New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-23

30 10 90 feet long. sometimes longer with low ris
elects set along the bottom at long intervals and A.
an inclination which VII give very strong current
20 the stream of water which ! passed through H.
The DIRT ls then simply ShOyelod into The bores
az intervals along the upper part. the force u
the current driving OF both the earth and >rnalc-
stones, leaving The gold behind In thls way
vast quantities OF earth may be- WashC, Din
which VIII not pay more than two dollars 10 the
hand with the rocker. VIII Weld, where team be-
readily obtained. from u 10 10 dollars by >lulcing
This = decidedly the Creates Improvements which
has been introduced niOthc mining country. and vii
render valuable acres OF ground. when tn rocker
or tom would not pay The board bills al those WIN
might engage ln washing n. THIS new method of
washing was We believe. first introduced mere anl
has been IN operation some three months. We are
told bv an old miner that be has Known ne >lnce IN
Weld SS0 per day 20 three hands. where 'ae ro.ker
would not pay more than s. THIS Is sand 20 be 4
far estimate Of The 70 aye re>u, OF the ;No modes
OF washing. where both dst and water are plenty ani
convenient 10 each other Sacramento Trlnscrp,
TrGHrrNG WITH rHE INDt,NS-Sr,rRu Nix
kiLLEp.-We received last night from Pacervue
dispatches dated May ~ detailing intelligence Of
TWO Sklrmi,hc> Win The Indians m that vicinity,
which We hasten % Law before our readers
II seems that party of seven miners wcnl on, la,t
week 10 prospect on The South FORK Of The AMERICAN
river. Last Friday evening aS they were preparing
10 camp where ;he rycr forks again. about ten miles
from JohnSonS rancho, they We're attacked hy pafiy
of Indians 20 the number o; 3 or 30 The nr>i mt
nation they had OF the close proximity 81 the Indians
the report Of rifr, when one 81 he party
dropped dead His name Was Wade, and he WaS
rom Racine. Wisconsin Two others oi he party
were wounded Their names we're Morris DAVIS
and -- FaSttrbrOOkS. some OF The Indians were
armed with rifles. and a few With bows and arrows.
The prospecting party We're enabled Though the
darkness of the night, 10 make good their retreat,
and AT daybIcak they arrived at JohnSoa> rancho
On SATURDAY tWeniy-iOur men volunteered 10 g.
out and find the dead hoiy OF Mr.. Wade but. a. 10
WAS too late IA The Jay, they renamed a. JoAnSon'S
until SUNDAY morning. wheA they proceeded for that
purpose. They iouudthe place where the deal body
had been left. bUt all that remained were some of
the bones and heap OF shes 1t Is. oi course sup
posed that the body had been burned. Nhc1 the
party had arrived ai the >po, the Indians made Au-
other attack ON them They were forced To- rccrO>>
the river. and keep mp are while they were retreat
ing. The Indians followed the rc'rcaimg patiy about
four miles; They were ms ume' rs s'h'.d. l,l.s
armed with rifles. ana supposed 90 number t@o hun
drCd and fifty. Ia the second >krm>l Nl.
Clark, of Clay County. Missouri, was woundc = md
IT is supposed MORALLY -Four OF The Indians al least
are known 10 be killed. Sacramento Transcript
Extensive Farming Operation.
The most extensive farming operation probably
ever entered INTO 40 any country, has been success
fully carried through Do California during the past
Tutumn and Winter We allude 10 the speculation
Of IlOmer Co
Mr. Homer> Ranch D, situated IN the san Jose
Valley II contains 1000 acres of land and Is mcloSCd
by an IRON fence winch alone cost SloOoO. Last Au-
tmnn 300 acres only were under cultivation, 25o OF
which were planted n potatoes the rest M turnps,
tomatoes. onions, &c.
Day before Yesterday the last sack OF ne potato
crop wtS sold and the gross proceeds oi tins crop
have amounted to Si-s,0oO There have been eighty
hands employed on The Rancho, and the total ex-
pcnSo of carrying 10 ON during the season has been
$4,000. The >ach, ia which the potatoc, have been
shipped cost above $1,000, while the gross receipts Tor
the total crop OF the Rancho have amounted 90
S223OOo
TINS season tine entire loco acres are under cult-
yajlos SIX hundred and hfy being planted 'n potatoes
and the remainder n other vegetables. sac Trans.
Miscellaneous Items.
CALIFORNIAN IIoN.-Wc gave some time since an
account of the capture of one of these icfocous
ANIMALS at Nlcolaus. II was caught IN 4 trap ana
afterwards strongly secured IN cage. The animal
was brought down to our city Yesterday on board the
GOV. Dana The longer II Is confined the more ieTo-
cIous 1t seems 20 become. IL has small head ana
long smooth tail Il Is about thrCcc feet hlgh ana
nlne feet long rom the TIP of rs tail to Ms mead II
is exceedingly powerful and Is armed with very
huge claws pieces from which It frequently strikes
of when II makes dash against the bars OF IT'S cage.
We understand that 1t is animal very seldom 10 bee
found I'M California and resembles somewhat me
South American llOncsS. lflaccr Times
SUCCESSFUL MINING.-The lady of our esteemed
L. : senator while IN the mines recently, cxpressei
desire To several of the miners To wash niue go'
herself. OF course an invitation was promptly ex-
tended to take possession of of the holes tOf me
n%e beng 81, SR 6Gghe operation Of Washing For
unately lump of gold weighing between ten dot
lars and an ounce had been slyy dropped INTO the
pan by one OF the miners, and IN due course of
time 1t appeared at the bottom the result of her
gold digging Some people are born lucky
Sac. TRANSCRIPT
SrELrER N GOLD Busr-Qu.te "a large quantity Of
gold dust was deposited with Mohat & Co, on Thurs
day last by firm IN this city for the purpose of hav
ing II converted into com. They had been offered
$40 % per ounce for It. which they refused Ater-
ward the gentleman who made the offer thought he
perceived spelter IN IT, and II was then examined
with a microscope 4 considerable quantity of very
minute particles of spelter was plainly dsccmible by
tins means, which could not be- detected by the eye
unalded. The dust was assayed and proved Ot a low
carat The loss VIII be about Is per cent what 70
would have yielded had II not been aduerlted.-
The deception was well executed Alta California.
SALARfE, or STATE OfFcER,-Thc following are
the salaries of the several state Oliccr,, fixed IN
the bill pas ed by lie Legislature
Governor. $4,000 Lieut.. Governor and Speaker
OF the House, SIS day and mileage Secretary OF
state $500 state Treasurer 5000 Controller,
$1,000 Attorney General, $1,000 Surveyor Gen
cral. $500 Judges Oi Supreme Court. S. 900 each
District judges in the first and second Judicial Dis
tncts $4,000 each ln the 'hlr, Si,JOO M the other
$1,000 each 10 the District Attorney Of san Fran
cisco, $4,000 TO the District Attorneys OF Sacfamen-
10, san Joaquin and uba 8 500 each N the other
Counties 81 900 each, except san Diego, Los An
geleS, Santa Barbara and san LUIS Obspo, IN which
Counties they receive $500 each To Cicr1 for The
each. $l,7OO Members Of the Legislature $40 per
diem for the first 90 days and 50 per diem for every
day they may thereafter remain IN session, and -
for every $50 miles travelled by them 10 ard from
the Capitalize per diem OF members 10 cease during
their absence from their seats while hc Legislature
- in session.
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OREGON