New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-20
FROM THE SOUTH.


We have dates from Los Angeles TO Feb ~, and
from San Diego TO Feb. II:
The steamer Goisb, Capt, Erskine, left Santa Bar
bara bound mp the coast Sunday Dif bit, the 18Th
il slant at O'Clock. About H. same niyht, aii
VIXEN FIVE miles north OF Point Conception Tue vino
cane cut from the northwest howliog blowing al
most a perfect hurricane. The Goliah breasted ~
robly however, we continued on our course tili
10 Iext morning, when finding The sea ahl Siud in
cressipg f.arfulIy, the Captain de'ero9ed 70 pu'
sbout and scud her. In wearing round the star
board wheel chain broke, and the ship broach'ng TO-
We encountered a succession OF heavy seas, which
came Iesr sweeping everything with them as 5000
a. possbe We bsd shipped tiller at - steer her
with but the rudder head splitting, the ier wasAoH
ueeless and the ship going on her own hook.
In trying to set tue foretop-a 10 steady the eoip
that s8 wSs blown clear out OF the bolt ropes a.
last succeeded in getting fore spencer set. Saica
ftesdied her little. Our pumps bsiog cboksd, the
water in the fo'd kept the coal wet and rhe nsneer,
Mr.. George Hall, and his gang, vent to work on the
cool bupkers usipg them up for trewo0c; 81 lssl sue
ceeded in getting no steam, when ms'eraIy a-s'S7n
in keeping her steady. AZ Z. M. we were running
in the trough of the at the mercy OF the WIND,
heading in for the shore, which was about ten mules
distant. At 2. NJ, through the exeriions OF Capt
Erskipe ana Mr. Foster first officer, they succeeded
in mepdpg the rudder-chsin, 50 tba. we could get
Storage way on the ship, ard arrived al Santa B4e-
baIa that night at 10 . clio *.
Tie AmsiIca was running before The same gaze uo-
iii clock on the morning of the 18th, when Capt.
Haley deemed il wsest in under the lee Of Point
Conception and heave to. The GOli4h will remain IN
Santa Barbara to await the return OF the A@erca With
coal She has sustained no damage except some OF
her light outer work from heavy seas.
MURDERS IN Los AEGELEs-A man by the name
of Boote a FrenchInan was found dead on Thursday
last the lst inst in the vineyard OF Thomas sanchez
An inquest WAS held his bOdy,swhen the Jury re-
TUNED ver6ic of murder by blows on his bead with
q club OF stoIe by some person unknown. Dsceasei
cane auoss The plains this season from Clarksyille,
Texas, where be leaves wife aad family. Two IL
dsns were also killed in fight last week near the
came place. On the nth lost, about O'Clock, So
norsn named Pedro Romero was found on the bank
Of the river, shoIt distance from the Qua House,
brutsy murc cred. He had received at least dozen
stsbs in the breast back and etesand his head was
NEARLY severed fro his bscy. On Monday mornlog,
10th II st. DIR. Hoffman, Coroner held an Inquest on
the body which resulted in the fuding of tha follow
ing verdict viz: "rhat the deceased Pedro Romero,
came TO his death from knife, or other shsrp ~
" strumeDt in the hands Of two indians, severalIy
" named jose Shortly after the verdict was rem
dereo the two Io0isns were brought before Judge
Lado, charged with being concerned In the mlrd"r
They were both identified being present aud assist
irg IN the deed They were committed for trla, ihs
testimony before the Justice designated third Indian
who has not yet been arrested, as the principal
The murders are said 70 have been caused by per-
soDs ceiling rum to the Indians. The stock OF
Frenobmsn who had been detected in selling them
liquor, was DESTROYED by the neghbors sfterward.
KKRS RIVER MINEs-Ihe Southern Californian
says:
counts from this locality 10. ony confrmm our pre-
yious published accounts but informing Ds Of nswly-
discovered diggipgs OF increased richness Inc large
numbers Of ople who have tocked to these mines,
have scattered themselves over that section o' coun
try and are prospecting the numerous guiches ana
ravnes throue the different ranges of mountains
developing at every step 6iggi,gs that pay from ten
to fifty ceuts pan. The richest localities found thus
far are high up in thefmountain guches where the
| snow at present, makes it very difficult to work
although we still speak of Kern River MiGes' as
apply ing 10 the min ing region but comparatively few
Del SOILS are now NJ high up; the country south aud
east hiss been discovered TO be far richer.
1--WE have seen letter from L. Hereford, Eaq., TO
b. d. Wilson, dated at the mines OR the 18th inst, ia
which be says that the miners are making from ten %
twenty cents a pan; parties having claims up In the
| gulches are doing much better.
"The stage driver brought in, from the Kern River,
81 &c worth Of gold which he saw washed out OF FIVE
pans of drt'
writes from % miles fom Aliens store, says: 1--WE
"sre working in a gulch discovered by Bradshaw,
"and quite III known to the balance of the goldseek
ers 1889 per day is nothing extra"
The same paper Gays:
ave have also seen letter from Mr.. Dean, to the
effect that all who worked were doing WELL Some
beautiful specimens of golo have been brougttin from
there-not only the dust, but nuggets, worth 60, 81.
$40 and sl5 each.
cat place called Rich Gulch 500 day per man
taken out al first and the claim is yet paying at
the rate of ounce day. This, II appears Is the
richest spot that has yet been discovered Whistler
the mountain guehes will afford other dggpgs of this
clsss, remains to be determined.
Tie San Joaquin Republican is the recipient Of fur
Their news from Kern River The report Of the rich.
ness Of the diggpes as published in that paper
favorable one Miners are reported TO be making
Sl6 per day. and even 500 is said TO have been ashet
out With the tom" The distance from Stockton via
Fort Miller and Woodvile. is placed at 263 miles.