Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-02-17
Oregon and California News.


most severe experienced in this country
since it has been populated By Americans.
! During the last fortnight it has been raining
and showing continually in the mountains
and valleys, and we are daily in receipt Of
| accounts Of distress and suffering in all
/ parts Of the State. The waters have been
unusually high, and communication through
/ the mining regions almost entirely cut off
either by snow or overAowcd streams. The
rivers have been swellcd to such an extent
as to iLundate all The low lands, causing i'm
mcnSc damage. and destroying stock and
agricultural products. The whole country
between Tehama ard Sacramento city was
entire y under water, whilst Marysville was
partly inundated, and though Sacramento
city was well protected by levce, the
lower portions were submerged. The wa
tcrs at the present time have subsided, al
though the rains still continue.
/ On tie mountain streams. the loss Of mi
ming iin dement's has been great and all
work for the present suspended. Bridges
have been swept away. and ferries Destroy
cd, and some few lives lost. The southern
portion Of the mining district has suffered
equally with the northern. Stockton has
been inundated partially, ard property to
considerable amount destroyed. The bridges
on the Calavcras. Sanis!aus, and other
streams have been swept away, and com
murlcGtion with the mining towns for
while suspended. The flood has been uni.
versal, and the waters higher than in the
memorable winter of l&49.
The great scarcity of provisions, and the
consequent high price, have occasioned
much suffering and distress already, and it
Is feared that many will actually die from
starvation. Many miners subsist entirely
on bec and potatoes, whilst in other por-
tlons Of the mines there are hundreds who
have nothing at all bnt barley and potatoes.
In portions Of Yuba and Sierra counties
the 'now was already ten feet de p, and
still falling, and the miners actually reduced
to absolute want. In one place thcy held
meeting, ard forced trader to sell what
flour he had on hand at IS cents per pound,
and all who were ab!eto leave did SO, thus
leaving the provisions for those who were
unable 20 find their way through tie SHOWS
to the valleys.
In some places cabins are entirely c,v-
cred with SHOWS. and the roofs Of many
have been crushed IN, thus cutting c!f Il e
last chance Of protection.
The accounts received may be greatly ex-
aggerated. nevertheless there is much suf
Gering and distress, and it is not improbable
that some may perish by starvation.
4 man named VIM. X Jones was hung
by the people a few days since, twelve wiles
above Sacramento, for the murder Of Peter
McGafigan.
LATER FROM OREGoy.-Thc San Fran
cisco papers contain adyiccs from Oregon
to the 22l OF December:
. DIVISION OF ORrGoy.-Thc convention,
recently held in northern Oregon. adoJ tel
a memorial which has been forwarded
Congress, praying that all the portion Of
Oregon territory lying north Of tie Column
bia river and west OF the great northern
branch thereof, should be organized into q
seperatc Territory, under the name and
and style of ''Territory Of Columbia. =
This prayer Is justified by numerous rea-
sons set forth in the memorial. The pre-
sent Territory Of Oregon contains an area
of 37l 600 square miles, being entirely 10,