Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-05-01

are determined upon rigid enforcement
OF the quarantine regulations. The health
Of the city IS remarkably good. During
the past week there were but 50 inter
ments IN the various cemeteries.
We are indebted to friend for late
California papers. from which we copy the
following articles;
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT FosTER's BAR
l-Itc0 men HING u5H one Si0t-A
gentleman who arrived in this city from
NarysvilIe. last evening informs Us that
news was received q that place, g short
time before he left, giving 4 detailed &C
count Of one Of the most fearful tragedies
near Fosters bar, which has yet trauspir-
ed IN California. Our informant states
that horses and mules have been stolen at
various times, uatil the forbearance Of the
citizens was past all endurance. About
two weeks since, large number Of ami
mails were stolen. when it was ascertained
/ who had taken them; but the parties had
fled with their booty. and it was not known
IN which direction 20 pursue The affair
was kept quiet until last Wednesday,
when the thieves thinking they were not
suspected, returned to Fosters bar, when
the miners in that vicinity became deter
mined to put stop to the further procae-
dings Of this gang. The thieves returned
and IN the ycay act Of taking another Iot
Of animals, one Of them was shot. the 9th
or two were taken and hung by the popu-
lace.-SacraD5eltt0 Placer Times
MINERS FRozEy TO DcArHll-A gcn-
. Ian hoe a.
Holdings diggings. who states that q
large number Of miners have persisted in
the snow upon the mountains in that vi
entity. IL seems from what we have heard
that large number Of miners were cross
ing the mountains, when heavy snow fell
covering men and mules Il IS said that
large numbers have persisted, but how
many is unknown
The person who brings this report states
that hundreds Of men are on their wav
south being perfectly satisfied that thew
can do better in the mining region upon
Feather, Nuba and the American Rivers
We of course hardly know what degree OF
credit to give to the report Is to the loss
of life in the mountains north. but we fear
It Is too true-L5
SCccEssrUL MtENG-TVc were inform
ell yesterday Of an instance Of successful
mining on the North fork Of tie Yuba
near Dovuieville 4 man by the name of
4 Chase, some months ago, packed d lnulc
loaded with boots 10 tie neieAborlood of
/ DownieviIo, sold out his load. and went
to mining. Ia less than three months. he
had realized over four thousand dollars
Ia
NEWS FROM TIE NITUs-Te can give
a general idea Of the state Of affairs in The
di~ginCs. for the accounts from all quar-
ters seem much alike In all the dry
/ digriucs where there is water the miners
are doing pretty we'll In some places
where they were troubled with too much
water the yield is better this winter chan
last W here the water has failed alto
gether, the miners have. Of course. taken
to the rivers, and there. tie water being
very low, most Of them are doing very
we'll with great prospect before them.
for there is no doubt that the water viii
lie lower this coming summer than we
lave ever seen it in this country and eve
" practicable part Of the rivers will be
damned. and 1t is our firm conviction. that
more gold viii be taken ont this summer
than ever before in CalfJruia-I5
\ sturgeon was brought to this CITY
+. yesterday which was caught few miles
above in the Sacramento, which weighed
ITO pounds. and measured seven and q
half feet in lelgth-L5
4 gentleman from San Jose informs us
that there is still an impression at that
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