New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-10
Destruction of Ike Town OF Opnir.
CcrtsIl ndeDce q the san Ffsncilco Herald
OPUIR Tue.d.v In,

oPHIa, Tuesday, Jsy p 1855.
EDITOR OF IHE HERALD: We have 10 give you the
painful Of another coLhsgratol in tho nihing dis
uicts Our town OF Ophr which of late from tbs lnhdI
Of the farer had assumed neat aud charming
appearance 10 attract attention from every traveller
through Placer County Is now one pile OF cnder aud
ashes.
About clock this afternoon The dread alarm Of fire
sounded from the jLion Hotel, in the OF
street and speedier destruction. In less
hour thriving toxin IN ashes. Sons ~
burned leaving ind ed of the whole -nea tut
no houses 81 either end Of the main sr-et RAPID
the progress OF the flames, that vi our most ener
prism merchants bad barely lime 10 their books and
most valuable psptrs their stores OF costly merchandise
all fell prey t. the consuming element
The miDers cam. IL from eli qu.rters and worked ike
men. would be impossible to praise highly the ef
iors If Of our Old New YORK iremen Lives we're
saved by iatir e1eril0ns as well property Bat al
worked wei yet uphr Vas Doomed II Il nov ashes.
one harGiy estimate tbs loss hut cam fall ,hOr,
Ci ere bur CIrd thousand collars. Spne 'ty buildings are
blurred ~lih any valuable stocks OF MERCHANDISE But
American enerIris here else shere shows Itself in ia
tive light. The streets nov alive with burning cni-7s
bot contracts si sd! entered intn tor tut bali the
number Of buildings q, siTOy-c AID nope that 40 eks
vii zee Uphr as bright and Joyous fns sx,r.ss
Offices OF Wells Fs'g Co. and # 40 Ais Co d,d not
suspeId their business moneHt alhous ta-r
Offices snc fixtures Were Destroyed I.dr the surround
us trees they cea out letter. and changed gold lst
10 Tie satisfaction OF the throng hat nal
lh'y seem 10 be pioneers IN eveis eutrrprlse.
The frs Of the overland ,migr.i Of the present year
arrlvtc b slcr.r snto On tn an July IT, pt,t, 80,
II, GseIs llIos The ~ ne W,.tefn frontier
Of Missouri tie -o'h Alfil AID net sA i.s ao,e,,.
uob from lnoi4is. l. -ar pr otins il-ru was in
peoee b. The ~insr has been i-rlcy severe
tie llAIs. H. Mbo4t river Eas ulI very tish .nd
tie Ordinary river road oy,rh0sn From this c,a,s Z
thought the esrlisr elis I'D ind mnch am
Gully in procuring grass tr ter stock A uuussr Of
Sail LaAe trains III consider4o- here's o! caii- had Al
rad! arrived II Carvu VALLEY! o. tle Eastern sds u tae
Si4rrs NevaCa
FROM UNFSCA RIvER-By TIE srr yil Of tAe schooner
Ortosu, Cap. Csr-e from no. qua river ~ J. am tat
Capt Virgil ac u,t returned ron tour 10
the Coast Range Il unts aud reports having found
Ia 81 numD Ger 81 places ne.- TIE eut ., :, ~
ior working and iaAt parry Of thirty u.n had iu.t
covered rIh ciggings twenty ui-s nth q TIE ulo ith OF
he luIgLa ryer, snL stream ~ ming INFO the
oceau- soUe q. tie dirt paylrg dollar me pan lac
recent benz generally beIeseo, pGty wo-.4 yr sd
e. u tie township 70 the spot Immediately ,Az- I'D
clans Bustss 81 scottsoargh Is been r4hsE du f1r
f. weeks psi bu. from tle cisc,seTy u these ssnys
AID TIE ITcgeC; o. AoaIGAnt harvest thugs &C.
g'Bn,rg - brighten.
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