The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-08
TWO CENTS.


teen boats bound upwards with provisions: This
boat took 400 pounds from Stockton TO place on
the Toulumne fifteen miles above Crescent City.
The river Is said to be tul of scrub oak snags and
SAND bars, and cannot be successfully navigated
by steamboats, until cleared A city will undoubt-
edly be established on the San Joaquin, somewhere
between the S!snislaus and the Touumne -proba-
bly, on the high bank opposite TO the latter river.
The ground rises gradually from the river for dis
tance Of eighteen miles, to the mountains, where
there are thousands of wild horses, elk and deer.
II will be fine region FOR farming when the gold
mines are exhausted. II Is cne hundred miles
from San Francisco by land, and seventy.6ve miles
may at future time give you some further in
formation about the San Joaquin and the southern
mines. ROBERT WILSON.
:, STOCKTON, Jan. 3, 1850.
have Just seen four delegates who have been
sent from the Caaveras to this place, for the pur-
pose OF laying before our citizens correct account
OF the proceedings In the mines which led TO the
deplorable occurrences Of which have already
given you the particulars. Ii appears that the Chi
lians, In The endeavor to have Judge Collier aud
other Americans on the Calaveras arrested, were
aided by certain persons, who would now wish 70
shirk from all responsibility. A meeting of the
citizens OF Stockton was held yesterday, for the
purpose OF hearing the Calaverae Delegates aud
those gentlemen vindlca.ed, in a most able ana
satisfactory manner, the course pursued by the
Americans towards the Chillaus on the Calaveras.
The latter had, by false swearing, procured from
the Project OF this place writ for the arrest Of
Judge Collier and other persons If this writ had
been placed in the hands of proper officer, IN
stead OF which, 1t was given TO parcel of the
lowest order OF Cbans-noDe Of whom could
speak word of Eugiish-who, ostead of present.
ing il in open daylight, stole up' their uasuspe CT
ing victims in the dark, and, dragging them from
their beds, tied them, numbering all who offered
the least resistance. Such were the facts elected
by the meeting held in this place yesterday. The
delegates from the Calaveras, TO all Of whom !
hnNs haAn IngV nand taHla md
intelligent gentlemen. The following are their
names:-Robert Hart, Esq of Virginia Col ]. @.
Gilman, OF Wisconsin DR.. l. l.. title, OF Ten
nessee > a. Booker OF Virginia.
The following resolutions were adopted by the
meetng:-
Reoved That ths thanks of this msstins ere due to
the oomms ndsoe discharge Of ths duties entrusted 70
Il em by their brethren In the mines.
Resolved, That % lar as TINS meetag Is informed q
American miners therein have acted sit n'gh re-
sara to the good order and welfare OF this DISTRICT
arc lsudable re'pect for the rights OF themselves aud
th.tr ceupiIymen.
Resolved, That this meeting expect a. the hands Of
the judicial officers Of this district such poup Snd
energetic action as they may deem most conducive TO
The pesce sns welfare OF the people ot tue district
R~sov ved, That in the opiDios of th. mesting said
sothorines have acted the premises duty oouod
by the laws Of the land.
R-soiv.d That the citizens OF Stockton will cheer
fully unite with the mners TO render say assistance
they may desire In bringing the guilty TO just pun
cans with the ChaB PRISONERS between Stockton
and the Calaveras. There II no truth in tae rdmor
that the latter were executed on the road. IL -
said that The Chilans reinforcing ou the Gaia
yeras, and there is 10 suspect thai tney are
oring 10 induce the ludlans m the usIyhnnr
hoodro JON them. | viii drop you aaoth-r liae ID
q day or Two.
must now give you some account Of new dig
gngs found In the south have just seen An Ia
iehgent planter from Louisiana, (Mr Muller, nt
Ouichiis,) who Informs that better dIggIngs
than any now worked have recently been disco
ve,ed near Maxwel's Creek, thus 5 de oi the Ner-
e. des Many pertons have started for 'his feg,oa
from the Tuolomne, at the risk ot thclr iiv-s.
There are NO provisions Ia the nrighborh Iod ,ioi
is tound through large extent of couatsy Ia the
gulches. on the plains, up the mountain s'dr-, and
10 lheir submits.
] he late storm has occasioaed great rise la this
rytr, and many persons have lost micnlnrs aud
Other tools. One week ago there were tS-ntv-nss
feet OF water on Morgan's Bar, sM miles below
Hawkins Bar. Nearl, all the daInIning op-rausns
have been suspended until sprlng or tai, ,hc con.
paulrs having dissolved, Ia meet again wn~n the
water II low enough TO work IN the b-d ~ the rvrr
-rriaining claims upon certain spots Tnosr pr
sons now work upon the banks of tn riSrr. which
yield from q TO 50 per day. Provi-,ols, however.
are very high. Everything "a one doiilr per podnd