The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1853-01-14
LIBERTY, Ea tJALITlY, PRO oGREssIoN. i
jcaliforniA ITEMS. ]. : NJ.

| rkOM THE GMlGRaNTs IRAlL.-@h COrfpt
pondenl ol lie Sacramento Union writes 4
follows; f5lNg s8sl.a l3ia.0i2
i We passed to-tlny drove of about 90
sheep, just over the mountains a'fhry bi
Hong 10 Mr.. Hohgeswho left Council Blall
the 5lh Of June, with ! 100. The train wa
attacked by Indians while coming throug
Carson Canon, and one man shot dead -
They were SO hard pressed as 10 be compellel
10 leave the body Of The man killed The
weIe oyertaken by snow storm, and wes
forced 10 travel all night 10 make tlei
escape. ~, ASA .ltls5s ll K
The steamer Columbia carried down d
San Francisco, from Oregon, ON her Move n
Der trip, Sb0000A to- Adams &. Co., 2,00|
sacks -four, l,600, chickens and 500 hogs.
SHRER---About 10000 sheep have beeI
broughtinto Los Angcios during the pas
season, Thsy ae principally from New
| Mexico. F
Al attack was made at night upon tht
town Of Fremont. Yoo county, by az organ
lied band of robbers, who We're driyfn off by
the free use Of fire arms The rastals sue.
ceeded in stealing and carrying Off two hor-
ses with them. IL was subsequently, ascer.
tained that many cattle had been driven of
from neighboring ranches. One Of the scoun-
drels was caught, tied and about to be hung,
when he sprang from the room and made his
escape, it being dark.
The papers are full ofineidents, romantic
adventurous, tragic, and otherwise.
Near Marysville an attempt wes made to
rob the house of Mr.. Galloway, al Simpsons
rancho, by two men, one of whom entered.--
The Herald says'
No one was in the house at the the time
but Mrs. Galowayand her young babe. He
asked Mrs. G. if herhusband or any male per-
son was at home, and on replying in the neg
alive, he ordered her 10 deliver him the mon
ey. She said there was none--when he
drew pistol and threatened 10 shoot her if
she did not instantly comply. Mrs. G. laid
down her babe and passing behind the vii
lain, as if to obey him. He was sitting on
chair to which he had helped himself on
entering, and chopping ak was leaning
against ID counter nearly at his back. Before
he could suspect her motives or defend him
self, she had seized the ak and dealt him
heavy blow with the edge, on the side of The
head. She repeated Der blows until he fell
on the floor, apparently dead. At this mo-
ment, she perceived another man, also white.
looking in at the door. She then seized
double barrelled gun which lay on the coun-
Ter, and endeavored 10 shoot him; but in her
trpidation; only balf-cocked the piece
She then ran into the back room, took her
babe, all the money aud watch, and ran q
quarter of mile, TO the nearest neigbor
(Mr. Camerons) whom she huriedly inform
ed of the circumstances. Mr.. Cammeron, ac-
companied by three or four men, proceeded
Immediately, we'll armed, 10 the house OF
MIR. Galloway. BY the time arrived, the
wounded robbcr had evidently been carried
away. Mrs. Galloway's defense is one ol
the noblest specimens of female he roism we
ever heard of The rascal has two deep cuts
she gave him, on the right side of his head
and the final blow she dealt him was with
the poll of the AK on the crown of the head.
BEAR TRAaEDIEs..-A Frenchman who
was engaged in the survey of some redwood
timbero on the Rolinas road, was attacked on
the night of the Goth inst, and nearly torn
in pieces by grizzly bear, who with two
cubs entered the camp at midnight.
On the 26th November two brothers,
named Gobourne, hunting gail in the Contra
Costa mountain range, armed simply with
light owling pieces, their ammunition con-
sisting OF small sized shot. While thus en-
gagged they suddenly found themselves in
close proximity TO huge grizzly bear, who
made warlike demonstration towards
them. Aware that their wes pons would be
of no avail. they took flight in search OF a
place of security. Being closely pursued,
one Of the brothers adopted the exprdient OF
falling PROSTATE upon the earth, face down
ward. Contrary 10 what has generally been
believed respecting this animal. the bear
made furious attack upon him, inhicting
several dangerous and horrible wounds upon
his person, which proved fa:al
MINING ITEMs.-A letter from Sonors,
California, November 20, says:
A large piece Of gold was taken out here
on Thursday weighing one hundred and six.
teen ounces have had kind of all overlsh
gloomy satisfaction in handling il in the office
OF Major Hammond, Miners are pouring
into the Southern Diggings. .su!l
On Stony Rar, Mokelumne river there is
claim which was abandoned in 1850 as
worthless. This year the sum Of $4,000
was dug out Of it. The late proprietors have
sold out and gone home, having made their
"pile."
The rainy season afforded the miners am
pie water for washing, and good luck was
common all over the country. N
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