The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-03
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OF the American dssnss paying from ss to s1I pr
Still glowing accounts roach us from the sousbera
mires.
have been discovered II il estimated that $50 oO n =
the former place alone sent into stockton last ws
Messrs Adams & 60 one day last week, at Stockton
received three hundred pounds Of dust from the
New York Flat, Soldiers Guch and otherpaoos whnb
supposed to be exhausted yielding handsom b.
From the latter place it Is estimated that $4,000 900 hsvs
been extracted since It was first prospeeted.
lump Of pure gold. valued at 81 200 was recently
found at San Andrcas The finder refused 81 500 for H.
The excitement about quartz mining has In measure
died away although constantly receiving inteal4
gence Of new and rich discoveries.
From Of the country papers We learn that at va-
cct few days party OF eight unearthed and So
cured lump of gold which weighs twentysix pounds.
IL Is nearly there not being more than about hall
pound Of rock in 1t
A lump Of gold, Weighing one and half pounds, was
last week. About 81 takon the guch
by two men week.
Miners around Big Oak Flat have boon making gosa
wages since the rain. man who works steadily
Intelligence was received in Shasta Valley Of gold dis
coyeres Rogue river the Oregon trail The claims
that portion of the river said to be marvcllousy
rich. Full confidence has been placed in the from
these mines. On the 9th at least 500 persons had ia
shasta ynYcnfor the Rogue river mines
:, At kels$g pry dggngs, mining was very profitable
Since the ixefas the miners the dividing ridge have
been very succesfu and many rapidly ACCOMPLISHING
fortunes Tho average stated to be at the lowest oa
culation, an ounce per day to the man. number OF
an immense lump shaped somewhat like the human han1
and on its surface small pieces, which appear il thoy
had been sodcrcd into the large lump through viosut
volcanic action The value Of this specimen is esti-
mated at $4,000
Indian lHicuIties.
letter addressed 70 Col Rodcrck Mckee, w. s. Indian
Commissioner at San Franch dated Shasta utta Oity
March 21st contains the following information. The
letter from tho temporary Indian agent at that place
of determination has boen declared by the
whites against the Indians and many aboiiginss have
been killed An Indian that left by Col Mckee
with Mr. T. j. Roach shot at Happy Camp by Capt.
Gwinn 4. Tompkins. for stealing knife. miner, with
whom the Indians intimate started down tho river
with the Indian mentioned for Happy Camp and loiter
ing among several camps the way. repeatedly
Ldvcd not to 20 to that camp no woDd bc killed lie
persisted however in going and shot he
ing the stream The miner remained Mt Happy Camp q
few days and upon his return identified by tho Ina
ans being tho person with the Indian that
killed They accused him of the deed. threatening hs
life and aso that Of two thrco others Tho whites
learned. through Indian speaking tho argon, that
revenge would be taken for the murder, and that the
the squaws had all been removed to Scots Valley The
Camp. raised crowd up tho Klamath River. OF
lccting miners their way up and the morning of
the 18th surrounded lodges the Indian ferry
shot al the several and destroyed tho
cho The same scene WAS enacted nt Indian Flat two
miles above-but one escaping, and he wounded. Some
thirty or forty Indians were killed and two whta
wounded. one badly. Tho squaws and children in
Scotts Valley mourning their hard fate and begging
for bread.