, 1875-07-03
LESS Precious Metal, and More Hard
Work, tlaQ Lad Geeu An.
licipated.
The Gold-Finding Real; but Labor,
and Perhaps Capital, Required
to Develop the Mines.
Rich Dieeings May BE Found Some
ul,err; Int tic Mass Of Seekers
viii Undoubtedly Find
Nothing lnt Dis
appointment.

rt,st necessarily he alpw. It need not, there.
f,ie hu 4slririsng that no startling discoyeEleB
ha. . hccn n.atlo since tho first announcements
uero given. 1u fact, many who fist became
enthusiastic over tho positive finding OF gold
in no r,1tcr what quantities, now hfTlh to INIT
tr t,orc.sral opinions as To tho ultimate fsccets
Of this country as to mining interests. Ot!icrA,
who appear to caro- ilttlo or nothing about gold.
nyerrns that grcenbacks arc good enough for
them. c.prc.A tl,cmselsca In tcrns applicable to
tho yiews Of either believers or nnbcileyars.
Ayan wo lays officers, miners. and enlisted
men, bnslcs tho scicntilie corps (tl,o results Of
whose lalorH arc mt to bo made public just
nox) al,n couRldor themselves sufficiently
verrr.l il, mining. nnd who have had enough cx-
pcrisncc to speak inteliigcntiy npou This subject
Lct us now
nEv1Ew TIE SITUATION:
This cam, waB made on tlu 14th ldst.: hus In
tclhgcncc of gold wnH sent us BY NIL hdvnnco
rarty. 70 tin. the greater part OF th8 command
had washed ont gold four In - before tho Bcicn-
t!iic corps nut in ait nnpcatanrc,-thcy having
remained in rear OF tho main cn!uno, to inyeHt-
Fa.o or prospect somo likcly.looLing ground
,1crc they fouutl color.
Iu tl,,a valley woro fonnd quito large num-
her or minors, mud 1argo number Of rith or
FRO: :?,rc.- .-hn!en. Nearly ovcry miner llas1, and
tas 1T sc. nt n nnlnll quantity Of dust; but, as
II t.nrs nnt t,ay well ia lahuronsfy pan out tho
precious htuiE. they havo not procured moro than
eu@n=h tn supply tho officers, reporters, and tie
ccn,IulncrAto materia! Of tho expedition, with
sa,aplsa to scnd to nnxiona friends III tho Last
/: must 10 remembered that even the old
miac-s ar not exempt from those exacotbatous
If fe,c1ah excitement wt1cn tho imagination is
filled with Visions OF Fllttcrng wealth suddenly
nc t.,l.cu, nut! tho circumstances .hat aso to
lring nhout this Happy result Aro nsuAily refer
ret, silently perhaps, TO aonla portion Of coun-
trT comparatively unknown for wAcro elae
cnu'd sacn vivid imagination have fntl hway,
w,;litt coiii.tis in coutact 'sith hard unse'ling
1Actss
Colpi,lcging thoso rrorlscs, ID it surprising
that many who hnvo mover known tho hardships
endured by miners should llare formed In coul-
.uon with sono Of tho so.called old miners,
croneously .cx:ravagaut ideas Of tho manner Of
ge1,itg at tito gold, and the quantities. tint arc
to b. found i'll Giyon amonnt Of dust s-for it
is 4 fact generally recognized TINT not one miner
out Of " million
HAS EyEI. FOUND nIs IDEAL or 4 MINE.
Now, 1t need not btartlo any ono TO etatc that
Lhern is Hcarcey any QUO ia this expedition FROM
tho digu!lci commanding officer 10 tho unob-
etrlsiye t,rtvatc in tic rear 1ant tho extreme
left, dow, 10 tho nluo- -whalera, rcul!ionH, and
tog.rubbtrB bit had iii Idenl OF 1nino aud
though. reviewing tho paRt buffcsr received at
tho hands Of tho goddass Fortune. io might sag
ale didn't expect no luck, 10 how" yet Ao
would be trllu eadder |! he vas euro that t,e
wus 10 bu deprived OF participation II, tho gold
mo.uan 10 graphically described by lllu i1nbc-
c,le LeIieyerb of tho Father Do SMct STORY.
It nj! amounts to this: W0 all ca1uG hero
with some nuttnn OF what n n,suo npt mining
country ought to he. 6orlo of III hnvo found
uut thai this mining business involves doy,th
4erou; quality. aud an aiar!nlns Btnall quantity.
Ut grub. Vel! thIs IL not tho sort Of mining Wo
wnntnd. Wo wAutcti gllt-edGo ntfair, that wc
rout1 work by proxy and hot soil our hanih
with. Why, such mining Oh this IL no better
sha,1 working nj hard work nnywi.oro for $:. or
81 c day; only, working for wages IL >
FEn1AiT THE bCnlJr.
1! will DO seen by thls TINT II llas been our very
Tits expedition las not been long enough IN tho
lIl!.s to determine tho extent or riclpesB
uf tho inlulnE reBsouS; but It las determined
the 4clnul oxistoncc ot gold in quantities that
q,.aut.t,ea to cAuno tho Inference that 1t ln.,at
txBt in lutcs OIL Lodges Ut sosno poiut or po1nth
not rtlno:o from this Until this Inference in
l1oss1 i faiIacy (and thn cannot be uono in a
tbs ,ulnuss blrsak ipto these Hills, aud nothing
viii keep thonl out.
There arc two slnices. OF ditolses. opeu miles
un Ftel.Gh Greek; bnt tho ,nlnefB have no ll.n-
lur, nnd it will bo boulc tine before they bet
Nhip-awA 10 make tho necessary lumber with. 1t
il urged tliut, il therc waS swift stream Of
iwatcr here. eo that tho tai!Inga could bo swept
away, then it would pay to sliice Ibis whole yal.
stream for Inountatn-brook. Now, III tho fAcu
OF all negative p1uEuoHtlcattosin ll!e n,lnerh in
cArrEo o! thu slniceA eny TINT thoy hnva uonn
woll III California with circumstances nucll 1uore
IL. r{ahn
dirt, auI sud tho 1aluing paid. They argue f4om
tAlH thAt
THEY WILL MAKE Tn1H Fay,
for the dirt IL rirli enough 70 pAy well with the
that 1t requires rons oltlny aud sonie hsrs
work; but thay 10 not AppcAr to na suFprisct
iat that, and, strangely eno,lgl,, appca
+tu iu s.mewlat surprised that onr thco1ctlca
:1nincIa rl,oli,l not LIS pretty " Ill nas1rt!on,
4 hnal! party of miners tclur,iea from til
north and Went yesterday. bringing IN tito repof
that they hud fnund much better ,isgnEs. Wl,l
much caarrsr guild. California Joo callso III from
had not prospected any point That wa4 mol. NOR
ptc.utsns than lie dagyinRs Oh Froneh Crhek.
This much fur tic gold businssa. It il not I
caus1d or IL hoax. Tho gold lindng IL tohl; bu
it involves labor. and
FEnnAiH CAPITAL,
to devclorli II NJ taku into consideration
that mankind are prone IL Il nloakness os work
aug for less wuges III soll-nlileS tflAn in iso,,
NO[hbs ~ ~ Htt tIAt kA0t 7ANo'A pH
both cafItul und labor into The Development q
tt,Yss mines. There exlsta d Nret-iiatteM
1lurl- I u aiu.an sort Of totuuueo tu reference t.
mining districts and many think that, even
fortune should not smile on them. the e1pe!s
euce would De Plpasallt to treasure up for lt
chung age 10 look back upon These 1nattosI
10 bo successful, must ba looked upon from
xtE.ct business po!nt Of yiew. There is no aioui
but that rich digginga aha 'u4es will ba foun
somewhere In the Hills, but
WHO Will FIND TNEN7
This being doubtful point, many will b
sadly disappointed but, Ill bsiug disappointed
they will have ouly themselves to blame, foE
Gan only come aud 10 the Jesuit Of exalted c
oatssvsgant hopes and expectations.
Tho climate wi! not 10 tlso best for au sgr
cultural country. Tho lumber would bs vs1
yaluab1e II It wAs wlthu Sehoh OF civilization
Tie mining must then, ba the gEcnt deadeH
tuu,. Will it prove q auccessf reply,
DO NOT EXPECT TOO Mucu.
II you hayo Permanent huBucss, stick to
and lot m3ning alons. But, II the bout Of 10,
luciinA.iopA u fos uluiug, I ray, A. CAiforu
100 said TO tho telluw Who waited 10 havs
Laud.to-hRnd tuaslo With bear III q thicke