, 1861-12-20
Latest Mining Intelligence.

Mr.. 1, V. MOSSman, OF MOSSman " Mil
ler's express, gives us the following intelli-
gence from Salmon river:
Regarding the killing of James Hartman
by M. Bledsoe, Mr.. Mossman has placed in
our hands the proceedings of meeting
held by the citizens at the mouth of Slate
creek, Dec. Sth, and also the evidence of
witnesses taken upon the occasion, which in
justice to the parties we withhold until af-
ter due examination of the case by the
proper authorities. The difficulty arose
at the card table the night before, and was
renewed the next day hard words passed
between the parties, when Bledsoe drew a
pistol and fred, the ball taking effect in
Harman's forehead, and causing instant
death. The citizens placed the offender in
the hands of parties who are to bring him
to this place for examination.
Mr.. Mossman brought down thirty pounds
of gold dust, and could have had much
more if he had been able to bring it. From
Slate creek to the diggings, the snow is on
an average six inches deep, save on the
summit of the mountain, where it is about
six feet. There is no snow at the mouth
of Slate creek, or foot of the mountains,
but plenty of good grass for recruiting ami
mails. From Robes mill, near Col. Craig's,
to the Camas prairie, there is some snow on
the ground the trail from this place to the
foot of the mountain, with this exception,
is dry and hard. In the diggings, the snow
was about two feet deep. Some few miners
were washing little every day, but mining
generally is obstructed by the snow and
severe cold weather. All seemed satisfied
with the prospects, and expressed confidence
in the richness of the mines. At Florence
city, provisions range from sixty cents 20
one dollar per lb., and according t3 present
indications will soen be abundant. On the
trip down, MI. Mossman met about three
hundred pack animals and two hundred
or more men on their way to Salmon river.
FROM FLORENCE CITY.-We extract the
following from letter written by Mr.. J.
w. Davis to gentleman in this city. Mr..
Davis is we'll known here as a man of We
racity and good Judgment. He says:
The diggings are located on the divide
between Clearwater and Salmon river, dis
tance from Salmon river at the nearest point
eight miles, and about thirty miles from
Clearwater. l think the elevation is great
er than that of Orc Fino The gold is
found here in places similar to that of Orc
FinO. Most of the fats here are so very
fiat that one is obliged to hunt some time
to see which way the water runs. was
in California in her palmiest days of mining
also IN British Columbia, and lastly in
Orc Fino-but these mines far excel them
all. These djggings are from two to nine
feet IN deptn, winch is the deepest of which
have heard; and in many claims, where
they cannot work more than four or five
hours, they take out from nine to nineteen
pounds per day with a small rocker. 1t is
so cold that they are obliged to keep up
large fires to thaw the ice out of their rock
ers. The gold is very fine as to the quail
ity, it seems rather inferior from the price
it commands here. l think there is great
speculation made on this gold somewhere.
This country is not at all prospected as
yet, as all came too late to do anything.
But look out for next spring you will hear
of some big strikes.