The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-02

expenses,
we'll satisfied.
Upon Feather river the athest north Of any Of tn.
mountain streams 1t present worked new
are reported to have been made bat high up aui
In country almost too rugged to permit travel rhs
We are satisfied nevertheess that gold dg ,ng cannot
be carried here with continual success without the
Upon all the tributaries Of the San joaquin miusrs
appear TO prosper fairly though nothing that viii
rant us In speaking decisvey has been received Of late
we bave heard that party Of Americans ascsned tue
Tuoamne, stream eighteen miles south of the Stans
laus drove back the hoste Indians who have hitherto
rendered themselves formidable to the whites and
doing well at last accounts.
MASSACRE OF INDIANS on cosUMyE RIyER-MiGRAr)-
Ky PROPENSITY THE GOLD HUNTERS
On about the 10th ult left my rancho with party
Of indians In my employ for tins mines After making
such arrangements we're necessary, left them aul
returned About the Goth, party of armed white
came tn their camp, where they at work. aud
killed nm Indian while working with CROW. bar. aud m
his knees they then shot another through the arm,
who tried To escape After rua OF short distance,
he shot through the thigh when trying ts conceal
him. his brains beat out with rocks aud stones
Some white men. who were about my camp, GA hearing
the slarm towards tho spot aud mot the party
Ing back, who warned them not To further the iu
diam were fghtiDgn they said. They minded them
not but proceeded to where they founl the bodies OF
the slsin Indians tho remainder OF the party having
fed The company OF whites now followed on the tran
Of the Indians, and about ten miles from my house,
overlook party travelling TO theic hotne and SUR
rounded them without difficulty; in few moments
commenced separating the from tao women aud
children when. experimenting danger, tho men bco<s
and attempted to escape rhree were allowed tn get
of: the rest fourteen in number slaughtered
the spot The day, next about noon the party
Of whites arrived and encamped about $50 yards from
my house Myself wife and cousin were out to bury
member OF the family deceased and previous tn leaving
the ground, was informed that party OF armed men
at the hosse aud about to xiii the Indians there
ret with wife aud few moments after the four
indians lett the and passed shn thirty steps OF
the camp, when they were fired upon, ant one fell
dead; another passed not ten steps from my door,
wounded; the remaining two esca ped The captain of
the company Of white men cauie to my house shortly
after and requested me to kill beef for hs men
refused and they soon after raised camp Tho next
morning was called by my wife, to two who
were riding rapidly to the south In few moments
they wheeled and galoped hard back Thcn saw In
dians running to take shelter in the brush sent for
them aud they came and told mo that party OF white
men bad taken small party OF women aud children
prisoners Where, for what purpoee. able to
ray l. with four Indian servants, brred 10 Indians,
slain. and found the remains Of one partly burned.
MIR hos Rhodes. with the assistance OF or three
Indians buried the bodies OF the first two killed rho
white report having killed twenty seven before
coming to the house Twenty two mel and thirty four
women and children are yet missing from the
cheris-Piaer Tines, May ID.
SUNDAY pTGGINos-TRIAI. OF A TurEF-PRo-
DrCTivENEss OF THE MIyEs-ooLD CRADLES
JAMESTOWN, May l3. 1sI9-' StaaisauS diggings 'avo
miles from the River.-GEyrLEMEy-T that
yourselves and your numerous readers will be grataed
by any ~ this remarkable aud rich region, de-
vote little leisure to give you the benefit OF my mi
ming kncwledge and observation, aud will do from
May. 1t is paucd In honor OF Mr.. James, who Is an
Acalde " as Is an Alcade," and who dispenses grub
busy in the raynes, washing out the treasures of the
godlsden streams with various success. Sunday, Sth
The day is delightful. and the In this valley
is worthy Of painters kill the pen of euthu-
siast The morning is devoted (if devotion exist
in such state OF society to the trial of robber named
Correan who had stolen ten thousand dollars worth OF
gold from Den Dent. He was convicted by jury Of
twelve ordered to be stripped receive hundred ls.h
es and be banished from the mines should fail in
any attempt TO give description Of the trial 1t took
place In largo tent, kept store and hotel, by
Jamos Co. and q more motley audience could not be
l god lnfQ nf MI o,h
long bar and whiskers springng from piles of dirt in
faces that perhaps lately adorned the walks civilized
life The order observed strulled the
hills In the afternoon prospecting found small PARTICLES
81 gold in every spot explored but nothing Of great
amount The mines are remarkably quiet md zach
bent the grand object. sunday May 18th,
i have been hard Mt work the past week but with
only tolerahle success = ounce per diem thsugh somo
have dggcd from three to four However, they
are In the minority the greater number finding tbs
bish stage Of water battles all their toll and skill Large
ftoii.r are told OF the Mormon and Suvau's dggngs
above; but on investigation find although have
got cut pound and that the proportion Of the
fortunes H. about the throughout the mines Fri
day. 9th May.-News reached here last nj yht Il the
murdr Of young Morrison Of New York OF the
Yer OF that name IL occurred at Carsons creek ten
miles from here where he had an alteration vita
German Or. Freund) who shot him la the rroin Sc
yerips the femoral artery and causing death la
hours Poor Morrison . saw him Monday In per-
feet health two little days afterwards, aui ne slept
the tle,r that knows waking" Far from his boy
shoms aud its blessed associations tho fatal bull
let summoned him away aud tho cold eyes Of strangers
watched his ebbiDg breath. BY stranger hands his
|
Ing place he lies entombed affair from kindred And from
friends.
have been unusually successful to-day. In a deep
shalt which sunk ON high greuad, found IA ounce
of beautiful and heavy gold, aud am nov ia tent to
avoid the mid day sun. which In the mines Is vful
The .qr1oso s crowded aud unusual success, seems to
smile pIsn all, though they complain Of high water
The scene AZ this point exceeds In life aud bd.e any
thing you would conceive From sunrise TO it, setting
continual tide OF corners pours along the roli
hcrse after hor'e mule after male pack after pack be-
'tFsddl'd by men aud women OF every natisn in this
ana NJ nj oh fhf0x
tsliiotninEs and SOnotians IL seems IL tho wl0s
world lad mounted aud vas passing la review bcsorc
I me Thousands conii1ue further towtri. the IN GUN
tans though many pitch their tcnts hereibouts, OF
sadde ssEe the shovel and the pan aud dive into mo-
ther earth ss though She vas common fos
Apih lOta The gold l. getting at any Ret-at-
able depth, though pumps have b,e, In requstion ani
In operation. Two thirds of the rincrs 10 day are
scarce paying eSpemss have beun pEospect,ng with
man nom Monterey, who was hero last fall, aud
Jigged more gold than Any la thit vicinity. fIs
ttt that be had got seven pounds b.flrs brcar
fact and oft, ner c6unteI bis d,y's worI by anal,
than ounces He has lorg lived Ia the 10 YER country
who're ne has fsoily and snug rancho lie has spent
BIS money rapidly rs he eafncd IT, and IL nov here
telling for his fo,tuBe impoverished by his lberaty
rorh. y tcrab ard his total disrcgHri Of mon,y. Ito
isreli known a. Tom Blauco aud ~ highly esteemed
by AL who know lin. lie has 10 better than
The untuccsstn majority NJ present; bat he ssys
oy season Will AXE ample amends Tor the scarcity OF
E,ld me mountain ATMOSPHERE at morn AMI eco. Is
clear ard biscng and good health Is - far hrsr.
universal There T. u continual round OF excitement
arrival and departures Saugaine a8vunturcrs
by HUNDREDS sie G.y Rocking To the ~ Dorado: anI
some OF the d'app intsd turning their backs
which, few weeks seemed to their eager fs,ces
the communication OF all their wotldiy hopee
. When first arrived here some i've weeks since,
there were but two machines within two miles AZ tho
prescott, rocking cradles" a plentiful as they
ought % be in Any healthy district OF a we'll coupled
community. Rock the cradle. Lucy" appears q be
oil thegc, and many chap IL servins apprentices
ship that stand him in need hereafter when scat
ed by his hreside he rnces how oace in Gait
fornias golden streams he rocked the cradle 20 the
tune q chunks 81 gold instead u chunky babies -
Cor .his CoiJors,aa.
ROAD TO nOCKELuNSR DfoGiNGs-luyr ruLErs ~
CALIFORNIA 80 HARD LABOR WILL. PAip-ioMR.
sitE MECHANICS.
MouSfLUNyE Dtcor>es, May %, 1910 As the doiny.
~ THIS tlac" have not recently been chronced m your
Journal allow me t. exhibit the elephant az he ap-
pears 90 this side Of the mountains
Tie ride fIum Stockton TO this place IL through
beautifully diversified country. Tho prairie land few
miles from The Embarcadero covered with the great
eat variety II Wild flowers Of every imsgiosble hue
The rad in sn.7e places Winds through nne growth
oi oak and pine trees. forming groves regular and
maghtctnt that a. We sat upon horses We imsrn
al sell s..Il