Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-11-28
NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA.
Extracts from California papers,
DATES TO OcToBER 10.

discovered IN the vicinity Of Placervillc,
part ofwhich are quite productive
Four men took out about 8 100 for scv-
eral days in succession. The digeings
are located near the top Of one of the
highest hills about The place, which in
indicates quite clearly that the whole
earth in that vicinity contains more or
less of the dust" The gold that has
been found in the new diggings is quite
coarse, and is found in a strata OF earth
about Is feet below the surface. Sdcrd-
menio Transcript.
Taoiumne Rirer.-By the rains some
three months since, thirty-six dams on
the TuOumne river were washed n
way, or partially injured. But so great
was the faith of those engaged in these
works that the bed Of The stream would
pay, could they ever fairly get into it,
that most Of the companies went to work
and repaired their dams. Should the
rain hold of three or four weeks, good
deal will yet be taken from this river
enough to repay the miners, in meas
ure, for their long and constant labors on
the banks. in the way Of ditching.-Pd-
cifc Nc,os Oct. Is.
The Harkins Bar Company. This
association, consisting of 100 members,
have succeeded in changing the entire
channel of the Tuolumne river, at this
place, by means Of a dam acrsss the
river and upon the bar, being about 400
yards long also two canals of 300 yards
in length. The sum already taken out
up to the present time, amounts to over
ten thousand dollars this year. AS far
down below the waters edge as has
been worked, II yields from two to eight
dollars the bucket.-StOckfon Journal.
The Sacramento Transcript, Of Oc'.
Is, says: The Indians all along the
Upper Sacramento and Trinity diggings
are becoming exceedingly troublesome.
We have several late accounts of mur-
ders committed by them.
A party of whites under Capt. Best, OF
the brig Orbit, now lying at our Levee,
and an old California adventurcr, Mr.
Van Deuzcn, had severe engagement
with party Of Indians at the mouth OF
Salmon river, on the Klamath, about
the middle of August last. The Indians.
it appears, had taken nine white men
whom they were holding rs quasi pris-
oners. having robbed them of their
clothes, provisions, horses &c, some
time before this party OF whites arrived
at Salmon river, Best and his company
OF course demanded the instant rcstora-
ton Of the goods 10 the robbed party,
but the demand was not complied
with
The whites collected their forces, and
measures were concerted for general
fight. All told some fifty white men
appeared. with some three hundred In
dans arrayed against tlem. The fight
was kept up for some hours, 'ke Salmon
river dividing the combatants. During
the battle twenty -iear Indians were
killed, and several white men severely l
though not mortaIly wounded. The 1
huts of the Indians, with their wives
and children, we're on that side OF the
river where the whites had stationed |
and as the Indians, contrary |
to their expectations, had failed to whip
Capt. Best's party, they sent an pro-
position for peace. As the whidcs had
been revengcd. they consented To bury |
the tomahawk."
At least five hundred Indians were in |
the vicinity at the tiuae, being there for
the purpose of taking supplies oi sal
mon for winter consumption.
WIxrER Quarters FOR MINERS
Now that the various damming opera
tons on the rivers have been given up
rs general thing, the miners are look
ing about Cor winter quarters where
they may be able, in part, to repair
their nisfortuncs of the past summer
the paccrs in the neighborhood Of Some
ra will be crowded again. A camp Of
several thousand persons is expected at
the Chinese diggings. Many speak q
locating at Corson's, few miles from
the Stamslacs river. The region be-
tween the Tuolumne and Mercedes,
known as MasseNs and Rattlesnake
Greeks, Will also afford room for large
number Of miners. Active preparations
are going on, 10 be in readiness for the
winter, let it set in large supplies. The
road from Stockton 10 the mountains in
daily swarning with mules trains and
wagons, loaded for the mines, and unless
the rains set in very soon, that whole
region will be in much better condi-
ton to afford all ncedful supplies to the
laboler, than it was upon the sudden
coming on of the rains last iall.-Pdcifc !
News, Oct. IS.
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