The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-08-28
CALIFORNLA ITEMS


interesting in showing that gold continues 10
be found in abundance, and that the supply
is inexhausl:5Ie. The Cherokee brough,
some two end half millions. There was
great excitement at ST. Marysvile and other
points about the reported discovery Of Gold
Lake, located between the sources of the
Yuha and Feather riyers. Ten ounces Of
gold were reported as no unusual yield 10 a
PAINFUL of dirt, and that il was easy forsn
man to gather $500 per DAY. Hundreds left
ST. Marysville tc go TO the new discovery.
Mules, horses and provisions doubled in Val-
Iue. Two thousand persons, in few days,
had left All was excitement. Later ac-
counts represent thousands wandering be.s
tween the headwaters Of the Yuba and
4 Feather rivegs in search Of the lake, The
snow was six feet deep and but little gold
found. This mad quieted the excitement,
and Threats were loud oflynching those who
started The report, if they could only be
found. A crazy man comes in for shaie
1 of the responsibility. The teamsters appear
TO have had good deal 10 do in stating the
report. $50 WI
/ Two whales, dam and her cub, Of the
sperm species, we're captured on the l4ih Of
v, q
Il Immgration is pouring into the country
Through San Francisco as rapidly as ever.sal,
A fine salt spring and lake have been dis!
covered within Is miles of Sonora. e9 A
/ The morals of the Southern diggiugs are
F, 1T fearful discount, Judging Gom the follow4
ling from the Pacific News Of July lst: ssd
r By gentlemen who arrived yesterday.
fIflom the Southern mines, we learn ofseveEal
' murders and other atrocities committed lhcre.a
which develops very bad stale Of society.
, On Friday night last two Americans wero
murdered in their tent, al Jamestown, by
:, some person unknown, One Of them was q
+, IMr Chase of New Bedford, and the other q
n MIR. Halfway of Dighton, Mass. The 6rst
$ had his throat cut from ear 10 ear, besides a,
+ stab in his breast; Mr., Hathaway was stab.
bed in the breast and neck in several places
e They was robbed oi about one thousand lDl-
i, lars iha, was known 10 be in possession Of the
y murdered men. ~
= Oa Wednesday evening, l6;h inst,, a
Frenchman was shot in the head and died the
IS next day. bszgt,
!, On Saturday night Inst, at Columbus, In
j. the New Diggings, Chllian was shot by q
70 Mr.. John Brannan, in sell-defence. The
!. Chilian called upon Brannan for some ans
rs munlion; he told the applicant he had mona
Ito give him, but that if he would callibe next
IsItiay. he wouldlet him have some. The Chill.
NJ, Ian became enraged, on the refusal, and as
IN he reached the door, turn about and fired his
m gun at Brannan, and man named Jackson
n Roark, who were standing together. They
,e lodged under table; but Ronrk;s hand
Ilo;sr. ono cf he 6nnare racaivad The he ~
m Brannan then run to The floor, and there be
es ing several things around, he was at first un'
ot able to distinguish who fired, and while
oh standing moment, he received three stabs
rs Of serious, but not fatal character. He
!, then Dire pistol and shot the fellow down
An examination vas had, and Brannan Sat
justified in The act. 3.ng
Ill a few days ago, Frenchman shot I
ed ChHian in the streets of Sonora. A
MS, II is said that almost every one up in IN,
De- codntry goes armed TO the teeth, and, iron
re, the a,ray above, we do mol wonder al it, =
A man named Stephen Spraggins, Of Jes
les samjne county, Ky, committed murdet Of
ars the 18TH instant at d place on the Consum
ast, nes, near McTheuy's creek. The murdere
, a mans name was Hardenlalls; German b
nils birth, who has family in the country.
tie appears he had received on deposit q
nh amount Of money belonging 10 SpragginI
led who, during fit of intoxcation, demande
lily the same OF him. Hardenfalls put him o
the until night fall, when on retiring TO bed b
lid was assaiIed by Spraggins, who, withor
her scarce premonirory threat, drew pisti
no and shot him through the body Hasdenfal
the soon expired, and The murderer escaped. "a