Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-24

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The steamer Philadelphia, from Chaqres, which
arrived at New York on Wednesday, brings Cali
fornia papers to the 18th ultimo, being fortnigh
later than previous advices. She brought nearl,
100000 worth of gold on freight, besides wha
may be in possession Of her passengers, amountn,
to 1872 in number.
Among these passengers is Gen. HERRAN, ex
President of New Granada, and formerly Ministe
from that Republic to the United States. Gen. H
returns to this country with the intention Of resid
ing here for term of years.
/ The Alta California makes the following re
marks upon the condition of affairs in the mining
districts of that country:
Sour accounts from the mining districts exhibit mos
unsatisfactory and alarming state OF the popular feeling par
culary in the southern districts. Our near
er the spot than ourselves attribute the ourages which have
been Of frequent occurrence lately, to foreigners mostly
Chilenos and Mexicans and give the oppressive
ness Of the miners tax. We have always regarded thai
Of the Legislature burdensoEe excessive and und
" oppressive while have and do recognise the right of the
principle And believe this view has been taken and ex
pressed by the press Of California very generally The
agents for the collection Of the tax have found imperative
and been unable collect In many instances the foreign
preferrng abandon the diggngs rather than pay
The Stockton Times of the 9Th July has a
more detailed account:
" 1t said that there guerrilla party the mountains
headed by famous Mexican r6bber-nor we inclined
doubt the statement We have ourselves the disturbed
state Of feeling among the foreign population II has be-
unsafe to travel and every man goes armed with
volver and knife.
"Two men were found Naked with their throats cut
the Chinese dggngs on Sunday Two Mexcans were shot
on Tuesday Jamestown Three men attacked the
Monesuma tent, the road to Sonora Saturday One
killed with lances and the others wounded that their
lives despaired Of We these men, and they SOY
that the assassins Mexcans On Wednesday two
found dead Sonora their pockets having been
rhed."
The Times then proceeds to give the particulars of the
murder Of Mr. Ford Of sachusetts of partner Of Mr.
Morgan of Messrs. Miller and Oande who partners
business and of others whose stated
It adds
Numerous robberies have been committed Jamestown
Woods, Suivans Columbia, &c within the last few days
The miners greatly excited the subject and be-
eved that terrible reprsa will be made if the offenders
caught"
These Of violence ascbed to organized bands Of
foreigners who having been excluded from the mines by the
high tax imposed upon hem have returned their old habits
of rapine and murder.
One point Of interest at the departure Of the previous
steamer the reported discovery Of mineral region Of
passing richness, and known the "Gold Lake" The
intelligence however, vague and unsatisfactory, and from
the accounts received was impossible form judgment
the of the reports Of the alleged richness Of the
REGION indeed whether the region itself had vertabe
stence There want of perspcuy present advces
from the section, owing to the omission Of dates in the
tracts copied from the Sacramento papers into the San Fran
cisco journals There think however, that there
was foundation for the stories which have heretofore
been told The Alta California, prepared for the steamer,
says:
aBy gentleman lust arrived from Marysyille we learn
that authentic from Sold Lake had been received
that place. They represent that the outlets Of the lake
yield from four to of the precious metal per day
The lake itself has not yet been pospected.
count Of the great depth Of which surrounds it.
The Placer Times date given, but presume of July
81 says:
ter, and do not hesitate place this intelligence before
readers coupled with the that stating facts
Captain g., well and avoaby known to the citizens Of the
Upper Sacramento, immigrant of the overland army last
year, has arrived in this city, directly from the dggng
They situated at the head Of Of the tributaries Of
Feather River, several miles in extent bearing easey
and distant one hundred miles from Marysvile.
g Parties setting out from the town Feather Yuba
rivers the great plain and strike the former stream
the range Of hills forming the base of the Gold Mountains
difficult road after entering the mountains,
from Bdwes Bar, which continues to Nelson's Creekand
here animals for transportation of supplies are brought
the country becoming wild and broken to degree of
grandeur The route lies up the stream (Which derives its
from the earliest advenurer its waters) and along
its margin, ovehangng which cliffs of quartz tower to the
height Of hundved feet the sides being perfectly pecipi
tous the entire extent Of the toisome journey. /
"At the head Of Nelson's Creek lie the famous Gold
Lake dggings styled from large body of water which
found there at this time These diggngs at such
altitude above the level of the plains that the atmosphere
pure and nvigoraed Gold found in great abundance
large of quartz region The richest deposites
believed to be at distance Of ten feet below the surface
ashng performed from the yield of the earth from five
to eight feet beneath. 1.-THE gold is and beautiful
"Capan g. states his conviction that these richer
diggngs than any yet discovered in the Northern Placer
Men making from hundred to five hundred dollars
per day with Many thousands congregaing there
the Captain says the mountains are full of them. The |
time Of this discovery appears to have been in February last
letter says that the diggngs the Gold Run, tribu
ary Of Deer creek, forty miles from Auburn supposed
be the richest in California Claims Of sixty feet square bad
been sold from thousand to eleven thousand dollars
Some Of the miners raising from to six each
day. The diggings however, were limited, and claims
could only be obtained by purchase.
letter dated Coloma, July !, says:
81 Of opinion that this portion of the South Fork Of
the American river will give than its average Of gold
this miners at work the banks Of the stream ave.
rage day. Within three miles Of this, west the
claims yield from one to three ouncesmore than
pected as the river is yet high" ~.
The Sacramento Transcript notices the discovery Of rich
ravne about five miles from Auburn. Three miles of it had
been taken possession Of by dgge Of the claims
held at from three Eve thousand dollars each, though
will be impossible take out the gold before another winter
as there is water The paper has the following
Last evening examined the largest lump Of gold we
believe, dug in California ii mixture of quartz and
gold, the whole weighing thirty pounds (36O ounces troy
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