New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-25
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arr 80 xh,ck empes into the San Lorenzo Greek There
h.fo,s The 6rt, DAY they worked but few hours and
sde alto &c her about o. bu. they were al pee need
ersop, Of the party having been in the MINIS *
one vho had rkeo there only month. Iney we're at
work with long tom, and app Jared TO Dc iAoorng ~
dissdvsJtsRe
and bears striking resemblance :, the country "'i'
Deer Creek 10 tho northern mines and the earth hs m
same general cneruOus character The arroyo Is ~,
brsk little s'r-am furnishing DIR. Gates thinks 100 n
power. Tee digginss where the men were 81 ~ors -
sb. ~ FIVE feet deep
The top ort vss black and rather sandy aluvial soil
neIt came cinei0us earth mixed With sick and ats
and below that rested the bed rock
Of gran- or ..te While DR. Gates there ons Of the
party washed pan Of Earth an1 obtained about SIX cents
Ih- party . using milk pans Tor want OF ot1ers
The minss were discovered on Wodnesdsy, aud the
ground bad been prospected for only mule or two No
eIperitI cd miners had been On the ground HE gold
brought by DIR Gates is apparently very pure hne and
granular TIE mines Dot far from Grab IN MIL. and
the land has two claimants Graham and a Ffenchma Al
Dsmtd Don Carlos The mines are about 25 miles from
SsuJOse ard about Is fr this city There Is quite
excitement IN Santa Cruz on the sub-ct
REPoRTED GOLD Discovery AT PORT OXFORD A
passenger by the scbr Cecil arrived yesterday from ne
northern cOset reports that large gold discoveries have
been made in and Port Oxford some tn- The
gentleman sbO gave the inf rm.on has b7en engaged
tracing with The Indians for time aud IN. Of
the steamers not touching at Port Oxford himself aud four
others started for Cmpqua river and wns on their trip
discovered rich digxiDgs
In some places the gold is said could easily be per
ceived Of the earth. Tne information
given Of the off GERS Of that station who foun TIA
the repor not ggerated. In short tine the nsws
spread aud others went 20 work when party OF i've
peron took out :: 700 day. and were dong so when the
Cecii ef,
$50 per day. and part of it in and the house thsy
cupied There telling how far the minss extend
there has been rich dgsngs paying from $50 tn 800 per
per day, in Port Oxford ana also for twenty miles
north and south well as extending into the Interior
There but few miners there say fifty sixty but
the news spread more Sere Fl 'cking IN
inf soff IN R4gn had
short Of Scottsburg Pork selling for 45c 10 and
other articles in proportion The Cecil was chartered tor
the purpose Of coming 10 this city 10 procure prOSs ns
and mining tools Of the latter there WAS none TO be na1
for love money
Persons wishing proof of the above statement OBJ
tain il by letters well seeing samples Of the god
which wss taken out by ealing Al NJ, Page Bacon
Coz Bankers, III Montgomery ST Tue excitement Was
bo early the ~hoie crew left the Cecil aud took
Captain Muller late Of the sch Cecil, dro Yaei
at Pot Oxford a sbort TIM pr.yious to her sailing
Later from the sonth.
We have fes of The les Aagets STIR to the 23i lost
TIE If the 10Th says that LES Angeles County in
state Of nsurecton and threatened 70 Dc literally over
by thieves and mud-rers less they suppressed
by the populsce. meeting of citizens was held 90 the
18TH aud Of volunteers organized 10 take the fed
siDst tbs desper4dOss Benz min Wilson, Esl took
conn Of the party Another company had also been
zed IN different part of the county to cooperate
wrb them.
The immediate Of the action the part of the
people TO have been the murder OF gentieman 10
open day between Los AUgees aud San Pedro OF which
1he STIR gives the following account;
I'VE have recorded many deeds Of crime but 80
daring outrage upon community as was the murder 81
Mr. David Porter Thursday afternoon Mr. + came TO
this city early in the week with the sVowed purp se OF
purchasing cattle but not meeting trade TO his mlnd he
10 the beach "wednesday, to take passage on the
s amer Thomas Hunt. At San Pedro he seems to have
changed his intention again. for he hired vsquero by the
nan of V.rsars and st,rted back toward the city 10
company with Dr. John b. Wilson. Neither Mr. Porter
nor DIR Wilson carried any arms bat Vergsrs had double
bsrreled gun When within about four miles Of he city,
L.x. 1l,l. hsls rod. NJ
Porl,r sbOt HIM the the ball passing through
the heart The murdered f. troB his horse ana the
urd.rer started short distance IN pursuit OF Or "soD
but ovetsb him. returned 10 the body of victim.
DR. Wilson proceeded TO the city AUD tue alarm sad
the sheriff Nth strong sse immediately stated 10 par
suit of the murderer He bas not yet returned, bat
country is thoroughly aroused that the murderer
scarcely escape
"The BODY Of Mr. Porter vas brought to this city and
buried yesterday In belt around his body found ths
sum Of $500 and III thought To b. all IN. ney hs hal
With hm. He mad SADDLE bags which the murderer cTr7d
large sum Of money ar Porter as about 80 yeas Old
origin ally Virginia, but more recently fron Irxts
during bis short stay in this city ne .voraoy Impressed
citizens by his gentenanly department aud Intelligent
lie said to h.v. been oy profession .r-
year. and TO have resided in California little more ID,
year.
tin upon charge of stealing out
ESCAPED from the oihoers.
II was supposed the murderer had taken the road 10
Diego -Four cuz.bs we're in pursuit OF him. and conn'
aence ielt that he would be arrested.
The Star of the 23d says
ave alluded lat week 10 rumor that party OF New
Me1csps bad b..i attacked remecula by band OF
robbers At Bern the inform .;on through
no purpOrted TO De coGrer dispatched oy the VI
cars snd Jared that the robbers
headed by joaquin Carrio and seventy strong and
had been fghii three days and that number Of
b.th sides had BE- killed. The MormOus with praise
worthy alscriiy Immediately sent THIRTY five well srn-d
men to the assistance the New MexcanJ bat after
ib,Ough xaminston Of Tem-c and the nsgnoOrho0d
tsy returned San BernsrdbO unable to disOver soy
of the robbers or the party said 10 have besl A.
acs.d Capt 1"vell received similar IntnrmSOn At Juru
AID dispatched of his soldiers to the xh the
resnli.'
Dolores Martinez was ssssssinsted IN Los Angeles on
the / i1ht Of The 18th.
We are Indebted to the Purser of the Northern
Light aud 10 " ellis, Fargo Coz, Berford Il Co.'S,
and Adams n Co.'S Expresses, and to Burgess Gilbert
4 Stills Agenc, for valuable favors.
OHIO.
The Hooking Valley.
Correspondence Of The Y. Tribune.
LANCASTER Ohio Monday, Aus IS 1885.
We send 500 to our subscription for the paper
which have taken So long feel the want of
almost much cur daily foodit is food for our men
tai wants
deep and lively interest is awakened 10 behalf Of
the mineral resources OF the Hooking Valley Our coal
iron and salt unsurpassed in quality and quantity
We live at the head of the valley of the Hooking
River, which is about 100 miles in extent The re
sources of this valley have been almost entirely over
lnol 81 hx rsnlf h.u I'll.