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