New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-05

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The yeporis from all the MINING distress a,e Hl'Ic
favorable than az any peroi during INC prssen, yea
and The shipments Of gold for Angus. l = a. -
viii douttess far exceed hose Of any pie'0us
month. .. ,.-,.,-,,,s
are the numerous Gbdt TtaSIngs, Dy on, ;ii's' q"
sloJr the TeIns and tributaries - CIV -. .7 80
f,orn their channels the extensive c4Ha-s on ile
tributaries OF CalaveTas, Iuoiumne' AlHeiIrAl' 49,.
Yuea TO carry water upon piacers kho',h " D -,
hut without water and lastly me fif pro %, ~
s.,,cal ard eucceesful beginning OF quart miDl1s
with heavy. improved machinery
The unpTecedeniedly low stage OF Wa,sf 10 al nc
MYERS has been especially favorable 70 ehieEp ses 81
,be first class many dammlng companies arc 7ifl ny
AZ work IN the beds Of streams which have been ex
posed for miles, and some nch deposits Ai'e beea
struck, and there Is prospect 81 sun turner i@
Of The rivers for the next three months.
The canal process, at fTst on limited Scal' anu
successful have been undertaken on large plans ana
with heavy capital That fOr turning me S@a l1
Fork OF The American several miles thfough t-e ms
10 the valleys and eulches about PlacerViLe - lie
most gigantic one foot and the Company Is looli
10 be organized with such confidence that me sl9ch
from quarter TO nail iniiI"n VIII De ieaF 'aNeH
by the miners n that vicinity
There is Increased confidence IN the ultimate sue
cess Of quartz mining. and the belief IS every IA
becoming more general that this VIII become me
great and permanent source % GOLD. Inc age OF
prospecting IS past combined cdpt4l ana EOoi
directed hy sy stenatic and scientific principles, VIII
succeed where Dllnd trust III fortune an IA lihl-
vlduals efforts has failed.
considerable interest. Although the past WINTER
and Spring were unusually dry, experiments nave
proved emlnently successful, and there IS a desire
among many who came here as mere sojournefs' 10
settle permanently in California, and gather around
them the comforts Of home. u i estimated that
there are alre adv twenty thousand persons settled
and devoted 10 agricultural pursuits.
The Indian hOstilitles have ceased on The southern
and eastern borders, and broken out on the northern
frontier 4 military expedition under command OF
Gen. J. NJ Este VIII accompany the indian CoH-
missioners, IN their tour OF negotiation, TO 'iear
Lake, thence 20 the sources Of the Sacramento
After winch they will proceed TO klamath River.
The hostile Indians on Rogue's River have been
dispersed but moi suDdued
Navigation on the upper MYERS Is suspended OF &c
count Of the low stage OF waller
There are about $50 substantial BRICK houses IN
San Francisco nearly all OF when nave Oeeh eiecl-
ed since the fire IN May and extensive piePha,oA
are IN progress for the manufacture OF Dick ana the
ouarrylng Of stone TO III numerous contracts Oh tAlS
Kind.
Two companies OF overland immigrants nave ar
rived in the mines from Illinois, Michigan and WIS
consin. .
of the 10Th which destroyed eight houses. Inc loss
was small. We, u is the largest IRE which has oc-
CURED N that favored city.
Gold mines are now worked IN Cason's Valley,
on the eastern decllyites of the Sierra Nevada.
The two political parties are holding conventions
In the various counties 10 nominate for the Leglsa-
ture and for county Offices. The four candidates Tor
Congress have been busily engaged IN canyassng
the state.
The project of dividing the state rs still urged in
some or the southern counties, which were once the
sea- of nearly all the Spanish establishments IN this
State but which have lost all their political impor-
tances under the new Ttgdac.
rndian War in Shasta-Onc Hundred indians
Slain.
Late intelligence from Sacramento gives accounts
OF an extensive slaughter of Indians At PIT RIVER.
On the morning of the 9Th July. party OF fifteen,
men under the command OF Capt Il. L. Harvey, made
an attack upon some 500 Fit River Indians, some
90 miles from Shasta. warm fire Immediately
and was kept up for some considerable
tune, during which time some 90 or 20 were KILLED.
and large number MORALLY wounded. Inc party
captured and brought IN -four squa~s, and one young
child about SIX years Old. On the following morning
80 men, well armed, left for Pit River, anu all
other parts Of the country where the Indians were to
be found.
On the night Of the lih party OF five men,
(miners) were attacked in the night four mllesirom
Shasta. A man by hcname OF Mathews, from Iowa,
was shot dead on the spot, and three others badly
was Osborne, from Salem, Mass. They were all
brought in the two deceased ones were taken from
the Il Charles Hotel and dccently inferred. The
Indians are daily committing depredatons' kllilng
one, two, or three at a time every ieW days.
Indian Treaties-tliiitary Movements.
The Indian Commissioner, Col RoJick Mckee, we
are Informed, was to leave Nonoina aooui lhe ~ Oh
August, .or the purpose ~ making treaties with me
lrd.ans IN all that potion of the State living north
of the Bay Of San Francisco and west OF tic Stcta-
mouto River. lie would be accompanied by de-
tachmcn; OF l. :. Dragons, under command OF Ma
lOT n amy. as an escort.
Ma.or.General Estoli and staff Of the second Dlvl'
sion state Militia, would also accompany The eXle-
Gi,ion as iar ms Clear Lake where y IS supposed a
treaty WI. De easily entered INTO WITH the numerous
tribes inai RESIDE upon rs shores. Should the Ool-
missi0ter succeed IN negotiating treaty OF peace
With Tie Clear Lake Indians, ne VIII iheh ptoaccu
north 10 The Klamath and Trinidad. concu ling such
pcdceablo understanding Nlth The Indians along me
route - may be possible. Col. Mckee expects 10
reach Trinidad about the 2jih August
so soon as amilablc arrangements are entered
into with The Indians around Clear Ltke, MAYOR
General Esieil VIII return 70 san Francisco, .Md
from thence proceed by water 10 Tie hiamd-R. lie
has already under orders from the GoyernOr taken
steps 70 organize I'VE companies oil volunteers III
thai region, and they VIII bee ready To act AT mo-
menis warning. The General expects 10 reach
Trinidad about the .0th August and Will be pre-
pared uron the arrival Of Col. Mckee, to aid and
assist ;bc Commissioner "a forming treaties or pun
ishIng thc Indians, rs may be necessary ana proper
The state forces operating against the Indians. and
stationed at PaccrNile, have been reinforced, ard
detachment of 80 mounted men sent 10 Mormon
station, where fight occurred last week
We learn, by way OF san Diego, that three con-
pancs, which were a short time SINCE Withdrawn
from post on The CHA RIVER and stationed 40 San
isabel, have been ordered TO the aoovotown.
From the South.
Ii is believed that the passengers ship
wrecked m the Union were taken OF by the North
efnor on her DOWN. ard Trip, that steamer learned
OF the disaster az san Diego, and took on bond
eTal OF the Union passengers who had made their
way up by land from the scene of the wreck The
Herald, OF san Diego has paragraph adysatOry Of
this acton on The rart Of tie othcers Of the North
eInor.
The names 81 the passengers who reached san
Diego by land are Nm. d. Lawrence. J. W. HOyt
J. spauldmg, Albert praee \. N. Greenleat, Roiol-
plus Ashley, Mathew Croit, - Cornwall Henry
l.. wood
The bark Fanny, from Panama, with large Loaf
OF passengers. put INTO the anchorage on San Luis
oblSpo IN distress short time since. der paSsen-
gers were brought up by the Ohio Alta California.
Proclamation OF Gov. NicDougal.
The following Proclamation has been issued by
GOV McDougal IN relation 10 the organization OF
Vigilance Committees IN various portions of the
state viii be noticed that The formation Of such
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