The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-11-09
From the Baltimore American
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT

our Inc steamer Northern Light, Captain Mine
IN y" from San Juan on the 17th, put int, Noro
IS yesterday morning for fuel and provisions s.
s." has so passengers and million aud half
gold, besides large quantities in the hands
'ns The passengers.
ri. Aboat $50 of the passengers BY the Norhel
nd light arrived here this m 1rning in the steam,
he Herald, from Norfolk.
Va Va She encountered severe gale off the coas
to SUMMARY oF NEWS.
oh The arrival of Superintendent Beale, an
,d his activity in his department, has already eS
y ercsed most salutary influence upon our In
., . dian relations. The tribes with which he ha
ne held interviews, are delighted with the policy G
= colonlzing them on government reservations
and are anxious TO commence their new mod
,r OF lfr. 1t is generally conceded that this
The only practicable plan of preserving perma
90 neht peace with the Indians. They must b,
n enabled to support themselves with their owl
,s labor, or else live by stealing from the whites
% When they are located on their reservation.
: they will not only provide themselves with the
) necessaries of life, but will be amply able tc
!, support their own schools, and other domestic
,r lnstltu ions IN manner adapted to their Intel
y lectual condition. The establishment of the
first OF these colonies will mark an important
# and interesting era IN the history Of the State
= and of the Indian tribes.
. Our domestic industry Of every class is in a
4 prosperous and satisfactory condition. The
agricultural products of the country are very
abundant, and the prevalent opinion amoay the
= tanners is, that Cal tornia will raise enough
grain next year for home consumption
The latest Intelligence from the mining dis.
tricts represents the mining interest as being in
a HourIshing and prosperous condition. Large
facilities for the working Of the placers are be-
: ing created and perfected such as fumes. ca
nals &c The quartz interes; also appears to
have received new impetus, and more general
activity is evinced among those engaged in this
species of mining. =
ed Singapore, July 5, and represent the prevail
ence of cholera and other epidemic diseases.
The most recent accounts from China are to the
2oth June, and convey .he particulars Of the
unobstrunted success of the revolutionists and
their increasing strength and power Recent
advices from the Sandwich islands show very
decided opposition existing among the foreign
residents to the present government. From
South America we have no news Of decisive i'm
portance.
number Of parties are engaged in making
surveys in the interior of the State, and in the
passes of the Sierra Nevada, to ascertain the
the best course for the railroad.
There have been three deaths by violence in
The city in the last two weeks, and a large numb
er of burgares.
| French opera has been started under the
direction Of Mons. Plunel, and has proved quite
successful.
company has been formed a, Placerville to
make canal from Cosumnes river TO Prairie |
City, distance Of twenty-three miles. This
canal will aid very materially to develop the re
| sources OF arch distrc about fifteen miles long
by ten wide. The estimated cost is $780,
600
The mines i'll Carson valley are not profitable,
and the settlers there generally engaged in |
| other occupations
The quartz mines in Grass valley have
lately been paying much better than for
merly
Rich diggings have been found in Lake Val
ley on Johnsons route, on the eastern side of
the Sierra Nevada.
Several earthquakes were felt in the lower
part OF the San Joaquin Valley, on the End
inst
The lndians at the head Of Russian river
have been troublesome, and the settlers in the
neighborhood are talking Of giving thema les
son
The Rogue River Indians were induced to
make peace on the lIth inst They are to re-
ce've $6O,OOO for the land the south side OF
the river.
There was battle on the 18th ult between
the Applegate lRdans and the Rifle Rangers.
The latter lost one man, the former twelve or
fourteen.
There have been several difficulties about land
titles within the last fortnight. In one case
man was killed
LAKE VALLEY pIGGINGs.-According 10 ihe
Placervie Herald, an important geological fac,
has Just been developed, in the discovery of gold
OF great purity in Lake valley, upon Johnson S
route to Carson valley. Lake valley, in which
Lake Biger is situated, lake some sixty miles
in length, and from three to ten wide, lies at a
great elevation, between two SUBMITS of the
Sierra Nevada range, the waters from the lake
being tributary TO the Truckee rlver. llhat gold
exists along the whole extent of the eastern base
of the mountains has been long known, but that
it existed in large quantities upon the very sum
mt OF the Nevada range has been till now
matter Of conjecture. and the fact unknown
but the discovery has been made; it is a fixed
fact and miners are now realizing from five to
seven dollars per day to the man. ditch is
already in the course of construction fos convey
ing water to dIggngs that prospect rich, above
the natural channel of the stream
"CoMING EvENrs.'-The Placeryille Herald
relates as an undisputed fact, gathered from In
dams and mountaineers, from every locality
where the beaver abounds, that these animals,
contrary to their movements for the last seven
years, are now raising dams around their ANCIENT
habitations more than foot above their common
height; and that they have commenced their
work earlier in the season. by @t3Ra1t six weeks,
than ever before known. From EnA1 MANY an
ticpate an early commencement, aAdSaxl lu ner
quantity OF rain, and of course snow upon fhe.
mountains, the coming winter, than on any pre-,
vous one since the discovery Of gold in Califor 7
mia. So
-ScuRvY.-The British ship Jenny Uren, just
arrived here from Liverpool, was nearly two
hundred days at sea, without seeing land. Mos |
OF the crew, and several Of the passengers, be-
came diseased with the scurvy, and it was with |
much difficulty that the vessel was worked into
port. 1t is feared that several Of the crew are
beyond recovery.
FROM oREGoN.
By the arrival of the Columbia, six hours from
Portland, we have Oregon papers to the 24lh,
eight days later than before received We ex-
truct the following items of recent intelli-
gcnce:
The Columbia brings $4,000 treasure, 600
hogs, 500 chickens, and 90 boxes merchan-
disc.
| DRowNEp.-John Rogers, citizen Of Sea
| poose plains, was drowned at ST. Helens few
days since.
CAPTAIN ALDEN.--This gentleman, who was
I severely wounded by the Indians on Rogue
river, is IN a fair way to recover.
| ROGUE RIVER INDIAN wAR.--It appears from
the latest advices from Rogue river, that another
treaty of peace has been made with the Indians,
who nave, says the Oregonian, continued under
former treaties to steal and destroy the property
of the whites, and, whenever the opportunity
offered, to murder the defeIceless and unpro-
tected.
! GOLD Discovery Judge Patton informs us
that gold dirgings have been discovered in the |
town Ct Jacksonville, which paid So so to the !
pan. The ground was Immediately laid otF,into
claims.
FROM THE SourH.--Mr Corum, who left I
jacksonville quite recently, informs US that
treaties had been made with the Indians, except
ing Taylor stride, on Lower Rogue river Capt
Nesmth' volunteers had were about return |
ing home. Gen Lane was in good health and
spirits, and would be in soon