The weekly Placer herald., 1854-05-06
NUMBER "a.
News Of the State.

brought to close. He was convicted of
violating the laws of our nation, by rais-
ing troops for foreign power. He was
recommended to the mercy of the court
by the jury.
A Chinese paper is now published
weekly in San Francisco. 1t Is printed
entirely in Chinese characters, and pub
lshed by Messrs. Howard & Lersner.-
The title of the paper is the "Golden
Hills.''
The number of persons that left for
the Atlantic States, on the 1st instant, is
estimated at 5000. Col. Frenent was
one of the number.
The amount of dust deposited at the
San Francisco Mint up to the lst May,
was 100000.
Judge Campbell, one of the Board of
U. 5. Land Commissioners, has resigned,
his resignation takes effect in June.
CALAvERAs.-The business of quartz
mining is now carried on to considera-
BILE extent, and of late has been remuner-
ative. We are credibly informed that
there is not now single quartz mill in
Calaveras which does not pay good in
terest up the capital invested, and some
of the mills on and in the neighborhood
of AmadOre creek are producing prncely
fortunes. For instance, the Rancheria
mill has lately produced in eighteen days
$3,775-the expense of running could
not have exceeded $1,000; the Spring Hill
mill over sSO0Gn fifteen days, at an ex-
pense of 500; the Keystone mill $4,000
in twelve days, at an expense of probably
one thousand dollars. These mills all
use stamps and shaking tables with quick
silver.-Chrontcle
A man named Henry McCurry, from
Cleveland, Ohio, was murdered near
Camp Seco short time since.
The streams in the vicinity of Mokel-
umne Hill, have been greatly swollen by
| the recent rains.
There about fifteen hundred acres of
wheat sown on the Calaveras river, ta-
king it five miles on each side up as far
as Douglas and Raines.
The Chronicle says, within month or
so, from eight to ten thousand dollars
have been taken out of the claim known
as the Calaveras Slide. 1t is considered
one of the richest claims in the country.
The village of Dry Town is rapidly fill
ling up with families, and already
schools, churches, and Division of the
Sons of Temperance, have been estab-
lshed
SAN DIEGo.-Mr. Lewis Rose has
erected large tannery at San Diego.
Extensive arrangements are making in
the county to cut large quantities of wild
oats
The Herald says, that Messrs. Reese
are about to make arrangements to ship
all Of their store goods to San Diego, and
transport them thence in wagons to their
several stores in Utah Territory.
Many drovers have been visiting the
ranches for the purpose of buying cattle
to drive north. The average paid was
thrty-seven dollars and Il half per head.
Gov. Bgler has appointed Cave j.
Couts, Esq, County Judge in place of
Judge Warner, resigned.
| MARIPosA.-Severalm murders have re-
Gently been committed in this county,
A Frenchman, while hunting for his hor-
ses near Guadaloupe, was shot down by
three Indians.
A rich quartz vein has been discovered
on the dividing ridge between the waters
of Sherlock's, Saxon's and Colorado
creeks, near what is known as the barley
field. There are many other veins in
that region yet untouched and directly in
the heart of a timber country.
On Mariposa creek mining has been in
terrupted by the late rains which have
done considerable damage to claims.
BUrTE.-From the Record we learn
that the Feather River Company, on the
North Fork, are designing to turn tho
river by digging n race in what appears
to have been the former bed of the stream.
This will be easily suiced off, as the bed.
rock is formed for natural channel. We
are informed by Mr.. Brown, the Superin-
tendent of the works, that in two hours
sluicing they realized twenty seven dol
lars. Mr.. Brown is of the opinion that
the dirt of the race will pay the expenses
;. of getting into the river.
NEAADA.--On Oregon Hill, near Ca
yotevlle, Benz. Dunning, Cain 4 Co., are
making clear money to an amount scarce
ly credible. Their weekly receipts do
| not fall short Of from two to three thou
sand dollars.
Webster, M'Afee & Co. in the same
hill, a few days since took ont in one day,
working five men, four hundred and fifty
six dollars, and another day three hum
dred and ten dollars.
Col. Wilson and party, of the Railroad
Company, have recently been at Grass
Valley on accommodating tour for the
projected railroad from Sacramento to
| Nevada.