The weekly Placer herald., 1854-04-08
News Of the State.

this point. Ii VIII supply the dlSShSs
with water through the entire year, and
omen a wide field for the industry Of her
citizens.
FAIRpLAY.-Labor is well rewarded.
Population increased rapidly during the
past winter.
SOUTH FoRK CANAL.-Operations on
this work, for some time suspended, Will
be renewed this week.
The reported duel between }. 5. Ian
don and D. E. Hacker, of Volcano Bar,
turns out to be untrue. There was no
fight -,
A man named William Johnson, while
sluicing down a bank at Walloupa, was
killed by being buried under heavy slide
IN the bank.
Many miners in the vicinity of Diamond
Springs are working their claims by means
of hydraulic power.
Near Coloma, P. G. Ryan & Co., took
out specimen of gold and quartz weigh
ing 70 pounds, and supposed to contain .
pounds of pure gold The piece is now
at the office of Wells, Fargo & Co., at
Coloma.
The miners in the vicinity Of Coloma
all seem to be doing finely.
We are panied to learn that miner,
named Chapman, was shOckngly crush
ed and instantly killed on Thursday last,
while engaged at work in the New York
Tunnel, in Cedar Ravine, by the caving
of the tunnel. MIR. c., was from Ohio.
Piacervihe Dem.
A lump of pure gold, l02 or. pvt,
was found at Spanish Bar dry diggings,
near Coloma, on Friday. $l76O, at one
haul, is not bad.
ANOTHER LARGE LUMP-A Moderate
Fortune. learn that piece of gold
weighing one hundred and six ounces,
was taken out a few days since, at Rhodes
old diggings, near the Western House on
the Sacramento road-.Miners .Advocate.
Rich DIGGINGs.-We are infOred by
gentleman just from Buckeye Flat, that
a party working there for some time past,
and not making anything, sold their claim
on Monday last for $50. The purchaser
Immediately commenced working deeper
through the clay, and came to another
strata below, which was literally covered
with gold, and the lucky purchaser on
Tuesday last took out Of the claim sic
pounds. Considerable excitement pre-
walls among the old claim holders, in con-
sequence of the discovery.-B.
Deputy Sheriff }. s. Welton, arrived
at Diamond Springs, Tuesday night, from
Indian diggings, having in charge Horace
B. Whitney, who killed Washington
Baldwin, in FIddletown, last Saturday
evening. On Sunday last, Whitney de-
ivered himself up to the proper authori-
ties, and after an examination before
Justice Shearer, was discharged, as it ap
peared in evidence that he committed the
deed in self-defence.
NEvADA.-At Washington, four per-
sons last week took out $40O in two days.
At Cherokee some companies are MAX
ing from 20 to 80 dollars per day to the
hand. Several large Jumps have been
taken out lately. The old diggings in
many instances are paying as rich as ever,
although they were thought to be worked
out last season New claims are also
constantly being taken up which often pay
very rich. Mr.. Van Doren's diggings
are yielding from one to two ounces per
day. MIR. Ryan's claims are very rich.
With one other person, he has taken out
as high as $500 per day.
Madame Anna Bishops concerts are
very highly praised. She has given two
in Nevada; she was accompanied by Bo-
chas on the piano.
Near Grass Valley, at Rattlesnake
Ravine, on Wednesday last, lump was
taken out worth over 500.
The Grass Valley Telegraph contains
an estimate of the probable cost Of build
ing the Temple of Solomon. The aggre-
gate of materials is given at IS, 100, ,760,-
800, $685.
10 this enormous sum may be added
wages and diet for 1853 800 men, who were
employed by the month for seven years,
as follows: 10000 in the forests Of Leba-
non; $4,000 to hew stone; 10000 carriers
of burdens; $500 overseers Of the work.
The above calculation is made according
to the present valuation of English sterl-
ing money.
SIERRA.-We take the following from
the Sierra Citizen:
WISCONSIN FLAT.-A company at this
place, consisting Of four persons, Mes>rs
keelan, Kinney, Burns and Brown, have
been averaging for the past fortnight,
twelve or sixteen ounces per day. Three
of them only were employed last Friday,
and realized thirty-three ounces.
Last Tuesday, Mr.. Blair's company
did well. One lump was shown US weigh
ing Is ozs., a portion of the product of
that day.
SNAKE BAR.-Claims on this bar are
doing remarkably good business. Posey
company of six, average $500 per week