Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-02-04
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The Winter i'm the Mines.

Nevada, publishes a communication relative
to the state of affairs in that vicinity from which
we extract the following
On Tuesday evening party of eighteen mel
arrived at Nevada from Dowmevlle, in {
depIorable condition, half starved, and severe
! ly frost bitten. They are portion of the
ble-bodied citizens of that place, some sevent,
of whom have already left in consequence o.
the extreme scarcity of provisions. They re
port that the greatest desttution prevails in that
place. The season is terribly inclement-
inhabitants buried in snow, and scarcely any
provisions in the market. There are but one
hundred and fft,' pounds Of -four in the place,
and of pork beans and meal, absolutely none.
The next news from the snow dgglngs IS
anxiousy looked for. as the suffering and hard
ships endured by the people there must q.
necessity be on the increase.
A lette. from Downievlle, in the California
Express says -
Affairs are rapidly approaching II crisis
provisions cannot be obtained for any consld
Grafton There is some little -four left, which
the lucky possessors retain for private USE
The supply Of beef is nearly exhausted
nearly all the hotels are closed, and those that
remain open use barley as a substitute for
flour, and on our departure little of that was
left A meeting was held the other evening
at Craycroft's s; to take into consideration the
proprety of able bodied men quitting town,
leaving what little still remained for the con.
sumption of the ;nfrm and female part of the
community. Consequently an immense mum.
Der left with the intention of returning.
We copy the following items from the same
paper;
Mr. Moody states that no less than 700 mi
ners on Churn creek, in the vicinity OF his
ranch, were compelled to subsst six days on
acorns, being entirely destitute of provisions,
and unable to procure them in consequence oil
the high water.
AT DoWne's ranch, on the north side Of Cow
Creek, twelve persons were cooped up In
raom by 9 for eight days, during which
time they were obliged to subslst on one scan
ty meal of beans per diem. One of the mum
Der was Mrs. d., who was very ill. Her hus.
band succeeded in fording Cow Creek, and
reached Fort Reading, where he endeavored
10 buy such luxures as his wife needed, but
the officers refused to sell him any lie, how.
ever, managed to obtain from some Of the sol
diers their extra rations and returned with
them to the creek, but was unable to cross
owing to high water Fortunately, good Sa-
marian happened along that way soon after
on horseback, who swan the river and sup
piled his wife with the necessaries provided
by her husband.
Some judgment may be formed of the Sc
verify Of the suffering among the miners from
a statement which we notice in one Of the pa
perS that -four was selling at Downevlle al
two dollars a pound-nearly four hundred
dollars barrel! Fifty TO sevcnty-fye cents,
appear to be about the ordinary price per
pound throughout the mining regions. The
Sacramento Transcript, Of the 1st inst, re-
marks:-
The Stockton Journal is advocating the dis
patch of supplies to the mines by small boats,
which in the present high state Of the water is
practicable by the San Joaquin, Merced and
Tuolumne rivers.