The Placer herald., 1857-02-28
Varieties.

"Iake the gold, put 1t INTO an iron ladle'
then take good piece of lard, and mix 1t
with the gold; hold the ladle over brisk
fire until it is heated red and all the grease
burned out of the gold. Then take the gold
out of the adle and put it into soap and
water, and rub it, and the gold will resume
its natural color. This recipe was handed us
by an old miner, and being so simple and
cheap, must prove valuable to cleanse iron
rusted and quicksilvered gold, and separate
lead from the gold"
A GLANCE STATIsTICAL.-The Surveyor
Generals annual report, which has just been
printed, contains a mass of valuable and
interesting information. There were $685.
sol - acres cultivated last year, producing
2,997,OS6 bushels Of wheat, 3,215,567 bar
lev, SAG, ,566 oats, 165,066 corn. 1853, ,9O3 po-
tatoes, and large amount Of other vegeta-
ble production. OF butter, 452, l73 pounds
were made and of cheese, 246, ,113. The
wool crop amounted to 24S,9S2 pounds.
The number of fruit trees in the country is
1,311,356.
GREAT FREsHEr IN TIE AMERICAN RI
vER-The Sacramento Daily Item says the
American river rose with great rapidity
during Sunday, and it sweleG to such tor
rent in the vicinity Of Folsom that at
about eight o'clock in the evening it swept
away the large bridge belonging to Mr.
Kinsev. The structure was supported on
wooden piers. and the entire frame work
was carried a short distance where it stuck
fast. The bridge cost some $4,000 two years
AGO The loss and Inconvenience to Folsom
will be serious. 1t will be replaced as
early and promptly as possible by a substan-
tial wire suspension bridge.
The following toast was given at Dem
ocratc celebration in Eastport, Me.
The Fremont party-born in Phiadel-
phia last June-died in Pennsylvania last
November. Too old for veal, too young for
beef we haveskinned it for its hide.
''Do you understand me now" Numbered
a country pedagogue to an Urchin at whose
head he threw an inkstand. 1--WE got an
inhing of what you mean," replied the
boy.
APPOINTMENT FOR CAMroRNIA.-Charles
&. Carr has been appointed Collector at
San Pedro; Mr. Snyder's appointment as
Assayor of the Branch Mint has been CON
appointed Postmaster at Nevada.
MINING California has BIG
mining dtches the aggregate length of
which is 3,2l0 miles, and they are valued at
&5,248, 400.
CHICKEN MoRTAL1rY.--Large quantities
of fat chickens have recently died in Shasta
One person lost twenty three. 10 cause is
assigned for the epidemic.
Mr. Hunter, LAWYER of Sonora, who was
arrested on charge Of being concerned in
the late murder near that place, has been
examined and honorably acc quilted.
DEATHS IN SAN FRANclsco.-Last wecl;
there were twenty one deaths, one third OF
consumption, three Of liberated sore throat
four stll-born.
1t is remarkable that no female has ever
been good composer of music. They have
eXcelled in astronomy, chemistry, and othel
sciences, but no one can point out a good
original musical composer amongst them.
Extremes should not always meet. DR.
James Copeland, in his last medical work
states that young people sleeping with old
people generally get i'll.
MINER KnAED-A man named Edward
Smith, says the Iowa Hill Neecs, was killed
while at work in a claim on Brushy Canon
by the falling Of an embankment. Another
person at work in the same claim narrowly
escaped, having been caught by the slide
and nearly covered up. Smith was an Irish
man, had lived in Boston, Mass, and leave:
a family there.
CARSON VALLEY-Mr. Thompson, the ex
pressman, left Placerville last Wednesday
for Carson Valley. He had to employ al
assistant, having more of load than ont
person could carry.
ROADS CLosED.-The Shasta Republican
says that it is not probable that the roac
from that place to Yreka can be made pas
sible with comfort and safety until the mid
die Of March, or even later.
DEATH BY DRowNING.-Mr. j. C. Schoch
q resident Of Weaverville, was drowned while
attempting to cross Whiskey Creek, at tn,
passage of the stage road.
, NALLEJo.-A project of a ferry from
point near Vallejo to the opposite side of the
Straits, in Contra Costa county, is talked of
At the Navy Yard the ships Snow Squal
, ana IequOC Hau Deen on the dock.
The RAILRoAD-We learn from the Sac
, ramento Age, that during the last week
$4,000 were collected from the stockhod
ers in the Sacramento Valley Railroad and
/. applied to the liquidation of the Company,
indebtedness. 1t is confidently anticipated
that before the close of 1857, the road will
be in the hands Of the Company, clear O
debt; and that further improvements and al
extension of the line will then be undertaken
, STATES PRIsoN.-The Sacramento 40,
states that but few sentinels are kept OF
) guard at the prison, and the prisoners arr
) actually suffering from hunger. tits feared
and who would blame them?-that they will
rebel aoanst the weak control exern;so4