The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-02-17

extreme scarcity of provisions. They report
that the greatest dcstitution prevails in that
place. The season is terribly inclement-in-
| habitants buried in snow, and scarcely any pro-
visions in the market. There but one hun
| dred and fifty pounds of -four in the place, and
| Of pork, beans and meal absolutely none.
| An immense number of teams heavily laden
with freight were passed on the road Proyis-
| ions at Nevada plenty. but very high.
| Two miners came into Nevada on Monday for
provisions, from the diggings forty miles above
that place, where they 'ad been making one hun
/ dred dollars per diem to the man. During the
previous week they had been subsisting upon
raw deer's meat, and sleeping upon the snow
single companion was left 10 guard the claim
during their absence.
The next news from the snow diggings is anx-
iously looked for as the suffering and hardships
endured by the people there must of necessity
be on the increase.
A letter from Downieville in the California
Express says
Affairs are rapidly approaching n crisis
Provisions cannot be obtained for any consider
alton. There is little flour left, which the
lucky pOssessors retain for private use. The
supply of beef is nearly exhausted. Nearly
all the hotels are closed and those that remain
open use barley a substitute for -four, and Oh
our departure little of that was left meet
ing was held the other evening at Cravcroft's, to
take into consideration the propriety of able bo-
died men quitting town, leaving what little still
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female part of the community. Consequently
an immense number left with the intention IF
turning
Some have packed on their backs -four from
Fosters Bar. and several died from the effects
of the journey. The trail from Downieville to
the Mountain ranch" Goodyedrs kill is
passable but from thence to 'tNigger tent no
traces of the road visible, the wind at
obiiterating them aud the SNOW four feet deep.
1t is literally impossible for mules to travel fur
ther than Seighville; packer continued
mile further on, but was compelled TO return
On the road between the Junction House and Or
egon we passed several trains-but they cannot
gain their destination. At the former place In
dians employed to pack from thence to
Downieville OF course but limited supply at
this rate be obtained not sufficient to allevl-
ate present necessities.
The only feasible plan that presents itself, and
which presume to suggest, Is that oxen be used
in the place of mules. The snow continues de-
scending without intermission and calcula-
ton be made when ii VIII cease, its effects
may prove fearful to those immured within that
solitary hole without the chance of escaping,
but to perish from exhaustion. mean the ma
ny families sick with which it abounds.
Mr.. M0r1y states that no less than 700 miners
on Churncreek, in the vicinity of hS ranch, were
compelled to subsst six days acorns, be-
ing entirely destitute of provisions, and unable
TO procure them in consequence Of the high wa
Ter.
At Downe's ranch, on the north side of Cow
Creek twelve persons were cooped rp in a room
Z by for eight days, during which time they
obliged to s6bsist scauty meal of
beans per diem. One Of the number Mrs.
D., who was very i'll. Her usband succeeded
in furding Cow-Creek, and reaching Fort Read
ing where he endeavored to buy such luxuries
as his wife needed, but the officers refused TO
sell him any. He, however. managed to obtain
from some of the soldiers their extra rations,
and returned to the creek bat was unable to
cross owing to high water. Fortunately good
Samaritan happened along that way soon on
horseback. who swan the river and supplied his
wife with the necessares provided by her hus-
band
We learn from Mr. Hckok who left Good
years Bar on Monday last, that the snow in that
region four feet deep; that three men had
been found on the hill this side frozen TO death,
with flour tied to their backs, who had been con-
veyed by Mr. II. and his party to the Bar aud
there buried Mr.. Hickok through in
three days. on foot. bringing 81. 600 in treasure.
He says he on the point of yielding to ex-
treme exhaustion several times. 1t is the inten-
ton of MIR. Ii. to get train through to the Bar,
if possible. Almost the only bread used WAS
made Of brrley-as reported IN our last number
which sold at so cents per Id.
Some judgment may be formed of the severi-
tv of the suffering among the miners from a
statement which we notice in of the papers
that -four was selling at Downieville Mt two dol
lars a pound-nearly four hundred dollars bar
rel Fifty to seventy five cents appears to be
about the ordinary price per pound throughout
the mining regions. The Sacramento Transcript,
of the lst inst, remarks /:
From other quarters the record is equally dis
couraging, but more particularly from Calveras
county where the deprivation is most heart rem
ding. gentlemen of acquaintance informs
US that riding out a short distance from town "A
few days since, he met up 10 his arm pits
in water, wading and swimming into town as
best he could, with but one determination, to
have something to eat :"
The Stockton Journal is dvocating the des
patch of supplies to the mines by small boats.
which in the present high state of the water is
practicable by the San Joaquin, Merced and Tu-
olumne rivers.
Deaths In California.
Among the deaths in California, we note the
following At San Francisco. Jos Eagles, of
Baltimore Sydney Baker, of North Carolina
James Tracy. of Philadelphia Charles S. NJ
Neal, of Pennsylvania Mark Carpenter, of
Kentucky, and Henry IL. Hunt of Ohio. At
Sacramento, E. ID Perkins, of Ohio Joshua
Draper. OF South Carolina, and Peter II Gaffee
of Pennsylvania. At Stockton, Wm. II. A. NJ
Clancy. of augusta county, Va. At Goodyear's
Bar John Mount. Of Cincinnati. Thomas Fos-
ter of Allegheny county, Mi.. is included IN the
list of overland eulgrants, who died on the
plains.
rSs. Married. IN Michigan, Mr.. Henry Bills
to Miss Mary Small. We hope the issuing OF
small bills is not prohibited in that State.