The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-02-12
Terrible snnerings IN CALIFORNIA.

Bsow We give number Of extracts from Cal.
'I''na papers showing the state Of thing, among
the miner. These extracts are taken from over
column Of similar ones, from all parts If tho
mining regions which We find in the New Yo,k
Ercniag Post:
The present winter s conceded to be the most
severe ever experienced IN California since il has
been populated By Americans. During the fort.
night previous to the 1T, 1t has been raining and
showing continually IN The mountains and val.
lers. and tlel. sre daily account. Of Distress
aud suffering IN all parts Of the state The wat.
rrs have bern unusually high. and communiea.
ton through the mlniag region. almost entiisly
eat oil, either by snow or oycrhowsd streams
The uvsIs have becn swrllsd 10 snch an extent
he TO inundated all the low lands. causing i'm.
mems damage, destroying stock and agricultural
pruducls
The Whole country between Tehama and Sac.
rsmenl" Cay "as under water, whilst Marys-
vile was paftIy Inundated. and though Sacra.
mento CITY va. web protected by lsvee, the
lower PORTIONS were submerged The waters Al
the latest dates had subsidized, although tho rains
continued, Ga the mountain stream the loss
ofnnms implements has been great, and all
work los the present Suspended. Bridges have
been swept away, and ieult. DESTROYED and some
lew 1--we. lost. The southern portion uf the min
ms district has suffered equally with the north.
EN-. stockton has O,tn inundated partially, and
property 10 considerable amount dr.Iro,ed-
The budsr. ON tho CaIaveIas, Starislau. aud
olhsT streams have been swept away. and com.
munieauon with the inning towns for while
suspended. The flood la. been universal and
the waters higher than III the memorAbe winter
OflS@9.
The srsa, scarcity Of provisions. and the con.
sequsnt high price. has occa.ionrd much suffering
anJ distress already. aud u Is feared that many
will actually die from starvation Many miners
subslsi entirely on beef and potatoes, whilst ~
other portion. Of the mae, lhers are hundred.
who have nothln. at all but barley and poia,a...
In portions Of luba and Sierra county the snow
was already ten feet deep, and stll falling and
the miners actually reduced to absolute want
In one place they held meeting aud forced
trader to sell what nuur la had on band at
forty tive cents per pound, and all who wero able
to leave dH SO thGs leaving the provisions for
those who Who were unabU to fluid their way
through the snows To the valleys. Ia some place.
eaO.n' aTs entirely covered with snow, AMI the
ropi, OF many have been cruseI in thus cutting
oil the laN chance Of protection. The accounts
received ma, Ne greatly rNa.seTatri-ne'errbs-
ls,., tuI1 ~ much suti-rlus- aud dl.lIs-s and II
.not improbable that soms may perch b, star
yaIlIn.
Tie account, from the remote mining districts.
contained ~ the stockton H,gajhieap, arc VI the
most gloomy character That paper -ay.:
Gold there 10 III abundance. tIt people cannot
live on gold alOHe-they are starving for tho
necsssrI., Of life. In vain do oar merchants for.
ward -four. polk aud bean. their wagon, bscoms
lmbeddsd IN the earth. their mules stall or die
hotn exhaustion. and the invaluable iocL Is lsf, to
perish. Every road Leucs to the mountains 10 n,
the same condition, and tho traveller at every
mile meets with stalled teams. broken dsWu pack
trans, aud almost broken spirited tsamstsrs--
Our friend Jessy Brush whc arrived on Saturday
Caves hshifnl de'cnp.io. of thr stat. 81 society
IN tho neishborhoud Of Jacksonville All IT,,
-four had been exhausted. aud there wa, bu,
small .toc. u beADs etc The miners lld be,u,
L. ia.s Of desceing os the thlu,and to S,oektus
aHa san Francisco.
We arc sorry To- lcara That driven to de- pers-
ton The Wagon. Of some ua,hr, laden With pro.
yoion', were stopped few days ago, near Mari.
po'a, AMI r.llcI oi Ilsn contents
From Murphy di.:u. IIs OAK Fiat. the &C.
counts are ul = sin',ar character. the miners be.
isg 'rprrs,ntr! d. Ia u STAT. Of despair. Al Mur.
pl. 4, NE small puN VI" prevailing ,o an alarm.
lns extent. There we're uuly sJ1u, 600 pounds
one dn.lsr and half per pound.
Wecopy the following item, from Clsarna,
Chronicle, lror which It will bc seen that tho
storm hs. extended to that region with great
violence
Aswe 60 to press vulen, tempest prevails.
Thunder Lightning hail and ram, are sinuta.
aroIsiy hearl seen aud felt The wind hows
fvatiuly aud enormous sized MAIDSTONE, are fall
Hs IN nyr.al- from kra,rn Tie atmosphere is
ketuIy cold, aud. fIow all Appearances, tho storm
will continue To rage throughout The night.
Tho loss 1t life and property on the ranches
bordering the Calayeras river, M, been mmen,e
besides The intelligence Of the drowning OF sever
al persons IN attempting TO swim the .loushs we
learn tina; on McDonalds ranch, IS head Of his
fines, horse, haze been lost One pack train, com
pnsins 81 animals. was host with the exception
o( three or four. We are informed that the
banks Of the slonshs are literally covered with
dead aud Jyin. cattle.
From the Peru Democrat.
The Fur.