Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-05-06
From California.

TTUht 0dliiUfDid'
We gather the following items
from the california adyices by the
Promsfileus which arrived at New
York;
'FRONT.' SaR Fducise0 Herala, March / 4
SINpE THE LAST MAL.-The wealth
er continues very dry, not a single
fall of tsainsworth noting having oc-
cured since the last mail, and there
lis now very little hope entertained
that We shall have any rain of con-
sequence this season. Additional
efforts are therefore being made, to
render the earth dug up in the dry
diggings as! ayailable as possible.
Further information confirms the
accounts of the new diggings, refer
red to in our last summary, aud 9th
ers are said to have been opened on
The Calaveras; old localities hereto
lore lndllferently tired, have yielded
to perseverance and energy good
rents. We continue to hear good
accounts from SCOTS and klamath
rivers, and the Quartz Rock mines.
Also, from the diggings On the bay
Of Todos Santos, in Lower California
Rich diggings are also found to exist
in localities where it was supposed
any gold could be found, even the
the tops of some hills yielding album
dainty. The Dredging Companies
are commeneingacti Interpretations, and
So sanguine are the proprietors of the
steamboats,, fitted up for this pur-
pose, that the owners of one propose,
III order to enable the b pat to reach a
particular spot, to buil{ a dam so as
to make slack water navigation.
| On the whole, the yield Of gold in
the mines, TO the steady perseyering
miners, continues to be good, and
there does rot seem any prospect Of
the mines being exhausted for a long
period to come. Earth which has
been twice washed even, on a third
and careful washing, gives excellent
results to those engaged.
| FATALAFFRAY AT SoNoRA-Fom' on
Fire lien h7Hed-Fom 1Nortally
IFomqed.-Nlr. John White, of the
Stockton Times, has furnished US
with the following account:
A gentleman arrived at Stockton
on Friday afternoon, having ridden
IS miles in 10 hours, and broughtin-
formation to the effect that Mr.. Josh
/ VA Holden, Of the firm of Holden &
Green, Of Sonora, with a party Of
Nfrien3s, bad attacked :, party Of mi
ilers who had commenced digging on
d plot of land which that gentleman
claimed as bis property, and which
WAS under cultivation.
On frequent previous occasions,
miners have attempted to take pos
session Of a claim on the flat; but,
up to the present time, anyldificulty
that may have arisen has been ami
cably settled. On Wednesday1ast,
however several minis determined
fully to test the matter, and com
mencel working the flat. Mr.. Hol-
den was informed of the proceedings,
and prepared to resist them. He
enlisted several persons.in his cause,
amongst whom, we are informed,
were a number Of gamblers, and, on
Thursday proceeded to attack the
lsquatters. They resisted, one Of
their party was killed, and three Of
Mr. Holders men, while several PER
sons were wounded. When our in
formant left, the excitement conse-
queht upon what had occurred was
very great, and no doubt was enter
tanned that still more fatal results
would ensue.
Mining hte7hgence.-The Sacra-
mento Transcript says that, very rich
and extensive deposits have bed n dis
covered in the vicinity of Nevada.
Between Grass Valley and Ne9ada a
ravine has been prospected, and found
to bear gold very profasely. Miners
are making from an ounce to fifty
dollars daily apiece. The q uartz
machines at Gold Mountain are doing
well.
A gentleman just arrived from the
Trinity mines, informs the Irans-
cript that the diggings there al e but
little, if any better, than any Where
else, and that they we're limited.
Hundreds we're doing nothing, and
large numbers were preparing to re-
turn. Many we're leaving SCOTS
river for Salmon Klamath rivers.
Gov. Lanes party were on the Shas-
| ia, and doing well.
a Mexican found a lump Weighing
Il OUNCES, on the Indian Creek, 50
H. Il