The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-04
few hundred dollars would buy quit Chains from ls,se

II is not desired 70 deprecate the value Of pese dis
,u, We 70 an. excite
who has the liquid metal jurnplD. ont of these
foreign rocks or who has seen thrSs pnts Of pulver
Zed rock yied hall pound Of pura metal before COM
can doubt Of the richness Of these mines May
specimens have been sent To San taken a. they
which many expressed "a, orable opinions and there
better there than that has been sent away and
IN quantities. that viii AFFORD perpetual supply TO com
But there adirence In the value OF the clams-arst
In The quantity and purity Of the ore and second
only indicated BY the gray boulders earth
in the surfnoe again the is mixed with rocks
and again the ledge crops out bushing deep crimson
DRAWBACKS TO THR WORKING OF THE MINES.
One great drawback 70 the successful working OF the
mines ID the absence OF wood. Along the line Of
level there scarcely any timber the formation of
with dense chemisa will cause necessity for the ore
70 be hsved down hill to wood, or for the wood TO be
The companies above named are very ACCESSIBLE and
70 located IS TO be easily unueiled The Pealuma Com
pany commences with the ridge Of the Hogsback; and
is from The location Of the ledge this claim that Of
The large rich specimens OF have been obtained
hundred yards from the road, down the canon the bot
tom rock crops out larger than omnibus This rock
has been badly Knocked 70 pieces for specimens. has
been uncovered In several other places
The mine s along the high ridge OF the mountains ex
posed 10 all the bleak winds, and the cold often very
severe.
THE EXCITEMENT sUBsIprNG
There is no longer any excitement tn stakes having
been all planted, and the claims embodied into large
psniee, the owners have subsided-gone home. few
persons-pot more than fty-are the ground
looking for the interests Of themselves and friends
Many Of them waiting TO sell their chances Of getting
rich to the highest bidder.
GEOGRAPHICAL AND METEOROLOGICAL CHARACTER
OF THE DISTRICT.
The country s rough and mountainous. hard on weak
JOINTS but good for the body, and frat rate appetizer
The stories related about the immense prospective yields
camp res the the miners In ransitu to their
destination beges dreams and visions OF untold wealth
excitement now has all passed away because all the
land has been recorded and posted and great proper
ton Of In the names OF men who and
will their claims, which held by no other title
than that Of record There ia no one in possession
improvements made. and except IN two CASES. organ
| zation has been effected.
ORGANIZED COMPANIES.
The two companies Organized are the 'Ridge Robber-
bers An assessment Of five dollars on each share has
been levied, TO be paid in twenty days The members,
with the consent Of the conauccr may work oa, their
| coo feet the lode.
The second organised company is the Reconsideration
laid OF $50 per share for opening the claims
TUOLUNNE COUNTY
correspondent Of the Stockton Argus writing from
Garot,e, Tuoumne county, mentions that toe miners
were eagerly expecting the introduction of water into
their camp by the Big Ditch This anticipated the
precursor new glorious times miners The
ing in that locality New discoveries had been made Of
Barnes West had struck good claim IN guIch d.
rectly opposite GArote, and taking out from so
cents to 81 pan Other claims near the same spot had
paying claim Gripping Gulch, with fine prospect OF
reapDg therefrom fortune. the claim OF Mr. Snow,
SGy s 70 r s .ss god
Of the claims In the region that might be said 10 be
paying largely; when the water shall End its way
Of new and rich diggipgs were expected to be made
that section Of country. There large number OF
4s miners. who fingered around Big Oak Flat the
rottes and who familiar with the country having the
most sangune hope Of success when the water shall give
experience in mining life In Big Oak Flats the citizens
have unlimited confidence in the richness Of the
rounding their camp and already increase In the popa
The Sonora Age mentions rich specimens Of silver
taken from the newly discovered vein at American
have claim located the vein, which said to be
forty feet width The remarks that there doubt
vein be extensive Is represented the discovery will
prove Of immense importance to this country The exist
enee Of silver IN that region has long been known having
in 1850 Since that time their representations several
parties Of have gone in that direction
pact for silver but with little or no success owing pro-
baby to their ignorance Of the for which they
searching
CALAvERAs COUNTY.
The recent discoveries Of at Spance Gulch Caaveras
county, California have attracted hher large number
OF miners from various parts OF that sate and the In
which Hst excited by the extent and richness
Of the veins had not At last accounts in any degree sub
sided. The lead lies ten miles east Of the above
"Rocky Mile, at the head Of Cark's Ditch where the
ledge had been blasted out In grading Where the
shows itself is about twelve feet in width, running
nearly north ana SOUTH and cropping out both sides
| Of the river
called the Blue Mountain, lying between the SOuh and
| Licking forks Of the Nokelumne.
This mountain exhibits every indication Of being rich
In mneras-ns surface being covered with quartz inter
mixed with MAJ be have examined much OF the rock,
and believe TO contain proportion Of cinnabar Some
Of the rocK which was taken from the topmost crags
bears the appearance through magnner that OF
CArson Valley does the naked eye The rock the
bottom Of Ciarks Ditch 10 quite a favorable in appear
that the celebrated lead in Washoe with
| compass was traced this kind OF rock two miles In
rom Se vr wheSs Il OF
being made San Ffancsco) prove favorable the same
vein will be found to extend for many miles into the
country, with equal not superior richness Only
thirty claims have thus far been taken up the holders
OF these anxously waiting the return Of the assay.
become generally known hundreds who are on the qui
tire Tor rush should consider the fact that capital only
blasting and the advantages Of machinery. Accident
might lead person to fall upon Of those rich spots
a Or 50 sbou sno % but to
than mere "luck" TO depend upon would be Quxotc In
The stockton Chronicle says:-The most extensive and
permanent dggpgs recently found the hills imme-
oiately surrounding Mokeumne HILL Stockton Hill ID
| being completely ridded with tunnels and hydraulic
preesures The many mining companies in this hi are
taking out big pay All the surrounding bills contain
| now no complaint for water; it is plenty.
| PLACER COUNTY.
The rich quartz found ~ Ophr, in the Dog lead, ia
nom twelve TO eighteen inches In thickness Il seems
work had formerly been done upon this lead, but sus
pended for time; and upon resumng labor, Mr. Doix
who owned one half. purchased the remaining interest
for $780, In three days after recommending work rich
spot struck and out Of 200 lbs of rock ounces Of
gold was taken OF the value of SIG so per De- or
5000 the sggeg There is promise OF other strikes
| as the quartz looks we'll
| COLUSI COUNTY. .~
correspondent Of the Aarysville (Cal) Ezpress
writesThere some considerable talk land believe It
has got into the papers) about gold mines Stony Creek
In this county Now as am ambitious OF being the
author Of "Fraaer river propose 10 give you few
facts: On the 3st Of January last had rock assayed
by 81. Harris Co., which they said would contain S6l
per ton. On the 4th Of February Theal Co assayed
another rock from the ledge, and calculated the
value per ton ut $50 60 There s a company formed
for the purpose Of taking the some quartz MILL
| how much he nv ord;p M