The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-19

hCuSOt.-AS OUc uuSUel contains 0U
25 inches one solid foot is 1856 of a
bushel.
Example. How many bushels in box
or crib feet long, feet wide, and feet
deep? Multiply the length by the width
and depth, and the product by As, which
divided by Sc, gives 81 ST: the number
of bushels which the box contains.
A singular chain Of events occurred in
Cincinnati the other day. An old man,
named Heritage, was employed in paint
ing the walls of house, and falling from
a scatfo'd, he injured himself to such an
extent that he had to be conveyed home.
His fall frightened a horse, attached to an
express wagon, which ran off, and in his
mad career down the street ran over a
hog and killed it. The hog was owned
jointly by couple of men, who skinned
it, and had a fAht over the carcass. AS
a finale, the bellIgerents were taken be-
fore magistrate, and paid fine of five
dollars and costs.
WHEAT PRODUCT IN OHIo.-It is esti-
mated to average 25,0n0,00O bushels per
annum of which 100000 are surplus.
1t is said that only about one-fifih of the
land in the State is under cultivation
While some of the premium crops exceed
over SO bushels to the acre, the average
yield of the State will not exceed I6
bushels.
BIO SpREE.-The trip of the "North
STAR is sail to have cost Com. Wander
biIt, $250,0O0
A cayOte company on Mancenita Hill
have averaged $1,000 per week after all
expenses are paid, for the past two months
They go to depth of $50 feet.
Nevada Journal.
The Stale Journal has entered upon its
fourth volume.
The editor of the Telegraph suggests
to the citizens of Grass Valley to build
good side walks.
Wells, Fargo s. Co., intend to erect
brick building in Grass Valley next spring
for their express business.
Since the time Of Capt Cook the pop
ulation of the Sandwich Islands has
dwindled down from 400 600 to 80, 900
sous
California gold, owing 10 its continuing
double the quantity of silver to that ex-
sting in the Australian product, is more
profitable as remittance.
There is quite difference going on be-
tween the citizens and miners of James.
town, in Tuo'unne county, in relation 10
digging up the streets of the town for mi
ming purposes.
Col. Falconcr has sold his interest in
the Columbia Gazette. He leaves on the
next steamer for the States-to return,
however.
The Robinson family are playing at the
Theater in Grass Valley. When shall
we have a place Of amusement Of the kind
! in Auburn?
LEIDEsDoRF EsTArE.-Governor Big
Ter hns written a communication to the
Board Of California Land commissioners
at San Francisco, in which he expresses
his belief that the Leidesdorff estate just
ly belongs to the State, and urges the
Commissioners to take speedy action in
the matter by virtue of the authority with
which they are invested according to law.
That IS right.
By vote taken at the last election, the
county seat of klamath county, is estab
lshed at Crescent City.
The S. j. Republican says the Indian
reservations in Mariposa county are to be
abandoned. The Sonora Herald is op-
posed to it.
HEAVY SrRIKE.-Wea informed that
IA company took out upwards Of forty
pounds of gold, one day this week, from
claim fifty yards from our office.
Sonora Herald.
The jury in the case of MouIton ps
TuoIumne Hydraulic Association, return
ed a verdict in favor Of the plaintiff for
the sum Of 36,S5l,1
We had heavy shower of rain in Au
burn on Monday last.
Wells have been sunk in San Francisco
on some of the highest hill S to the cepth
of 1876 feet, and good water found.
There are numerous springs of Asphal-
tum in the neighborhood Of Monterey and
Santa Cruz.
The petrifed skulls recently found in "A
cave in Caaveras county, are being exhb-
tied in San Francisco, at " arren g. Sons
Fair.
The San Francisco Times and Tra1s-
cript gives an exposition of -four frauds
in that city. They close their remarks
with the following:
"Until California shall be abundantly
able to produce her own breadstuffs, we
NAV expect to be compelled to consume