New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-28
Arrival Of the Falcon.

aengers the mails from San Francisco the 1st instant
and 100000 freight and in the hands Of passengers
The Falcon left Aspinwa the evening Of the 10Th inst
and arrived San Juan the evening Of the 21st
Finding that the Pacific steamer had not arrived at San
Juan del Sud- and that nothing had been heard from her
the Falcon sailed the evening for this port The
steamship Georgia sailed the day for NewYok with
200 passengers and 100000 in gold on freight.
The Tennessee, which brought down the mails and pas
sengers from San Francisco, made very quick trip.
The steamer Prometheus at San Juan to sail for
NewYork the passengers by the Pacific steamer
arrived.
Business at San Francisco dull and great COM
plants made Of the hardness Of the times.
The papers we have received do not bring us much
news of interest.
MINING NEws--The Union says there is exhib-
ton at the banking house Of Mills Townsend Co,
lump Of gold nty taken out ut Do1nievie, which IS
Of the largest and handsoct ever found in Cafor
mia This splendid specimen Is nearly pure and weighs
two hundred and four ounces and three dollars The
firm have also another lump perfectly pure which
weighs $500, dug near the same spot as the above
| The Placer Herald gives the following interesting
description Of the Bear River Water and Mining Com
| pany Canal:
The water Of Bear River introduced into aume, six
feet by three and half at point three miles above
inostown. thence conveyed by canal fumes and aque
ducts the slopes Of the mountains eighteen miles
parallel with the river thence leaving the river by cir
cutous route about ten 1niIes to point Bear
River House. where it crosses the Auburn and Illinois
town road by an aqueduct; thence about eight mes,
the dividing ridge between the Of Bear River
and the North Fork of the American River. Through
this ridge tunnel has been excavatcd 1900 feet in
length, at expense Of $4,000 The water discharged
by the tunnel passes down ravine intercepting Dry
Creek at the Mammoth Saw MIL where it is taken by
| a reservoir; thence about three miles by fumes aud
canal where owing to depression and to maintain the
elevation requires aqueduct of about half mile in
commanding the entire mining region The main canal
with its latera is not less than seventy miles in length
superatructures of the line they permanent
4 | and substantial OF the Mammoth Aqueduct come $50
in
feet of hewn and sawed timber worthy the attention Of
artists and will command the admiration Of all who can
appreciate works of art There eight aqueducs
the line complete and being completed The water has
been introduced and reached about twenty-five miles,
but owing to the low stage of water in the Bear
River and the great amount Of absorption consequent
the character Of the soil over which pro-
the canal rendered mpervieus to water it becomes
and when this the case nothing forbds its
immediate introduction into Auburn and the mines gen.
orally.
The capital stock tnis company is present $3.50 00
SSo00oo Of which has already been disbursed On the
18th instant $4,000 levied stock, payable in two
nstatens the 1st and 18th of October to meet pres
liabilities and those holding the paper of the COM
he nar Of the stoekholders to make provision for the
liquidation of their paper at an early day The stock
holders will be justified in the further prosecution of this
work, requiring capital stock OF S5oeoo when Will b
done circumstances require.
Its present Board of Directors consists of " Lowell
of Auburn President; Robert Rogers and Charles II
Rockwell of San Francisco Joel Ball of Sacramento AM
Z. S. Peck of Marysville, Directors James Edwards
Auburn. Treasurer j. IL. Grandal, Oh Auburn, secre
tary The consists Of 100 shares par value S2l96
each OF these shares 63 owned in San Francisco
in Sacramento, in arys7le and "a by resident stock
holders
MELANCHOLY suIcIDE-capt. sundberg, of the Danis
brig Melitta committed suicide board his vessel
the harbor San Francisco the Both ult by shoot
ing himself with gun. He had been in port but fe,
days but had involved in pecunary difficulties
r which led to the commission of the act.
0 From SAN Dissolve have dates from San Diego t
18th ut only not having received any papers direc
from that port We take the following summary of new
from the Southern part of the State from San Francsc
! paper
o CoyorEyuLE DIcGsGs-The miners in these claims ar
said by the Echo to be doing well new company stai
ted about two weeks since and now have prospect
l. making money The company have taken out, within
| few days, good wages.
lie Tunnel CoMPAsy,-The Downieyile Tunnel compar
have since striking the gold made very large wage
last week they averaged about afty dollars
day to the hand, says the Echo.
The IspIAss-The San joaquin Republican says "y
learn from the Sheriff of Tulare county who called up
us yesterday that the Indians quiet and 10 alar
entertained by the settlers Large numbers of
T. grants settling down she fertile plains with tn
f. families There every prospect of that portion of
u, country being thickly settled
of AUSTRALIAN GoLp.--A beautiful lump of Austral
. gold says the Placer Times and Transcript exhibit
M yesterday. 1t was received lately by of
shipping houses. large trade is springng up betwe
m California and Australia and the number of persons vi
leaving here try their fortunes in the mines of the la
Az ter il very large.
- In DisrREss-on the 24th ult, the American brig Hi
lowell Captain Gesenius arrived at San Luis Obspo fro
al Mazatlan and Cape San Lucas sixtytwo days out wi
er hundred and twelve passengersmosty Texan en-
in grants who by the way of Northern Mexico Th
ty endured. it is said great pr1yatons on the route
w. The Ilaowel put into San Luis for water and pro
Sc sons having had succession of head winds for
crew. left her at the latter place which obliged the ca
=, tain to come up Monterey to get fresh crew 4
he crew went down on the Ohio on Wednesday
10 On the 18th inst Juanito Ramirez and Pablo Lor
ire quaeled about triaing matter at Los Angeles wh
r, Death ensued in twenty four hours. verdict
~, wiful murder was returned against Ramirez by t
ps Coroner's jury.
d Francisco Camille compad1e of those precious
he dres Rvas and Zabalea, who hanged short til
i since. escaped from jail on the 18th inst
ie horse took place few days since at the cou
m near the church. between two horses belonging to
nut Andreas Pico and Don Jose sepulbeda Distance c
he side betting Race won by Mt sepubedas horse Anot
s made up but was not run: Don ADdreas pay
nd the forfeit,
be lately with the Boundary Commission in the capacity
Surveyor up from San Diego few days since.
pitched their tent just outside the city.
The The Land Commissioners engaged in their ardu
en- duties The claims of Colonel Fremont being
No decisions of Importance.
HANGED LAsr.- The notorious "scape grace'' Pal
jim has at last paid the penalty Of long life of crir
eat by passengers per the steamer Sea Bird that
ac hanged the 18th inst at San Diego protesting
innocence Of any attempt to steal the piloboa Put
for which he was condemned He appeared on the SC
fold perfectly composed and during speech of half
hour attributed the burning of the cities of San FIR
be Stockton and Marysve, to motives of revenge
isb the friends of parties hanged by the Vigilance Conn
the tee' Bidding the crowd adie he died without strug
ON VIM Carey Jones has taken issue with DR. Gwin on
ind speech in relation to the aad titles in California
OF violent in his denunciaons, and promises in
ted good time comng when he shall have leisure
eri- shall have his references at haud''
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TO- E,ron, Nreoo,