The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-12-05

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ers, broken quartz. gravel, sand n
clay, among which is profusely distrlb-
uted the rich auriferous deposits. We
have also seen taken from this mountain,
alta depth Of one hundred and fifteen
feet beneath the surface, large pieces of
oak, cedar and pine trees, some In their
natural state, others partly petriied.
What is deemed the bed of this ancient
stream, at q point where it enters the
neal Shaw's Flat, is about
one hundred feet wide. Theriver'gray-
ell, or /" pay dirt - as tits professionally
termed, varies In depth from six inches
to six feet. One hundred feet square of
this dirt, which has been lately worked,
was found to contain over one hundred
Thousand dollars. The gold is of the
pufest and richest description, selling
here at eighteen dollars and a quarter
per ounce, and yielding at the mint
nineteen dollars.
The presumption is thatsthe same bed
extends throughout the entire length
and breadth of the mountain, which in
crcases in width as it approaches the
plains. Numerous tunnels and shafts
are now being driven into it in search of
its hidden Treasures.
That this mountain contained gold
has long been an unquestioned fact, yet
the most sanguine were little prepared
to realise that yastness of its mineral
which recent developments
have placed beyound controversy. With
in the last few weeks Table Mountain
has been the universal theme of CONVEX.
sation-claims have been taken up,
bought and sold at enormous rates
jumped and passed into litigation. In
fact, Table mountain seems to be in ev-
erybody's mouth. and its uncouuted
trcasuses eyerybody's hope. The excite
ment in reference to it gathers impetus,
as new truths and new discoveries are
brought to light-truths which settle the
disputed problem that it is the richest
region in California. The Herald cor
fobirates the most glowing descriptions
of the richness of this mountain. II
says
Wherever the miners b. We succeeded
in penetrating the interior of the monn-
tain, they find the precious metal in
vast quantities-almost too vast for ere.
dence, were it not amply cOrroborated
By peculiar proof.
Many claims are turning out, it is re.
ported, from two to even pounds of gold
per day, and the miners do not work
hard at that. We have been told BY
many who saw, that buckets full Of dirt
: taken out that average . pound oil
gold to . pint ofdirt. These statements
are not made for the purpose of exciting
the public mind. but are actual facts az
they really exist.
recently made, it is now generally con.
ceded that the lead of gold runs the en-.
tire length Of the mountain, without any
breakor p~receptible loss. In places, fol
more than seven miles in length, rich
prospects have been obtained. At sthe
present size ofclaims there is ample room
for the employment ofsix Thousand mer
at the least, on this mountain, and there
is the best reason in the world for be
~iieying that they would all receive 1
fair remuneration for their labor.
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tORieO.
INDIAN DIFFICULTIES IN H NORTH.
+ II will be remembered our last adyi
ees from Puget Sound informed US tina
Major Hallar and his command, bas
been surrounded by an overwhelming
force of savages, in the Yakima countr,
and was in fact 60 critically Situated a
to require assistance from the Settle
ments to extricate. aim. Lieutenani
~9Iesgnrer, with a force of fifty men
started to his relief, but turned back ii
consequence of reports of the grea
etEength ofthe Indians, uatl he coul,
receive rsinforcements. The new
Drought by the Columbus shows tina
the first reports were not exaggerated
and that the tribes at war are mucl
more formidable than was at FIRST sup
posed.
The following from the Dalfes, Octo
Der Goth, is the latest from the seat o
war
"a The Indian reports are becoming
more daring every day. The nan VIII
Pwas supposed to have been killed by tbs
Yakimas, by the name Of Ferguson, ha
returned, having been out thirteen day
with nothing to eat save a handful o
rose buds, and ZONE bush of elder boz
ries. He is an object of pity. His es
cape was miraculous. There were tw,
Of them together. Mr.. Ives, his com
rade, made his escape by running. Fer
ERuson tumbied off his mule, and pretend
ed 10 be shot, when all the Indians, raj
after Ives except one, who came up tt
get Ferguson'slh hair, when he fred BIZ
gua- and killed the Indian, aud then tool
TO his heels. He reports seeing about
fifteen hundred Indians. three days aftel
Haller's defeat, travelling north to Yaki
ma Valley. Ithink they will now mum
bar three thousand strong.
The depredations thus far committed
have been all between what 10 called BIZ
Bend on Rogue river, and the ferry al
the crossing Of the o eyon trail leading
10 J~acksonville.
The Indiass living in the vicinity
named have declared open war agaiBsi
the whites, and thus far they have kill
ed every white men within their reach.
Some friendly Indians who have lefl
the band, report that something oyel
thirty white men have been murdered,
and all of their effects have fallen init
the hands of the belligerents, compri
sing animals, gold dust and coin, amount
ing IN all to over one hundred thous
and dollars.
In addition to the white men muir
dered, a company of Cinnamon, number
ing seventy men, have also been mur
dered.
kx- Good sense and even prophet,