Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-06-16
CLARK COUNTY, ARK, June Sth, lS49.

template joining in the expedition from Van
Buren,, next August, TO visit the reported gold
region near the Little Arkansas, and have been
requested TO make inquiries TO the character of
the organization of the company. We wish 10
know if 10 or - persons from this county will be
received into the Van Blren company? We would
have difficulty in raising company of hun
dred III the surrounding counties, but believing
moro in the experience of the frontier men, we
prefer Joining the company a your place.
Please write me and say what preparations are
necessary for the trip and when we ought TO be in
Van Buren,.
In answer 10 our VickSburg correspondent, we
can say from all appearances, the company under
the guidance of Col. Black will leave here on the
18th August next. We should judge that there
will be several companies under special orguniza-
ton each company we presume, will regulate lis
own number. On this subject will here men,
ton that strangers join the different companies
Of border men if they prefer to do so, though we
see no necessity for that. The road TO Little Ar
kansas is straight and smooth, and persons travel
ling on it will meet with no obstacle on their route.
Parties of rowing Indians will be met in the prai-
res who no doubt, would rob, if they were to meet
the whites in small companies or badly armed
but with proper management on this score, that
evil is not dreaded The gold hunters will Of
course, 90 well armed, and we'll organized and in
large companies.
As 10 the outfit, any practical man can Judge
for himseIf-when he considers that he will 90
300 miles on the praires in the fall, to be gone
o. c '~oet0 o" '.'~"'ho, may best suit him, or
as circumstances may govern. We snou,d cay
horse to ride, one to pack, gun and ammunition,
shovel, pickaxe, &c. Provisions according to the
time 10 be absent; tent to every 5 or men, cook
ing utensils for mess Of the same number. But
we understand that some will take 2 horse wagons.
We have heard nothing about oxen.
We cannot say "how long the party will be
gone.'' We suppose circums la noes will control
that matter, and besides each party will be gov
erned by its own interests.
In reply to correspondent in Clark county,
give no information whether his company
will be received in the Van Buren, company or not.
1t is not yet organized. but we suppose, if they
will send their names, they will be registered as
members.
The citizens of this county who intend going,
to hold a meeting in this place to-day, to make
SOule III 10 luelr organization
and the time of departure, &c. We will publish
their proceedings next week.
CALFoRNIA.-God and Diamonds. Mr.. Par
rott, the American consul, who left MazatIan on
the 10th of April. had arrived at New York on the
30h inst, bringing load of gold dust. He esti-
mates that during the year $40 900 900 will be
obtained. He also reports the discovery of three
or four quicksilver mines, and two silver
mines, and that platinum was found to exist in
considerable quantities.
An Immensely valuable diamond, nearly the
size of hens egg, had been found in the valley
ofthe Sacramento. The finder demands $40 OOO !
for it. .-
IyrdntS whHe in Office and Traitors tchiIe out-I
An exchange says that exciting debate came
off in the Canadian Assembly on the 18th Nav,
on the question of the address on the Rebellion |
losses. Col. Gugy said in the heat of discussion,
that if the Queen gave her assent to the bill, it
would absolve every British inhabitant of the Co.
lonies from his oath of allegiance. The Solicitor
Genera Blake called on the Speaker of the House
to mark the words of the Tory members. He |
added, there were some who might be obliged to
answer their names in the criminal docket for |
having, by telegraph. inquired how many thousand
men could be brought from Upper Canada. The |
Tory oyalists he said, in their policy, were tv-
rannlcal while in office, and traitors and rebels
while out. Bitter denunciations followed
Heroism of Venice.-On the I'd Nav, Gel
llaynau summoned Venice to urrender. In :. o
swer Manln sent the decree of the assembly, at
Venice would defend herself at al extremes. b
The rich have give eight millions to their cohry s
Two considerable families have given afthey
possess to the State. The public servicIs pro. v
vded for to December next. i
Apples concerted inio Pear.-A exchange
paper mentions the marriage of Hen Apple, to Q
Mrs. Sarah Apple Sc these two apWs were con- c
verted into a pair. lr