New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-10

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he reached poiut about hfy miles north. Ihen iooWne
hack to pon. thirty miles north, ne commenced hi hfs
correction line
THE MINES
The weather was delghtfuny beautiful clear and dy
until the evening of the 18th. when lively rain began
BEFORE that time mining exceedingly dull the MYERS
were nearly low in the fall; complaints we're near,
ON all sides fears entertained taat the winter woaa
mas, without any rain the old native Cstorusn'
recalled q year. Dearly generation past when there was
no rain and large herds Of horses were driven into we
bay TO the little grass for the cows ana saeeP ,hs
large dsmning companies in anticipation OF hlgh WSer'
had taken doEn their fumes 10 preserve them rom me
foods which did and for the want OF rain coua
make it'le in the guches AID dry diggings.
The z, Id produce of the fortnight has been less pFooa
bly, than during any other fortnight Tor nearly year
The rain however which began on the lith an1 lAea
kr two days Ia. materially improved the prospect oil al
fairs though still rain Is wanted.
there has been considerable excitement in Sonora in
regsrd grant made 10 company OF the sole rght 70
nine Sonora within the city limits for ten years iniigha
.or meetings were held the Council abused aud rld
culed Int order appears reign again. The pnyiegs
,uruost TO be very valuable, but the creek would not
nov remune single miners and companies SVu4u noS
urdC riGke il without a grant.
ersl points and several important mining canals have been
yeyed nd companies formed TO introduce water INTO
dry diggipgs during the next summer
Among the canals projected is one to bring the SoGn
Yuba into Gas Valley which, i is caeuated would
collect than "a 00O 900 yearly for the rent Of the water
promising silver mine s said to have been opened 10
Monterey Co.
lie following series Of murders homciles. fights g.
Conecuiiyey in Saturdays issue OF The Cd'are'Gs
PEI,otrR sHor-On Saturday night last four Nexicans
visited Chinese house, where they remained for some
time and being il said, yCtmsed to some extent they
began TO pick up generally John, fearing The con
SEQUENCES for the officers but when they arrived the
Mexicans had decsmped The latter again came To- The
house the officers again sent when e. Clarke Esq
Sheriff, accompanied by c IL. Elias, DePuty Sheriff ir
mediarely proceeded - the premises which they ap
rronthed by the back entrance Here they found two
thil,nos at a window of them having pist, in his
hand and 81 ineny watching the movements OF the IN
mates that they did bear the officers They were ar
rcteJ md on The way Nicholas Verras who had Tho ps
,oI 1nnde his escare lie followed called 20 stop
but not needing the order, Captain Elias who
had him in charge, fired the bail penetrating
lis back He died day. An inquest held on the
body on Monday before f. ltes Esq, and tno following
verde, returned: THAT Nicholas Nerras came to hi,
"deaih by pistol shot from the hand Of Charles Elias
"Under Sheriff of CAayeias Co.. while in the discharge Of
Ibis DUTY, and DO unanimo sly exonegaie said Eha'
from sll blame in the matter.
pr.rn or . SUSPECTED IIoRsE THIEF.-On Monday
night last, an individual came to Campo Scco with two
horses ard remained night Next morning he ieit
town, and was followed bytFo men, when nc inne iiaeiy
started of to axe his escape. lie was pursued and hei
at il is asserted wihou; effect bat that he seen to
draw pistol and shoot himself The parties who followed
him cal tured the horses and returned to town Those
who had the reported the death 10 Justice
Beatty who held inquest aud had the parsung parties
arrested and Injected 10 an e1omlnaiIon The Jury hai
rot sufficient evidence TO convict them of killing deceased
The were held bail however. TO appear when called
The conduct of these rather strange, inlSmuch
could have arrested the deceased and lrod he
horses when he in town, but Instead ot that they
waited among the bushes outside the town. and charged
on him. when he fed supposng il may be- that hoy were
of the character which they represented him Ia bear
SHOOTING AT MURPHY's.-On Sunday nj "a. last, being
the occasion of Christmas festivities party of young men
had been enjoying Themselves and toward morning. when
the greater humber had retired, difficulty occurred be
tween one named Duffy and another named Burlington,
the latter shooting Duffy in the back Inc wounded man
is in very dangerous condition, but hopes enter
tanned OF his recovery. DR. jones is in attendance
him ard will do all that skill and experience suggest
him Darlington has been committed 10 the coun
tyiail.
on Monday night at gambling table, between two men,
one nomed Dolon the name of the other were unable
to learn IL originated in game OF cards, on which Do
Ian threatened shoot the other when the b,rkeeper
banded the latter pistol which he fired the ball taking
effect in Dolan's jaw
CrTTryc-A party of men who are mining in the vcn.
iy of Campo Seco got spree in the early part of the
week during which of the party was severely cut on
the arm and neck The perpetraor OF the deed was
rested but no one appearing eains; him. he was fined SIS
On Monday night last party Of Italians entered house
in Campo Seco, aud kicking up row, when Justice
Beatty who was passing at the time entered the house
for the purpose OF arrestng them when they turned upon
him and sed him rather roughly Two of the party
arrested and had hearing before Justice, and were
committed to Jail avail their trial Mt the next Court
One OF THE VERDIcrs.-At Coroners inquest in this
County lately two in arrest for comprising the
death Of the body before them The jury after hearing
testimony returned verdict that deceased came to his
death by his hands and that the accused were &C
"cessory TO the deed"
NEWS FROM THE IsDTAN REsERyATIoSs.-Mr hilmors
arrived at Stockton from the Indian Reservations
near the Teton Pass Thursday morning last, whittier
he had been with stores, &c for the Indian Agent Mr.
Mmore has made the quickest trip 10 and fro record
He left Stockton with nine teams the ID December,
rived at the Reservation tho 24h and reached Stock
ton again on the jth Of January. The distance from
Stockton to the Teton Pass 300 miles and the road is
of the rpuehest in the country.
In reference to the prospect Of Lieut. Beaes success.
in his benevolent undertaking of eiyzi1g the uaatoreI
Indians Of the southern country Mr.. Mmore has fur
pLed The Stockton Republican, with some very favorable
evidence There seven hundred Indians many
of them belonging to the wild tribesl probably
enged in culvating the soil. These sayages very
art scholars readily learning the use OF the pow, aud
vile kindly treated exceedingly tractabe. Lieut..
BE ole calculates that they will this raise million
hounds of wheat. Two miles OF land has already been
sovn and there are six hundred acres OF
barley vet TO be put in The chiefs ofhe mountain tribes
seem To- watch these proceedings with intense curiosity,
and many Of the influential of their number have
left TO induce their adherens 20 "cOme in The past
treatment they have received from the whites has made
them SUSPICIOUS and il is difficult of 10 persuade
them that provision being made for them in good
earnest As they the crop spring from the earth aad
will doubtless all Yield the evidence afforded by factA
and become anxious themselves TO enjoy these privileges
Mr. Mlmore says that Indian will follow plow the
distance Vi eighteen miles day Each fuTOw is mile
in length and the Indian works mile forward and mile
back nine times day. The Reservation is eighty
miles distant from any white settlement
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