The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-15

In the region Of Georgetown the hill or cayote diggings
ere considered the best. At Jones' Hill several compa-
In the Columbia claims the paying lead averages about
Ave feet sa,h in vS dsp y .sant s asSus t sss i feet the p pss sI,sI ? amy
thus far the yield is constantly increasing as they pro-
ssss i Hns s tnslT sl do1isrs the To i Hay to a,s' 'R %Ith a1 s S,' d sast
they took out Of a single crevce In the rock eighty
= The dirt In the Onion Tunnel paid all expenses from
the beginning. In the commencement OF the tunnel,
and in the face Of the hin, the pay dirt Was ~. about o.
pay lead win Leverage from eighteen inches to three feet
In thick ness, and win probably average half an ounce Of
s si~s, p and viii require years Of labor before they are
worked out. In the bottom Of the shaft on top OF the
hill, the company took out $4,000 10 the circumference
The Flying Cloud Company have driftsd into the pay
main channel. The hs' gravel already pays from twelve and
a half to hfty cents to the pan. ~
feet in length and eigh ty feet in breadth. The pay dirt
is from three to fo,r feet deep, and has prospected S36 to
the pan. This company, as wen as the one preceding it,
In Stockton am the miners stii and rich ~digsiags.
There are q number Of tunnels being worked here, which
pay very richly. A small pile OF dirt laying in front Of
one Of them is so rich that the proprietors would mot
dozen cart loads in 1t. This is by no mans an unusually
rich claim.
In Calaveras the claim Of DR.. Hibbsrd, situated near
the summit Of the ridge running between Old woman's
and Chile gulches, at q point q short distance north Of
the Centre House, there are four men employed, who
wash, on an average, enc hundred cubic yards Of dirt
Red Wood mines, near Crescent City. continue to be
worked with success, and the number of miners ID stea-
Oily increasing. On Clark's creek, where gold was first
found, they made big wages, and other gulches and
Of the season is somewhat uniavorabIe at the present
moment, but it becomes daily more evident that the dig-
gings in the Red Woods will ultimately occupy a large
From Feather river we learn the miners at and in the
vicinity Of Rich Bar and the contiguous Bars were doing
well, the stream being nearly, |! not quite, as low as at
any time during the summer.
party Of Germans, numbering about six or seven,
struck a bank lead on the river, some two miles above
Rich Bar, q short time since, which has yielded hand
somely. The gold is nearly all coarse. and one Of the
Jumps exhibited to our informant weighed sixteen ounces.
The earth is fcanty, but the interstices Of the bed rock,
which is chip slate, are filed with small globules Of gold.
per day, with Eve hands employed. It is extensive, and
there lie little prospect OF its being exhausted for some
DRIVING THE CHINESE FROM THE MINES.
The Shasta Courier informs us that mass meetings Of
the miners have been held In Shasta county, at which
passed binding thoee present to prevent Chinese working
in the mines after the 18th Of February. The proceed.
Celestial population. Large numbers Of the miserable
creatures came down from Marysville on the Enterprise
yssstsrs :: S.oI In thu 1 resolutions = referred IF ansa. to, +, the en- miners . Of
Day and l. '. Trip. against the proceedings atths
paaSda eontraVeDs' the he law AZ q s't the state and = tisoi E.ecu.
tive is called upon to oppost its execution.
Miscellaneous.
FIGHT WITH TIE ISDIANs,-An encounter between fifteen
took place on the Lagoon, four miles from Crescent City,
on the morning CT the slst December, and resulted in
three guns. On Monday, the LIST January, ON an island
in Smith river, some six miles above its mouth, from
s sla,y T TO bssvsosy Indians ssosi SS0n ssss ,sst to %. make w. an "a. attack ;as
formed that the Klamath Rangers acted in concert, and
with the assistance Of the settlers in Smith river valley,
in the attack made upon the Indians. When it was as
ccrtained that o number of them were gathered AZ
ranch on the Lagoon, about fifteen Of the Rangers repair.
n bs<ba ~ ~ rrs N n ~ "a na@a-kar h,4 Ala |
notapproach the ranch without being perceived by an old
squaw, who hastened to apprise the Indians Of the dam
s were the 2RrsAs to Are, without doing Sa amy damage nas now,
ever. Upon the fire OF the whites, the Indians threw
themselves the in the water, and swan to the other aide Of
lay in wait for the f~ugitives. We are told that only Eve
escaped, and that none Of the women were Killed.
Of the whites, the older ones clamoring and abusing
affected, and only begged mercy for their huts and pro-
visions. The remainder Of the Indians in Smith river
counter, numbering in all about sixty or seventy, are
now said to be congregated on an island in Smith river,
six guns with them, viz: the three they had in the arst
fight, and three they took from tho ranch Of Mr.. Rey.
nolds, whose house they sacked on the day Of the fight;
now, probably, number some thirty or forty men, and
TIE Indians have but a small chance of escape
City Herald.
MORE INDIAN TROUBLES News came to Union on the
18th Of January that five white men were murdered by
the Klamath Indians, near Orleans Bar, on the 18th.
Col. Buchanan Immediately sent a detachment Of TWEEN
ty-fve United States troops, under the command Of H.
W. Judah, to the Bar, and also q party of volunteers
from Union. Considerable difficulty is apprehended, as
the Indians have sent all the squaws and children into
the mountains. The names Of two of the men who
were murdered we're Wheeler and O'Nein, who were both
traders.
SUFFERING AMONG THR ISpnNs.-0n the I'd Of January
a meeting Of the citizens Of Pittsburg was held to take
in that region. In the resolutions adopted it is stated
that one thousand of the unfortunate ~aborigines are In
q starving condition, and that owing to the ~lsteness OF
s~ervation. Representations OF these facts were forward
ed to Colonel Henley, and it was hoped he would sstab-
lish a temporary post for the relief Of the Indians some
where in that neighboIhood.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN YREKA-Loss, $11 s00.-We learn
from the Yreka Herald that . fire broke out in that town
Of eleven Thousand dollars was destroyed. The fire
caught in a frame house belonging to Howlitt 4 Rodgers,
these gentlemen, enc belonging to Mr. Lockhart, and the
blacksmith shop Of Mr.. Arnold. The evening being calm
and fogsy, and many Of the roofs being covered with
spreading further. The houses Of Messrs. God and Geo.
Smith were also injured. The losses are estimated as
, ss.Scc; i R r. Tors, : 81 H SaS: 1. v v, 'o Arnold har $500: o J. GafI,
$500; George Smith, $500 contents Of houses, $1,000.
PERSONAL COLLISION At sAcRAKNTo.-SENAroR MAHo-
Ny SHoT.-The bar. room Of the Orleans Hotel was the
scene of unusual excitement about eight o'clock last
evening, in consequence OF a hostile collision between
and R. A, Davidge, Esq, formerly of Nevada. The
former, while standing in front Of the bar, was encoun.
uefec py the latter, ana stfuck severely severai times
over the head with n cane. Mr.. Churchman seized his
assalant Immediately, and thrust him against the bar,
when he was released by the interference OF q third
party. On reganing an erect position, Mr.. Davidge
drew and fired a revolver, the ball OF which missed the
intended victim, and struck Senator Mahoney on the
right eide Of the under Ip-passing through the lip,
breaking two of his lower teeth, ami lodging in his
mouth. The Senator was assisted Immediately to Jones'
Hotel, where his wound was examined and dressed by
DR.. Hardness. Mr.. Davidge was arrested and conducted
to the station house. Although the attack on Mr..
Churchman was severe, his injuries are not serious-
Sacramento Union, Jan. II.
SESrgSCE OF A MURDERER John Taber, the man who
shot Joseph Mansfield, Of the San joaquin Republican,
in June last, hss been sentenced TO be hung at Stockton,
en- Tr iday, the 10th Of March next.