The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-14


nearly all over with snow, that has come from the
tops Of the mountains. The first avalanche was no
ticed about three.quarters OF mile above Poker
Flat. young man by the name Of w. F. Weir was
killed, and found by his companions, few hours
afterwards on the nth day of December. IL hap
pened the company went to the Flat all but this one
young man, and before they returned the avalanche
happened. They extracted him from the ruins OF
the house, and he breathed, and that's about all By
the time he was taken TO the Flat he dead, being
wonderfully mangled by the timbers Of the cabin.
About the same time 1t Is supposed, slide from the
mountains top came down and killed three other
men, who encamped two miles below Poker Flat,
and in consequence of the weather. the inhabitants
of Canon Creek Upper Crossing could not get down
until the first day OF January, 1853 Some sixteen
men, urged by an esteemed mau on Canon Creek,
Norman Cram), to 90 and see they were killed or
not, they proceeded there and the first day found
two men that had been killed by the snow and the
next day they found the third, and buried all three
in one grave. Their names Robertson, Greer and
Close. Robertson has family in New Jersey; Close
is also OF the same place. Greer has one or two
brothers in this country
NEVADA.
correspondent Of the Aha California; writing
from Nevada ON the 18th ut says that the stock OF
-four was then completely exhausted in that city.
Add to this the distressing fact that the extensive
mining region round Waloupa, about twelve miles
east OF Nayada, which is entirely dependent on that
place, is without pound provisions, and can get
no supply of -four from Nevada, and that mi
neis at a place called Red Dog were actually sus-
viously thrown away-and the picture is gloomy
enough. At Nevada one OF the bakers went to ano
ther for loaf of bread for his family but could not
get it, the last one having just been sold. Two Of
the hotels at Nevada had closed in consequence of
the extreme scarcity Of provisions, and those re-
naming open had advanced their prices not knowing
how soon they would be compelled to close themselves
The last parcels of flour sold for sixty cents per
pound, the maximum price of the season. Few or
no potatoes on sale. At Grass Valley the citizens
had convened to take steps for obtaining supplies.
At the close Of the letter the correspondent further
says, that two or three teams of merchandise had
just arrived, one of which contained about 1000
pounds of -four, not days supply however, for Ne
vada alone. 1t was expected that further arrivals
would take place in the coarse Of day or two, but
the fresh supplies would necessarily be in limited
quantities. The Marysvle stage also had just come
in having been three days on the road, with the At
lantic mails from this place.
CALAvERAs.
The Calaveras Chronicle says The state Of the
provision market is the alabsorbing topic, and we
sorry to say that the prospect is anything but
cheering. There is still some -four in town, which is
held at rs cents per pound. The bakers, we under
stand have supply sufficient for present use, which
perhaps will give out before week We are in
hopes that before that time supplies may reach the
Hill, and thus prevent state of affairs which all
must contemplate with alarm. The following are
the present rates: Flour 75c. per lb.; fresh beef,
Soc; fresh pork 75c.; beans, Sc 40c.; potatoes
SIC. Soc. as in quality; bacon, 80 55c hams, &c.
The citizens Of Yreka were destitute Of nearly all
kinds Of provisions, and the party which arrived at
Shasta from that place were obliged TO desert three
Of their animals in SCOTS Valley, having been
eighteen days in accomplishing the journey to Shas
ia. Three of their number were left at Martins
rancho SO badly frozen IN the feet and ankles that
they could not proceed further At Verys they pur.
chased hundred dollars worth of provisions, and
sent them back to the sufferers who, ike themselves,
had subsisted four days on parched barley.
UPPER FEATHER RIVER.
Mr.. j. c. Davis arrived in town last night WED
nesday) from the north fork Of Feather river and
country. At all the points, viz, Rich, Indian, and
Junction Bars, on the north fork; ct Rush Creek,
American, Spanish, and Meadow Valleys, there was
not pound Of flour, with the exception Of small
amount in reserve for the use of the females who are
residing there. Some ninety or one hundred men
came out with Mr. Davis but did not come through,
owing to exhaustion, and are now scattered along
the road at different ranches, recruiting. Three
kanakas (names unknown) persisted In the snow
they had subsisted for eight days on dog meat pre-
vious to starting, and, being much reduced, gave
out. There are still about seventy-ve men at Rich
Bar, unable to get away, and almost destitute OF
provisions. The buildings on Rich Bar, which were
not inhabited, crushed by the snow Ourfriends
Hunt Lindey suffered severely, having, in add
ton to the destruction of the FL Dorado ON Rich Bar
lost their new saw MILL They lost one last year,
also, and this double misfortune will fall heavily on
them.
Messrs. Clark and Wagner Of Rich Bar and Mr..
Dean Of Meadow Valley, started out with trains OF
mules yesterday for the relief Of the sufferers. We
hope they may succeed in getting along:
as being twelve feet deep, and at the Frenchmans
and Bucks rancho, as being without bottom
MarysciHs Herald.
GILRoY's RANCH.
From private letter written at Gilroys Ranch,
on the LIST ult we learn that the waters higher
than they had been known to be for the preceding
twenty-five years. Ell Senior Jose Maria Sanchez, of
- -
Californian, was drowned about week previous, in
attempting to cross the Bio del Pajaro the body
had not been recovered at the date of the letter.
Cattle were selling in that neighborhood, to San
precedented in that section Of country, being ad
Of almost hundred per cent since October.
Quite number of new farms were being opened in
the Pajaro valley, on an extensive scale.
MISCELLANEOUS.
At Angels Camp, and Murphy's Camp, the 3D.
The Stockton Journal says, the food in that re-
gion about the head waters of the San Joaquin has
risen to an unprecedented height. On the Four
Creeks, the whole country is under water-Wood-
vile being ten feet below the surface, and all the
settlers have been driven to the highlands. The
stock, in great many instances is drowned.
There are about five hundred settlers on the Four
Creeks, and they are all living on beans, at present,
food; and there are about two hundred On the San
Joaquin in the same destitute condition. The snow
is within ten miles Of Fort Miller and the late warm
rains have tended to melt very fast which accounts
for the tremendous freshet
Two men, named James Tower, and James Nc
Nassea, left Sacramento on the 18th Of December
last for the purpose of settling upon ranch about
three miles above Wilson'S on the Costumes river,
a distance Of about twenty one miles from Sacramen-
to. They have not been heard of since their depar
ture. Strong fears are entertained that they have
been met by the food, which was very great in that
section of country and in trying to cross the ri.
ver the party with the stock have all been lost, as
no traces Of anything belonging to them can be
found
From Los Angeles.
We have papers from Los Angeles TO the 1st OF
January, from which we gather the following items
THE UNITED STATES SURVEY
Is rapidly progressing, the base line being already
completed seventy miles II will probably touch the
Gray is following COL Washington. and is surveying