Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-12-15
FROM CALIFORNIA.

and Ny Novel;" are continued in this number.
FROM CALIFORNIA.
The large and beautiful hotel in Sacramento
known as the Pavilion, together with the sta
bles, ont houses and fences surrounding it, has
been totally destroyed by fire. The house was
built IN 1852, at n cost Of upwards of $4,000,
and was occupied by Mr.. Charles Denman at the
time of its destruction.
From the Union we learn that suspicious
looking character, named Walden, formerly from
Virginia, came near being hung at Oregon Bar
on Thursday last He was suspected of having
robbed cabin of 5000. He was strung up to
a tree, but this did not induce him to make a
confession, and he was let down. The crowd
treated him and let him 90.
The tules in Yolo county for many miles are
on fire, presenting at night beautiful specta-
cle
We learn from gentleman just in from the
Valley, that two persons, white man and a ne
gro, were frozen to death on the top of the ST.
ezra Nevada last week, during severe snow
storm. Ell Dorado News.
The E1 Dorado News says, parties still con-
| tinue to arrive from the plains. From the best
information we can obtain, there are between
$50 and 200 wagons now between this place and
Carson Valley.
The Methodist Church in Marysvile was de-
stroyed by fire on Sunday night, about 10 o.
clock. No particulars
Mr.. Bradley, of Beale's Bar, informs us that a
company of three persons are now engaged in
transporting dirt by railroad from the summit
of lofty hill at the junction of the North and
South Forks, to the river Their claim, which
is over three hundred feet above the stream, is
extensive, and the dirt yields on an average ten
cents to the bucket. The company have already
dug down to the depth of eight feet and the
earth is said to increase in richness the lower it
is found. The deposits consist of scale gold,
similar to that of the Bars. Union.
The Perry Wing Dam Company at Parks
Bar, took out OF their claim on Wednesday and
Thursday of this week, Sc pounds of gold, or, at
! $l6 per ounce the immense sum Of $l65l2.--
A few days ago it was supposed they would not
be able to get into their claim this season on ac-
count of high water, and shares were sold at n
low price. Quite change.
Marysville Herald
The Union says that several immigrants arri-
we'd in Sacramento City on Friday with their
stock and wagons. They left the Missouri Riv-
er on the 9Th of June, and arrived in the Carson
Valley about two weeks since. They report
many teams behind who will be obliged to win.
ter in the Carson Valley. drove of five hun
dred cows are among one Of the trains coming.
The Pioneer Herald says that the work upon
the telegraph line is progressing finely. The
posts are all cut and upon the ground to within
four miles Of Grass Valley In two weeks more
the posts will be ready for erection far as Me-
vada City. All that is now necessary is the
wire, which will soon arrive
The Alleghanans have been giving concerts
in Auburn during the past week with great sue
cess
In addition to the two large Jumps of gold
mentioned in our last as having been taken out
of Mad Ok Canon, we have to record the finding
of another, weighing forty-four ounces, in the
same locality. Few diggings in California have
turned out greater number of large Jumps OF
gold than Mad Ok Canon. The last lump is al
most entirely pure gold.
Another shooting affray occurred last night at
drinking and gambling saloon called the "Chal-
lenge," in Overton's block The parties were
Thomas Moore and John Lenear and nine shots
were fired with Colts revolvers. One Of the
bullets hit disinterested gentleman named
Schermerhorn, in the left gron inilicting dam
gerous wound. Moore is one Of the same indi-
viduals who was engaged in the affray of Tues
day morning. and under bonds for that offense
The crowd about the premises was so dense and
excited at the time that il was with difficulty
any of the facts connected with the affair could
be ascertained. We give them as collected at
the time Moore was Immediately taken into
custody and removed to the station-house. The
officers had not succeeded in arresting Lencar
at the time of writing Union
The u. S. Cavalry, recently sent north under
command of Major Fitzgerald, have done but lit
tie towards fulfilling the objects of the expedi.
ton. The troops are stationed in SCOTS Val.
ley, where they are waiting the arrival of provis
ions and necessary equipments. In the mean
time, Major Fitzgerald, attended by small es.
cort, has proceeded to the station of Captain
Wright, on the emigrant road, about one hun.
dred and fifty miles east of Yreka. AS soon as
he makes himself acquainted with the country
it is his intention to decide upon movement in
concert with Capt Wright, and order his com.
mand to place of action. The citizens Of Yre
ka do not anticipate that much will be done be-
fore winter. Then the mountains will be COW
cred with snow, and the Indians will be driven
into the small valleys, and their chances of es.
cape necessarily lessened.
One of the strongholds of the Indians against
whom the citizens of Siskiyou have been con
tending is a lake spotted with small islands,
1t has been their habit when holly pursued. tc
resort to this lake where they could not be fol