Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-03-23
San Francisco Correspondence.

Horrible 1f0gedy-HeScHef from Lynch
ing -.SAooting -Senfeneed Xnrderers
.Arrested- Railroad, Sc.
San Francisco, Feb. IL. 1855.
EplroH ANEscAN:-A letter from this
section OF our State may no, be unInter-
es,ine to your readers. We are COM
planning with the rest of the Californl.
ans. Of Zig htness" in the money mar
ket !; and unless the windows of heaven
are opened, and little relief afforded III
the way Of rain, we are ''caved IL" gold
disgings. farming and all. A meeting
Of the Native Californlans was held on
the 18th, at which Governor Alzarado
presided. having for its object the emf
grafton into the State OF Sonora. The
Kern River fever is infectious, aud
there are hundreds who would imme.
dIa,ely embark for that locality, had they
the cash" The mines are now beng
worked within SIX OF seven miles Of Los
Angeles; and the hands are earning from
six TO seven dollars 4 day on an average.
The diggiugs on the North Fork Of Trim.
i,y river are reported to be exceedingly
rich. A lump of gold weighing 63 oun.
ces. was taken from the eA'ms of Henry
Chattel & Co. The company also took
gu, 500 in fine gold, making 81 500 in
one days washing. In Calveras county
Woody & CO.. on The Gulch, have
turned out snug sum the past few
monihs-,wo hands have dug $50 0
out OF their tunnel. The mines. are Do
ing we'll a, Columbia Parks. Shaw 4
Co, on the nh, took from their claim a
lump OF gold worth $500. The compa.
ny average is dollars day to the hand.
A tragedy occurred at Sand Hill. on
the Yuba River, II miles from Mays
vile, on Feb 9th. |, appears ,ha, a com.
psny owned a mining claim at that place
bu, had lief, it for time ,o'votk hill
near by. The principal men were Messrs
Webster and Addison. While working
,hi. claim party OF miners took up the
deserted claim, saying they had RICH,
10 do so under the mining laws.
Webster. Anderson, & Co objected to
this, and stated their intention 10 work
the claim as soon As there was water e.
nough. The other party asserted their
intention to keep it. Webster, Ander.
son, i Co then armed themselves, and al.
tackled the party with pistol. etc, which
resulted in the death Of Webster. who
was shot through the heart, and Ander.
son who was sho, through the brain. A
man named Rice. was shot through the
breast, and cannot survive. Anderson
wen, BY the name Of "kentuck." He
leaves a family IN Paduca, Ky. Web.
ster was from Concord, y H; he has a
brother in Oregon. Rice was from
Washington, Me-, aged 25 years. He
was a partner Of Webster and Anderson.
On Sunday the 4,h inst. the residents
in the vicinity Of Islip's Ferry, on the
San Joaquin. arrested Mexican on sus-
picion Of being in league with the band OF
cattle thieves who infest that pu Of the
country and aIso Tor harboring the Cali.
iornian who escaped from the Stockton
Jail the day previous. Mr. A F Rudl-'
hearin. of the affair. and knowing the
Mexican TO be worthy mar, made the
same known 20 the Deputy Sheriff, Stu.
art, who agreed 10 accompany him and
present the commission Of violence; in
the which they were successful. II is
believed the Mexican was entirely inno-
cen. Of the charges brough, against him.
and is esteemed an honest Lprigh, man.
A case occurred few days before al
Red Bluffs. BY which an innocen, man
lost his life.
A Chinaman was shot at GAINESVILLE
Treolumne county few days since, by
a tax collector. He was endeavoring to
collect taxes from him when he was at
attacked by some half dozen others
He fred aud killed one Of them on the
spot.
Daniel B Ak~y, who was convicted
OF an assault, with = knife spon Judge
MeCabe. in this city. has been sentenced
10 one years imprisonment in the State
Prison. The cause Of the assault was
jealousy on the part Of Akey.
An affair occurred \, Shas Valley on
the 3lss. abou, farming claim, in which
John w Reigby was killed. Charles
seyiers and William Langhaner, were
arrested under the charge Of murder,
and are now in the couaty Prison.
They are busily engaged in grading
the Sacramento Valley Railroad, so there
appears to be q psssp<et, at least, Of q