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San Andreas independent., 1857-08-15

'i'h On BEAR MouNrArs.-~On Monday last
inc northern slopes of Bear Mountain were al
most ehcompassed with fire, striped in all di-
fecuons with dark smoke; the forked tongue
- '"' Nv III names seemed to sweep, as with a
oesom, all combustible materials. Ever and
anon' as the devouring element crossed a ra-
VINE OF mountain gorge, it would leap from
point 10 peint with fearful rapidity. The scene
was '"iui'y grand, yet sublimely beautiful. and
eo"'a only be pictured by the graphic pen of a
Dante or Moliere, while in some ;nfsrna,uoo,
NO uo"o' n'rge quantities of vauable, timber
and game were destroyed; hare, rabbits and
quail abound in that region.
San Andreas independent., 1857-08-15
State Fair,-Preparations, Prizes, &c.

l0IdIC en 1lSpetIdIlOllS. 1IlZSS, exc.
The Executive Committee will. on the lSt
OF September, commence the erection of
building on the Public Square capable Of hold
ing five thousand persons. This immense hall
will be used for various purposes during the
exhibition. and on the last night will be con-
vsTtesf into ball room for the great ball that
IS to constitute an interesting feature OF th@
Fair week.
MeSsrS Connor. Holden and Sandcrson. Wis
iting Committee, last week made thorough
examination of the farms. orchards vineyards.
gardens, nurseries. &c. in San Francisco anil
San Mateo counties, collecting statistics and
general information to he embodied in the an
nual report. They will next visit the Santa
Clara Valley.
The Committee purchased in San Francisco.
three magnificent silver trumpets, at cost of
$40 each, to be awarded AS prizes for the best
performance OF first, second and third class Fire
Engines. The winner of each class is TO con-
test for choice Of trumpets the mode of con
testing to be decided by the board of judges
consisting of the Chief Engineers of the Fire
Departments of San Francisco Sacramento
Marysvlle and Stockton, and Fred D. Kohler
cx-chief Of San Francsco.-San Joaquin RepuJ-
Hcan, Tuesd0y, -4ugust llM.
San Andreas independent., 1857-08-15
Mining News.

Messrs. Bright, Green & Co.. lately discovered
some rich diggings near Scbastopol Hill, hav-
ing taken out dirt paying from two bits to a
dollar and half to the pan. There has been
much excitement in that section in consequences
During the past week claims have been taken
up in all directions, and we may expect to hear
of some rich strikes in that quarter. There is
doubtless pay the enterprising miner the dig
gings are deep Id have to be worked by shaft
or tunnel process.
Messrs Bright & Co. are taking out some rich
dirt Messrs. Atnclli 4 Co. have just struck
some good pay dirt, with prospects of doing
Welt Mcs5rs. Swinson l. Go. also taking
out dirt their tunnel is about twelve or fifteen
hundred feet in length.
The above arc but a few of the many claims
in that vicinity which doing well they are
all deep claims and will last for years. Water
can be had at all times when necessary to wash
the dirt which is drifted out.
NEW DIGGINGs-We learn that Mr.. William
Wackford last week, commenced working i'll
blind gulch running into the North branch of
the Caaveras river, a few hundred yards west
of Stevensons bridge, and soon struck rich
lode of gold. The lode is supposed to be the
connecting link on the main or ancient river
channel-spoken of in another column-which
connects Chapparel Hill with Jordan's Hill.
Stewards Hill and Central Hill. The gold was
found in this new discovery about a hundred
yards above the old Iowa Log Cabin, which
was the first building put up in this county
Alex. r. Wheat, who now keeps the Double
Springs ranch was one of the original part
ners who built it, The gold is coarse, and
pays from fifty cents to one dollar to the pan
twenty buckets of dirt yielded ten dollars
The week before last one man, while prospect
ing panned out twenty-scvcn dollars.
TuSNELING on THE South FoRK.-Ncar Whit
mans ranch, on the South Fork. great num-
Der of tunnels are now being cut into the North
bank of the river The hill was worked on
the surface several years ago with considerable
success, and now that parties are digging so
many tunnels, and with such energy, rich dirt
ne doubt has been struck. Our informant says
that the invariable reply to his enquiries in ref
erence to the tunnels, Not much gold, but
make good wages on the average" The river
mining in that vicinity has been very rich.
RIcH STRIKE AT ANGELS 's.-Another rich quartz
discovery has been made ut Angels. in the
claim of Messrs. Benjamin & Co., which sur
passes in richness anything yet prospected in
that vicinity. The strike was unexpectedly
made while digging Il we'll to run steam en-
gine. Much of the rock is perfectly spanglcd
with gold in fact it is so rich that Mr. Benja-
min has determined not to crush it, but send
the entire mass to San Francisco to be asSavcd
The rock prospects s.. to the ton.
\ Coop PRosPEcT-On Monday last spros-
pect'' was got in Marlctte, Cole. Clarke & Co.'S
claim, on Dog Point, which yielded sixty-fve
dollars and twenty-five cents to the pan. The
gold is coarse and heavy-the largest nugget
weighing over twenty dollars.
San Andreas independent., 1857-08-15
Afm ADVERTISEMENTS.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

VENIE REPUBLICANS of calaveras county
Il arc requested to meet in Mass Convention
at San Andreas. on
Tuesday, August 25fh.
for the purpose of nominating County Officers
for the ensuing election, and to transact other
business that may properly come before the
Convention J. ID. stage.
WM. ii. LEAVITT,
FRANCIS SNYDER,
NJ. ID. ATWATER
Calaveras CO., Aug. lttb, 81 aul5-2t
San Andreas independent., 1857-08-15
NoTICEs

4 Ii PERSONS INDEBTED to DR.. T. "
I \ Brothcrton, or to the firm of Hepburn &
lrotherton, are requested to settle prior to the
hrst OF September. Otherwise their accounts
will be placed in the hands of nm officer for col
lection, as wish to close my business prcpar
atory to leaving for the Atlantic States.
au s-tf T. w. BROTHERTON. NJ d.
San Andreas independent., 1857-08-15

IL New YoRK-John Taber formerly editor
of the Stockton Journal, is now in New York
city, having been severely wounded in Mica
ragua, where he for some time edited the Nica-
raguense Mr.. Taber is writing history of the
Nicaragua war, which is being published in the
New York Tribune
San Andreas independent., 1857-08-15

NoMIsATED.-IIenry A. Cobb and Capt. II.
". Ualeck. has been nominated for the State
Senate by the Democratic Legislative Conven-
ton of San Francisco.
San Andreas independent., 1857-08-15

FIRE II CAMPO .SEco.-It is rumored that a
fire occurred in Campo Scco on Thursday last.
Report sayssnine houses were consumed.
San Andreas independent., 1857-08-15

AccIDEST.-Mr VIM. Leonard on last W educs-
day afternoon, was slightly injured by a pre-
mature blast III the shaft on jerks Flo, nho
one from which the mother-of-pearl was taken
Mr.. L. had just lit the slow match and rot into
thc ho'Sting bucket to come out of the shaft,
when the blast exploded. The accident slightly
wounded him in one of his legs and came very
near breaking the bucket, which, no doubt, pre-
vented further injury from the powder and
rocks.
San Andreas independent., 1857-08-15

WELLS, FARGO < Cove are indebted to
Mr.. Joseph Knight for thousand favors in the
Express line, during the past few weeks We
feel doubly grateful for these f,vors, as they
were extended frankly, freely and kindly, as if
only prompted by wish to oblige and facili-
tate us in our indiridual efforts to cater to the
public taste in newspaper matters. We are un-
able to do Justice to the case-not the ice, cham
pagne and cgars-but to the many attentions
of our joe in supplying us, gratuitously,
with the many express and newspaper facilities
promptly, which is so absolutely necessary in
getting up ''the very latest news from all parts.
San Andreas independent., 1857-08-15

AFFAIRS AT THE MIST.-The Alta of Angus
18th. says The deficiency at the mint for the
last twelve months operations was yesterday
ascertained to be 81 SO $50 81 above the amount
allowed by law for waste, which last is two
thousandths, or one five-hundredth part of the
amount melted and refined. The following ig-
ures show the work for the year
Gold rtfintd, ozs. 1,373,G93 $a5,.,45 9G5
Legal waste 5.I46 5l,t9l
Actual waste above the amount allowed by law.
gold TlJ,'10
silver, 2,W,S
Thus it will be seen that the loss in melting
and refining has been no less than five per cent
over and above the liberal allowance made By
the Government for waste. This loss has
Cured in the department of the Melter and Re-
finer. which position held by Colonel A..
IIarazthy during the whole period when this
loss was made, and under the general principles
of the law, he is responsible unless he explain
how the loss was incurred.
San Andreas independent., 1857-08-15

Of god-bearng quartz we intended speaking
in a future number, but finding III The Pacific
an article upon the subject and the best one we
have seen written upon thequestion, we append
it to the present article:
"The Development of gold from the quartz
veins of California. is destined, we believe, to
astonsh the commercial world, beyond all yet
known in connexion with the placer mining of
the country. 1t is n source of our wealth surely
inexhaustible, while in extent and richness, not
u thousandth part of the truth is generally ap-
pretended. The number of veins discovered,
Is daily increasing in all parts of the mountains;
while, through the improvement OF the means
OF working them, and of separating the precious
| mineral from the gross materials, the yield. per
ton OF rock, is constantly on the increase. The
deeper, also, the working descends, the richer
generally are the veins: besides being common
ly increased in thickness To appearance, no
order or system prevails in the distribution of
the gold bearing veins scattered here and there
through all parts of the mining regions but,
evidently thorough geological survey of the
State, might reduce them to fair system of
trunks and branches. Yet little observation
OF their localities will reveal one great leading
vein, taking precedence of all others. running
along the Sierra Nevadas, lying about an ave-
rage distance of sixty miles west of their sum-
mitS aud although broken at intervals and
irregular. yet extending along a good portion
of the leagth of the State. Vast q,az.z mining
operations are already going at different
points, aud we do not doubt that this vein will
in time yield more gold than the present circu-
lating currency of the world. 1t deserves a
distinctive name as much so as the great rivers,
seas and mountains Of the earth but ut nrcsent.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-01-21

ss' COUNT a asass g. Fourth
State Of Ratii Judge Of The Seventh Ju
dcal District eoa5s Nils and Cleveland, praying for writ
Wm Massey, appellant VS. Thomas Hacke ct ais appellees
Second District Court Judgment affirmed. vooriies,
RECORDER STITH's CoURT.-Eugene Demond was
yesterday sent before the First District Court be tried for
pering with the slaves of A. Bouleware different times
during the past and beating Of them Thaa
on the 18th nit He gave bail of $3.50 for his appearance
Alfred Mcdonnell ordered to pay fine Of SIS or stand
trial in the First District Court for running after Dry
AIDES street, with murderous looking knife hand
Henry fined $40 for attempting to raise
New Leyee street. and resisting the police b. smcn
fined IS for disturbing the in the Mayors office Edward
Norris was fined s. for raising Girod street.
Philip Chopat his wife Barbara and Auguste Fau neigh
bors at the corner of Palmyra and Gaez Streets bound
over to keep the The Chopat and Eau families have for
some time been carrying fearful words pantoime
and thrsats. 1t started among the women. y
Michael Sullivan charged with assault and battery and Rosa
Ron charged with stealing John Germans watch were dis
charged. -t M
Paul Jones arragned charge Of having aen,ped ia
pck the pocket OF drunken Arthur Williams at
the New Basin He prison await examination
ohn Doran OF No IS New Leyee street charge hav
ing feonously appropriated to his the sum of S4s
which Michael entrusted to him for safe keeping on
the 18th Inst He also charged having badly beaten
Thomas BALI the head with stick Of wood on Sunday Hs
gave bail to appear on both charges.
RECORDER FABREs CoURT-Hays Mckinney. alias
Rats who escaped from the crowd of thieves which
Lieut. Leggett arrested in the Third District on Sunday night
was yesterday arragned before Recorder Fabre as danger
Gus and suspicious character vagran Lieut. Fremeaux
having caught him within his jurisdiction The Recorder sent
him to prison to await examination
Nh Auehhonde was held 10 appear charge ohayn call
ed Morris Allen a thief.
Miss Bridget Maxwell held charge of splitting in the
face of Mrs Madam, Bourbon street
Thomas ackensy cook of the schooner Mary Barber
sent prison on charge of having violently
re colored sailor belonging the schooner Gen Grant, y
ing alongside
henriete Bicke was sent to the Asylum dangerously
insane. s.5-rtlts, ..|
Miss Pushman charged with stealing gold locke chain
from John Nicholas room Burgundy Thomas Pow
ell charged with stealing from Antonio Doulcit
ana angelina tesanl c. charged with beating Oscar Yes
serou, white boy, were all discharged
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-01-21

SUGAR AND M0LASSFS The sales of Sugar embraced
$50 hhds at 99ic for Good Common Fully Fair OF Mo-
lasaes some 800 bbis sold 6c for to Choice lets
FLOUR. The market quiet with sales of Ss bbls St
Louis superne from store 81 200 Illinois at the same 100
Choice Extra at 81 Ss aud 80 100 Union IS bb
The stock of Corn very light and prices were
unchanged The sales comprised GGGO TSi Soc in
eudng 1000 in several lots at the latter price was held
at 81 5SSl So for Red and 81 65Sl 70 q bnshel Oats
were dali with sales of $50 sacks SOc many lots at $40
81, and 700 private Bran was held AT 81 60 "A
100 Ms
PROVISIONS Pork higher, and 200 bb Mess were
taken at SCI q bbl which retail OF Bacon 40
casks Prime Shoulders sold retail parcels
of Ribbed Sides at Toe H., In Lard we heard of nothing
doing.
BAGGING...We noticed of 469 bales India at l3Ic
$50 at the same and 800 at 1896 q yard
COFFEE The demand good with sales Of 1900 bags
including 100 1oaOc Prime at 1922 80 at lo 70
Choice at l0s6, and 50 skimmngs at &c q h.
RICE The market dull About is terces were sold
mostly at 44c d 10, and small lots the same
COAL. Pittsburg retailing s. 0oS2 % "a bb and
large lots were held at the The stock very rt
SPIRITS OF TuRPENTTNE... We noticed an oifr az a.,
for 200 bbls Selected, which held gallon stock
light,
ALCOHOL. Scarce and held at SeG9s5c 4 gallon
HAY Northern was dull n S24@S25 q ton. OF Eastern
i4Du bales sold private termssad be about as tan
WHiskY..We noticed of 100 bbls Rectiaed nt s,c
and us Raw at a51sc . gallon.
FREIGHTs-. ship taken for Trieste at i5sc for CAT
ton and 1000 bales shipped for Liverpool in British and Ane
can vessels, at I2alI.32d
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-01-21
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.

LAKE WAsHlNGToN7 St r Pqwe!l1a2 bales
PnyHe I la Williams sos bs oottoa a0 to
Martin N 9wsn cohS73 Hemnigway Fedlaper keo L
ssass .y So SoI p0 Tnn SfSL do Beck Rick
3i2 bales
ouAcHlrA R1y y; Emp!sss26s bales cotton
Frslson Stevenson &so5 Cleveland Brothers Aeo-2 NJ
Thorh H &so5 do Sos se
s Donovan McIearn keo5 7 Haie &coIG bales cotton
% Tnyeton Whiting rnllis-5 Purv GLADDEN. Fco-5
9 sacks cotton seed Msheppard-sundres oderota 1924
lSy lewis d Sss hns e.
Mepo~e Mills &coo bales cotton to ordes oas y1Cl
Hail. R6d n Esiiaw &c
Watt Noble MobleyIlt RUGBY Blair kGo-s Ward, senn
ders Hunt5 Lowe, McRcJnoids &co3 John Lee-Total,
1888 bales cotton
Y599 Ransom A99 s2 bales cotton
uun-s6 Buckner Stanton Newman-S2 Watt Noble 4 Mob
%is GsE1 n FsssSns cs to to
Aanmi R Ssglf Mgh Af y Sso da M Adams &eOl4
Cooper &co5 Hewitt Norton kco-suudrss orderTo
Cazep@ye-s hd sugar i6 bbls noasses Hall Hodd Putnam
Vance &coS6 hhds sugar bhls mQsse 80 hf bbs
oyisrs bbls nose s If bDis no@sses e DsBianc
! hi his molasses.
| NENI II
a - ee2 it II fniiS bales cotlon BEaae
t,ro 49, oV Mn,' Sco.ole GROVES fco5!o 90 10
TN na~;s ", ~ ti'eizi 4 hu ua go
u,o g, Im " onuHS, brown @cc-os 10 ~
NJ ni % 10 4Asale't Hcoii 40 70
II Ts"o MmsuresVr, Aio"1S &eo.o Greeneal
passaus 900 % h.. ,;n ~ " GoA Aco-9 10 ~
2;,,d Saot -, NV ,en " seauer 90 10
Snnres 4 wan ,yre e a go 10 em!h"eS
Horrell Gayle Sco-O Henderson peae-s n d CooneT yr1
8 uchanion, Carroll &co-7 Watt Noble Mohey-f do ia
II u, itoiue SON; pnpee srong-b Gonyers eco
j Lame Mayheld &co--3 II Carter &co5 Greenwood Il
G9--Y P9rkns &coDi Nelson geo bbs pork pkg ndse
Head Massie NcoSl6 bags Robson Alienl3 hhds
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-01-21
gen ORLEANS Nlpnev slarket.

$3.50 CRESCENT OFFICE No. 10 Camp street.
/ Tuesday Evening, Jan. 20 1856.
lhere was but little animation in the general day
This calls on the Banks such indicate there is
local amount of speculation going cotton
the ability OF all Interested This settles question
that there have been many purchases parties
who may be considered permanently located city,
The calls on the Banks continue large some heavy
Our readers must understand that there difference between
large and heavy in financial paiance On the
larger offerings and 500 twelve dated paper
placed at the rate Of cent and class
at 10 cent These are however lower than in
other city of There only moderate inquiries for
short loans collateral secneshey accessible at very
low rates of interest compared with other places.
In stocks there have been sales of 1888 shares Union Bank Mt
1859 and few shares of Southern Bank equal 10
50 DIVIDEND Some inquiries Bank of New Orleans
but at rates which holders have disposition accept
the Bank doing good business present quotations
as good an investment any other in the city.
The movements Exchange to-day have been confined to
Northern or New York funds The Banks selling over the
counter checks and outside were
made al for sight and I days sight There were
some transactions of sixty days sight of Bankers drafts at
discount net and good commercial bills % discount with
other grades within the of table below Sterling was
not much inquired for and far that particularly is
concerned it has been decided dull day Francs have i'm
proved with sales at the advanced figure of 271 We
,is
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-01-21

NEW 9oRKEShip Raah-7G BoyeR Baehannon-Bel
bnehanan &ca-F Bnuer-W q Beerton Acct Bailey Eco
EBnnnsll Saliie-P II Brn,on--Balife, Betau kco-J
BHQ9ir &co-Drand Adams-Beebe &co-H NJ Barlow leo
Booth Seg-Bnl Ellis &s9-C Buddecke &eo-Bridse Ran
lett &coIL Conon-J Burbridge &co-Crane Ico4-t'ro.
grove B9yle-09nyersc &coCarroll pritchRrd &co-R II
Chihl-Colelnan, Putnam &co-Creevy Farwe-W I Davis
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Jean Beneteau-M Greenwood AGO. GAuche-farthwa
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Moan 1St SeSIaoTes Demare-w 1 Letchtord Sco-J
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New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-01-21

"A LEGISLATIVE CLERK IN TRouBLE.-A day or
two since the Governor Of Massachusetts, sent into the
House Of Representatives of that State communica-
ton setting forth certain singular facts regarding the
Clerk of the House last year, Mr.. Haskell. 1t APP
pears from this paper that the clerk authorized
to prepare an index of the House journals and papers
for some years past, at an expense not exceeding
1000 in all the Governor refused to sign warrant
for the payment Of the same in monthly instalments,
without certificates that the work was proceeding in
proportion to the payments, which were given from
time to time, till the last, when it turned out that
not one half Of the work done, and yet that the
whole $4,000 was exhausted. Mr.. Haskell is prepar.
ing memorial to justify his course.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-01-21

Nor MARRIED ~ recent number Of the New York
Sunday Mercury says there is truth in the rumor
AURA Keene's marriage to Mr.. Leutz. There was
4 Wedltn at the ladys residence on Christmas day,
tut lie brIde ;yas a sister Of MI. Leutz.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-01-21
HoRRlBLE- find the following paragraph in a
rafa Northeyn nafar lsi8 n ts.s53

Mrs Nicholas Campbell, Of the Notch, near Pater-'
son, NJ j., who was bitten by cat three months
since, died on Tuesday in horribly ravng state,
from hydrophobia She did not suffer any ncon-
endured very much agony. At times she has been
sensible of her condition, and at other times ravng
mad During the last four weeks SHE has eaten but
small quantity of food, and even that was Tapped up
aaif by n rat. at4ts1s8. ~ t45g "a