Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-03-29

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The MetIto brings San Fiz6cIsco r
Fs6oaSY $. being fiieeu days later I'm r..
o8slg received.
Ne election o. z. 8 Senator h.d ts.s
effected by The Legislature Of Caliiota;s.
Senate had chosen February 20 IS tas d.
election. but il vas supposed shsl l6s
would not agree.
We do no, end much aid of he In,s.. =
cu'ties. On thewest Fork af Feather t;v.. '..|=
were getting 10 be, 4 little troublesome.
took place on the Is, Of Fsbrhsry between -
WHITES and large body 81 Indians. Is ~
twenty-five Indians, were killed. The 81 81
fought with desperation, thers being but ....
party. At length their entire slock Of sna.
ton was eIpended--they did mol have 4 o.
Of powder. nor an ounce Of lead. I,ueLils s
them the Indians withdrew aboul Ina, ,ims
several whites started for Hamilton Civ s.
supply oflhese articles, leaving the balance s,s,s
ing guard, with empty rifles over their DroDs..-
A second attack was not made, and the MA.
came off trumphantly.
Il was expected that the Indian Cornu,iss;o,...
were to depart for The scene Of hosliIfties on a"
18th ah. and lhaiihey would moi have much difs,
Guilty in bringing the war to clos.
The mining news does NOT ya5Y much fron
previous accounts. Al the Oregon Bar. ON n.
North Fork Of the American river, twenty a..
miners have associated themselves together !.
construct a race nearly half a nile in lsuO,L
and intend commencing operations Oh the Ia
March. The line of the conismpla ed race win
require an immense amount Of Blasting through
solid rock.
At IlasIings's Digsirgs, Fl Dorado county,
miners were making seven or eight dollars dsy.
The miners were congre eating on the river, ,hs
waters being almost as low as ii any time in ,ba
summer. The yield at Oregon Bar has been
very good. here are two damining companie,
there, the Oregon tsa. Company and The New.
York Company, both Of whch will commence
operations soon.
The sacramento Transcript says that the Il.
dams on Pill riyerwere getting very hostile. a
paFty Of whites, while in camp, on their road rs
Scpttsflver lost sallthef mules BY the Enlian,.
Ihp party started IN pursuit, and oyer,akins ihs
Indians. a sharp battle ensued in which ihe
whites were completely whipped. Falling back,
they were reinforced, and started once mora h
purSliit--nfInhering in al eighty men. Fhey
overlook the Indians second time, and wers
holly received. After the bauIe had been gons
on a short time The Indians fought With desprra.
ton. They surrnundedshe party among he hills,
md not oay put the whites u flight, bal followed
them with jcefs and challenges. driving them ID.
lifely OUT of that section ofslhecoaltry.
AdAY Or two afterwards lass laslp,as NAH 4
descent upen q pack train. Thsy cui il iatwm.
sneceedrd II driving Of he poflioa whca Mi
in advance.
The mining accounts 7ilion1 tho Taolnnao ani
Mnguenmnesriverss are very hvsral,le.
letter tronths Chinese Digsiags, dated JAN,
ash contsinsihr following:
A very malai hrlY orcliflrnce tpnk pace thisS
nothing, about five mlrs from hsrr. N Cutis.
Creek, by which twn fnulishy lost lheis
ives. ihr circumstances are these 4 man Fy
he name of VIM. ll,wiil d gambler. went iruhl
lere Is Cntfis's Creek, last evening aid pl4yci
cards unfitthis morniig abSunn hour aifer sun.
rise, when dispute arose about the game, and
+. was knocSedliowa; butlAis i lend gos him out
il the store and h. re,rel, d 10 the h,use fwhefa
ns stopped topay his hiD whcnthc man wbs
had knocked him down came up, and Wills hi
hr ACT N pulling of his Goa -s,,me say Il, fight
Bowin, and others say % 81 q hed--Bowin shoE
Tim through The back. lie instantly turned, and
received another slot through ihe temple, frunl
which he died IN 4 lew minutes. Bawn was
eliipon and badly beaten, and then
rope was thrown over bis head and liewas drag.
led about three bundled yards, AMI hanged "
! trees Vie time tromille shooting ioths hang.
ng I'D no, exceed thirty minutes. The FIVE nitn
VINO We're engaged inlhs hanging affair have
led. ! have not been allie % learn lhe na,ne n
he man who was slo, only that Il was Dick
-, from Nav. York,