New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-16
Frem the Knnsna nrlnea.

From the Rocky Mountain News Of the 4th inst,
we extract the following:
The news from the mines is Of an encouraging
character. A writer from Blue River Mines, Gold
Run, under date of the 2sth ut., says:
Crossing over to Gold Ran, we soon found our
way to the comfortable cabin of P. +. Davis, of
Muncie, Ind. We prospected his claim and found
10 cents to the pan. He has just opened it, but
feels satisfied he has not yet hit the streak Mr..
Weaver is doing better than any one else in the
guleh he is taking out from sioo to SIPS per day
No above discovered, owned by Mr.. Rowley is
paving some Sc or SS to the man: he is confident
Of finding a rich quartz lead near his claim'
In a summary of the mining intelligence, the
News says:
From current reports, prospects continue eN-
ceetling good on the Arkansas waters. Vast num-
bers OF mes have congregated in California Gulch,
the number being variously estimated at from
seven to twenty thousand. Near three thousand
are interested in claims, of which there are about
twelve hundred in the district on which work is
commenced. On the claims which are opened and
pay dirt reached. the yield is said to be from
ounce to six ounces per day to the man.
Several sluices that have been started are pay
ing from 5000 to $500 per day, working from four
to six men. In one instance, three men with a
small rocker washed out a little $50 in sim
gle day. They quarreled about the division of the
proceeds of the days work, and disinterested
party was called upon to weigh it, from whom we
obtained our information direct.
As is always the case, hundreds of men reach
California Gulch and being unable to obtain rich
claims in the heart of the district, look on for
few hours days. and because of the great sue
cess of others and the want OF it themselves, be-
come discouraged and turn about for the States :;
first selling their surplus outfits for what they can
get They have not energy enough to look farther
for claims, bntswear that the country is all claimed
up if they happen to be in gulch that is all oecu
pied. Such men have not sense enough to know
that they are looking upon a few square miles of
the Rocky Mountain country only that is three
hundred miles wide and reaches from Behring's
Straits to Cape Horn and that no one considerable
district of that vast extent has ever been pros
pected without finding rich gold and silver mines.
They deserve to return to the States and live as
they have done, for the remainder of their lives.
Had they known themselves they never should
have started.
On Blue river the water is getting down so that
work can be prosecuted to good advantage in the
bank aud bar claims New discoveries are being
made. In the Galena gulch, found last week from
thirty cents to three dollars 10 tile pan has been
taken out. Some very fine nuggets have recently
been found ranging from two or three dollars up
to near fifty dollars in value.
The McNulty gnlch, recently found on the ex-
treme head waters Of the Blue, is said to be doing
remarkably well.
A company headed by DR.. Atkinson, Mr.. Me-
Nnlty, and George Jackson, recently set out from
California gnlch To explore and prospect the head
waters OF The Rio Grande, some seventy five miles
further west. A rumor has reached us that they
had succeeded in finding very rich diggings.
At Tarryall the general yield continues good,
anu tue ihlnts are fapuly eAtenullH #Dotlt up ana
down the streams
The Gregory mines steadily increase in extent.
Three quartz mills have been started running in
Nevada gulch and are yielding from $3.50 to 500
per day each.
DIR. Few's mill which failed TO save the gold sat
isfactoriy, has been overhauled and again started
running. On the first day, working tailings that
had been run through before, il yielded eighteen
ounces of gold.
A number of other mills are nearly ready, to
commence operations. The water will be let into
the consolidated ditch to-day, so VIC learn from
DR.. Burdeal, who also informs us that rich lead
called the Hunbold has been found on the new
road about eight miles from iouat Vernon, and
this side of Clear creek.
About twenty mills have gone into the boulder
mines, and some of them must be at work this,
bat We have received no reports yet from any Of
them.
Some fine specimens of gold and quartz have
been brought in from the newly discovered mines
near Longs Peak.
The News says of the stampede lately antieipa.
ted
Many are still leaving for the States, bnt not yet
i'll half the numbers Of the arrivals. The fact is,
there is no stampede, properly speaking-no
excitement nor prospect Of any, unless it is occa-
stoned by new discoveries.
Four-tifths of the emigration is remaining IN the
mines.