The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-11-12


Of he Ia October says:
Patiies have been organized within the past
month and departed 70 explore the region Of Trim
~ river, where tia now rendered eeFiain geld
eGlata. Several hundred French hall-breeds from
Oregon were a last advices employed very sue
eessiully upon this stream,
teather river, high up has been nearly drained
q precious nteial and at ihis tne affords scanty
profit fop the few Who prefer is solitude % he
crowded washings Of The north. gentleman
FROM She South Fork Of Feather river informs
that without the assistance Of Indians in washing
Cor gold labor is attended with very Unsatisfactory
compensation.
There Is probably portion Of the placer that
has proved more productive than The mountainous
country waiened BY y uba river. Mining commen-
ced on this sircam early in the spring Of 1915, and
has been conducted with, general success through
winter and summer 10 tho present TING. During
The months az Jelly md August a ToSidencein this
region has been io1nd 20 impair health unless every
pFecaatah bo,ateH to prevent exposure, There
are about eve thousand, principally Americans, at
work on the y u6a, among whom the past month witt
messed no iHoOnsiderahle amount Of sickness, By
the following extracts from the Placer Times, Of
Septentber - we are pleased tonote better state
Of health
From Ydba River we have more favorable adj
vices. The sIckiy season is about over, and The
operations Of minefs are not now imPeded by the
extreme heat
From the same number Of the above paper we
extract
con Che North and Middle Forks there is a
marked change in the weather, and the WATERS hay
ing fallen, every one who does fair days work
can calculate upon baggiHg about an ounce. We
hear Of bpi very little sickness in any part Of the
mines -.t
Companies organized for turning the rivers IN.
this section have Jared but ndilIefehtly much Of
this branch OF mining has sigllaily failed, and the
AL.
Mormon Islufd isebelieved to promise more favor
ably than others. The company prosecuting this
work have not vet overcome the obstacle presented
by hidden springs supplying that portion Of The bed
Of the river which II IS proposed 10 dram. W hen
thu best is told this Association viii have but real
ned a Paltry amount, compared with the labor and
capital expended.
e From the Middle Fork we Learn, SAYS the
Times, "fhat the diggngs are Improving, and
thai an ounce day can be obtained by all who,
UDrE." And @that most OF the parties operating
with rockers were doing well. There was party,
of four who took out $4,000 apiece in eight days
from one opening, and are now on their way home"
These certainly do not look like "disoouraging
prospects for the 'diggers.
In connection with the above, it Is due the libe-
raj yettruthfal tone Of this journal from which we
quote TO insert the loliowiHgs
= Front be Ptacsr.--Fl he most favorable newswe
gather this week isfF0m Dry Greek, at which point
operatofs were doing surprisingly well. The great
influx Of emigrants, however, has evidently render
ed labor in the mines less profitable, and we hear
Of many who have given up digging and about
TO tUr thelf attention 70 other branches Of industry
g We learn that DR., Boynton's company, consist
Ing Of six took from one hole some five Iniies above
Mormon Island, in seven or eight days, 5000, Il
is said also that no in thatveinity who worked
made much less than an ounce per day, while the
more fortunate We're getting several ounces BY a
few bOuTs hard work. ~
The Alta California publishes the following para
graphs:
The P0kiticak H0ris0R.-From certain indoa-
tons we are led 70 surnise an active interest al
ready awakened and at work in the matter Of the
approaching election Of Senators and Representa-
tives to the Congress Of the United States from the
State Of California. As candidates are already on
the carpet and partizanshp rife in the capitol, we
can safely conclude that the adjournment Of this
Convention win be The signal for linging ont the
banners Of the respective parties, girding on the
armbr and entering the arena in earnest. We shall
pariake Of the sport from the Judges stand " and
approve Of fierce contest, 50 long all goes well
for California Should ioenlan unworthy of the
steel appear on the lists, we may with .proprety
suggest fair play"
Appointed Arehibald G. Peachy, ESQ, has
been appointed by the Ayuniaunento, Solicitor for
the municipality Of San Francisco. This Office,
considering the precuriousncss Of land titles, and
the valne Of property in our city, renders it of
great responsibility and labor,
Election ia 0rcgOa.--The election for delegate
TO Congress aud members OF Legislative Assembly
was held in Oregon on the first Monday in June.
number Of candidates appeared in the field, and
che voting was animated and orderly, The result
was as follows
s. B. Thuon chosen Delegate By The eniire vote Of The
lsHiiery.. The Legislative lsoanpl y e0mpoied Of III
Ruek, w; Lslhe, s, Pelket, ". shannga j Crane. N
Eqid, ". G. Maey, n Humphrey and 3. 7. Mokain ..
Ihe longs = c9mpose q A. y. t.qEgjqg, sneaker d
Eun, w Aiull1ck. ]. Grimts A. J. HemhTe n Kelley D.
B. Muing. J. Consef j s. Dunlap. II. NJ v. Holmes s
Burci, ]. AlhlkeY, e. B. Smith, aAd r. simmons.
The. Legislature was in session the first Of Oc-
tober. The Delegate Mr.. TRMston, came to Pa
mama in the Oregon.
From THE SANDWICH IsEANDs.-The follow
ing is from The Alta California Of the 9th Septem-
Der: BY the arrival Of the French frigate Pour
spiyante, Admiral Tremelin we have receivedad
vices from Honolulu to the Oh inst The news is
Of importance, but we have only room for a sum
mary Of the strange events which have lately
tRcre. M, Dillon tho French consul,
has for some time been at loggefheads with Che
government upon the subject Of Catholic rights and
bwndy. About the iJlh OF August, the P0ursu-
'1nie and war steamer arrived, when M. Dillon
made certain demands upon the government threat
enng them with great guns in case OF non COM
phance. The demands, near as we, can learn, /
were, lst, reduction Of duties on brandes and |
liquors OF one ha and the returnof ohe-half Of all
such duties as have been collected since 1916 "a
the same rights to Catholics and their schools as aFe
granted to Professionals 3d. the repeal 0f a law |
which compels whale ships, importing huuor for |
sale TO pay port charges 18th, the remission Of a
fine imposed upon some captain OF a whale ship !
There were some minor demands relative to re. |
dress and satisfaction Eos indgnites and insults
offered to the Grand Republic. These demands
were made, and three days allowed for the govern
meut to comply or refIse The King being ab-
sent the Admiral waited until his return, when
the government refusing to comply with the de-
mands, the French troops landed and took possess
sion Of the fort No resistance being offered, the
gallant fellows spiked and threw from the. ram
parts the guns OF the fort, destroyed tho ammun
ton and public stores, and took all the Havuiian
vessels that were in port. The Hawaiian Gag was
lowered, and the French hoisted After the quiet
possession Of the fort for three days, the French
Abandoned Il, and retired on board their vessels
The King yacht kamehameha ILL.,, was manned
with Frenchmen and dispatched, il is supposed, to
Valparaiso, the steamer sailed for Tahiti and the
Poursuvante, with nj. Dillon and family sailed for
this place, where she arrived Tuesday evening.
nj, Dillon and family have taken passage for
Panama in the steamer Oregon, from which place
he goes to France 5.ia New York The British
Consul General and the American Consul protested
against the action Of the French forces. TIE
British Consul General offered his services as medi-
ator but refused. is uncertain what the re-
suit OF all this will be but the general impression
is that NJ, Dillon has eSeeeded his powers, and that
his acts WILDE denounced by his Government
This belief is strengthened by his sudden depar-
fttrp and his IN he the 10. ro,,ros,,,f