Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-04-17

California Items.
GEMs-A genuine ruby has been found
in piece Of quartz, taken from the ssUnion
Quartz Rock Mountain" four miles from
Nevada City.
A lump Of pure gold Of unique shape
weighing 81 ounces was dug up few days
ago in the town Of Sonora. Ii il intended
for the great exhibition in London.
Most of the vacant lots in the town of
orallavc been dug up and quantities Of
gold taken ont.
Three individuals, having secured vein
in Grass Valley, employed fifteen men,
who, breaking the quartz with mere manu-
al labor with hammers have made S20. 900
clear Of expenses in ten days.
Mules are selling at Trinidad Bay from
$3.50 to $500 each.
The Miners at Salmond Creek are ta-
king ont from 500 to $50 per day. About
1000 persons wereat Trinidad waiting with
their provisions for mules in order to pro-
coed to the mines.
Mining tools were il great demand at
Salmon Creek. Picks were from two to
| four ounces each.
The miners are doing good business
upon the American River near Auburn.
New York BAR-The New Y ork Dam
ming Company have completed their canal
and are awaiting change in the water to
commence their dam, which they hope to
do soon
The Courier has encouraging acco lnts
| from Feather River, and Scots, Salmond
and Klamoth rivers. A person had in one
evening taken out $4,000. The Indians Of
that region are war-hke among themselves,
but said to be friendly 10 the whites. They
are INDECENT and like the Grizzlies, live on
acorns and clover. The only difference
between the Indian and the bear, says a
,;.iner, is that the former can make fire to
warm himself and Bruin can't.
CHAM GAScs--An ordinance hadpas-
sed the Council of San Francisco to force
criminals to work in chain gangs.
The Placer Times tells of three brothers
who crossed the Plains in October, 1S49
One went 10 the m mes, the other two turn
ed their attention to agriculture. The
miner, at the end of January. 1851, had
saved less than $1,000, while the farmers
had melted 81 600 each.
They are amusing themselves with ra-
ces at Sacramento City. On the 3rd of
March they had pony race, donkey
race, and trial Of speed between two full
blooded California horses.
The steamer YuJa struck snag on her
sovage from Sacramento City to Mays
vile. on the 18th of February, and was
sunk ncai the town of Eliza. The steamer
Missouri struck snag two miles above
Nicolaus, on the same day, and was sunk.
A beautiful Calijc,n MIA Lao@ was killed
by Capt Martin, near Ss.ncellto. It's OF
whitish color over two feet II height, and
measuring between seven and eight tcet
from TIP TO tlr.
In front ofthc Union Hotel, San Fran
cisco. are located number of French
boot-blacbs One of them, fourishcs a
diamond ring worth $500, on his first fin
gcrl Where else but California could this
be scent
Miners FroecR TO DcaM The Times
States on the authority ola gentleman Just
from Readings DiggIns, that large num-
W. "a itlii'-in NAVE l'tllsHtu III inc SHOW
upon tho mountains in that vicinity, a hca-
w fall of snow having covered men and
mules as they were crossing the noun
tains.
GAMBLING EXTRAORDINARY IN SAN
FRANcIsco.-lt has been found more pro-
Gtable Of late by the skillul sporting men
Of San Francisco, to play in private, where
merchants and mercantile agents can par
tcipatc in the excitement without expos
ing themselves to the censurc of those
who are opposed TO gaming. In one of
these private rooms, "a foreigner commenced
by playing against Faro, and after losing
all he had, tower five hundred dolars,) he
proposed to the dealer to pledge his wife
for one hundred dollars worth Of checks
The dealer said he would like first to see
the security for the stake and the man
instantly departed, and in about half an
hour allcrward, while the dealer was sit
ting alone smoking a segar, in walked the
foreigner with pleasing young looking
woman, whom he offered in pledge of
the amount before named. The checks
were dealt out, the game proceeded, and
the foreigner again lost, upon which he de-
parted, leaving his wife in pawn for the a
mount; and so she remained for several
days, until her depraved partner raised
the amount to redeem her Stockton Jour