New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-22

The following extract Of a letter. dated at TriLl
dad City, July Q, gives lucid account OF matters
In that region
"A party lef. here few days since for the dig
eipes. and when within Eve miles OF the pls'e
were attack ed by 90 ne Indians. few days al,
ter second party started for the same place, ana
on coming up to where the frs: party were auack'
cd they found two Of them severely wounded (;
halt IVES made there and Major Smyth Clark went
into town for assistance. On the blowing mora
ing the Msior headed a party Of six men, and al
shutdown arrived at the camp, where hgnt breast
work had been thrown up under the s1perl 1ten'
dence Of Major Rove, late Of the United states
Army The wounded men were properly cared
for by Dr. Anderson, who accompanied the expedl-
ton Mr.. Thomas Guion was pierced win seven
arrows, and received severe cut 10 the nean
from Ratchet Mr. Ezra Holt was wounded with
four arrows They we're brought into town on
mules ard are now doing well. While the wound
ed men were beIg cared for a party OF fifty men
started of after the Indsnf they killed two and
took three prisoners they burned eleven houses
or wigwsms after taking all the cl1oslhes out OF
them. We all returned to camp tho same day.
and az hour before sundown the three Indians were
fairly tried by Jury ana condemned to be SCOT
that night The sentence was duy executed aud
the bocies 1ecenty buried.
We heard to-day from Humboldt that tue In
disns at that place had scslPed white man
From the Northern Mines
The Placer Times, Of July 9, gives the following
as being the frat definite information from the re-
eion Of " Gold AXE a. the new diggings in the
mountains Of Feather River have been called;
"Our information is direct and Of quite decided
character, and we do not hesitate to place this in.
tellgence before our readers coupled with the as.
surance that we are stating facts. Capt. ,. well
and favoraby known 70 citizens OF the Upper Sacra
mento, immigrant OF the overland army last
year, has arrived IN this city, directly from the new
dggings. They are situated at the head OF one oil
the tributaries OF Feather River are several miles
in extent, bearing easterly, and distant one hun
bred miles from Mnysville.
Parties setting out from the town on Feather or
Yubs Rivers, cross the great plain and strike the
former stream near the range Of hills forming the
base of the Gold Mountains A difficult road com
meLces after entering the mountains from B i'd wells
Bar, which continues TO Nelson's Creek-snd here
snimss for transportation Of supplies are brought
up" the country becoming Wild aud broken even
10 degree OF grandeur. The route lies up The
stream (which derives its name from the earliest
adventurer On its waters,) and along its margin,
ovefhansiDg which, clitfs Of quartz tower to the
bis BIT of hundred feet, the sides perfectly precp-
itous the entire extent OF the toilsome journey.
At the head Of Nelson's Creek lie the famous
Gold L AXE" oisgings, so styled from large body
of water which is found there ut this time. These
dis gings are at ouch an altitude above the level OF
the plains ii at the atmosphere is pure and inVigo
rating. Gcld ia found in great abundance over
large trsct OF quartz region. Tne richest deposits
are believed TO be at distance Of ten feet below
The surface. Washing is performed from the yield
Of the earth ftom five to eight feet beneath. The
gold is coarse and beautiful.
Capt s states his conviction that these are rich.
er digs ines than any yet discovered in the North
ern Placer Men were making from one to Eve
hundred dollars per day with ease. Many thou
,ards are congreeating there; the Captain says
"the mounta are full OF en-" The time Of this
discovery appears to have been in February last.
At Maiysvile, packers are continually start
ing ont for " Gold LAKE,, s tits persistinsy called.
Some Of the previous expeditions are returning,
worn out With fatigue. Over one hundred pack
animals left Msrysville on Saturday for these new
innirn Ennfhnr Riuar