Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

278 The Mining and Seientitte Dress, Mining Summary. CALIFORNIA. Alpine County-Fe The following notice of the “* Mountain ‘ledge, is condensed from the Silver Moundain Bulletins “'The present tunnel was ” commenced in December, 1864, and. it hus been driven steadily ahend without cessation, exeepting holidays, ever since. ‘T’he estimated distance to run before cutting the main ledgé was 1,150, and they nre now in 760, leaving 400 feet yet to be run, which they feel certnin of accomplishing by the 1st day of December, 1867, ‘The last 150 fect has been through rock of the hardest eharacter known in this section, but is now becoming softer, and a large volume of water that burst forth about ten dny8 sinee, gives indications of the near approach to a ledge, although not the main one. Fourteen feet back from the preseut face of the tunnel, a small strata of quariz was struck that is very rich iu ruby silver. * * * * The Mountain ledge is set down as the monster ledge of Silver Mountain District, ag at the point cut in the upper tunnel, it was 60 feet in thickness.” The temporary difficnlties under which the Wide West has been laboring are about being adjusted,—and they will soon resume operations, ; From the Gazelle we glean the following items : Rock for the Mill—The Buckeye No. 2 Company, near Silver Monntain, have entered into a contract with the Pioneer Mill at Markleeville, to supply that Mill with ore on condition that they make it yield one hundred and fifty dollars per tou, nod the proprietors of the mill have agreed to take two tons on these ternis, with the privilege of more if it works as they are conlident it will. Dr. Waters, the assayer of the mill, thinks there will be no ‘difficulty in getting the $150 out of it. The ledge of the Lady Franklin is opened ashort distance from where Buckeye io. 2 have made their rich strike. The Mowyer is to be thoroughly prospected. Most of the stock iS owned by parties in Illinois., The. tunnel of the ‘American T. & 5. M. Co., is vow in 295 feet. Several spurs were passed through in running this tunnel, some of which show ‘very pretty ore.’ Amador County— The . Ledger says that as soon ns it hears of a claim in that county is of good, it will make a note of it as a news item. The Coney qunrtz lead was sold a few days ago to a San Francisco company for $75,000. « The claim is considered cheap hy those who understnnd quartz mines, but there are plenty “More in this eounty equally as good, if we only had the capital to work them.” Meassrs.Coney aud Hayward hnve purchased the entire interest of Dr. Rendell in the Rendell copper mine, one mile north of the Newton and on the same range, nnd intend pushing forward work on it vigorously. The Oneida mill has again commeuced operations. Butte Connty— The Rancheria diggings, three miles below Oroville, are still beiug successfully worked. Water is sold at “one hit” per inch: The Record says that there is not nn acre of gronnd for miles around Oroville, that does not. contain gold; that one cannot miss “the color,” let him sink a.shaft where he will. When the Fraser River and Washoe excitements commenced, these plicers, though still well worth working, were abandoned ; aud seem never to . . have felt the return tide of disappoiuted prospectors after “ big things.” Onlaveras Couuty— Some parties who have been prospecting a quartz lead in Happy Valley, have struck very rich rock. Work willsoon be commenced on the claim in earnest. ‘he Chronicle says: “From all parts of the county we coftinue to hear the most favorable accounts of our quartz mining interests. In the San Andreas district several lodes of great richness have been discovered within the last few weeks, which has created qnite an excitement, and given a new impetus to prospecting. In our immediate vicinity a,large, number of companies are at work prospecting, many of them with the most flattering expectations of :success. Calaveras will soon rank as the richest quartz mining county in the State.” Mariposa iconnty' The, Gazelle haS'a letter from Horse-Shoe’ Bend, in which the writer says there are still acres of mining ground unoccupied that would pay from two to four dollars per day, if worked . by practical miners. ; Messrs. Lelond & Innes, who” are drifting about 500 feetin the flat, are averaging about six dollars per day. Mr.,. hés been working his. elaiin for about four, yours, 38 still doing. well, after taking out thou.) C. Howland, who Aistrict. . , sands of dollars, Adjoining Mr. Howland is the cluim of Messrs, Pettit & Bertran, which has paid well. 4 Twenty or thirty tons of rock from Lewis’ quartz ledge, aveinged $23 to the ton. Ninety tons from the Hope, averaged $16 per ton, A vew discovery of a rich quartz vein was recently made on the head of Coarse Gold Gulch, about six miles southeast of Mckeown’s store, in Fresno county, by Colonel John Moss and Wm. Shear, of San Franeiseo. The owners have gone below for machinery, and intend erecting a mill immediately. — Free Press. Recent accounts from the upper veins of the Hunter's Valley district are encouraging. La Victoire mine is now under the skillfal management of Mr. P. D’ Artigues,a very rich body of ore has been yecently discovered, and the company will shortly recommence shipping.—Jree . Press. The Potts’ vein is said to be yielding from sixty to elghty dollars per ton. The Buena Vista Petroleum company have determined to put upa distillery apou their . claim. Nevida County— Vhe Gazette says: After at trial of a week of the merits of the Waltzing pan, by W.C. Stiles, at his mill, we learn that he has determined to putin six or seven others of the same kiud, and use them in place of the Knox pno. A fine specimen of quartz and gold was recently taken froin the claims of Mr. Souchet, at North Bloomfield. It is about two by five inches square, and is estimated to contaiu four handred dollars, ii Horace Ferre, who sometime since sold a portion of the California ledge, to New York capitalists, with the view of securing means to erect machinery tu work the mine, has received instruetions to commence operations. ‘The ledge will be opened by an incline shaft, aud an engine and machinery for hoisting and pump+g will be put up without delay. ‘ At the last ran made by Binsley & Co., at Kentucky Flat, near Newtown, they cleaned up one. hundred ounces of gold, all in coarse pieces, varying from twenty-five cents to ninety-six dollars, The Nedional says thnt ‘Taylor, of the Grass Valley iron foundry, ethploys twenty-four persons, and is erowded with work, He has just eompleted an immense hoistiug engine, the largest ever made in the county, for the celebrated Allison Ranch compauy. ‘Taylor is also making a 16-siamp mill, of four batteries, for the North Star company, nt the French lead. Each stainp will weigh abont nine hundred pounds. ‘lhe engine is to be G60-horse power abd will be capable of doing oll the work required. We clip the following in regard to cement mills, from the Gazet#e: We learu that the cement mill of G. W. Clay & Co., at Hunt's Hill, will be started in operation nguin to-day or to-morrow. ‘he owners were compelled to suspend operatious in consequence of damages to the ditch, supplying water for the motive power. ‘The mill of Tucker & Caruey, near Clay & Co.'s, has been kept in operation regularly, and the owners are now making from $1,000 to $1,500 a week, clear of expenses The cement mill of the Gouge Eye company, at the litlle town of that nue, is cunipleted, and will be started up to-morrow. ‘This is on 8-stamp mill, ran by a hurdy gurdy wheel, and the owners have a fine bank of cement which will aniply supply the mill. “The [astern miil, uear the Gouge Hye, and of the same capacity, sill be completed in two weeks. Hunter's Concentrator is being introduced and npproved of in Grass Valley. The Empire company intend to put twelve of these machines in their mill. . Six Knox Amalgamators have been purchased for the new mill at Ophir Hill, A 20-slamp mill is to be put_up by the Union Hill company. Three bars, weighing together thirteen hun. dred ounces, valued at $17.40 per ounce, were the result of twelve days’ ran at the mill of the Eureka company, last week. , The Cambridge company is putting np hoisting works. As soon as they are completed, they will.commence the erection of a mill. ‘The boiler for the hoisting works of the Burrington company, has arrived, and the company expect to have the machinery in operation iu the course of two or three weeks. Messrs. Norton, Hardy & Co., of the Ophir {ill mining company, have just erected a 20horse power steam engine and nttached to it a six-iuch pump lor freeing the mine of water, The shalt, five by ten, has been snok to the) depth of ninety-tive feet. . The Empire company, south of the former, have worked their miue within a few feet .of Norton & Co."s line, the richest and most valuable mines in the eel 7 LU tral id‘thoroughly prospected. located in Yuba county, has heen secured by’ disclosing thcre one of} Atthe depth of eighteen feet, the new Greenhorn copper ledge, says the Gazette, “ holds its Tall size, being lrom three to four feet in width, nnd there appears to be no diminutiou in the richness of the ore. A shaft has been started on the northerly extension, some two or three thousand feet from ‘[herp’s location, where the ledge las been struck, and the ore appears to be equally as rich nt the same dépth iu the original location. . Placer County— 2 The lollowing items are from the Placer Herald: ‘The Paeifie company, near Ophir, nre still working away at their shalt. ‘Tney are down now lorty-eight feet, and the ledge at that depth is five feet and two inches thick. A location was made within a mile of the Pacific this week, the eroppings of which was assayed by Waters & Co., of Sacramento. The result was $410.85 to the ton. , Mr. Millet is about erecting n quartz mill on Baltimore Ravine, on the Haney quartz elaim, which has been worked for some time by an arastra, and has yielded remarkahly well. The Lone Star company, near Ophir, have recently struck rich rock. The company are down about ten feet, at which depth the vein shows a width ofubout twenty inches, and eontains considerable free gold. ‘lhe company jutend going down with their shalt. Quartz prospecting is engaging the attention of miners all thruugh the lower section of this county. New locations are constantly being made. ; The Anburn Stars and Stripes says: We have definite information that work will shortly be commenced on several ledges near: Auburn. Among others, the American and Jackson, Conrad and Herald, Holdredge, Baker, Green Emigrant and the Montgomery, which is believed to contain considerable silver, will be The Emerald Isle, home capital, und several other claims in its neighborhood by Nastern capital—among them the Altona, Last Chance aud Mammoth. Upon the Altona machinery will be erected inimediately and work proseeuted with all the energy which liberal cnpital can command, We confidently expect that afew months hence, Placer will rank as one of the first mining counties iu the State. We caudidly believe that, all things considered, there is no better field in the world for quartz prospectora and miners than may be found within the limits of our county. Plamas County— The Monitor company at Saw Pit realized, in two days’ washing, 155 ounces ; one piece weighed forty-six ounces. The Hagle, in two days,jcleaned up 10634 ounces. The New York company, in six days, took out 510 ounces. The diggings recently struck nt Willow Ranch, and reported ns new, were worked in 1852, and paid richly. A four-ounce speeimen picked op about a week ago, contained $50 worth of gold. ‘Ihe gravel is easily piped down. Bonuer & Hardy’s claims, on Chip Fiat, nre said to be paying well. The Crescent company, at Indian Valley, has strick a chimney of very rich rock in the west end of their maintunnel, Gold can beseen in alinost every ptece of quai tz takeu out — Quincy Union. Sierra County— The Dowuieville Afessenger, of April 28th, says: . Hawkins & Co. cleaned np, for two men shoveling two days into boxes, twenty-one ounces, a few days ago, says a correspondent. Jim Messerve finds his new quarts claim growing richer the decper he goes. Beautiful specimens were on eshibition in town. A piece of gold, weighing ten ounces. was picked up last week in the Live Yankee claims, near Forest City. A letter from Goodyear’s Bar to the AMessenger, says: “ As figuring most conspicuously, I will mention Newell's, Connelly’s, Moore’s and Jenning’s, and lastly, but not least, the Downieville, alias Empire Co.’s claims, which are oll paying handsome dividends to the lucky owneis, Besides these, there are quite a number of other claims, which, after proper development, may turn out to be just as remanerative.” : The Alleghany correspondent of the Afessenger says: “Times are very lively here. * * % * * * The Union company struck n pocket containing three or fuar thousand dollars, a lew days ago. Thnt with the usual rock crushed will make a good clean up. ‘Ihe Masonic claim poys ns usunl, the best of anythivg in this vicinity. They work about thirty men. The Oak Flat company: have their quartz mine thoronglily prospected, and'it is thought they intend to sell if for something like a hundred thonsand dollars, instead of putting on a inill theinselves, as their.old mill is now useless. The Twenty Ove company are anzinusly waiting for the roads to open so they can pet the machinery to complete their mill. The Fae Simile company pre nbout to commence work, the water having prevented them lrom doing so for some time past.” Siskiyou County— Q i The Yreka Journal says that Scott Walley is getting to be a second “Grass Valley for quaitz. Sanborn & Co. have struck ard are prospecting a lead on Smith's creek, near Rongh and Ready, which presents every appearance of being silver. he rock is precisely the same in appearance as that of the Comstuck lode in Nevada. ‘Iie lend is a wide one, and the company are sanguine it 1s the genuine ore. Great excitemeut existed at Scott Bar in regard to rich discoveries on Qnartz Hill. One thousand dollars was said to have been taken out in the first day’s work. «The second day’s work is reported at $6,000, with over $50,000 io sight.” “ The Golden Gate shaft is now down fifty feet. The prospects are good. ; Tnolumne County— Near Cold Spring Cottage ‘some men are working a bank of dirt that has been prnspected by hundreds of miners, and leltin disgust; yet good wages are being niade ont of it. In several places in that vicinity, which have apparently been turned over n dozen tines, nen are getting good returns.’ The Jnnetion Flume Company have re-commenced work near where Woods’, ereek and Sonora creek unite. ‘They huve completed some several hundred feet of flume, and are pitching in right earnestly, ‘Ihe grouud they propose working will pay from seven to ten dollars a day to the hand, ‘The company has worked this claim for the past seven or eight years, during the summer season, with goud results. : The Courier of April 28th, says: “ Last ‘Wednesday, at Jamestown, Judge Preston showed us a specimen which eclipses any quartz exhibition we ever saw or heard of, for beauty. say four, and is fantastically ornamented with gold in all sorts of shapes, sonre parts being in the correct form of leaves, with all the fibres plain and distinct, as if executed by a skillfal jeweller; others assuming the proportions of bunches of grapes and clusters ol berries, inost beautifully arranged. ‘The real value of the specimen cannot be estimated, though intrinsically it is set at $328, which is its valuation by displacement. It is the most beautifal specimen in the State, without doubt, and would be the crown-piece in any cabinet. It came from the Hesscock claim, below Jamestown.” Tehama County— The Mammoth has commenced work again, Rock from, the Red lode, worked at the Union mill, Lower Springs as a test yielded $15 per tou, ‘The Jollie Brothers have opened n lode at Muletown. It is two feet wide, and is tapped from a gulch, two hundred feet below where it crops on the hill. Fonr hundred and twenty pounds of the rock worked ut Kelly's mill, yielded twenty dollars, The lower tunnel in the Kellenger mine is a little over 900 feet. s Tulare Conunty— The Visalia Defa of “April 25th, says ; MrJohn Roberts, one of the owners of the Long ‘Tom lode, has been in town for a number of days. Wesec some of. the up country ond Nevada miners talking about their ten aid twenty stamps producing three and four thousand dollars per month, while every days’ work of the Long ‘Tom company’s mill yields $1,000, and this with only twenty hands in mill and mine. Yuba County— The Pittsburg mine was sold recently to an Eastern company for $115,000. ‘This mine adjoins the fumous Blue Gravel claim. The Shamrock nud Creary’s claim, though not yet fully developed, is said to give evidence of great richness. Timbuctoo ts going to decay. Its’ mines are worked out. “On the main street of the town whole rows of houses are closed, not having been oceupied for a ycar or more. All energy_ and life seems to have departed from it, leaving it forsaken aud desolate.” : NEVADA. Washoe-— . The body of water lately strack in the Overian mine has been so lar reduced that the workmen are now able to proceed with their operations on the lower level. ‘hey are now down 700 feet. We yesterday heard of some exceedingly good work having been done at Rigby’s mill, by the wet process, upon some of the stubbornest sulphuret ore from the Ophir. The ore cxperinented apon weighed 127 pounds and wns worth accordiug to assay $60.38, The valne of the bar returned was $58.13. The very rich ores of thé Comstock have heretofore The piece weighs several ponnds—~

278 The Mining and Seientitte Dress, Mining Summary. CALIFORNIA. Alpine County-Fe The following notice of the “* Mountain ‘ledge, is condensed from the Silver Moundain Bulletins “'The present tunnel was ” commenced in December, 1864, and. it hus been driven steadily ahend without cessation, exeepting holidays, ever since. ‘T’he estimated distance to run before cutting the main ledgé was 1,150, and they nre now in 760, leaving 400 feet yet to be run, which they feel certnin of accomplishing by the 1st day of December, 1867, ‘The last 150 fect has been through rock of the hardest eharacter known in this section, but is now becoming softer, and a large volume of water that burst forth about ten dny8 sinee, gives indications of the near approach to a ledge, although not the main one. Fourteen feet back from the preseut face of the tunnel, a small strata of quariz was struck that is very rich iu ruby silver. * * * * The Mountain ledge is set down as the monster ledge of Silver Mountain District, ag at the point cut in the upper tunnel, it was 60 feet in thickness.” The temporary difficnlties under which the Wide West has been laboring are about being adjusted,—and they will soon resume operations, ; From the Gazelle we glean the following items : Rock for the Mill—The Buckeye No. 2 Company, near Silver Monntain, have entered into a contract with the Pioneer Mill at Markleeville, to supply that Mill with ore on condition that they make it yield one hundred and fifty dollars per tou, nod the proprietors of the mill have agreed to take two tons on these ternis, with the privilege of more if it works as they are conlident it will. Dr. Waters, the assayer of the mill, thinks there will be no ‘difficulty in getting the $150 out of it. The ledge of the Lady Franklin is opened ashort distance from where Buckeye io. 2 have made their rich strike. The Mowyer is to be thoroughly prospected. Most of the stock iS owned by parties in Illinois., The. tunnel of the ‘American T. & 5. M. Co., is vow in 295 feet. Several spurs were passed through in running this tunnel, some of which show ‘very pretty ore.’ Amador County— The . Ledger says that as soon ns it hears of a claim in that county is of good, it will make a note of it as a news item. The Coney qunrtz lead was sold a few days ago to a San Francisco company for $75,000. « The claim is considered cheap hy those who understnnd quartz mines, but there are plenty “More in this eounty equally as good, if we only had the capital to work them.” Meassrs.Coney aud Hayward hnve purchased the entire interest of Dr. Rendell in the Rendell copper mine, one mile north of the Newton and on the same range, nnd intend pushing forward work on it vigorously. The Oneida mill has again commeuced operations. Butte Connty— The Rancheria diggings, three miles below Oroville, are still beiug successfully worked. Water is sold at “one hit” per inch: The Record says that there is not nn acre of gronnd for miles around Oroville, that does not. contain gold; that one cannot miss “the color,” let him sink a.shaft where he will. When the Fraser River and Washoe excitements commenced, these plicers, though still well worth working, were abandoned ; aud seem never to . . have felt the return tide of disappoiuted prospectors after “ big things.” Onlaveras Couuty— Some parties who have been prospecting a quartz lead in Happy Valley, have struck very rich rock. Work willsoon be commenced on the claim in earnest. ‘he Chronicle says: “From all parts of the county we coftinue to hear the most favorable accounts of our quartz mining interests. In the San Andreas district several lodes of great richness have been discovered within the last few weeks, which has created qnite an excitement, and given a new impetus to prospecting. In our immediate vicinity a,large, number of companies are at work prospecting, many of them with the most flattering expectations of :success. Calaveras will soon rank as the richest quartz mining county in the State.” Mariposa iconnty' The, Gazelle haS'a letter from Horse-Shoe’ Bend, in which the writer says there are still acres of mining ground unoccupied that would pay from two to four dollars per day, if worked . by practical miners.. ; Messrs. Lelond & Innes, who” are drifting about 500 feetin the flat, are averaging about six dollars per day. Mr.,. hés been working his. elaiin for about four, yours, 38 still doing. well, after taking out thou.) C. Howland, who Aistrict. . , sands of dollars, Adjoining Mr. Howland is the cluim of Messrs, Pettit & Bertran, which has paid well. 4 Twenty or thirty tons of rock from Lewis’ quartz ledge, aveinged $23 to the ton. Ninety tons from the Hope, averaged $16 per ton, A vew discovery of a rich quartz vein was recently made on the head of Coarse Gold Gulch, about six miles southeast of Mckeown’s store, in Fresno county, by Colonel John Moss and Wm. Shear, of San Franeiseo. The owners have gone below for machinery, and intend erecting a mill immediately. — Free Press. Recent accounts from the upper veins of the Hunter's Valley district are encouraging. La Victoire mine is now under the skillfal management of Mr. P. D’ Artigues,a very rich body of ore has been yecently discovered, and the company will shortly recommence shipping.—Jree . Press. The Potts’ vein is said to be yielding from sixty to elghty dollars per ton. The Buena Vista Petroleum company have determined to put upa distillery apou their . claim. Nevida County— Vhe Gazette says: After at trial of a week of the merits of the Waltzing pan, by W.C. Stiles, at his mill, we learn that he has determined to putin six or seven others of the same kiud, and use them in place of the Knox pno. A fine specimen of quartz and gold was recently taken froin the claims of Mr. Souchet, at North Bloomfield. It is about two by five inches square, and is estimated to contaiu four handred dollars, ii Horace Ferre, who sometime since sold a portion of the California ledge, to New York capitalists, with the view of securing means to erect machinery tu work the mine, has received instruetions to commence operations. ‘The ledge will be opened by an incline shaft, aud an engine and machinery for hoisting and pump+g will be put up without delay. ‘ At the last ran made by Binsley & Co., at Kentucky Flat, near Newtown, they cleaned up one. hundred ounces of gold, all in coarse pieces, varying from twenty-five cents to ninety-six dollars, The Nedional says thnt ‘Taylor, of the Grass Valley iron foundry, ethploys twenty-four persons, and is erowded with work, He has just eompleted an immense hoistiug engine, the largest ever made in the county, for the celebrated Allison Ranch compauy. ‘Taylor is also making a 16-siamp mill, of four batteries, for the North Star company, nt the French lead. Each stainp will weigh abont nine hundred pounds. ‘lhe engine is to be G60-horse power abd will be capable of doing oll the work required. We clip the following in regard to cement mills, from the Gazet#e: We learu that the cement mill of G. W. Clay & Co., at Hunt's Hill, will be started in operation nguin to-day or to-morrow. ‘he owners were compelled to suspend operatious in consequence of damages to the ditch, supplying water for the motive power. ‘The mill of Tucker & Caruey, near Clay & Co.'s, has been kept in operation regularly, and the owners are now making from $1,000 to $1,500 a week, clear of expenses The cement mill of the Gouge Eye company, at the litlle town of that nue, is cunipleted, and will be started up to-morrow. ‘This is on 8-stamp mill, ran by a hurdy gurdy wheel, and the owners have a fine bank of cement which will aniply supply the mill. “The [astern miil, uear the Gouge Hye, and of the same capacity, sill be completed in two weeks. Hunter's Concentrator is being introduced and npproved of in Grass Valley. The Empire company intend to put twelve of these machines in their mill. . Six Knox Amalgamators have been purchased for the new mill at Ophir Hill, A 20-slamp mill is to be put_up by the Union Hill company. Three bars, weighing together thirteen hun. dred ounces, valued at $17.40 per ounce, were the result of twelve days’ ran at the mill of the Eureka company, last week. , The Cambridge company is putting np hoisting works. As soon as they are completed, they will.commence the erection of a mill. ‘The boiler for the hoisting works of the Burrington company, has arrived, and the company expect to have the machinery in operation iu the course of two or three weeks. Messrs. Norton, Hardy & Co., of the Ophir {ill mining company, have just erected a 20horse power steam engine and nttached to it a six-iuch pump lor freeing the mine of water, The shalt, five by ten, has been snok to the) depth of ninety-tive feet. . The Empire company, south of the former, have worked their miue within a few feet .of Norton & Co."s line, the richest and most valuable mines in the eel 7 LU tral id‘thoroughly prospected. located in Yuba county, has heen secured by’ disclosing thcre one of} Atthe depth of eighteen feet, the new Greenhorn copper ledge, says the Gazette, “ holds its Tall size, being lrom three to four feet in width,

nnd there appears to be no diminutiou in the richness of the ore. A shaft has been started on the northerly extension, some two or three thousand feet from ‘[herp’s location, where the ledge las been struck, and the ore appears to be equally as rich nt the same dépth iu the original location. . Placer County— 2 The lollowing items are from the Placer Herald: ‘The Paeifie company, near Ophir, nre still working away at their shalt. ‘Tney are down now lorty-eight feet, and the ledge at that depth is five feet and two inches thick. A location was made within a mile of the Pacific this week, the eroppings of which was assayed by Waters & Co., of Sacramento. The result was $410.85 to the ton. , Mr. Millet is about erecting n quartz mill on Baltimore Ravine, on the Haney quartz elaim, which has been worked for some time by an arastra, and has yielded remarkahly well. The Lone Star company, near Ophir, have recently struck rich rock. The company are down about ten feet, at which depth the vein shows a width ofubout twenty inches, and eontains considerable free gold. ‘lhe company jutend going down with their shalt. Quartz prospecting is engaging the attention of miners all thruugh the lower section of this county. New locations are constantly being made. ; The Anburn Stars and Stripes says: We have definite information that work will shortly be commenced on several ledges near: Auburn. Among others, the American and Jackson, Conrad and Herald, Holdredge, Baker, Green Emigrant and the Montgomery, which is believed to contain considerable silver, will be The Emerald Isle, home capital, und several other claims in its neighborhood by Nastern capital—among them the Altona, Last Chance aud Mammoth. Upon the Altona machinery will be erected inimediately and work proseeuted with all the energy which liberal cnpital can command, We confidently expect that afew months hence, Placer will rank as one of the first mining counties iu the State. We caudidly believe that, all things considered, there is no better field in the world for quartz prospectora and miners than may be found within the limits of our county. Plamas County— The Monitor company at Saw Pit realized, in two days’ washing, 155 ounces ; one piece weighed forty-six ounces. The Hagle, in two days,jcleaned up 10634 ounces. The New York company, in six days, took out 510 ounces. The diggings recently struck nt Willow Ranch, and reported ns new, were worked in 1852, and paid richly. A four-ounce speeimen picked op about a week ago, contained $50 worth of gold. ‘Ihe gravel is easily piped down. Bonuer & Hardy’s claims, on Chip Fiat, nre said to be paying well. The Crescent company, at Indian Valley, has strick a chimney of very rich rock in the west end of their maintunnel, Gold can beseen in alinost every ptece of quai tz takeu out — Quincy Union. Sierra County— The Dowuieville Afessenger, of April 28th, says: . Hawkins & Co. cleaned np, for two men shoveling two days into boxes, twenty-one ounces, a few days ago, says a correspondent. Jim Messerve finds his new quarts claim growing richer the decper he goes. Beautiful specimens were on eshibition in town. A piece of gold, weighing ten ounces. was picked up last week in the Live Yankee claims, near Forest City. A letter from Goodyear’s Bar to the AMessenger, says: “ As figuring most conspicuously, I will mention Newell's, Connelly’s, Moore’s and Jenning’s, and lastly, but not least, the Downieville, alias Empire Co.’s claims, which are oll paying handsome dividends to the lucky owneis, Besides these, there are quite a number of other claims, which, after proper development, may turn out to be just as remanerative.” : The Alleghany correspondent of the Afessenger says: “Times are very lively here. * * % * * * The Union company struck n pocket containing three or fuar thousand dollars, a lew days ago. Thnt with the usual rock crushed will make a good clean up. ‘Ihe Masonic claim poys ns usunl, the best of anythivg in this vicinity. They work about thirty men. The Oak Flat company: have their quartz mine thoronglily prospected, and'it is thought they intend to sell if for something like a hundred thonsand dollars, instead of putting on a inill theinselves, as their.old mill is now useless. The Twenty Ove company are anzinusly waiting for the roads to open so they can pet the machinery to complete their mill. The Fae Simile company pre nbout to commence work, the water having prevented them lrom doing so for some time past.” Siskiyou County— Q i The Yreka Journal says that Scott Walley is getting to be a second “Grass Valley for quaitz. Sanborn & Co. have struck ard are prospecting a lead on Smith's creek, near Rongh and Ready, which presents every appearance of being silver. he rock is precisely the same in appearance as that of the Comstuck lode in Nevada. ‘Iie lend is a wide one, and the company are sanguine it 1s the genuine ore. Great excitemeut existed at Scott Bar in regard to rich discoveries on Qnartz Hill. One thousand dollars was said to have been taken out in the first day’s work. «The second day’s work is reported at $6,000, with over $50,000 io sight.” “ The Golden Gate shaft is now down fifty feet. The prospects are good. ; Tnolumne County— Near Cold Spring Cottage ‘some men are working a bank of dirt that has been prnspected by hundreds of miners, and leltin disgust; yet good wages are being niade ont of it. In several places in that vicinity, which have apparently been turned over n dozen tines, nen are getting good returns.’ The Jnnetion Flume Company have re-commenced work near where Woods’, ereek and Sonora creek unite. ‘They huve completed some several hundred feet of flume, and are pitching in right earnestly, ‘Ihe grouud they propose working will pay from seven to ten dollars a day to the hand, ‘The company has worked this claim for the past seven or eight years, during the summer season, with goud results. : The Courier of April 28th, says: “ Last ‘Wednesday, at Jamestown, Judge Preston showed us a specimen which eclipses any quartz exhibition we ever saw or heard of, for beauty. say four, and is fantastically ornamented with gold in all sorts of shapes, sonre parts being in the correct form of leaves, with all the fibres plain and distinct, as if executed by a skillfal jeweller; others assuming the proportions of bunches of grapes and clusters ol berries, inost beautifully arranged. ‘The real value of the specimen cannot be estimated, though intrinsically it is set at $328, which is its valuation by displacement. It is the most beautifal specimen in the State, without doubt, and would be the crown-piece in any cabinet. It came from the Hesscock claim, below Jamestown.” Tehama County— The Mammoth has commenced work again, Rock from, the Red lode, worked at the Union mill, Lower Springs as a test yielded $15 per tou, ‘The Jollie Brothers have opened n lode at Muletown. It is two feet wide, and is tapped from a gulch, two hundred feet below where it crops on the hill. Fonr hundred and twenty pounds of the rock worked ut Kelly's mill, yielded twenty dollars, The lower tunnel in the Kellenger mine is a little over 900 feet. s Tulare Conunty— The Visalia Defa of “April 25th, says ; MrJohn Roberts, one of the owners of the Long ‘Tom lode, has been in town for a number of days. Wesec some of. the up country ond Nevada miners talking about their ten aid twenty stamps producing three and four thousand dollars per month, while every days’ work of the Long ‘Tom company’s mill yields $1,000, and this with only twenty hands in mill and mine. Yuba County— The Pittsburg mine was sold recently to an Eastern company for $115,000. ‘This mine adjoins the fumous Blue Gravel claim. The Shamrock nud Creary’s claim, though not yet fully developed, is said to give evidence of great richness. Timbuctoo ts going to decay. Its’ mines are worked out. “On the main street of the town whole rows of houses are closed, not having been oceupied for a ycar or more. All energy_ and life seems to have departed from it, leaving it forsaken aud desolate.” : NEVADA. Washoe-— . The body of water lately strack in the Overian mine has been so lar reduced that the workmen are now able to proceed with their operations on the lower level. ‘hey are now down 700 feet. We yesterday heard of some exceedingly good work having been done at Rigby’s mill, by the wet process, upon some of the stubbornest sulphuret ore from the Ophir. The ore cxperinented apon weighed 127 pounds and wns worth accordiug to assay $60.38, The valne of the bar returned was $58.13. The very rich ores of thé Comstock have heretofore The piece weighs several ponnds—~