New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-05-14

,,J - ution and to hesitate in disclosing To Myers the
signs passwords and secrets OF the organization He told
Inn that il yas necessary that they should have some
security for his faithfulness TO the community
| thst he sbouM have committed some crime which
would outlaw him from society, and that the order
boud have the sScret in their possession Myers wa.
.mnetely won AMI confessed in the hrs; place TO
unrder ard robbpry ommtted in this State some time
epce and then to- the sttempt to lire Nevada FRI
day tnorning-said that he was actuated by revenge
that be hsd lost bis money IN gambling; that be had
grudge against his wife, who slept IN the next house
to the ore lie fred; that be meant to bum the town,
and would have done so if II had not been for the
ID Waterman &c. Whitehead pretended to be
sstsfed and, leaving him upon SONG Pree1i, brought
in an acqunjstaace whom IL introduced as pal and
induced MYERS e. repeat his confession N his presence
The three then made arrangements for variety Of
villanous transactions and then went TO bed at the
Mansion House, ard were to leave early 10 Inc morn
ing for Shasta. Marshal Plummer and OBrien ar
rived at Folsom that night and arrested Myers in bed
He was brought 10 Nevada, and IL new lying in our
Jail. Some fears entertained that be would re-
ceive summary justice frem the crowd.
DISCOVERY or A GokI MISE.-The STATE JournaI
saws: About one urUnta ago Messrs. Bradley and
Brooks who reside about thirty miles from this city
discovered, while digging wen, substance some
what resembling coal, WHICH upon thai was found TO
burn something after the Kramer OF coke. Further
Investigations developed the fact that large amount
Of this material exists in that neghb1bood the vein
beng now said TO extend fcr miles twelve feet ID
depth, and several feet uwi'ah. The soil OF that
section ia Of a talcky nature and the surface Is
rolling for miles until the foothills reached.
The spot where this substance was first dis
covered is on the Jackson road, near the
line dividing Sacramento from Anchor County about
thirty miles from the city. The gentlemen mentioned
brought considerable quan.ity Of the article to the
city Yesterday and it examined ~ many persons
1t is evidently the substance known "a Ignite descrb
ed in the books as being the caIhenaoeOus remains of
forestrees. Ii If one of the mast recent geological
formations II retains the textur, OF the wood from
which it is formed and when buried eunts an empy-
reumac OdOr, rendering Its use somewhat disagree
able TO persons of delicate The Ugh pnce OF
burning material may however causs 1t to be brought
into q certain degree in places where the IRE -
not confined close rooms should the Ten spoken OF
prove so extensive as is now supposed
RICH STRIKE.-IHe UnsOH DcDSoor0t says
The company owning and working the Democratic
Quartz VEN " made quite haul " in their claim,
ON Monday last. The shaft about half filled with
water and two Of the company were preparing TO
pump it out and for some purpose one OF them
descended to the water. While hanging on the rope
he discovered speck Of gold in the quartz ssd taking
out his knife he commenced scratching in the place.
The quartz being rotten, he succeeded IN dispacing
few pieces which revealed to him the richest kind Of
a deposit. In few minutes he took out gold to the
amount of about 500 great portion of u being
crystallzed gold of the most beautiful formations
and entirely free from quartz The claim is situated
the mountain TO the right Of Browns Flat, short
distance above the Italian claim the richness Of which
have heretofore spoken Of. The quartz lodes OF
this locality are among the richest in the country