Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-09-20
SEPTEMBER 20, 1S49.

they will turn the river from iis bed Shares in
this work are now selling for $4,000. At the
junction Of the Forks above This point is another
association for a similar purpose, and great num-
bers are at work. On the Yuba river about so
miles from its mouth washings have been
recently discovered, where it is represented the
miners are highly successful. On Feather river
also, discoveries are reported TO have been made
Although the excessively warm weather has set
in, 1t is not accompanied by the amount of sick
ness apprehended. But very few cnses believed
to exist in the Sacramento valley. 1t may be
that the scourge of fever will be spared its citi
zens this season, MS the winter inundations were
not SO severe as those of the preceding year,
The heat is intense, notwithstanding. AT Sac
ramento city the mercury ranges about midday
at the swelling height of Is degrees in the
shade Provisions are plenty in the mines. and
our informant states, without doubt correctly,
that goods muy be obtained in Sacramento city
at San Francisco prices Business in the former
place is brisk aud improvement rapidly going on.
! Town property, which three months ago was
sold for four hundred, now readily commands
| from ten to fifteen thousand dollars. By The ar
rival of gentlemen from The Stanlslaus washngs,
we ARE furnished with The gratifying intelligence
that work continues brisk on the San Joaquih
tributaries, aud is attended with more satslacl0.
ny results than was the spring mining. The
| general health Of those in the mines remains
good.
The Placer Times Of July 9th, says: "A
movement has taken place in the Gold region,
which from its probable results calls not only for
the intervention of the civil and military author.
tiles, but seems to require an earnest expression
Of the feelings from all those citizens of the
United States who have a regard for the honor
| Of their country, and who arc resolved to main
| tain It. We aude to the iUrcbe expulsion of
certain foreigners and naturallzrd citizens of The
| United States from the placcrs OF the Middle
Fork and neighborhood, by an armed body OF
men calling themselves Americans OF three
| individuals thus expelled, whom we have seen,
one is an old resident Of California, and n natu-
raized citizen OF the United States. Another
is native Peruvian aud nalurazed citizen Of
the United States, who has, to our knowledge
pered his life many times in this coun,ry, fight
ing under the American flag, and who was Sc
verely beaten by the enemy because he refused
10 beni arms against us. We have been inform.
ed that hostilnies have been commenced against
those only who speak the Spanish language and
who cannot speak English, and not only are the
English, French Dutch, Italians, Portuguese,
&C., reported to have been uumoles;ed, but we
are informed that they actually composed part
OF the expelllng force. God grant that they may
have composed the whole of III that no Ameli.
Nu' Nhh ii'lNc 81 ihE lBTGDllCI MS OWN HullDT anu
that OF his country as to expel those from the
placer whom our government has sworn TO pro-
icot IN the full enjoyment of all the privileges
OF American citizens.
party of young men have returned from an
exploring tour through the region intersected by
the coast range of mountains and report having
discovered gold on river employing into Trini-
dad Bay, about 500 miles north Of Sau Francis
co, and near the boundary line Of the territory
But very little is known respecting this portion
Of California, although there exists much reason
to believe 1t equally rich in minerals and precious
metals
1t IS region rcpete with interest, and the
recent discovery of gold will! undoubtedly tend
to dcvelopc lis mineral resources. The Kelsey
brothers, well known as energetic and expert
enced explorers and miners, conducted the OK
pedilion, and regards the productlveness OF
this new portion OF the placer, the accounts arc
highly encouraging. We trust shortly 10 learn
still further of this discovery of gold on Trinity
river.