PLACER INTELLIGENCE. {From the Alta California, July 12.)

New Zealander, Volume 5, Issue 372, 7 November 1849, Page 3

PLACER INTELLIGENCE. {From the Alta California, July 12.)

Our intelligence from the Placer is of a most meagre and unsatisfactory nature. All that we ke«r from any source comes in the question .bits shape of rumour.— On tlie North and Middle Forks, we learn that the daily average per man is about an ounce to an ounce and a half. Tlitne who labour earnestly make more than we have stated a* ihe general average. The water in tl^e riven is subsiding rapidly, and every day the prospects of the miners improve. We have seen a piece of gold weighing 40 ounceo, which wai taken fiooa the North Foik within the last two weeks; and we are assured by a gentleman, whose Veracity is beycnd question, that a piece weighing 25 lbs. was taken from i he tame place shortly after the forty-ounce piece was extracted. Near Mormon Island, last week, three men with two machines, took 4,848 dollars in 3 days. These (nines are undoubtedly the most productive that are now being worked. On the Stanislaus there are Vt-ry few engaged at present in mmmg — and the opinion appears to be general, that these mines are nearly exhausted: very fe» labour, md those who do, obtain only tour or fire dullms a day ; and, it is anticipated that there will soon be a total suspension of mining ia that quarter. Mormon Island is about 30 miles distant, and about due east from Sacramento city, a few miles off the main road loading to the Culloma saw-mill washings— where, it will be n collected, the discovery of gold was made in April last year. The above islaud— or properly bar — was visited by a party of Mormons shortly after this event, who commenced a search for the valuable metals, which resulted in finding gold and the complete success of their labours spread from this poiut throughout California. The bar, deriving from these men its piesent name, has since been worked with continued though varied good fortune. It is situated on the American river, a few miles below the junction of the Forks. Information, gathered from various sources, tends to confirm our expressed fears upon the subject of foreign labour in the minej. In the American river country, it is understood the miners had assumed a decided hostile bearing towards their Chilean neighbours, us these people rapidly augmenting in number*, occupied many of the richest washings —and, it is resolutely contended, would provoke disturbauce if permitted to remain. These prejudices were daily strengthened ; and by recent an ivais from the North, we learn that the Chileans were beginning to abandon the American Riter washings in coniequence. Our informants state that the roads from that section of the Plactr to the Sacramento city embarcadero, were frequently lined with them on their return A camp of Californians were found to have withdrawn from the mines, believing themselves included among the proscribed ; whereupon a deputation of Americans overtook and waited upon them, courteously inviting them to return.

Found Dead.— A man was found dead about four miles north of the Pueblo de San Jose, on tho 4th instant: he wai apparently about 30 yean of age, in soldier's clothes, wuh "W. Young " written on bis shirt. A jurj of inquest wai called by Judge Dim* mick, who came to the conclusion lh.it deceaied must hate been a deserter from the army, and through fear tnd derangement of mind hud ueeu bewildered, and by hunger and fatigue hid perished on the plains, as no marks Of violence could be discovered.