Year: 1862

abridged form Of laws to govern the recent Gis-
covered mining locality, which IS large and exten-
sve far as at present ascertained, and for many
miles there seems to be the same style ofrock and
favorable gulches yet not prospected.


We say the mines are extensive from the fact
that some eighteen miners, the most of them ex-
perienced in the mines Of California, have labored
about three weeks and have satisfactorily pros
pected about seven miles of the locality differ
ent creeks, gulches and hills and find them to pay
something about the same at each place. There
have been numerous pits sunk and the different
pans of dirt as they went down, carefully saved
and prospects weighed, and find them to yield
something over 13 cents 30 the pan from the sur
face to the ledge rock The gold seems to be of
a heavy character. abA.s al size Of q. pin-bead,
solid and round and from its deep color think
must be of much superior quality to the gold of
Florence.


The advantages for working these mines is su-
peror to any locality have ever visited, either in
this Territory or California. Timber and water is
abundant, and the natural fall to the creeks and
gulches will render the mines much easier worked
than those of Florence The mines are very un-
like those of Florence in many respects. Instead
of being in a large bason with small gulches run
ming in all directions, they would seem to repre-
sent the mines of California about Placerville,
Sonora and Mariposa, long gulches and creeks
running all the same course, divided by low hills.
The ledge rock in some Of the streams is kind
of talk soft slate; in others, granite. The eli
mate seems not much different from that Of Flor
eDce. There are superior advantages for grazing
stock, or cutting hay. The grass is of fine quail
ity.


am satisfied from what have seen of these
mines and this locality that any ordinary working
man can make from fifteen to twenty dollars per
day with rocker. The gulches and hills seem
to pay regularly about bit to the pan on an av-
erage. Hydraulics could be worked here to good
advantage. As soon as a sufficient supply of lum-
Der can be obtained there is no doubt but that
sluices will pay from $40 to $50 per day to the
hand. There are several whipsawa nearly ready
for operation, when lumber will be in readiness
for the miners. We are satisfied that the mines
will extend far twenty-five miles east of this

place. Parties are working and doing well in
that vicinity. The rocks are large and the ground
is more expensive to work than in this section
but there is already gold field discovered on the
south side of the waters of Salmon river that will
not prove second in extent or richness to any
mines since the discovery of California; and so far
as is prospected they pay more regularly tLan
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extent of mines prOsPected satisfactorily that will
support population of.at least twenty thousand
and 1 can say in all safety that all who will work
will not make a less amount than fifteen dollars
per day. The advantages are far superior to the
mines of Florence, and much more extensive and
regular in the yield. The district IS situated
about eighty miles fom Florence, in southeast
direction, with the advantage of an open timbered
country; easy to make a trail from Florence to
this place, crossing the Salmon at the mouth Of
Meadow creek and bearing in southeast d.
rection


You will please give US place in the columns
of the WASHINGTON STATESMAN for the publca-
tion of this letter and our mining laws.


Yours Respectfully,


EIGHTEEN MINERS.
Mining Laws of Wanen's Discovery District.


At a meeting held by the miners of Warren's
District July 22d 1852 the following laws
were adopted for governing said district, when
Mr.. ]. A. Sarks was appointed chairman and S.
c. Franklin secretary:


ARTICLE l. This district shall be known by the
name of Warren's Discovery.


ART 2 This district shall contain an area of
ten miles square, to be governed by the laws en-
acted by the miners of said district, and bounded
as follows:


ART 8. On the east by chain of mountains
running northeast and southwest, on the west by
stream of water called Secesh creek, on the
north by a range of foot hills running east and
west, on the south by a stream of water supposed
to be the head waters of Buorase river.


ART. l. Any person or persons shall be entitled
to hold the following amount of claims: One
creek and one gulch claim, which shall be $50
feet in length and 200 feet in width also one
hill claim, which shall be $50 II length and run
ming back to the summit Of the bill also, one
quartz claim which shall be 800 feet in length,
with all dips, spurs and angles, and 100 feet in
width


ART 5. The dscoverers of these mines shall be
entitled to hold one claim extra as a discovery
claim, in addition to the number mentioned in
Article 4th


ART 6. Any persons holding a claim or claims
shall work one day on each claim recorded in his
or their name when work can be done to adyan-
tage.


ART T. The working season shall be from the
tenth of May to the tenth of November


ART s. All persons holding claims, and having
improved the same, is not bound to stop upon
them during the season provided for as not work
able season in Article 7th and the claimant Or
claimants shall hold said claims up to the time
prescribed in Article 18th.


ARE 8. All disputes arising relative to mining
interests shall be settled by arbtrators which the
parties in dispute may choose-their arbitrators
to be three or more, and not to exceed seven.


ART TO- The decision of any arbitration shall
be considered final


ART. II. All Cinnamon are prohibited from
holding claims or working in this district as hired
men.


ART. 12. All claims shall have right of way
to cut tail race or drain their claims through
the claims below.


ART 49, No party shall run tailngs upon the
claims below to damage the working of the claim
or claims without the consent Of the owner or
owners Of such claim or claims.


ART IA. Any person or persons willfully and
malicously interfering with bitches, dams water
to the damage of mining interests shall be tried by
a party consisting Of six men, who shall fix the
penalty on the party or parties doing such dam
age, according to evidence against them.


ART. 10. A creek claim shall be understood to
run thirty inches of water at its lowest stage.


ART l6 There shall be a recorder elected once
year by the miners of the district whose duty it
shall be to go upon each claim and measure the
correct amount of ground belonging to the party
or parties, and put notices thereon defining wheth-
lr,lch hill crealr claim and recnrd fha eara