New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-16
SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS NEWS.

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SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS NEWS.
Fron tn, Saa FrnAei,cO Herald.
The mining news from al psrts Of the State "a OF
very cheering character and the country papers
abound in items describing heavy strikes and large
uuggets but the universal psint want Of water
and the dgeers an1iously awaiting the coming
rains. A beautiful specimen Of quartz AID gold WAS
lsst week taken out Of Jamesons Creek, Pl1mS
County at q depth Of 40 feet; it Weighed nearly )
ounces.
The mines at Scots Bar, Sskiyou County,
,inue To yield msgni6centyio TO so ounce. per day
having been taken out by nine Individuals. com
pany OF six also recently took out Of their claim 10
The news from the Northern mines il very good
miners on Trinity, Salmon snd klamath Rivers OBTAIN
from six eight dollars per day. and we learn that on
Salmon River miners have taken out upwards Of 500
per day to the man, and j, is said there will be room
for 10 600 men for the next ten years
Some beautiful specimens OF globular gold have
be- found the junction of the North and Middle
Forks Of the American River.
New dggiDgs have been discovered between Wes-
vervile and Oregon Gulch which are said to promise
very well.
The hills in the vicinity of Diamond Springs have
been subjected TO a Of tunnelling and are re-
ported "a be rich with gold
The mining news from MarIposa IS very hat;erlng.
large piece of quartz and gold was found last week,
which Yielded over s270. Reports of big strikes are
very rife.
A dispatch from Michigan City says that great ex-
element prevailed, in consequence OF an extensive
discovery of the precious metal at Dutch Guich The
pans averaged ego in gold each.
From Tuo'umDe, We have an account OF a regular
week . shooting: A mar named Robinson shot and
mortslly wounded one Mr.. Vaughan; William Knox
shot Thomas Allen at Columbia, who shortly after
wards died; and a Mexican named jose Mara E.co-
lar stabbed another Mexican. dumb man, killing
him instantly.
A party Of MeIicsns attacked party OF Chinese
near Formans Ranch Caaveras County shooting
oDe stabbirg another fatally, and cutting and wound
ing several, and robbed them OF all they hai which
was but three dollars.
Fsiis under sentence of death for murder, who
escaped from the jsil of Humboldt County was re-
arrested while ping To the river at ance
Bar Jan &c Stuart for the murder OF Mr.. Smith, 10
Trinity County, has been re sentenced to be hung on
the goth of September.
From Los Angeles, we learn that the San Ber-
nardno Rangers have been securing toe county 10
search of the companions Of Felipe Alvltre, the as
ssssn without success. -Four persons have been
killed during the past week but this IL considered
poor weeks work. The Grand Jury have found in.
elements for murder against Vim. Lee, Felipe Al.
Wire, Migueleio and Innocencia an Indian boy and
girl, ell Of whom are in custody.
A freBchmsn VIA murdered on the 27th ult., a. the
Forks of the Salmon River, BY another frenehman'
ard on the same cay man was killed 10 the same
LEGALITY by stroke on the head with gun-0arrel.
Neither Of the parties we're arrested.
Several specimens ~ good bituminous coal have
been found on Mud River, in the Bed Mountains,
near Eureka
A railroad from the Colorado to Los Angeles is in
contemplation.
Mr. Wa.hburn. L. s. Surveyor, has discovered
Salt Wa'er Lake in the neighborhood Of Kern River
and the TETON eight miles long and i've mules ~ide'
the bottom Of which il crystallZed salt.
Ysikee Sullivan ard Tim Holland had "setto,
at Auburn. on Saturday.
The pearl ard other fisheries beginning to excite
some attention in this State Of which they are con-
sioered TO he Of the principal resources.
During the pat month, there have arrived and de-
parted from Sacramento, l6 steamers, making l4)
trips % schooners and 10 sloops.
Business throughout the State partakes Of the gen.
Mrs Roth, better known a. Miss Goodenow, for
mery Of the Alegbsnians, has been giving concerts
in Sacramento.
DFs1ryArIoS OF TIE ALLIED FLEEr.-We are in
6ebted 10 LEck0 dn Paeif7ue for the olo wing nfor
nation relative 10 the destination Of the allied heet:
The allied squadron, VI der the orders OF Admiral
Febvrier Despoinies sailed on FRIDAY aud Saturday
for the following ports the Eurydlee lei' Tor Homo
lulu having board the varions Russian prisoners
from the different ships 10 whom the Government Mss
ASSIGNED the Sandwich Islands temporary so
iourn The Forte and the President viii remain
lev days at MaZstan and then proceed 10 Valparaiso,
where they will await orders to return to Europe or
o.patctes stating their further destination The
Virgo will follow shortly and join them at NalparaI-
go H. Is NJ. ship Pique will remain here until tur-
iter orders. The Amphitri,e leaves for Honolulu
from thence she will proceed TO Tahiti
Ii very probable that in q few months the squad
ron will reu,e in our port reenforced by the Ace,e
end the Adventure, and return 70 the Northward.
Nevertheless, their movements will be influenced by
events In Europe aollo wing the current of events,
their destination may undergo a change.
The JuDGEsHIP Charles H. Bryan, Of harys-
vile, has been appointed Judge OF the Supreme
Court Of Csfornis, in place OF Alexander " els de-
ceased. Mr. Bryan was member Of the State SEN
ate lat winter and universally accredited 10 be
the ablesi member OF that body. He soon became
cssus'ed with the arena Of partisan politics, a. II sp-
pesrs in the California Legislature, and voluntarily
rerqui,hed the lorg term Of the session to hs col
lessue M StebbDs. Mr. Bryan the only N N
in zoe ast Legislature who had the moral courage TO
deuource the Nebraska niquity, and the " Western
" charlstan' VITO riginated il.