Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-04-06
San Francisco Correspondence
San Fsascisco, Feb 21ilh

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~ turn over a new Tag. in search ior
something stirring. A destructive hte
broke out in Stockton on the morning OF
Feb. 2lst, ON Fl Dorado street, near Inc
corner OF Levce street, IN clothing
store, and spread with astonishing quick
ness, destroying property from the cor
ne, Of Lcyee to Man streets. The
arnount Of loss Is estimated at some 90
or $40 OOO Several men were serious
/, burned. but none dangerously. Inc
settlement of the Kern River country
Wi! have the effect OF developing the
vast resources OF the great Tulat Valley
which, perhaps comprises the richest ag'
ricuItural district IN the State. The
Four Creeks region Is described as being
a n,rad Sc. Numerous neser-iailing
brooks thread the beautiful pastures,
which seem TO be III perfect bloom, and
TIMBER grows on the banks IN the great
es, abundance. Already a large number
Of thrifty farmers are engaged IN The
cultivation OF the soil, and it is likely
tha, before another year shall have pass
ed. Tulare will be one oil the most veal
INV Cow .countIesn in California
Many oil the miners are making one
hundred dollars a day TO the hand-
/ our hundreJ persons have lett tubs city
IN ronte for Kern River, on the Anefi-
ca. a specimen oil pure gold has ocen
plcAed up at the uen disginss al Stock
ton, ching lout ounces. Severn
specimens have been found, and The e'i-
dences are, tina, rlch gold dtsslnss are
10 be found. Ship gold thus lar pf"eut-
ed has been picked ca. BY lie hnlIe, &c
cordlr to The custom oil 10.
! A lump OF gold weighing Us ounces,
was taken out at Marpose Oh Jan 3lst
Another mass OF gold quartz. weighing
seventy five pounds, was recently taAeh
taken out Of Ffeich Raslne, Sierra Co.
The lump Is supposed TO contain nay
pounds OF pure god.
Indian depredauons continue as nu-
merous is heretofore not day passes
Without hearing oil rob5eFie. aud muir
ders oi some MID.
A man (aame un.newn) was l.nched
a, Shasta on Jan 3Jih. |, appears that
he had beer caught with number OF
mules, belonging TO a Mr. CecIi winch
had been sIuen itom hitn.
lie was trIed by July oil twelve men
who deemed the evidence ni his gulIi
ma spuiabie aud sentenced him 10 be
hung. A portion oi The citizens OF Red
Bluffs then hung HIM to the hnb OF a
Tree un,Il HE was extinct.
Another blood, tragedy recently en-
acted al loeka, IN Sshiyou County
which resulted IA the death oil Leroy {
Rogers, at the hands OF jacob Mllilans
He was arrested and committed 10 lall
when an armed band from Red Bluff.
numbering between fiity aud hundred
Went 10 Shasta Tor the purpose OF rescu
ng hun from the hands OF tue Sheriff
The Sheriff upon hearing OF Their ap
proach, placed guard OF 60 men oyei
the prisoner, determined not To be ruiee
by a mob.
4 Spanish woman is SAID 10 be III,
cause Of this unhappy affair.
A, Daytown on the l7th inst, maj
named Synder, sho, \ Mexican. Syn
der " as arrested, but win lie the macis
irate was preparing the order for hi
commitment, he managed 10 escape.
I J B Scott, formerly from Indiana, wa
killed on the 2lst, while n, work in hi
claim On South Fork Of Feather RIVER
The bank cayed i'll upon him.
The Grand Jury OF Yuba county hay,
indicted James Webster, Jeremi ah Lon;
Jesse Craren and Jacob Shelby for tn
murder Of Webster, Anderson aud Ric,
at Sand Hill. They are all IN jail.
Two Mexican prisoners have escaped
from the Stockton jail By picking thru
brick wall Two feet thick. An organ
lzed band of Mexican robbers are "ope
rating in Calseras county.
The ladies OF Stockton have petition
ed IN favor OF pardonins John Tabor.
While editor Of the Stockton Journal
Tabor made for himself many enemies
by his imprudent and violen, course, SC
much SO that he himself feared to appeal
N Some parts Of the city. Poor Mans
held-as good aud gentle, and as noble
hearted man as ever walked the earti
has gone to his long home. With
sad heart | bid you adieu ouce more.