New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-10

At Spanish Flat, four men took out 1912 in
one day. Quartz mining near Auburn is pros
pering. At the hill diggings near Auburn one
Of the tunnel companies took out, on Wednesday
founteen ounces and twelve dollars-four men
wording. ~
Near Yankee Jim's the miners have beon
doing remarkably we'll
Oregon Hill is affording more than remunera.
ting wages to those working claims there.
A ball is to come off at Yankee Jim's on the
evening of the Goth inst
The editor of the Placer Herald has been
shown some nutmegs gathered in Birds Valley,
in Placer county.
A SECOND JoAouIN-Dr James Blake, who
returned yesterday from visit to the foot hills
! west, in Yolo county, informs us that, for the
last three months, a Mexican scoundrel named
AMMO kino, has been scourging the neighbor-
ho> etween the Putah and Cache Creek. by
steanng horses So grievous have his thefts be-
come that the farmers have dubbed together
| to the number Of some twenty, with the deter
mination of hunting him down [Union.
SHOOTING AFFRAY AT SHASTA The Murderer
Hung By the Peopie.-The Union contains an
account Of a shooting affair at Shasta, and the
execution Of the murderer by the people,
On Wednesday morning last, james holland,
gambler, and a Mr.. Murdoch, trader, were en-
gagged in game of monte at the Trinity House,
the former dealing and the latter betting at the
game During the progress of the game, holland
pulled two cards, which Murdoch detecting,
grabbed the money of the bank in one hand,
while with the other he reached across the table
and collared holland High words ensued be-
tween them, in the utterance of which they
scuffied, and worked themselves off from the
table. Murdoch, in the meantime, drew his re-
volver, cooked it, and letting the muzzle hang
down, threatened to shoot holland unless he de.
livered over the money won.
Having gained position near the counter of
the bar in the scufle, holland reached over it, or
under it, and procured pistol, which he cooked
silently and rapidly. and presenting it at the
breast Of Murdoch, exclaimed: sYou have
now shoot and be d-dr saying which he fired,
the bullet passing into the neck of Murdoch,
immediately above the collar bone, and killing
him instantly
Sheriff Cozart arrested holland and placed
him under guard.
News of the ARRAY and its consequences hav-
ing travelled with lightning speed among the
miners, during the day many of them crowded
into Shasta, from Whiskey Creek and the sur
rounding region, and demanded holland to be
given up. The Sheriff resisted their. demands
as long as it was safe to do so, when he relin-
pushed holland into their hands, A jury was
formed, trial held, and the prisoner found
guilty. At seven o'clock in the evening he was
hung by the neck until he was dead
A young man named Herman c. Belleu, of
Waterbury, N. Y, was killed at Little York on
the 9th, by the caving in of a bank under which
he was at work.
FIGHT WITH THE INDIANS AT YREKA-Yreka,
April 2, 1851 hasten to inform you of our
safe arrival at this place few days ago. We,
Goldsmith and myself, had to encounter many
hardships and difficulties before reaching our
destination, at one time being compelled to fight
The Indians were about attacking our train,
which was rather large, comprising over seven
ty mules After half an hours struggle we
succeeded in getting the better of them, but not
without wounds. Two of our Spaniards were
slightly wounded, and another one was, as we
then supposed, MORALLY wounded we, howev-
er, brought him to Yreka, where he is likely to
recover. We lost not one of our mules
Provisions are selling at reasonable prices. |
Flour commands but 35 cents |
The Trinity trail from Shasta to Yreka is now |
passable for pack mules.
Miners on Althouse and Humbug Creeks are |
doing particularly we'll j. A. Drummer.