The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-07


burned wharves; merchants and mechanics were
gazing with saddened hearts and desparing eyes
upon the glowing Goals and piles Of cinders and
ash heaps, mementoes Of their wrecked fortunes
families, turned out of house and home, were hud-
died together in out-of the way places almost des
titute; the entire city in state Of stupor
every one was half bewildered and uncertain what
course to adopt. A few days worked marked and
astonishing changes; counteDances brig htened
heads were elevated, men uickened their steps
heavily laden carts jostng each other through
the dilapidated streets; the and hammer of the
carpenter, the bellows and sedge of the blacksmith
were in active operation; the mason was not idle,
and houses sprang up like magic. Signs were
soon raised, and upon the old spots merchants and
traders commenced anew. Although 30 short a
time has elapsed, nearly all the burned district is
built over again.
Mining Operations in the San Joaquin District.
The Stockton Journal learns that the quartz veins
Carson's Creek are yielding immense returns. II
says:
In one place the workers took out ninety pounds
of pure gold in one day. In three days the ZANE
party took ont $50 lbs Of unalloyed ore. To those
who are skeptical 10 The value OF the quartz
veins, with which the whole section OF the San
Joaquin District is diversified, this account may
appear somewhat exaggerated; but from the au-
thority on which We give this extraordinary news,
we fully assure all doubters that there is not
more truth in he most ordinary and well attes ell
ment.
The same paper gives the following letter from
another portion Of the district:
WooDs' CREEK, Junction of sulivan's,l
May 10. 1851.
GenAemen--The Creek maintains the reputation
earned two years SINCE for yielding good return
of gliiteriDg scales to the industrious miner.
A party, consisting of eight men, calling them
selves the :" Wild Irish Company" turned a bar
one eighth of a mile below the junction of Sulli-
81, .. l.
nesdays work was two hundred and seventy four
dollars, and Thur,day they took out three hundred
and twelve dollars and the average TO man is
from one 10 TWO ounces. The Bush House Bar
Company, half mile below the junction, are
averaging 10 a man $l3 per day.
The water is still very Troublesome. Bank
digg-rs" continue TO take out from six to eleven
dollars per day.
C,isatols-About two hundred Chinese ar.
rived in town from San Francisco, on Satur-
day last. The scene of their loading up their
freight, preparatory to departure for the mines,
was interesting and peculiar diminutve little
Chinaman, who had adopted the European style
OF dress, acted as interpreter and tall Celestial
with basket hat on, camel's hair brush in one
hand and stick of Indian ink and paper in the
other, was noting down in strange hierog lyphics
the weight OF freight while the two hundred were
generally keeping up regular pow-wow in their
strange, dlscordant lingo. Every thing, however
seemed to go on in order, and most harmoniously
and by noon a string of basket hats and blue nan.
keen tights Were on their way towards the Sierra
Nevada, while the happy wearers were wobling'
out various sage opinions, no doubt about the pos
sbe chances OF freghting one of the wagons bacl
in a few months with load of the dust [Stock
ton Journal, 9th inst.
From the Daily Alta, Nays.
San joaquin Intel,gence.-1he late rains have
had fine f-ct IN So ora, and The vegetables a..
growing luxurlantly. One farmer says that hi
crops will be increased three-fold by this rriga
ton
The Herald, after speaking of The possibiIi.,
that the settlement of this country will far in
flnrnce the climate, thai it will furnish rains durini
wba, is now termed lie dry season." says!
" We have been led to the above remarks by tn
rain last Sunday, the 18th OF May 1t was not
shower, but a regular Atlantic rain, all day long
and followed by more or less rain during Mondal
ard Tuesday. gentleman, who was here wv
or three years ago, informs Us that It rained hrl
In June for three days continually. The miners OF
Wood's Creek had previously abandoned ihei
tents, and were camping out, and all their provi
sons We're spoiled
The Herald gives very encouraging account
from the different pacers in the vicinity of the cit
Of Sonora.
More Fires.-The Eight Mile House and tn
Fourteen Mile House, on the road leading 10 Ma
riposa via Coltan's Ferry, from Stockton, were en-
tirely consumed by fire, last week, which wa
supposed 10 be the work of an incendary TSonor
Herald.
The Stockton papers give very encouraging &C
counts oflhe rebuilding Of Stockton, where it wa
burned down recently. The Journal says:
So far has the recupsrative spirit Of our citizen
already driven the work, that to a stranger it W ou
be imp ssible to tell the extent of the confl,pra
ton, save as II was marked here and there on tn
outskirts, With its iiraps of ashes Stockton ha
risen, Phnuix like, from lis ruins, and it has bee
ACCOMPLISHED by perseverance, and energy " hic
Is InIf m ia hI,4 ri ttu af Al.
future.
Sacramento Intelligence.
Riot at Nerada.-The Nevada Journal give
an account of riot which occurred in that city o.
Thursday and Friday last. The facts seem to b
these:
Mr.. Hayden claimed lot on Oregon Hill
Others also claimed it. He sold his claim to
party, and went to put them in possession. H
was attacked by one of those who had been i
possession for days, with an axe while an
other fred Npistol A general fghh. took place
in which one man wounded Next nornin
Hayden brought action against the other part,
whose name was Cassin, but the was dis
missed. The parties went out, quar- eled, Cassi
fired at Hayden, who rushed into the cour
room, followed by several persons, who fired 81
or ely hit times in the midst of the crowd withou
hurting any one, and after Hayden got into tn
street several shots were fired at him he passe
along. Mr.. White, who had purchased an in
terest in Hayden's claim, knocked down, hi
temple cut badly, his collar bone fractured, an
two or three ribs broken.
The Mayor issued proclamation converting tn
Council and calling upon the citizens to come TO
ward and support the laws The Council met an
passed various ordinances suited to the occasion.
Immediately after the riot, the Marshal, M
Barton, made complaint to the Recorder Of tn
rioters, and Messrs. Hayden and Cassin were a
rested and bound over to appear yesterday at te
O'Clock, A. NJ. Warrants were also issued for II
arrest of all those known to have been engaged
the riot.
Indian Ffght.-The Placer Times contains
letter from Diamond Springs, stating that CO
Rogers, with the volunteers under his comman
had an engagement with the Indians on the Soul
Fork Of the American river on the 25th lastin
several hours OF the volunteers, Edwin Jenk
of Roscoe, ILL.,, was killed w. Nichols, mortal
wounded, and Marion James and Richard Thoma
severely wounded Twelve or fifteen Indians a
said to have fallen. Being but inditferently pr
"a, visoned and inferior in numbers the voluntee
retreated.
The Times says that fifteen men were drowns
at Parks Bar recently. They were crossing in
boat, when the rope broke, the boat was capsize
the men were all plunged into the stream, and $
only out Of twenty one succeeded in saving iher
selves.
Jenkins, who escaped the other day in
Dorado. after the cit zens had condemned him
death, was recognized on his route to Sacrament
arrested, treated with hundred lashes, the lett
burned into each cheek, and then handed ov