Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-01-08
Five DAYS Later from California.

New YoRK, Jan. 1.-The steamer Cherokee,
with San Francisco dates to December 9TH, ar
lived this morning She brings very heavy
mail, a large number Of passengers, and about
two millions in gold on freight, besides large
amount in the hands Of the passengers.
GENERAL NEws.-Ths principal subject Of
interest by this arrival is the alarming state Of
feeling among the Indians on the Colorado and
the vicinity OF San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa
Barbara, &c An outbreak has commenced
among the Lndians OF those districts, and Is dali
| " assuming a more threatening character.
The enforcement OF the tax laws among the
| Indians is SAID to be the ostensible cause of the
rebellion, course to which they have been in
cited by the lower class Of native CaliforUians
who are known to cherish the most bitter feel
ings against the Americans.
Volunteer companies were organizing in the
South to march against The Indians, and the
Governor had ordered General Hitchcock, at
Sonora, 10 despatch troops forthwith IT, the res
cue Of the citizens in The disturbed districts
There vas shipped from San Francisco in the
first five days Of December, two millions three
hundred and sixty. -four thousand dollars which
is upwards OF two hundred and fifty thousand
more than was shipped in the whole month Of
| November. 1t is not expected that the Weld Of
god will be materially Jesse ned during the rainy
season. as an unusually large number OF miners
are prOGaby employed in the dry diggings.
the news Of great discoveries OF new gold
deposits are corfOburdted. We copy from the
San Francisco papers,
TIE COLD Discovery I'VE give below an
article from the San Joaquin Republican in re-
laton to the discovery of the astouishingly rich
placer Or coyote diggings in Bear Valley. The
upper country is alive with excitement, and the
feeling has even spread to San Francisco where
the old diggers are discussing the matter on all
sides.
! GOLD IN MAKiPosA County. Information
: has just been received in this cy of important
; discoveries in the Slariposa county. We are
informed that tie new placer exists in the Bear
: Valley, and in tie neghborhood of A qua Fro.
The discovery was made, in the first instance
by some M2xcdns who succeeded In keeping
S the matter a secret. There were seven persons
r in the party, and Major Daniels related to a
0 friend that these men made the enormous sum
Of two hundred and sew antcen thousand dollars
in eight days Finally they were discovered at
work. ana they then resolved to apportion the
land in quartz cIlims. The miners, however, az
, they dropped in, upset these arrangements, and
d very properly pronounced them to be placer dir
{ gDng-. and allowed to each man thilly feet
square, the usual extent Of placer CLAIMS IN that
n comfy. The formation in which the gold ex.
e lists, Is a soft, greasy talcose slnte, and, gener
G ally, the precious metal IS thlckly nterspersed
d in extremely fine partic'es, and is separated
through the agency Of quicksilver.
Mr.. Birds9lI, Of this city, has made an ASSAY
J. Of some specimens sent To him from the Maripo.
oap b,,,,t l,, 4
: Bile, and he informs US TINT they yield nearly 50
e to the pound weight The new placer is Of
great extent aud 1t is believed that it will pl owe
G the key to new aud still greater discoveries.
. On Sunday last four days after the news was
It spread-there were not less than 5000 people on
!, the golden hill ami one might travel ~ any d.
g rection from it, and squads of miners would be
II met hurrying to the spot. Already from the
l. ctes Of the lofty bill "n lis slopes, and for a
,, n'i!s beyond It's base, are the 80 feet claims Of
the miners >takrd of.
l. But the strangtst thing Of all. and one that
!, best illustrates the mage rapidly wl'h which
d towns and villages spHlI1 into existence in Cal.
= lnrh' Is Inc fact TINT within twenty four hours
d after ne list great rush 10 the spot, town. a
D. ute Distance removed, was surveyed, mapped,
y shb-dlvldrh ihtO streets, squares &c ani in
J. lorty Plght hours afterwards IL clpfaiD.,d mum
Re Der Ut stores, taverus. boarding. hon, 81 bnieJ,
gambling houses, win monte and billiard tables
s and all the usual establishments found in the in
l. land mining towns.
!, g We extract the following account from one of
u the Sacramento papers
. NUTMEGs INDIGENOUS TO CALIFORNIA
{ Last May we were presented with very fine
" specimen of nutmeg by one of the delegates to
; the Wing Convention, who assured us very com
pIacentIy that it was n native OF California -
} Sometime after, Col. Forman assured US that he
: had seen them that were pucked during the for
= native stage of the spice, whilst the nutmeg was
Z in pulpy condition. We hesitated to announce
u the aromatic as Indigenous to California; but
g lnasmuch as we have since been informed BY
% Gov. Bigler that he large quantity OF them
= growing last summer, and that he had sent for
" some of them for special cultivation, we deem
1t very safe TO announce it as a new resource of
n California.