Daily national Democrat., 1860-02-12
aaiIv glationaI 4emotrat.
MOUNTAIN CORRESPONDENTS.
Mining at TimbuctOO.
TIMBUoroo, Feb. 10.

around both sides of which, the miners are
actively engaged in mining or in making
preparations preparatory to mining The
richness of the hill has been found to be near.
" universal, consequently good claims are
not caused by the richness of the earth, but
nv the natural and artificial facilities of work
ing them, viz large claim, also deep
drainage tunnel, or cut, with sufficient fall at
the lower end of the Aume for the purpose of
depositing talings These named facilities
and not the richness of the pay dirt, consti-
tute valuable claim at Timbuctoo. The
claims vary in size from 100 to 500 feet in
width and with but one disputed exception
run back to the centre of the hill
The Yuba river is about three fourths of n
mile from the mining on the south or town
side of the hill. Between the said hill and
river is a ravine, called the big rayine; here
tofore this ravine has been an incalculable
tatural advantage to the miners on the south
side of the hill, of late, from the immense
quantity of failing there deposited, the ra-
vine has become nearly filled up to the fiume
grade and has caused expense among few
ofthe miners. About eight months ago, Mr.
Boyer and McAllis, bought the big ravine and
have been operating in it since that time
They have caused a fume or conveyance for
the tailings to be constructed eleven hundred
feet long, ten feet wide and five feet high,
with a division, leaving respectively two
fumes of four and six feet wide. Already
this fume has cost S2S, O0O Seven hundred
feet more is to be completed before they
reach the river, at supposed cost of SO, 600
The object of this costly construction is to
convey the tailings from the hill fumes, di-
rect to the river. Much anxiety has been
only on the part of the owners, but by
many miners whose claims are located i'm
medivtely above the big ravine, and depend
ing on the big fume to take away the tail
ings. 1t has become self evident that this
fumes capacity is not sufficient to carry off
the tailings as fast as they are deposited in
the ravine. Much Of this fume is buried up
already, and by a sure process of more tail
ings being washed into the ravine than the
big fume can take away, it will, in a short
time, become all buried up; hence the i'm
mense loss. Mr.. McAllis still holds high
hopes of its success and we sincerely hope
he will not be disappointed The principal
claims on the south side are as follows:
The Antoine claim, owned by Mr.. Pearl
Simmons and others. This claim in 1855
was sold for 1926 900, it has been paying well
since and has enhanced in value They run
four hundred inches oil water, clean up every
ten days, and take out from 5000 to $4,000.
The Star and Bates claims consolidated
These claims have each paid well separately.
We now anticipate a well doing; they run
400 inches of water through flume % in.
wide. The Michigan claim, owned by A.
Stewart, McAllis, G. Moore, Wedleman and
T. o. Jackson. AS this claim has only been
cleaned up once this winter, we cannot say
how it yielded. Last winter this claim paid
exceedingly well and would have Melted
handsome dividend but for the unparalleled
expense that has been attending it this last
three years. In 1856 the Michigan Co. run
a tunnel and cut $50 feet long. They put in
fiume and commenced operating, at a cost
of 5000. They run two months when it
became visible that the tunnel was too high
for the successful working of the claim. So
the tunnel and claim were abandoned In
1873 they cut new tunnel of 700 feet
long, large portion of which was through
hard rock. They put in a fiume, and COM
menced operations at a cost of $1,000. 1t
became necessary last summer to extend this
tunnel which was done by running an open
cut of 200 feet long, IA feet deep and four feet
wide. 1t was completed about tire weeks
ago, at cost of S4,7OO and now, in antici-
ipation of a failure in the big ravine, they
have commenced gigantic work of running
tlume tunnel from Roses Bar through the
whole depth of the hill to the Timbuetoo side,
a distance of eight hundred feet The whole
OF the tunnel will be in solid rock, which is
at present costing SIT per foot. Mr. MeAllis
having tue most sanguine hopes of success in
the big ravsne, he opposed most strenuouslv,
and with much vigor, this new tunnel vs the
Michigan claim but the company was firm,
and the tunnel progresses. In a short time
the big iume will render her own verdict as
to who was right. The Mullin claim, owned
by George Mullin d Bros, is paying exceed
lngly well. From Is days washing they
took out $4,000; they cleaned up again and
took out $1,000 from days washing. They
use 600 inches of water through three foot
hume. Mr.. Mullin is fast lquidatng debts
created in an unsuccessful ditchiag and ra-
vine tuming operation. We hope in short
time to see him solvent The Rentuck claim
owned by Owens and Fogg, for nine days
run, took out $4,000, with $500 expenses
The Babb claim, owned by Jefford, Woodland,
Bancroft, and others, has been paying we'll
From the amount of gold extracted from this
eiaim an immense quantity Of gravel has
been washed away. leaving but small por-
lion OF the claim unwashed near the centre
Oh The hill. AS this company has cleaned up
out once in the hill this season, we are una
Die to give the returns The Live Yankee
ciaim cleaned up and took out 49, 100 for IL
uays washing The Marble claim, owned by
marble d. Knox, is said to be paying reasona-
wy The NARROW claim, owned by MARROW
Dros' and Bob Hazard, is paying one ounce
per DAY to the hand for drifting. The Palm
nln.