The hydraulic press., 1860-04-14
THE MINES.


that was still raging at the date of our last
issue, mining operations have been actively
4 resumed and we are enabled to present nn-
der this head our usual resume. The storm
did a considerable amount of damage to
fumes, bitches and reservoirs, caused sew
eral petty foods, and washed some claims
and suices full of sand; but we have heard
no particulars in this connection worthy of
special mention.
SwEETLAND-A correspondent at this
place favofs as with some interesting items,
for which he has our thanks and cordial
invitation to come often. He says: "The
miners on thisrend of Manzanita Hill are do
! ing thriving business, The Kentucky Co.
cleaned up $1,000 from its last run of twelve
days-and top dirt at that. Next, Fowler
Co. realized 81, 200 from run of l09 days,
and weald have done much better had not
the rain caused a cave upon their iron pipe
and obliged them to stop washing for part
of two or three days. A one third interest
in these claims was sold lately by Mr. Van
rankin for 1850. In the claims of Moore
& Co. the rains have also done damage, caus-
ing heavy caves of earth, and filing up their
shaft two or three times in one week. Some
experienced miners are at work getting
| things in order again. These claims are
paying handsome profit. Next comes the
Wedge Co., which has made one cleanup
and done very well, or at least well enough
to encourage them to try again. The yield
afforded over 5000 above all expenses. Now
comes the Buck Il Breck Co., who have not
been washing since the thief was caught in
their sluces. Next are the claims known
by the name of the "Young Mans Opening"
formerly known as Mobley, Pease Cos dig
The company owning the ground began
washing in the fall of 1855, and as they were
the first to open claims at this part of the
hill, they ran their tunnel too high, as many
others have done since; so they were obliged
to quit washing, particularly as water was
then sold for forty cents an inch. But not
the least daunted by this, they went to work
again and started another tunnel. When it
was in about 100 feet, the rock became very
hard and the purse very low. They were
obliged to cease operations until they could
make a raise of the yellow boys. Some of
the members who were tired of hard rock
and beans, sold their interests for $500 and
went to Frazer river to try their hand but
bad luck followed them. Those who staid
at home are hard working boys, and after
toiling at their tunnel since lS5S-now two
years and three months, they have it in 600
feet. 1t is considered the best job ever done
on the ridge, and is as straight as an arrow.
Their sluice also cannot be beaten. it is
four feet wide and made in the best STYLE
The company are now opening shaft and
beginning to wash. When the shaft is COM
pleted, they will have a bank of l40 feet,
and expect the large body of ground belong
ing to them will yield them handsome re-
turn for their investment
FRENCH CoRRAL.-The miners at this local
ity attempted to make a strike for the re-
duction of water rates, last Sunday. Water
is supplied them by Pollard 4 Co. at 20 cents
an inch, but they demanded reduction to
IL or Is cents. Mr.. Pollard, who has pre-
viously put water rates down voluntarily
and had promised still further abatement
when his finances should become easier
thought he could not afford it at such price
and to secure himself against the chances of
strike purchased some mining claims to
work himself in case of such an event. This
was checkmate, and nearly all the miners
concluded to resume work. We state the
circumstances as we heard them, and are of
course willing to correct any inaccuracies.
SAN JUAN HILL.-There are but few COM
panies engaged in profitable washing just
now, for various reasons-such as Interrupt
ton in the supplies of water, owing to break
ages in bitches and fumes, caving of banks
upon apparatus, filling of shafts and cuts,
&C., all chargeable to the storm. The sup
ply of water will be greater and more regu-
lar in a short time, as the large pipe of the
Eureka Lake Company, leading from their
branch ditch across the town into the Dig
gings, and calculated to carry 1900 inches,
is now completed, and will be delivering
water as soon as intervening sections of the
new ditch are cut through.
URIsKo.-Tabor & Co. cleaned up from
their upper boxes after five days run $500.
Several other companies will be washing
through open cuts as soon as water is OBJ
tainable. The Dutch Co. has its tunnel in
600 feet, and intend to raise shaft to the
gravel. Horan Il Co. have their tunnel in
300 feet, have raised shaft and made one
washing of drift dirt that prospected from
80 cents to ST to the pan.. Amount procured