New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-01-21
MONDAY MORNING. JANUARY 81, 1856.
DAILY CRESCENT CRSIl(S,c'

FROM THE LAKE SUPERIOR COPPER REGIONS
The Cleveland papers contain some items from
Ontonagon, obtained by the latest arrival, from
which We extract the following
Jonathan Bullock and James Rowe, miners,
were killed on the 10th Of November, at the Nor
wich mine, by the falling Of rock weighing 10
or ~ tons upon them.
The mean temperature at Z A. NJ, for the
week ending November 23d, was 81 81 deg.
below O.
Ihe Minnesota Co. planted, last spring, at
their location, u acres, as follows: 25 in pota-
toes,3 II IN turnips and 35 in oats. The crop WAS
$500 bush potatoes, 600 bush. turnips, go tons
oats-total value there $500. The miners on
the location have always been allowed to culti-
vate small patches for their own use. And this
year they raised, in this way, ], 800 or 1000
bushels more, which is not reckoned above. The
hay crop at that location was nearly failure
on account of the early drouth
Amass has been stripped in the Minnesota
mine 80 feet high by so feet in length II is
thought it may contain so tons copper.
The citizens are awake to their interests, and
o meeting of the citizens Of Ontonagon county
was held on the 18th Of November, to consider
the subject of railroad from Lake Superior,
by the most eligible route, to connect the Upper
Peninsula with the Eastern States. Y
FROM TE1As.--The Austin correspondent Of
the Galveston News, Of the 18th, says:
We have advices in Austin of the completion
Of the Harrisburg Railroad to Richmond, and
also Of the establishment Of a line of stages from
this city to Richmond, which will materially
shorten the time of travel from Galveston to the
seat Of government
Mr.. Keith, of New York, is here, and asks for
an extension Of the time granted in the charter
of the Henderson and Burkville Railroad, for
one year from January q, 1857. Mr.. Z. states
that nine gentlemen who are members of the
company in New York, are of themselves worth
from one and o half to two millions Of dollars
and that they offer the best sort of guarantee
| that they will carry out the project.
The San Antonio Texan, Of the 10th, has the
following paragraphs @ a.
| On Monday night last, about midnight, seve
raj sojourners here and soldiers who had assem-
bled at the Braden House in our city, havins
| become mellow by the influence Of liquor, 20
into row and soldier named Boyed was sho
dead On, the spot, having received two balls il
his left breast, fired from the pistol Of William
Hart and soldier whose name we have no
learned. During the row another soldier wa
mortally wounded, having received pistol sho
above the hip bone and passing down lodged il
the opposite groin. &
We have before us several specimens Of gol
quartz rock, that were handed us by gentle
man Of our city, who has spent much time j
the gold mines Of California, and which wa
procured about one hundred miles north Of So
Antonio One specimen was obtained only 81
miles from our city. Persons who are acquain
ed with gold mines say that where such spec
mems are found, gold always abounds in Il
country around, and often on the surface Of tt
! earth.
The municipal election in Victoria resulte
in the triumph Of all the American candidate
except that Of Mayor and one Alderman.
The American party in Golisd elected the
entire ticket.