Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-26

As the steamer New World hsr passage from Ss-
city TO San Fancisco the Sd Of June, one Of
the connecting pipes Of her engine exploded killing two men
and woundng twenty others Peter Marks, fremsn,
Of the killed. the other deck passenger name
| unknown. ss5.Ht tsta2 a9@
melancholy accident happened Parks Bar, the
Yoba river the Both Of May. About twenty persons at
tempted cross the river boat heavily laden which
upset by striking against rope, and the following persons
were drowned; Daniel Bsney, Wayne county, Ohio; b.
Moodisbang, do; stephen Lewis. r, Richmond county,
Ohio John Stui, do Samuel Miller, do Charles Cox,
do; Henry Van Tibsugh, do; Henry A. Hodge. Otsego
county, New York F. Jouguo, Bordeaux, Frances Far
Candle, do; Vincent Matthew, do and man unknown
letter from "Poor Mans Creek" Feather river, dated
june the death of Franklin Morse by the
posion Of bis guD while huning excursion. He was
about twenty years old, belonged the vicinity Of Boston,
and had bis person 500 in gold. which is now in the
possession Of James o. Smyth, the writer Of the letter.
Michael Faon, of Roxbuy, Massachusetts,, drowned
In the North Fork Of the American the 9th Of June
W. g. Brown, recently from New York, killed in M
siay with Dr. Redding, at Wsbbervlle, early in Jons
Maj Francis Fountain, Frenchman, was killed at Smshs
Bar North Fork Feather ver, recently BY the fall Of
bucket, while be engaged in digging hole He wasin
Mexican war; where he held the Office Of Sergeant Major
| under COL Harney.
killed Ban Francisco the lth Of June by jumping or
falling into well forty feet deep, while suffering under an
| attack Of delirium tremens.
Csp. James Evsrson Of New York, recently drowned
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boat. He was thirty-nine years old.
Passed Midshipman WILLIAM De KOvxN, Of Connectcut
suddenly board the surveying schooner Ewng
at San Francisco He was abou, "a years old The Alta
California says He shore Friday, taken
with neursga Of the stomach, seemed little better In the
morning. sleep eish. o'clock and at twelve, when
the who had been up with him all night went 10
/ bis bed he found him DYING probably from ap0plexy.
Capt Snow, of ThomasoD, Maine, murdered by two
MeIans the 10th Of June, who stabbed him be
weighing gold dust in his tent Dragon Guh near
Sonora s 3at
FROM THE MINES.
| The San Francisco Courier Of June 18th remarks
From all accounts gather from the mining re-
gons the prospects the present good New
dggngs being daily opened explorations carried
in every direction where there any promise fair
yield The miners beginning to learn wisdom from their
former experience and when they find place which pays
reasonably well they stick it instead Of moving of every
newly discovered placer From all the information we
gather incline the opinion that the yield this year will
equal exceed that Of last year. Very extensive arrange
being made by Of the quartz companies to
carry operations large scale by machinery and there
doubt but the yield from this alone win be very
heavy. Under all circumstance, think the mining and
business prospects Of the country at the present time are very
fair, although money here, and will continue SO
until Of the proceeds Of this years diggngs shall be
| brought in. "
letter from Sacramento city, dated June 4, furnishes
some interesting information relative the quartz mining
operations. The writer says:
"Having remained at Nevada city two days. returned to
Grass Valley, five miles below. Here two or three
thousand engaged and here at present the chief place
OF quartz mining operations. There were eight crushing
mills. either in operation nearly completed and vast piles
Of quartz thrown up lying before the mills ready for crush
ing At the veins many pounding out the rich spec-
mems by hand in small mortars, and getting large re-
turns their labor several specimens which were
valued from to six ounces although the whole weight
would not exceed pound The crushing mills, under
Stood obtained from the refuse rock about five cents to the
| The Sierra
tunnelng hill called Massachusetts, hill They had at first
sunk shaft about seventy five feet when they came to wae
having regular and welde6ned vein from twelve to egh-
teen inches thick which yielded rich specimens They then
commenced drift the base of the hi but striking ledge
of hard hornblende they went lower down the stream and
commenced another drift in the direction Of the ven They
have gone into the mountain hundred and fifty feet driving
drift six feet high and four feet broad They have passed
through distinct veins Of quartz decompose which on
washing yields from fifteen fifty per cent. per pan, and
from general direction Of the vein, they will probably
strike the principal vein within two hundred and fifty fee
from the base Of the hill This company one Of the oldes
in Grass Valley, and they pursuing their mining opera
tons in scientific manner, and think there is doubt
I their ultimate success.
; THE ALLEGED COAL DISCOVERY. Il
The Sacramento Transcript publishes the following relative
to the alleged discoveries Of coal at Benicia N.
We have had the pleasure Of examining specimen Of
coal from the newly discovered mine Bencia The coal
found about thirteen miles east by north Of Benca and
was discovered by chance creek flows through the coal
bearing region and the coal crops out in the bed Of the
creek. Here was where it first found. The stratum
makes an angle about degrees and is found
der bed sandstone eighty to ninety feet thick The creek
alluded to into Suison bay, and will be found sine qua
non as means Of transportation when the mine becomes
extensively worked, small boats can, we are rightly IN
formed, run up to the locality Of the coal bed. ta
The coal which have crumbes easily under pres
sure Of the fingers but does not soil the hands, although
appears as though il would. 1t burns to white ash, ant
good deal Of gas, throwing out strong fame ant
much heat The coal which has yet been picked up is
course mere surface coal and is found mixed with goo.
deal Of shale II will, without doubt, prove much bette
> lower down in the stratum.
INDIAN AFFAIRS. ss
The Stockton Journal that Judge MARvIs, th
quartemase Of the State battalion. under the command
Major sAvAsE left that city the 3Oh Of May, for the pur
poee of dsbandng the battalion, their services being
silered no longer necessary. s@ 81 @.2s
The Sacramento Union has letter dated Placerve June
5, which says:
'Maor Rodgers, with the companies Of CaPt Tracy and
Puesand, numbering together about 200 men, left Cooms
on the morning Of Tuesday, the Sd instant expecting
position in the Of the Indian encsmPment on the
Silver Fork last evening. and this morning to make an at
tack We learn by letter from Major Rodgers to deputy
sheriff Shoutsn of this place, received last evening" tha
yesterday the forces upon encampment routed the
Indians and burnt their anchera The Indians fled south
ward, and Major Rodgers dispatched small mounted force
pursue them. He also ordered Major Graham to recros
the South Fork, and if possible prevent their fight in ha
direction small company of mounted men LEFT this place
las. evening to watch the ods of the South Fork and pre-
9 vent their crossing.
The Sacramento Transcript says:
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