The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-21
Ten Days Later from California.
ARRIVAL OF THE PROMETHEUS.
ANOTHER GREAT FIRE-CI1Y OF NE
Ny


The steamship Prometheus arrived here las
evening, from Chagres on the 7th aud Havana on
the 18th inst. She brings 260 passengers, but nc
gold dust on freight. A large quantity, however
had reached Panama in three steamers and vii
arrive here soon.
The California mail does not come by the r..
but was reserved for the government steamer
Left at Chagres the steamship Cherokee, Captain
Windle, to sail for New York the morning Of
the 9th inst. II b. M steamer Great Western
also to sail on the 9Th inst The steamer
Ohio 8 passengers had not arrived at Chagres when
the Prometheus left.'
The steamer New Orleans arrived at Panama
April LIST with 2l2 passengers, and $500 900 IN
gold dust on fresy ht. Steamer Nortberrer arrived
at Panama April LIST, with 80 passengers, and
$500 900 in gold dust, on freight Steamer An
telope arrived at Panama April Sd, with 100 pas
sengers and $500, 900 in gold dust, on freight
They all left San Francisco March 18th
Died on board the Promeiheus, pril 10Th, John
Lynch, coal passer, aged % years, native OF Ire
land,
The only intelligence Of interest are the nartcu-
lars of an extensive condagration at Nevada city.
The fire, which is supposed to have been the gorS
Of an incendary, originated about u clock ca
night on the llth ult in the ball alley OF Gates
and Smith, on Cayola street. One hundred aud
fifty TO two hundred houses were destroyed, and
the loss was estimated at one million Of doars.
determined to execute certain and sudden ven
geance on those concerned, if discovered. One
person is supposed to have persisted IN the flames.
A fatal afitay took place at Sonora, on the 18th
ut. Mr. Joshua Holden, OF the firm Of Grew O.
Holden, of Sonora, with party Of friends, ot-
tackled party of miners who had commenced
digging on a plot Of land which that gentleman
claimed as his property, and which was under cul-
tivaion. The miners resisted one of them was
killed and three or four OF MIR. Holden's men,
were MORALLY wounded.
The yield of gold in the mines, TO the steady
persevering miners, continues to be good.
Indian affairs are still tn the same unsltislac.
tory condition as at last dates.
Lynch law has been inflicted in several instances
since the last mail. Two men who were detected
stealing horses, were hanged at half an hour no
tee.
u. S. Assay Office is now in full blast at San
Francisco. Messrs. Moiiatt & Co., wto have the
contract, opened their new Office ~ Montgomery
street, and within two or three hours received
about a hundred thousand dollars in dust de-
posted to be converted into coin.
The Sacramento Transcript says that very rich
and extensive deposits have been discovered IN the
vicinity o! Nevada. Between Grass Valley and
Nevada a ravne has been prospected, and found
to bear gold very profusely. Miners are making
from an ounce to fifty dollars daily apiece. The
quartz machines at Gold Mountain are doing
well.
A gentleman just arrived from the Trinity
mines, informs the Transcript that Inc diggings
there are but little, il any better, than anywh ere
else, and that they are very limited. Gov Lane =
party were on the Shastn, and dong well.
A MEXICAN found a mhp weighing u ounces,
on the Indian Creek 81 pies from Maryyllle, Ia
place where no gold had previously been found.
About fifty men are now there dong well.