The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-06-22
From tie ST Louis Reyeille.
Latest from California.

Latest from SuilIOrNm.
We have dates from San Francisco TO LIST Of
May, and the news is extremely interesting.
4 public meeting was held, at which Col Wei.
Ter and others spoke. The speakers contendcd
that if Congress continued to exact revenue from
the CaiiorniaEs for federal purposes deny ing them
at the same time representatives in Congress, that
it is taxation without approximations condition
TO which no people, understanding their rights,
should submit, They adopted a series Of resolu.
iions, demonstrating in forcible terms against the
delay of Congress IN admitting the California del.
egaton to participate in the proceedings Of Con.
gress.
In reference TO this meeting, Freaner, the cor.
respondent Of the n. o. Picayune, writes as fol.
lows;
81 assure you that unless Congress does
something for Us very soon, movement will be
made for independence In case Congress does
not admit us this session, the separation of Cali
furnla from the Union is inevitable A great ma.
ny prominent men IN this country want TO make
move at once; and 1t Is my opinion If the quest.
ion is agltated, il will be the cause Of "A serious
strife here between the northern and southern
men, The southerners here are more determined
than they are at home, and they are confident
that they have majority at present. Of one
thing YOU may be sure, that on the subject Of dis
union in case We are not admitted this session
there is no difference OF opinion and il behooves
the press on the Atlantic to concentrate all its
power and influence to save California TO the I'm.
ion"
We read that camp of Texans on the ella
comprising thirteen individuals, were cut off by
the Indians with the exception of three persons-
Two Of the party were saved by being absent,
cutting wood The third who escaped was ar.
TOD ~ San N II, r 4
in having wantony shot United States soldier
He subsequently escaped with the guard whom
he had enticed to run off with him.
The latest reports from the newly discovered
Trinidad Bay are extremely encouraging. Capt
Kemp, of the bark Hector, reports that the tim
Der on the bay Is the finest that he had ever seen
for building purposes and for the spars of vessels
lie thinks the harbor the finest on the coast with
the exception Of San Francisco and San Diego
The Pacific Necs saws:
"A party of Frenchmen had arrived there dir.
ect from the Trinity diggings with quantities of
the gold, A specimen Of it, purchased BY Capt
Kemp Of Mr. Cronyn, NAV be seen ut this office.
The Frenchmen report the mines as being very
rich, and about twenty miles from the bay
Some sixty Americans have left the BAY for the
interior, and report OF a road to the mines hay.
ing been explored will probably be brought
down by the next vessel
The Pacific Ners, of April go, has very sin.
gular article in relation to an alledged discovery
of mountain composed entirely of gold and sill
yer. The first mention made Of this most marvel
lous of natures productions was in letter 10 the
n. Y. Commercial Adrcriiscr, which at the time
was thought to be n clever parody on the won.
derful accounts from California Subsequently a
party Of emigrants fitting out for a spot about &C
mules east Of Pueblo dc los Angeles having heard
OF the existence of vast quantities Of gold in an
other direction, changed its destination We con
tlnue with the relation given by the Ners:
The route lay in northeast direction from the
place Of departure. and full of difficulties Strik
ing the Mahahve river, they followed its course
some distance, crossing aud re crossing as neces
sty compelled, some days US often as Is times
leaving it where il makes bend to the south
east, toward the Colorado into which il empties
Obstacles were encountered at various parts OF
the journey almost insurmountable in the shape
of mountains Of rock, which they had to climb
and mountains of snow which they conld not n
void, narrow gorges through which they had 10
pass and still narrower cliffs along whose crests
nothing but mule could pass with a prospect Of
safety, and where the slightest mis- step would
land rider andall, hundreds Of feet below but they
pushed on about $50 miles from the Pueblo, the
eastern spurs Of the Sierra Nevada they found tn,
object Of their search-god-an silver too; and
in such quantities as as they had not dreamed %
"a perfect mountain Of rocks with silver and
gold mingled and commingled in solid masses
weighing from one to many tons The quart,
proved to ba exceedingly hard, to such degree
that during their short stay, all their implements
made for tins particular purpose before starting
were completely worn in the operation Of drill
ing and blasting
The strangest part Of the whole discovery is ye
to be told. These large bouders Of gold, silver
and quartz have the gold in the south end the sill
yer in the north end. No exceptions were founc
in their examination, the silver being the most
bundant Of the two. In the words Of the person
who was on the spot "there is enough silver there
to sink every ship in this harbor"
Possibly some may look upon this account as
Jest and so far as the practicability Of putting
the discovery to any use at present Is con
cerned, It Is so. All the water to be found fo
miles and miles around is highly impregnatet
with salt or saleratus, or both. Not drop o
water free from one or the other of these proper
ties did one Of the party obtain during the ter
days of their stay. The whole region is a per
feet waste, and disease and death must inevitably
follow any prolonged stay On their return they
|, "''" arg 'o"l~av goIng 10 the same spot n
truo statement ofthc difficulties and dangers Of .
further prosecution Of the expedition induced a
bout 200 to turn back-50 went on.
The gentleman named from whom these fact,
have been obtained, is now in this city, with spe
cimens in his possession, brought from the mother
mountain They are the most singular and beau
tl'ul we have ever seen, and one need only to so,
them and hear him, TO be convinced that nothing
has been told but the truth
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