The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-05-03
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From the Mines.
By the Sacramento and .Marvsville papers
we find that the late rains were unusually
. violent throughout the Interior The great
rivers and their tributaries have become
swollento nearly the height of the last dis
disastrous flood. - .sas ssuos ass p.
From the following extract from the
.Marysvlle Herald it will be seen that the
1. water in the Feather and Yuba Rivers is
pretty near at the height of the flood of last
TALL, and that MarysvilIe is again inundated:
ANOTHER IsUsDATros--T lower part of
the city is again partially flooded, and the
slough at the West and Northwest of the city
very much swollen. The water has been
rising since Saturday night, and now (Mon-
day evening, 9 o'cIock) is rising yet more ra-
pidly. Ii has been raining necessarily over
4S hours, and tine probability is not in favor
Of its soon ceasing- 1t is doubtless rai.ing
severely in the mountains, aud 1t is safe to
predict that the flood will reach very near the
same point which the last one reached. Tue
damage to property in this city will be very
light, as the merchants in that part OF the
town which has before been flooded have TAX
en- every necessary precaution; but the farm
mers and gardeners in the neighborhood will
suffer considerably.
A large number Of saw logs have been
floating down the river during the day, and
the loss of those engaged in procuring timber
for our saw mills must be pretty large. AS
early as 81 O'Clock, on Monday morning, we
saw eight oxen plunge into the Yuba, on the
opposite side, driven from their pastures by
The encroachment of The waters; they went
into the river opposite the Plaza, and al
though the current was strong, succeeded in
reaching the shore at the lower landing. No
doubt number of cattle have been lost, as
the hood was to unexpected to cause the
owners Of stock to drive it to places of sa-
fefy. e.rsr
The lower Plaza is now navigable for boats
of re sonable draught, and the waterman's
calling quite profitable one. We hope to
have nothing unpleasantt TO record in conse-
quence of this inundation, and have made up
our mind to await the receding Of the waters
i n as equaole mood as possible.
RICH D GGISGs few days ago some
miners. working on a small creek that emp
ties into TIE Middle Yuma. at Hess Crossing,
struck remarkably rich lead. The product
is coarse raving gold. Miners who work in
the banks OF the river are doing we'll. About
mile about the Crossing another rich lead
has been struck, which pays from fifty to one
are saad to be the most extensive diegngs in
California. The whole ridge for many miles
will pay we'll Hundreds OF claims have been
staked off, shafts are being sunk, and much
activity already prevailes; but there is still
abundant room for more operators. Only two
companies have been able to get under full
Roadway owing to the scarcity of water.
difficulty will soon be obviated. A compny,
known as the Grizzly Ditch Company, are
extending their ditch TO these diggings, and
expect to have the water in by the first of
April
The Echo, speaking Of The new diggings in
the mountains, says: SHOW that the miners
have learned that gold exists in the hills and
on flats thousands of feet above the ravines
and river beds, and have sought for itin elev-
nted places, we hear daily of new discoveries
being made among the richest is that on Oak
Valley Hill, some 1900 or 1000 feet higher
then Downieville. These diggings prospec-
ted from % cents to 81 per pen."
OREGON CANON "A friend just down from
this canon informs US that new and rich Dig
gings have lately been struck in the banks,
and that tunnel company, working slide,
have taken out large amount Of dust.
Very rich diggings north of Grass Valley,
near Slate Geek, discovered last sprirg, are
now being worked. They take out $3.50 to
the hand per diem.
The diggings at Cayote Hill are proving
very rich.
The long vexed question of the rights oil
holders of quartz aud building lots to hold
them in fact from other uses by placer miner:
or other persons, was decided in favor Of the
lot holders, at Grass Valley, before Justice
Davis, the past week. The quartz claims Of
the Guild Hill Co., nd been seized by par
ty of sluicers, which was the cause o &C
ton. The verdict was in favor of the GoIs
Hill Co., with $50 damages. This establishes
very important principle. f.-
At Ophir and Gold Hill the miners were
busiIy at work without experiencing scarcity
of water. -l
New diggings have been struck in the vi
cinity of Humbug Fiat which are said to pay
WELL
We saw lamp of gold in the hands of
miner on Sunday lest, weighing S95, which
he Informs US was dug two miles from town
near the Nevarra road.
Francisco Herald.
A Sharp Girl.-A few years ago, anon.
the reigning bellies in new Orleans, was
young lady from up the river who was univer
sally known by the not very feminine soubri
0uet of The Great Western Our fair hero