The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-11-08

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pound but the people are out OF money. do not
mean TO say that beggars are out Of money, for
this 10 a common case, but those IN good circum-
stances in the States, whose misfortunes have been
brought in various ways. Whole teams have
been lost in crossing the various deserts The inn
mense crowds Of stock have eaten up The grass and
willows, and for days they have had nothing to eat
which have much retarded their speed.
"Money, teams, and parts Of teams. have been
stolen by the Indiana. Many emigrants have been
killed by them. Others robbed and killed
some OF the Indians; so you see there remains no
brotherly feelings on the road between the red men
and the whites. From the best estimate Of my
own, and from others that daily overtake me, there
must be some fifteen or twenty thousand souls yet
behind, mpeded by various Causes and, unless
some immediate relief is rendered by your great
and God like enterprise, they will either be cut
of by the Indians or perish In the snow on the east
OF the mountains"
The Alta California of October says:
"a gentleman, who has already 'done the State
some service came down To the city on Wednes
day, and represented the exigences Of the case to
Colonel Collier, the collector OF the port and VIC
are rejoccd to learn that that officer assumed the
responsibility, and stated his willingness to turn
over TO General Smith the sum of y 1000, to be
disbursed by him for the relief of the suffering inn
migration, assuming the responsibility OF account
ing to the Government for the same. We regard
this determination in the collector praiseworthy
in the extreme and perfectly justihable, and we
have not the slightest fear that the United States
Government will ever condemn him for such an
appropriation of the funds"
The NORTHERN MINEs.-A correspondent of the
Transcript, writing from Piacerville, says:
Ginning operations are going on in the larger
ravines around this place, and many miners are
doing well. party who were from the lead
mines of Wisconsin struck 'lead' few days
since, in a ravine at an elevation of two hundred
feet above the level of this valley and it has proved
quite productive. Shafts have been sunk twenty
and thirty feet, and gold found on the rock. Ex
cavations under ground think will be carried
on 10 a bla VIII ia arich eOiop
Gold is found in nearly all the ravnes for ten miles
around, and every thing now indicates that large
population will settle here the coming winter.
Many now engaged in throwing up dry dirt to
be washed when the rains set in and, from ap-
pearances, should think they will be well paid
Tor their labor.
WATER RlsINe-DAMs BREAKrNG.-Mr. Aug.
Elliott, who has just returned from trip to the
mining region-aong the tributaries of the Ameri-
can river-informs us that the waters Of all the
streams cmptying into the American river have
risen considerably since the late fall Of rain Many
of those who have been engaged in damning ope-
ratons for the last two months fnd all their labor
fruitless account of the rise. The water had
just fallen sufficiently to test the beds of the streams,
and in some places profitable yields were being re-
allied when the rains fell. The dams all along
have been more or less injured, while number
have been entirely swept away-thus destroying
every prospect, and blasting every hope 80 far as
the river bed diggings are concerned.
There some valuable chains along the North
and South forks A claim held on Beals bar, by
Carlton, Southworth, and Parker, Of the Old Bay
State, has proved quite rich, but they will be COM
PEELED to suspend operations, in great measure,
until next year, in consequence of losing their dam.
On Monday, on the same bar, five men took out six
pounds of gold, and had good prospect for similar
yields. At the Mississippi bar, those working
quicksilver machines were making profitable haus
We informed that the " Texas Company" at
the junction of the South fork, have been doing
very well heretofore but will be large losers by the
breakage Of their dams.
PLACER ITEMs.-On Feather river, above Longs
bar and near White rock Captain Campbell
states to US that within a few days party who
had constructed wing dam, at point called
Smiths bar, took out one thousand dollars per
hour, and even then were only partially able to OPP
crate, from the depth of the water in which they
had to stand
Opposite Stringtown, on the Middle fork of
Feather river, claim belonging to Messrs. McCabe
Montgomery has yielded one thousand dollars
per day Tor weeks past.
Specimens of the quartz vein, from near where it
intersects the Feather river, were shown US yeser
day by Mr. Pearson, who has located upon claim
in that neighborhood. A boy had succeeded in OBJ
tanning three hundred dollars in gold by pounding
up the quartz with common hammer.
The Coyote diggings, at and about Nevada city,
are attracting probably the largest crowds of the
new arrivals in the mines as well as large delega
tions of those who belong TO the migratory ranks
Times.
q INDIAN DEPREpATIoNs.-The Sacramento TTan
script notices the murder of Horace A. Blanchard,
fork of Feather river. The particulars in
letter from II. A. Clarke, dated Bidwcl's bar, Sep
tcmber g.
''On the night of the 9Th, Blanchard and Holen-
green "a Swede) had retired to their rude beds
blankets spread the rocks-when, about IL
o'clock, the svede, hearing noise, raised up 10
see what Il was. He saw Indian standing on a
rock, about fifteen yards from him, and at the same
time received an arrow in his breast. He imme-
diately seized his rifle and fired at the Indian, with
out effect. This caused Mr. h. 10 start up, and az
he did 30, he was also struck by arrow from
another Indian in the abdomen. lie Immediately
fell back, telling the swede he was severely wound
ed, and begging him TO come TO this place for medi-
cal aid
"The Indians retreated as soon as the swede
fired. He remained with Blanchard an hour or
go and finding him unable 10 walk ne put him in
n oroyice Of a rock, where he thought the Indians
would not find him, and left for this place. As he
was very weak, owing TO loss Of blood, he came
very slowly, and was soon ovcrtaScn by the In
dians, who pursued him nearly 20 this place.
"Be able TO keep them of by firing at them
every time he could get sight at one Of them, and
they being fearful Of firearms, kept at too great
distance 20 harm him.
ole arrived here about daybreak, and imme-
diately about twenty men started, well armed, ac-
companied by physician.
They arrived there about II o'clock, and found
Blanchard in a condition that would have caused
the hardest heart 10 bleed.
ole had left his hiding place In the rock after
daylight TO get some water, but being unable TO
and had not been there long before i've Indians APP
peared on the other side Of the river, and seeing
him, they Immediately swan across, got on the
rocks and deliberately shot theirarrows the
poor fellow in three other places-tvo In the back
and between the neck and shoulders, which
reached the lungs.
"Thoso arrows which he could reach he pulled
out, and in pulling them, left the points in the
wounds One Of them in his back, which he could
not reach, there when arrived, and re-
qurcd quito an effort OF strong man 70 pull Il out.
"As we had no surgical instruments with us,
litter was Immediately made, and he was brought
10 this place on the shoulders Of four men, and
taken TO the hospital, where every aid was rem
dcred, bot in vain. lie breathed hs last the next
morning about sunrise, modification having taken
place.
1.-THE Swcdo's wound is not dangerous. Quite n
number Of men leave this place tonight for the
ranches OF the Indians and IL 10 very probable you
will hear more Of them, for many Of them GO with
stern brOvs."
From Oregon,
The San Francisco papers contain some items OF
intelligence from Oregon, but the dates are not
specified.
An election had been held in Oregon city which
resulted in the choice Of the following named Off
far