New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-10-30

He then continued southwark ninety miles Quauator
which he found other parties of natives engaged In
manner similar those before mentioned In this pnrt
Of the country he suffered nnumerable hardshps being
frequently without water for two and three days Mt
time and upon occasion he would have died from
exhaustion in the mountain astnessss unattended and
alone but for friendly Papagoes who found him in
helpless condition, and bore him twenty-five miles to
where he could get water Even this did not deter him
the prosecution of his semposed tack searched
and prosected every direction and the result is that
he has discovered the richest deposits gold and
silver discovered in that section of the continent
He discovered mine Of silver, the bossom OF which
extended for three miles varying from two to five inches
in width upon the surface Although his researches for
gold emnenty successful and he assures us that
parties of could do very good business in them
he intends devotpg his attention exclusively to the work
ing of the above mentioned silver mine and for that
he will proceed to San Francisco on the steamer Co.
liah, with view to the organization Of proper
pany to consist of one hundred men well armed with at
least revolver and rifle each and the whole to possess
capital of S4 600 witt which to purchase the requisite
| machinery for successful silver mining
Late and Interesting News from Carson
Valley and the Humboldt.
Mr.. J. NJ Maxey, of San Jose, returned home
tbs 2st inst, from trip to the valley Of the Hum
bod and Cason's Valley the other side of the Sierra
Nevada lie left San Jose in pursuit of individual who
had fed with large amount of money that did not be-
long to him This person he overlook on the other side
Of the Sierra and succeeded in recovering $4,000 q the
With the following interesting summary Of news;
On his outward he passed about twothirds of the
immigrants and thinks that there is much larger mum
Der imam mas Deeh suppu5eu lue
mostly of families large herds of cattle,
numbering from to eight hundred to the train The
immigrants were all in fine healhi he did not hear of q
single death his trip Grass good to within about
sixty miles Of the Sink OF the Humboldt, and very little
stockexcept what was stolen by the Indianshad been
lost that point After reaching Carson River they
lost large numbers Mr. NJ thinks at least one-third of
the cattle and sheep lost Many Of the immigrants
were encaped about the head of Carson Valley and in
other small valleys in the vicinity, recruiting He could
form idea of the number OF CATTLE but estimates the
Number of sheen at about 10000 third or more Of which
had hA
| ton. gentleman who resides in Contra Costa, had
started with about 5000 Sheep and when Mr. met him
two hundred miles above the Sink he had lost 1000 and
said that he would not drive sheep the plains II
| they given to him. -
/ Mr. Maupin of Boone county, Mo-, who had started
with head CATTLE had lost about 200 of 80 yoke
| work-steers, he had lost all but 8.
Mr. Hugh Jones' of Santa Clara county, had lost all Of
his workoxen, and encamped about DO miles from
Mormon Station. He had however, secured teams te
come
winter Carson Valley and they were later than usua
i They have In operation in the valley large saw and
Touring mill and it thought that there had been
nearly enough wheat raised to supply the demand. The
wheat is said to be Of . very superior quality. 4.
The failure of the large firm of Reese Barnard was
creating great excitement they largely indebted
to the people of the valley Mr. Reese had gone to Salt
ing his absence his partner Barnard ahsconded with
report said 100000 If Mr. Reese should not return
with supplies provisions will be in great demand In the
i valley this winter.
Important discoveries of gold has been made the
South Fork of Carson River 1t had been prospeced fol
twenty miles from its mouth and paid from three to ten
cents to the pan t4s g54 z9gg
There company working at silver mine near thu
Il eouraging discoveries have been made -
il William Thornton better known Lucky Bill had sue
ceeded Reese Barnard and was in possession of the
i At the last election in the valley there about so
votes cast. -z.5-- -.-t'5. -'' rs {
i From Oregon.
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