The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-04-19
Sew, fsom The Mines.

lauets GA saturday, $500 were taken out OF
one claim The majority are getting from sio
upwards although some are scarcely making
saiiiieuc. Ia pay expenses.
News FROM IHg ktANNrH--A Mr. Pence ha,
besn working on Salmon River since last fall, and
has averaged during that time twenty dollars u
day. 0ui informant saw aspccimen of solid gold
which had been dug oul by Col Munroe, at SCOTS
weighing upwards OF three pounds lie states
that on his road down, he mst between here aud
the Springs, not less than 1000 u.en un their
way TO the klamath dlggmgs.
Tag streams throughout the en ire country are
much lower nov than they were ut any time du'
ring tlO last summer and the miners will DO able
10 work bars snI dam oil currents winch have
heretofore hAiLcd al their laGnrs.
ANuTuER kioa LCAR;L NkiS--Ihe Pacific
News says; We were shawn some vi the most
beautiful specmrus Yesterday vi quartz iuaid
with gold, which ws ha,a ever seen In fact IN
several pieces tn, gold WIS in Jumps perfectly
pure, weighing prouably from one to five dollar,
These were taken from y"n at Grass Valley,
i've mics below NcSajS City, the propretUIs al
which arc Mcs,r, ELLswoRIH, keLLr, A, NJ.
InoNpsus aud A. DsLANo, Of this city They
went tn the mountains about three weeks ago,
scared tEeir claim and made preparatory e&-
,loratun, which resulted ia the most complete
success The bed was found on the top of "a low
mountain NJ the depth Of ABOUT ten feet from the
surface. The first rock showed gold richly dis
tributed Through it, but continuing the excavation
10 the depth Of thirty feet, it was found to exist
to such an extent that twenty five pounds Of rock
yielded two hundred dollars by the simple opera.
ton OF breaking aud crushing with hammer
Some w. enly men were employed who made
excavation of ahoat four hundred feet in length
These and all expenses were paid from the vein
by the pocess ui breaking the rock with a ham.
liner, aud washing II 9iHOM quicksilver Wearc
told that the pr0pristnrS do not intend to make a
jaint stock company, although they may conclude
" admit few shareholders One Of the propri-
etors is engaged with men now in quaTying the
rock aud mas near Thirty tons raised. Four crush.
rag machine nae about gong into operation at
Grass Valley, and several others are on their way
up. We UNDERSTAND tlut the prorrletors Of thu
Niinr arc associated undeT the name Of the Sierra
Nevada Mining Company
1--WE have some specimens the quartz in our
po,sesslon, which may be seen by the curious in
such matters
McRpLRs The Sonora Herald contains mum
Der Of accounts III which the bodies Of muers are
reported tn have been found, doubtless murdered
by the Indians Seven dead bodies were found
at SolUmons Gulch, on the MERGED river and ele
Ven nute are missing party who had been
exploring for SILVER mines, report having found
eleven persons dead on the san joaquin, near
Washington City, some four miles from the foot
uttho nlountaln--A man named Wallace with
party, found three dead bodies Five families Of
whites who had moved rear Washington have
not been heard from. A MIR. Wood who had been
hearding cattle at the -Four Greeks, on the other
sIle of Kings river, offered Mr. Wallace and his
party Of 90 n,en one half of hs cattle abou, 1000
head, il they woud hell him drive them ln He
,Fr,,iI ,l,. Ia. l,,.
time hia own lie was not supposed To b. IN dan
ger Wallace was afraid Of delay and declined
Wood has snee been killed.-Notw outstanding
nll this kind 81 news, we have some papers IN this
stats who are 20 reckless IA TO say that no dan
sel Is to he unprecedented from tbs Indians
4 WuNaS SToLES--thC Sonora Herald saws:
NeAicsu VIM irs been engaged in mining at
the head waters of toe Iu0lnmuu came into Town
few DAYS ago and -aid the Indians had stolen
III. wife and all his tent fixtures and cooking uteu
STA. and he offered to dr po,ie twenty pounds nl
gold, to lie gwen 10 any party oi mru who will
restore his wife and he would 20 alon. as u gull.
party "i twelve men started from Sonora ON
Thursday morning with tbi. object. hut nothing
las been heard from them since their departure"
General News Item. from California Papers.
The State Debt of California. as appears from
last, si72.2o2.
A CALFORNiI LIoN-We saw on Lag Wharf
Yesterday, large aud beautiful specimen Of the
California lion, it IL Of a whtish color, over two
feet IN height, and measuring between seven and
eight feet from tip to tip. II was killed sometime
since by Capt MNRTiS, near Sancelito. aud has
been carefully stuffed, With n view Of sending it
TO the States.
TEMPERANCE MuyENENr-A temperance move.
ment lms commenced among the miners at Fort
John, IN Ct'avrras CO. Out Of $50 they have 90
signers aud think they will SION have the whole
settlement tetotalers Owners Of drinking houses
had better pull up stakes.
SANTA CLARA VALLsY-This valley i. abnu, so
miles long and 30 wilc scarcely AN acre of " Inch
Ia not susceptible Of most profitable cultivation.
Mr.. j. Ii. Homer, a firucr in this valley. with 40
hands aud 80 head at cattle raised 1000 900 lbs
potatoes 10000 los onions, veighin from a half
to four and Il htf pounds piece; 10000 lbs to.
matoes, over $4,000 cabages; 10000 lbs. beets,
besides large quantity of other vegetables In
addition to this he raised 100 acres Of wheat and
barley the former NJ which produced 200 bushels
To one busht Of seed aud the latter $50 to one Of
seed The nett proceeds Of the farm Tor tho last
year alone amounted to over 100000 |, is be-
lleved that this valley alone ia capable of furnish.
ing agricultural supplies enough for the whole state
LoAS-lhe authorities Of Sacramento CITY ar,
about sending n man to the eastern states to me- /
gociate loan Of $50 0U0 Tor the benefi, of the
city.
SuSK.--The steamers Missouri and Yuba. ON
their way from Sacramento City to Marysyille, |
were snngged, on the 26,h Feb the former two
miles above Nicholas and the latter opposite Eli. |
a. They were both full Of freight
STATE HosPirAL--A bill has passed the house
OF the California legislature fr the erection Of
Stnte Hospital ut Sacramento City The papers
of that place rejoice in the hope that the burihcn
Of supporting the lame, halt blind sick and in.
sane OF all nations will soon be OH the shoulders
Of the citizens Of that city.
A Bit has been introduced into the California |
senate, to inh't the punishment Of death Tor stca.
ling IN certain cases 1t i, thought, however, that
the bill will not pas
LoSo R,cs.--A race has been made up be-. |
tween the Hduicr,n, m English vessel, and the |
White Squat, nm American, TO sail from San
Francisco to China, from there to London, from !
there 10 New York, and thence back to the start.
ing place Total distance 10000 miles
ELrcrIoS OF U. S, SrsAroR-Ur to the fastest
dates from the capitol no election ior U 5. Sena.
Tor bad been Elected One hundred and ton bal.