The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-04-03

evening, rom when ana our eastern eX.
changes we extract the following:
AnOther Indian Battle Another bat.
tie has taken place between the Indians
and the whites of Maraposa county. We
copy the following letter of Judge Mar
vim to Col. Miller, of the State Senate,
from the San Jose Argus:
There is recent news from
your district of another battle having
been fought, The particulars Of which
{ give you below. After the fight with the
| Indians, in which Majors Buney and
Savage were engaged, you will recolect
that some of the party returned to Mari
posa for provisions and reinforcements
Some l50 men were raised, as my infor
mant states, and the men were divided
into two parties, Savage taking one party
and the Major the other. Savage went
near the elbow or the curve of the San
Jasquim, where he met the Indians, with
whom he had running fight that lasted
nearly all day Some forty Indians were
killed, and about fifty horses and mules
CdpliT6u lIOuI liellII NoHo VI tnO AT
tacking party were killed but several
we're wounded. The Ii dians were com
petely routed and driven off. Major
Burney's party has not been heard from.
This information came to Stockton in a
letter to a friend Of mine, who gives me
the facts as have stated them to you.-
There is also reason to believe that the
warriors of the rancharees on the Stan
islaus and Tu0lummo rivers are with the
mountain Indians, and assisting them in
their depredations,
Held 10 BaH-Mr. Nugent, of the
Herald, to bail in the sum of So 900, for
sending challenge to Mr.. Crane, Of the
Courier. Mr. Walker, also. of the Her
ald was held to answer in like sum. Cor
his participation in an affair with Mr., Gra-
ham Pacific NeVs.
Pits RtCer MdidaS.-The Transcript
gives an account Of two fights between
those Indians and emigrants to SCOTS
river, in both of which the whites were
completely routed and driven out Of that
section of the country.
Population of San Francisco, This
great metropolis of the Western seas
built upon more hills than Rome was. and
unlike her, built almost in "day," con
tains population Of more than twenty
three thousand, who, attracted by the
sparkling of gold, have come hither from
every quarter of the habitable globe.
! The House, on Saturday, disposed o
the strong question of the State capital
by the strong vote of 26 to s, making Val
lejo the future seat of government Hav
ing previously passed the Senate, it onl!
awaits the Governors signature to be
come a law.
The Squatter question has hubSide,
some what of late, the udicious decision
If our Recorder aud some other officers
opinions having contributed i'll connec
ton with the opinion of the press. t.
} check the great tendency to iorcibIe ell
tries and occupation OF other people
lands, which. for while, seemed mani
here.
The health of the State is Of the mos
glorious descr ption; here are scarce an
deaths, or sickness in any part of tn
State, 80 far as we have heard. There
no healthier country on ealth.
The excitement about the GnId Bluff
=. has not died out. but much subSided.
e yet remains for the companies engage
y there to prove whether the amount {
= gold there can be made profitable to then
v Individuals can scarcely expect to max
4; piles by isolated labor in that place.
/ The Klamath, Scott's River, and othe
! localities in the extreme north of III
. State, seem to tear the palm in the fait
. of our people in their richness. 1t is t
3 be hoped that it is something more tha
$ distance which "lends enchantment t
r he view" in this matter.
q The settlers along Consumes hav
| determined upon luigatng their lands b.
damming the river and digging canals.
! The Sugar Loaf mountains are abou
4 to be tuuneled for the purpose of srik
t ing rich lead al that place.
r Rich diggiugs are said to have bee
e discovered near Dear River. The gol
e is taken from deComposed granite, nea
. Steep Hollow. So says the Times.
;. The Marysville Herald says that larg
S numbers of persons for the ne W digging
of Scott's river are daily passing throug
that city. Business in consequence
. enlvened.
At Reddirg's diggings the miners hav
, not made more than three dollars a da
i during the winter and are at present nc
u making much more than their board.
| At Spanish bar, middle fork America
II river, the miners are said to be very su>
Il cessful
u The miners are said to be doing We
u near Newtown, one mile from Rough an
Ready.
i Oher Metals and Minerals. The Ca
. iforna quicksilver mines are said To b
yielding rich profits. The Placer Time
. says that the mines are now worked eA
) tensively. the produce amounting to Sc,
j. eral millions of dollars the present set
I sou, aud that the yield from the ore
J. almost past belief. Eighly.Gve per cen
|, of pure mercury is not an uncommo
u u yield.
!. A hill of pure carbonate of magnesit
y 100 feet high, is also said to have bee
II discovered on Pitt river. about five day
" journey from Goose Lake. Beautf'
y rpentine rock and fine slate are ais
Il said to have been discovered on Goos
Lake. which lies in valley about