The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-07-13

The San francisco Times and Transcript OF The 10Th
OF June says; SO
The news from California uachiog our Atlantic
brelhtsn By o-days mail departure Is rather iuz
porlant than usual The "Goden GATE" carries good
account OF agricultural prospects Tor the pres Mt
The harvest has commenced, and from every part
et the State The report is that The grain product Will
vastly exceed that OF 1882 All sorts Of field crops
equally good #E tItk tL .Ef e
From every section Of the paeers we hear OF most
slaetofy Tesulls-ndeed mining has never been carried
forward with such general success QuarIz mining has
received fresh impetus from The lQnux OF capital, and
will soon contribute largely 10 the gold product OF Cali
forna.
In politics. both parties are awaiting The nominations
of lhe conventions 10 assemble. The democracy
make their State nominations next week, al Benica.
For governor, John Blger and Major Roman the
prominent candidates. and the result OF The county con
yentons is strongly indicative OF The denomination OF
Gov. Bgler ~.
Commercially the intelligence Is not SO favorable TO
interests abroad The market is oyerstocked with many
Of the chief articles Of consumption. Some lately ar.
rived cargoes sold a, discount of ten per cent
OF The cost Con, igBees instructed 10 hold on Tor
higher prices Shippers however fail TO order Them to
draw for the freight, and this expenditure alone equals
half million per month, requiring that amount OF goods
al least to be forced upon the trade.
Ii was very warm weather yesterday IN San Francisco,
decidedly the hottest day OF The Al Maysvle.
on the 18th, The heat almost niolerabe. and Sacra
meno Jared lille better AT all these poins however
and indeed throughout the State general good health pre-
walls, for which behooyes all people 10 be thankful
The Sacramento Union states tina, miner from Hop
knss creek had brought into Nevada lump of gold
mixed with quartz weighing in gross about fifty pounds,
Of which half was pure gold
letter from SCOTS Valley says
Companies engaged in extracting gold from the quartz
in this valley creating liitle tement Three
mills are in successful operation at the head of the
valley, and two at the lower end Shecklsiord & Co
their mill TWO months last autumn, and PAID all
penses. This season they expect 10 reap a rich har
vest.
The miners on klamath, three miles below the mouth
Of Scott river, doing well A company OF thee took
heen hundred dollars IN two weeks Two
Scott bar took out thnytwo hundred dollars in tco
days. Both Of these strikes were made tue fret pat OF
this month
northern district. My opinion is that this klamath gold
region is now the best mining district yet known in Cali
fornis, because have not single miner who has
come up here from below return back 10 their old dig
gings.
The Calaveras Chronicle Of June ii SAYS:
In our own locality miners have never been
lay employed, nor better pleased with the results OF their
labor The Effects Of the various water companies tend
greatly TO promote This prosperity. They not only have
superseded the old and wastefal "prospectins' SYSTEM
pointing out niallihly where rich deposits found
the result Of careful examinations and surveys by com
pc ent parliesbut they afford the Of rendering
sabseryient 10 the riches universally scattered
thToug hout our hills. (. a& s ...
Al Murphy's this is pre- .eminenlly the case Since the
introduction OF the water to that camp, gold has been
found in enormous quantities. Men longer speak OF
their days work by ounces-pounds is now the phrase
rom nine TO fifteen pounds OF gold in the "etk-and
THAI not for time, occasional strike, bat the regular
produce Of the SOIL which can be reckoned on even ne
fore working This is reality which has precedent
in the history OF California.
The Sonora Herald records the finding, in the hear, Of
hst city, OF lump weighing 40 ounces containing from
81 20 ounces OF gold letter from thai place, dated
June IL, says:
The miners throughout lie county are doing ex
remely well More gold is beng taken out at present
han during The same period in any former yeaf lump
weighing 80 ounces was taken out OF a clam worked
by tour men, within 100 yards OF tue City HOTEL yeser-
day, and in Holden's garden company OF Fix washed
out at lbe close OF The day nearly two pounds OF gold
AT Santiago diggings, Columbia. hIessrs Curtis
Benjamin, and Two Others, have taken out during The
week as follows Monday, 5 or /; Tuesday, Iot on. I;
Wednesday, or; Thursday, % o.; Friday, 20 o.
MIR Mills, banker, oil Columbus, showed me 10 day Two
Jumps of gold which had been found those dggings
within the past week. weighing, respectively, $40
800, besides several smaller pieces from $50 10 $3.50
The same gentleman informed me that many OF the M
ners ~ that vicinity were ayerag NJ al esst ounce
per diem and that were making less Than 81 10 -
per diem.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The San Francisco Herald furnishes The following
summary narrative OF tie troubles among the Indian
tribes OF The Colorado;
BY the latest arrivals from Southern California we
are advised OF renewal OF the war between the Yu
mas and COcopas. These two lribes were formerly OF
one family, bnt having greatly increased IN numbers,
jealousy between different bands finally produced rup.
ue, and Tor several years they have been IN hostility
each other.
The Cocopas occupy the region around the mouth
OF the Colorado river, and the Yumas and Cuchanos
who allies, claim for forty miles above and below
the mouth OF the ella These latter have recently
been reduced peace by the activity and energy of The
troops al Fort Yuma They had therefore, reoccu-
pied the grounds from which our soldiers had driven
Them, and commenced extensive farms, with view OF
trading their produce on The emgra,t route BY the
mediation OF the United States officers the Cocopas
bad formed treaty OF peace with The Yumas and Gu.
chanos. ...r
1t seems, however that envy jealousy the favor.
able position, with reference TO the Americans possessed
by these attef has induced the Cocopas TO violate the
peace. and attack them IN their hehs About the Goth
OF May population OF thirty Cocopa warriors, headed
by their principal chefs, pada visit 10 Fort Yuma ostou
sbly give the commanding officer statistical nfofma.
ton with reference 10 their tribe and country. Return
ing they encountered The head chief OF the Yumas Ma
cedon and his immediate command, about twenty five
men, with their families.
They attacked and killed Macedon and Eve men and
killed on carried of about twenty women and children
The lumas had collected around Fort Yuma, appealing
for protection and revenge TO The comm andng officer
An expedition 10 investigate the matter had been ordered
and would depart on the 2sih OF May II seems proba.
BILE that the Cocopa may become involved in war with
the Americans, but that will hardly prove nconve
their country lies more than forty miles South OF the
enigrant route. The transports OF the Colorado river
will Of course be protected by deachmenls OF troops
from Fon Yuma.
90 the reception OF the Peruvian advicss IRON San
francisco to the lat OF June we had verbal inloT.
nation that duel had place on that day between
Seosior Ggin and the Hon. Mr. McCorkle After
an exchange OF three shots without effect, the diff
cniles between the parties were arranged mediation
OF their friends
On the ih OF June hostile meeting took place be.
tween Mr.. Edward Toby clerk OF the assistant board OF
H.. A A IL