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The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-04-18
The Horrors of Starvation.

The following, which is the experience Of a
miner, We clip from a recent California paper
Two men sought distant digging" became
completely shut in by heavy snow, and soon
consumed all their food. The writer says:
son the second day of our starvation, found
the carcas of mule that had lost in the fall,
which the cayotas had nearly entirely devour-
cd ; but on examination we found small piece
Of flesh remaining on the lower thigh, which
we carefully cut off, with the hope that we
would cat it ourselves But it was no go; it
would hot stick We tried it in every way
possible, but to no purpose. 1t WAS more than
our stomachs could bear. What now to do we
could not tell. TO get out was iInpossiblc.--:
Death seemed to stare US in the face My
companion became so despondcnt that he gave
though he was much larger and stronger man
than myself, yet kept much the best.
But at the same time saw little chance bnt
to starve; yet had a faint hope that he would
die ii,st, and then--. For fear he might
take advantage of me, seldom left my rifle
out of my hands. | kept on my feet all the
time, although was getting exceeding y weak;
aud the snow on the river bar was four feet
deep, and from six to ten feet deep on the
mountains Now, all my fairy dreams Of
wealth and happiness when should get homo
were turned into gloom and darkness gold
lost its lu>tre. TO become cannibal was hor-
rifying, the thought of having to starvc to death
and became food for tie wild beasts was in
tolerable. Gold was of no use would have
gladly given all possessed for one pound Of
bread, but, alas could not get it. My heart
grew faint within me. | knew full well that
there was no chance for my men to get to me
before must starve to death, unless my com.
panion should die, or l. TO. become a
murderer seemed too heartless and trcachcr-
Gus; but what could do? Is it not better
.that one die than both die? Thus reasoned
and struggled against reason, until hope was
lost in despair.
But bark an idea occurs to me. rcmcm.
Der seeing the track of a cayota near the car.
cass of that mule! Hope springs up; new
viror is aroused. snatched up my rifle and
started off in the direction of the mule, with
light heart and an eager quick step, with
hope Of vet escaping the dreadful calamity that
seemed to await me.
On my reaching the carcass, saw that there
was q cayota in the habit Of coming there
how TO contrive some way to kill it was the
next thing to be done. After some cxamina-
ton, posted myself behind a large rock. 1t
was now getting near dusk, and no cayota yet
sat with eager expectation, hoping the next
moment would bring some wild beast in sight.
At the first appearance of the animal, threw
my rifle tony face and fred inhicting death
shot Now my heart vas filled with joy, and
[ felt that lie who had created me, was able to
feed me, and that it was no more than just that
should feel the sting Of the lash had so
much deserved from the hand of Him who had
thus far blessed and prospered me- On my
return to camp, l met my companion, who, but
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-04-18
! iEyERAL SKETCHES OF THE MINEs.-Th

GENERAL. SKETCHES OF TIE MINEs.-Thc
mining interets in this region of country has
assumed an importance within few months,
which it has never enjoyed before. For many
years the only metal sought by miners, has
been gnd-but lattcrly the copper ores-whlch
had been altogether overlooked, are attracting
the attention of capitalists. Five or six mines
arc now in active operation, under the care OF
companies in New York, and we arc gratified
to state that the prosperity of all of them are
in the highest degree encouraging. 1t is our
purpose to sketch some of these mines, suppo-
sing that our readers would be gratilicd to hear
something Of this new source Of enterprise and
wealth.
Eastward Of Charlotte, about nine miles on
the borders of the slate and granite is the Rhea
mine. 1t is very valuable tract of land for
agricultural purposes, and has been long known
as rich both in copper and gold. 1t has recent
" passed into the hands Of Northern Com
pany STYLED the Mccklcnburg Gold aud Cop
per Company" which is well provided with
means, and who are about putting up neecssa-
ry and ample machinery for the development
Of this valuable estate. 1t affords us great
pleasure to state that preliminary explorations
have demonstrated beyond all question the I'M
mcnse richness of this State, both in Copper
and Gold. The copper vein of pure pyrltS,
vertical in it's descent, and more than three
quarters Of mile in extent, has been cut ut
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY By
THOMAS J. WARREN.
II T. X vi s .

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BIrTEE.-As an indication Of the bitter ha-
tired felt by the Crcassians towards the Rus.
SLAMS, it is stated that few years ago, slave
ship sprung leak out to sea, just ms a Russian
steamer passed in the distance. The Turkish
slave dealer, who preferred the chill blasts of
Siberia. to grave even in deep water made
signal Of distress, the steamer came up in time
to rescue the ship and its living cargutrnn,' de.
struction. But so deeply is hatred implan-
ted in every Circassian heart, that the spirit of
the girls revolted at the thought Of becoming
the helpmates of grcycoated soldiers, instead
of sharing the sumptous couch of n Turkish
paSha. They had bid adicu to their native
mountains with little emotion, but the Russians
approached, they set up a terrible and despair
ing scream. Some sprang hcadlong into the
sea, other drove their knives into their hearts
to these heroines death was preferable to the
bridal bed of detested Muscoyite. The sur.
vvors were taken to Anapa, and married to
Cossacks, or given to officers rs servants.
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Gigglers,

Never smile unless those who are with you
can comprehend the subject of your mirth.-
There are some families who render themselves
extremely disagreeable by the habit of contin.
ually looking at each other, and smiling at some
little awkwardness or mishap they may fancy
they see. Such are always detected and have
few real friends. Those who visit them despisc
their meanness, and are constantly in dread Of
their rdieue.
81 never like to so to Mrs. Ms" said
a lady.
"And why?"
because you can hasdly speak word be-
fore you see indications Of unmannerly mirth.
Perhaps they notice a pimple on your face q
wry disposition Of bonnet ribbon, an unn-
tentonal tuck in your dress-everything sets
them 'snickering.'"
Such people 90 to Church, sometimes, and
in that sacred place indulge this silly propens-
ty. If child happens to cry, they gigge. If
the minister unfortunately substitutes an inee.
CANT word, they hide their foo ish faces under
their scented cambrics and litter. If an DID,
poorly dressed, tottering woman, one Of Gods
very little ones in angelic piety and chld|lke
simplicity, comes creeping up the aisle, with
shawl and bonnet of antediluvian make, with
head shaking with age and limbs bending be-
meath their weight, they touch each other OIL
their "patent" toes, and simpering, whisper
about Noah's ark" and then shrug their
shoulders, laughing as if they had done very
pretty thing.
Shame on such social misdemeanors. Match
these simpering simpletons with coats, and hats,
and canes, and mustachad creatures in them
called men what 4 race Of fools would be the
consequence. The world is degenerate enough,
Heaven knows, without the aid of these sim.
pering ggglers, but you meet them everywhere.
On the crowded lhoroughfare, in the crowded
omnibus, where perhaps some poor daughter
Of Erin, with her healthy, honest breadth Of
face, affords them food for mirth. In the steam
car, passing their insipid judgment upon every
one who swings cane not Ia mode, or wears
avei on the wrong side Of the bonnet.
1t is easy to see that they think themselves
irresistibe-wcll is it for their vanity that they
have good opinion Of their merits, for no.
body else has.-OHpe Bruhch.
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"THE ED1ToR 1.-The Richmond, Va. Mail
IL ell, IL

"THE ED1roR THE Richmond, Va. Mail
throws Of the following capital illustration
'sI'hey have a steamboat in the. Western
waters by the name of The Elitor.' This is
the best name ever yet given to steamboat,
and more especially to Mississippi steam-
boat. We are surprised it has never been
thought of bcfor'. The Editor is a working
engine, whose fires are kept going day and
night Now he sails against the tide; and now,
with it going along at . dashing rate until sud
denly he comes mp all standing against some
hidden snag which ncarl y shivcrs his tmbers
to pieces Whenever he moves he puts the
waters in agitation for Il time, and leaves a
wake Of troubled waves behind him, which
lasts about five minutes He serves every bo.
dy but himself, carries freight aud passengers
in any quantity, and goes pnG-pu@ing down
the stream of life. Often his powers are over
taskcd and the boiler bursts, but fnr;unatel v,
it kills no one but himself, and who cares for
an Editor?"
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BUFFALoEs.-As an item OF news, We give
an account, as related to US by Col. Vaughan,
Of the number ofbufaloes killed Annually with
in the bounds of his agency, where the Ameri-
can Fur Company are operating and trading
with the Indians. He says he has taken some
pains to ascertain, and from the best informa
tion he can get, he estimates the number will
not fall far short of four hundred thousand.-
He says not less than 100000 robes have been
shipped by the two companies trading within
his agency within the last year. 100000 are
destroyed, and number OF the hides used by
the Indians to make their lodges. They are
conpelIcG 20, MAKE rt1eTH very secure, to pre-.
serve them from the severe winter. Large
numbers of bufaloes freeze or starve to death
in winter, in the snow banks which for months
are found in drifts Of from five to ten feet in
depth, and numbers of them are drowned in
crossing the Missouri river in large herds, by
crowding upon one another.
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moment previous, struggling in hopeless de-
spair, might now be seen with a frightened
countenance, with tears of JOY chasing each
other down his emaciated check"
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Governor REID, Of North Carolina, has is
sued proclamation, offering reward OF three
hundred and fifty dollars for the apprehension
Of Willis Hester, and his delivery to the she.
riff of Orange county, in the town of HILLSIDE
rough. Said Hester stands charged with the
capital felony of negro stealing.
Besides the above charge, Hester stands in
dictcd in our Superior Court for shooting Il
man in this place not long since with intent to
kill. lie gave bail in the sum of $500 dol
lars, for his appearance at the last term OF the
Court, bnt failed TO appear.
We understand that 4 man wasGrrested in
Greensborough last week, and committed to
Jail under suspicion Of being engaged in ne
gro stcalng-probably an accomplice Of Hes
ter.
The community have had reason to believe
that an extensive scheme of viIlainy has been
in operation for some time, by which number
of negroes have been dccoy ed and removed
from this county. Recent events have tended
to confirm the opinion, and render it important
that the utmost vigilance should he used to ap-
prehend the offenders, of whom Hester is sap:
posed to be principal-and bring them to JUS
tice.-HHsborough Recorder.
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The Santa Fe Gazette of the 18th ult. gives
an account of the gold mines in that vicinity.
The richest are found in the Placer Mountains, ;.
about forty miles southeast ofSanta Fe. They
are now worked to some extent, aud the yield
is very encouraging Though the specimens
arc not so rich rs some found in California,
the per cent. of gold in large bodies of rock is
said to be equal oman average to that of gold.
bearing quartz Of California. The Gazette is
confident that New Mexico is destined to be Il
great mining country.
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The NoRrnERS PREsBYrER1ASs.-We had
fain hoped that the slavery agitation had been
efectuaIly excluded for all time from the coun.
ellis of this Church; but the following para
graph from the New York Evangelist foresha-
lows some further agitation and trouble, and
such rs may ultimately lead to 4 sectional Sc
paration of this body Of Christians:
"If we do not misunderstood the articlein the
Christian Observer of last week on the slavery
question, it throws out an ntirnation which we
shall regret to see carried into elFect-that the
Southern members of the next General Assem-
hir -r;A;~";~t naAanl1I .hAt tho sIl. 500. 10
not discussed, but that declaration of the in.
expediency of all agitation be made; or, if we
understand it Alright, formal pledge on the
part of the Assembly forever to exclude the
subject.of slavery from its discussion Or pro-
ccedngs. AS friends of the whole Church we
profoundly hope that such is not the intention
Of any portion of it; for it proposes an utterly
impossible object.
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If the South can obtain practical silence
on the subject, it should be enough; we would
not like topromise even that if all that poti-
clans are dotng ip the namh Of the South, and
without the rebuke or dissent Of Southern
Christians, in abrogating tme-honorcd COM
pacts, and extending slavery over free terrific
rv be successful"
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We will come in due time to demand q seat
thorc'
The area included within the limits thus de.
scribed is about one third of the territory, OF
which it is the western part 1t is remote f;om
the Mormon settlements and adjacent to CaIi,
fornia, by cmigrants from which the valley of
Carson River has been settled. These people
are not Mormons, nor haze they any affinity to
that strange collection Of polygamists. They
are industrious Americans, who have occupied
their preSen: locality on account of the beauty
and fertility of the valley
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JESDAY MORNING, APRIL IS, 1854.

the depth of sixty feet. At this point, the
vein is in width from 3 to feet and increasing
in volume as it descends. 1t is we'll defined
and strongly guarded with walls, which circum-
stances in connection with its vertical position
gives promise of enduring richness.
This company we have no doubt will be one
of the most successful in the south. Other
mines are likewise going forward with energy
and despatch, which we will notice hereafter,
and to enable US to do this intcliseutly, we will
thank our friends fr any information on this
important subject, which they may be able to
furnish U.S. Charlotte (N. c. Wing.
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MoRE DIscovERIEs At rN1SEvEH.-A letter
from Mosul, in the New York Tribune states
that a new palace has been uncovered. in the
ruins Of Nincvch, palace whose beanty cx.
GELS any yet found in hSsyra. The letter thus
describes the ncw discovery:
Huge monsters-compou3d Of the lion,
man, aud cagIe-guard the entrances. Tho
siahs are in fine preservation, representing the
King and his officers at Il lion hunt, a war
scene and q victory, state procession led by
eunuchs, the Rings chariot being drawn by
men. with altars and priests and grifins; in
fine, a picture of Assyrian manners and rel-
gion as they were three thousand years ago
The workmanship is most exquisite. The
slabs are to adorn the walls Of the British Mu-
scum
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ANOTHER New TERR1roRY.-A letter to the
New York Herald, dated Carson Valley, Utah
Territory, February 3, says:
owe have applied to Congress to be scpa,
rated from Utah into territory Of our own,
to be bounded on the East by the Goose Creek
Mountains, North by Oregon, South and West
by California. A few more voters arc wanted
in Congress to 'prcaerrc the balance of power.
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RAILROAD CoSNEcTroS-We are gratiied
at being able to state that the La Grange
ard Atlanta Railroad has been completed to
West Point and that the Cars were run up to
the latter place on Monday last thus making
railroad connection to The Atlantic ports
without stageng--a desideratum long desired
and most anxiously 'waited for. The bridge
at the Point will be completed, we are inform.
ed, by the lst of June, the connection then will
be perfect and complete betweeEi the Montgom-
cry and West Point, and the Atlanta and La
GSange Roads-and one can travel with per-
feet rim from this city to New York, or al.
most anywhere else he may desire. Cannot
our citizens get up grand jolfcaton with
the citizens of Macon, Augusta, Savannah and
Charleston, on the completion Of an enterprise
which has brought us so near each other. The
fare to Charleston after the first of April will
be slG.--lfontgon@y Journal.
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4 young man named Cooke was arrested in
Richmond few days ago. In 1851 Cooke
was engaged to be married to young lady at
Holly Springs, Mississippi. Having an init
mate friend, named William b. Sanderson, he
requested him to address this young lady him.
sell, merely, to test her faith to him. Sander
son accordingly addressed her, was accepted !;
and they married. In about twenty minutes
after the consummation Of the ceremony, Cooke
asked Sandcrson to step in the street with him
minute. Having gone little distance from
the house, Cooke drew pistol and shot San
dcrson dead, the ball striking just above the
mouth, Cooke made his escape, and had not
been found till the present time.
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\ NIGnT IN TURKISH VILLAcE.-Thc
pleasure of travelling in the East, and the per-
cction ip accommodation to be met with. are
thus set forth by 4 recent wanderer in the in
terror Of Turkey: +
" We retired after supper to our dormitory,
n detached room on the ground fon., in which
there had been a large fire lighted to drive ont
The mosquitoes. The heat being intense we
left the door open, and lay down on our Greek
Carpets. Not having slept much in our boat
on the preceding night We were soon making
amends for lost time; but we could not have
been long asleep, before l, who happened to
lie nearest the door, was awakened BY series
of ppkcs in my neck. | started to my feet
and fonnd that my enemy was a large pig who
had JUS: come to bed, aud Oh lcctcd to my oc
cupaion of his chamber. The pig having been
turned out, law down again to be second
time awakened by goat, who had also MS OBJ
icc'ionS. The goat was strong and forced me
to contest which awakened and amused my
friends when afterwards we all stripped at
eJanna before entering vapor bath; we were
very much surprised at the black marks Of the
goats horns Oh my back and ribs. When
had turned ont the goat locked the door, and
disposed myself for good rest In half an
hour We were all awakened by an ominous
noise Of underground thunder twice or thrice,
repeated. Then the entire shed shook dcspcr-
ateIy, and the large fat stones with which the
shed was rooted came rafting down about our
ears With no worse hurt than few bruises,
we escaped instantly from the building, and
finished our sleep on the grass OF tn" garden
in which we had suppcd. TWAS only a" earth
quake"
!, The Accuur1.,r1ox OF WEALTH.-It is
computed. on calculations furnished by the
census returns, that 6G3,000 new houses have
been built in the United States within the last
six wears, which, at an average Of $1,000,
would add to the wealth of the country,
sGG3 900, 900, to say nothing Of the furniture
necessary; the shipping and railroads, however
would increase this amount over Sl0o,uoo,oO0.
In addition to this, oil the vast sums for tacto-
rcs. insurance companies, mines &".. will
swell the aggregate, without having made any
perccptible increase in the amount OF stocks
held abroad.
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NORTHERN CoLLEGEs-It has been ascer-
tanned that the opposition to Southern Rights
under the Constitution, at the North, is not
confined to any one portion of the citizens but
men of all classes, crccds and professions are
engaged in traducing our people and opposing
the great measure of the day, the Nebraska
bill. Among the most distinguished opponents
Of this measure men who talk of disunion il
Southern rights arc regarded, are professors Of
Northern Colleges. 1t becomes a question Of
some Importance to the South, and parents es-
peciay, whether our people will continue to
he degraded by the support of Northern COL
legcs, where, among s6er things detrimental
to our peace and happiness boys will be taught
not to honor their parents.
We commend to the attention Of our read
ers the following resolution, which was recent
ly adopted at meeting Of the citizens in Rich
mond, Virginia:
Resolred, That in the opinion Of this meet
ing it is becoming and right in its mernbeis, in
the people Of Virginia. and in the people of the
whole South, to encourage and patronize South
ern schools, colleges or nstitutions and just
selfrespcct requires that Southern literature in
all it's branches, should meet with the hearty
support Of all Southern men, in view of the
gross ISLANDERS and misrepresentation which are
disseminated by Northern periodicals and news.
papers; and further, that sound economy as
well as every feeling of independence and self
res pect, dictate that the people Of the South
should patronize. and support: all those who
import goods directly into our waters, and that
goods manufactured in our midst, if to be had
on fair terms, should always have the prefer
ence over such rs arc made elsewhere.
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EXPERIENCES .-Grcat is the difference be-
tween the experimental reality of hnnap life
and that bcautcous picture Of earthly bliss
which the young and huoyant heart is wont to
paint Ripencd experience and maturcd indg-
ment 90 far to modify the hasty and crude de-
cisions of the untutored and untred imagina.
ton. N the morning of life the future appears
bright, and the prospect altogether lovely; but
more mature age. without extinguishIng this
Joyous feeling, chastcns and subdues it, ena.
bes it to find more substantial basis, teaches
it to cling more to that which is really and i'll.
good, and to be guided more by the
sound deductions of wisdom than any external
fascinations, which fade away whilst we adj
mire them, and perish in using them.