Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-08-23

far from the ruins Of the celebrated |
city. of Grand sQuivina. Gold mines
have been found all along the great
cham OF mountains extending. from
the sources of the Arkansas and
Platte tivers by Santa he othe Pu-
erto. Immense excavations are
shown all along the feet of these
mountains, and the ruins of vast cit
les indicate that these mines were
once worked by millions Of people.
The geographical formation of this
region are similar to the gold regions
of California that shey appear to be
identical, and contain similar deposits
of the precious metals.
These facts have been made known
throughout Texas, and the Tele-
graph would not be surprised to find
that the emigration to the gold re-
gion ofTexas, in the ensuing autumn
should exceed the emigration to Cal
ifornia. All along the Indian from
tier, and throughout the interior of
the State, the notes Of preparation
are sounding, and thousands may be
found vending their way to North
ern Texas in he course of two or
three months. The excitement in
regard to this expedition has perhaps
never been equalled.
Returned CaI;tfo,aians,-The New
York correspondent of the Ledger
says:
II have seen und conversed with
three or four rough and ready Cali
fornians, who came passengers in the
Cherokee. All of them are printers
by profession, but started off for the
land of big l,imps' three years since
When they left New York, four finer
looking fellows were not to be seen.
Now they look more like ourang-ou-
tangs than any thing else, having
shaved but twice since they left Goth
am. Their skin was white once
now it is difficult totell what color
it is; but it is any but white. They
have accumulated a handsome for
tune, however, but one and all of
them agree thatif they were sure of
doubling their gains they would not
go through half the sufferings and
privations already endured"
The Mormon settlement on Bea-
yer Island noW numbers about one
thousand persons, and is rapidly in
creasing. The colonists have built a
small schooner for trade between the
several Islands, and possess also an
othervessel, called the John G.. Spen-
cer,' for the purpose of trade at va
rious ports on Lake Michigan. The
Spencer few days since, left the
port ofKacine for Beaver Island,
with seventy passengers and full
cargo. Among the freight was
press and materials fora weekly
paper, The M ,rmons are putting
up q temple sixty by one hundred
feet. They intend, it is said, to make
an extensive forming settlement in
the interior Of Big Beaver, Island,
which is thought TO possess superior
agricultural advantages. 1t is seven
miles wide, by thirteen length, and
contains six small lakes. tfgase
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| The Mechanics Of Washington,
North Carolina, have formed ain as
sociation, and published resolutions
declaring that hereafter they will not
give employment TO. any negro me-
chanic, or learn any negro boy a
trade. They condemn the practice
ofmasters letting slaves hire their
own time. They refer to the influx
of free negroesfrom Virginia, driven
out by the laws of that State; and
they express a determination to pe-
tition the Legislature ofNorth Car
cling 70 pass q similar act. or tax the
free negroes to raise a fund to send
them to Africa.
One of the most heartless displays
ofpolitical feeling we ever heard of
took place when Sir Robert Peel
was on bis death bed. A wealthy
farmer of Suffolk county cavsed the
bells of the Parish of Bures St. Mary
to ring merry peal. In another
! place landlord sent the crier round
with the news s'that the farmers en-
emy,'' was at the point of death.
Beranger.---The great lyaic poet,
Beranger, whose Anacreontic songs
render him SO great a fayorite with
the people, wandered accidentally in
the Quarter Latin, where, supposing
/ himself TO be unknown, he enterad
one of the humble caharafs helnnn.