The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-03-02
Gloomy News From California.
GREAT FRESHET!
SCARCITY OF PROVISIONS.
GREAT SUFFERING OF THE
MINERS.


GREAT SUFFERING OF THE
MINERS.
Earthquake at Acapulco.
The 8 n Francisco Times, Of the ist ms
ssys the amount oftreasure to b. shipPsd by
steamer of,he Iss, Com Panau,a, is sl.ssl 1851,
smallest amour, sent forward By any ons Of
these steamers for many mon!hs. Tie dsfci-
cncy is believed to be but temporary, ard is
mainly to be attributed to the difficulty IN bring
ing cold from the miaes durias the. present in
element season.
From tho Alta California. of Jan LIST.
The present winter 10 conceived 10 be the
most severe experienced IN this country since
il has been populated by Americans During
the last fortnight it has been raining and anow-
ing continually in the mountains uud valleys,
and we are daily in receipt of accounts Of dis
tress and suffering in ali parts Of the State. The
waters have been unusually high, ard commu'
nication through the mining regions almost en-
tirely cut off, either by snow or 'Wetuowed
streams. The rivers have beea swesled to such
an extent as to innundate all the low lands,
causing immense damage, and destroying stock
end agricultural products. The whole country
between Tehama and Sacramento City wasea-
iireIy under water, whilst hlarysville was part
ly inundated, and through Sacramento City
was well protected by levce. the lower por
cnt time have subsded, although thc raias sill
continue.
Os;he mountain streams, the l,ss Of mining
implements has been great, and al work for the
present suspended Bridges have been swept
away, and ferries destroyed, and some 1--WE lives
lost. The southern portion OF the mining dis
tTct suffered has equally with the northern
Stockton has en.iaundated partially. and pro-
perry to a considerable amount destroyed. The
bridges on the Calaveras, Slanslaus. aud either
streams have been swept away, and cammuni'
cation with the mining towns for while sus.
pended. The fond mas been universal, and
the waters higher than In the memorable win
ter Of lSi3.
The great scarcity Of provisions. and the con
scquent high price, have occasoned much suf
ferins anddisircss already, and it is feared that
many " III actuiily die from starvation. Many
miners subsist entirely on beef and potatoes.
whilst in other portions of The mines there are
hundreds who have nothing at all but hurley
aud potatoes. In portions Of Ynba and 81 ira
county the snow was already ten feet deep and
still falling, and the miners actually reduced to
want. In one place they held q meeting and for;
cd trader to sell what four he had ON hand AT
~ cents per pound, and all who were able to
leave did 50, thus leaving the provisions for
those who were unable 70 6nd their way through
the SHOWS to the valleys.
In some places, cabins are entirely covered
with snow, and the roofs Of many have been
or shed in, thus, cutting of the last chance Of
protection. The accounts re ceiyed may be great
ly Observation-Disclosures there 10 much
suffering and dstrrss, and it is not Improbable
that some may perish by starvation.
A man named " lillian X Jones was hung
by the people, few days since, twelve miles
above SACRAMENTO, for the murder ct Peter Nc
CALM
The claims Of F. P. Pscheco and J. {. Ere
mont were yesterday morning declared valid BY
the Commissioners. Col. Fiemont's grant ca!lt
forten square leagues in Mariposa county, and
tits declared bv Judge Hall, who rendered the
opinion of the Board that it does not apperr that
either under the Mexican nor Spanish rule did
the title OF the Government TO mineral deposits,
within land granted, embrace more Than right
TO demand royalty from the private individuals
who worked the mines /; nor in one word, that
Col. Fre.nonl's claim to the gold, with the above
reservation, is as complete a. to any other
product Of the sell comprehended BY his
grant.
Four town included in Mr.. Fremoni's claim,
Mariposa, Aqua Fra, Guadalupe aud Carson :
Creek, contain on aggregate population of about
$500. In Maripos the county seat, there are
many large buildings, and the lots are valuable.
In addition II this, there are many ranches in
that claim-all that, Independent of the mines,
the land, iffinally confirmed to Mr.. Fremon. by
the Supreme Court OF the United States, will
make hin, ve:y wealthy.
This claim Is far more valuable property than
any other in the State, and this is the only one,
we believe, iha embraces aurtrrous lands. 1t is
this fact that gives il special Importance.
Ii Mr.. Fremont gets possession OF this estate,
the grand stories of his mmens. wealth, which
made even the Milllonaries OF Europe stare, will
be realized. But getting possession is the rub.
The mineral lands Of The claim are mostly oc
cup1d BY miners, who are not likely 10 90 off.
We have no doubt but Mr.. frcmont's claim is
valid, otherwise it would not have been confirm
ed by the Supreme Court Of tie u. s, before
Mr. Fremont aud the claimants under him can
gs, possession-and they vii 10: get it then,
except noniina!ly.
From the San Francisco Times and Journal.
EARTHQUAKE ATACAPULCO.
.AcAPULco, Dec. 2lst, 1852
Saturday evening, the 4th inst an earthquake
tor place in this city, more severe and dsas
irious in it's consequences than any similar vi
station since the memorable shock in 1882. 1t
destroyed at least one third of the buildings in
Acapulco, and greatly damaged many that :. ere
left standing.
The shock commenced at 10 clock, ?. N /,
and continued about thirty seconds. Not mo.
ments warning was given; the rumbling sounds
which usually precede such ,hroes were not
heard in this instance.
From the 18th until the Goth inst, some bun
dred shocks Of less magnitude were felt by your
correspondent, which, following the great ca.
lam.ty have filed the minds Of the people with
cohsternati,n. They are SO overcome, with
fear, that none will venture to sleep in buildings
covered with tiled roofs, and the Plaza is CO yer.
ed with tents, under which men and women
shelter flon the weather.
The custom house, the large house Of the
general commandant, together with some oi the
most extensive commercial houses, are COM
pletely ruined, including the mercantile house
Of the French Consul and that of Senior Juan
Azuyet, wealthy Spanish merchant.
Mr.. Fulton, the British Consal, had lust re-
tired to bed. and at the FIRST moment Of the shock
got up and went under the bed, when the whole
side OF the honse fell in burying him and bed
in the ruins, without, however, dana ing his
person.
The volcano Of Co.ima, distant three hundred
miles northwest from Acapulco, has been sen
ding forth FIRE, lava, and smoke since the Earth
quake.
The town Of Chiipanzinge, half way distant
to the city Of Mexico, was nearly destroyed.
One OF the most remarkable features attend
ing the earthquake was the fall OF glass bottles
and dec.nters several feet without breaking
them, when in ordinary times, when it they had
fallen over upon their sides, they would have
broken.
FoKr YusA, Cat, Dec. S, 1852.
We have had two mos. important events III
nast week One, the earthquake, presume.
Announces itself. The first shock was 4. II here
on the 9Th OF November, al % minutes pas,
az . clock Il was quite severe, end followed
By succession Of more than a dozen in the
course Of day or two. Several were proceed
ed by q rumbtng noise The FIRST tumblrd down
rscks from the mountains, threw down the cirf,
and the banks Of the river. Part of Chimney
Peak tell, and dark cloud Of dust on ruch eide
was taken for volcano by some. Som after
the frst SHOCK, ! was looking to the south west
and observed heavy column Of steam rise To q
l.