The Placer herald., 1857-04-25
News of the State.

hem, for burglary, and for attempt TO
commit burglary.
The Butte Canal and ditching Company
at Shutdown, in Amador county, gave a
grand ball, the other day, at which llS coup
le were present. Longlegged boots and
red shirts abounded.
The Empire Hotel, at Shasta, treated its
boarders, on Saturday, to green peas, the
first Of the season in that quarter.
Mr.. Samuel Brannan has brought with
him from France, a strange machine for
cutting bricks. 1t is called the Partisan
Tubular Brick Machine
In the United States District Court on
Friday, the Bolton and Barron claim was
confirmed. The case will be sent to the Su-
preme Court.
The present debt of Shasta county is fifty
five thousand dollars.
STAGE LINE.-An opposition line of stages
umbia to Stockton.
The quartz lead at Angels Camp, in Gala
veras county, was sold the other day for tif-
teen thousand dollars.
WAGON RoAps.-The people of Calaver
as county are wide awake on the subject of
constructing a route to the Emigrant Road
via the Big Tree. They are holding enthu-
siastie meetings in every district.
The CRops.- Many Of the crops in the
vicinity of Colusi have suffered seriously
from the early drought. If there is no more
rain, there will not be any great amount
Of grain raised in that region.
The Sacramento Union is informed by let
ter, that on the 18th inst. the Chinese en-
gagged in a fight near Weavervlle in which
some eight or ten Cinnamon are reported as
killed.
SINGULAR EscApE.-On the Tth inst, at
Secret Diggings, in Sierra county, man
fell into shaft distance of fifty feet, and was
carried by rush of water two hundred and
fifty feet through the tunnel, without recev-
ing any injury.
Hon ]. W. McCoRKLE. - The State
Jaa,nol says Letters from friends of this
gentleman at Washington state that he will
be candidate for the Democratic nomiua-
ton for Governor.
TELEGRApH1c.-The Mountain Messenger
says the telegraph will soon be in operation
10 hdUDC creek.
The Sacramento Valley Railroad is doing
a fine business. A large amount of freight
passing over the road daily.
RAINY DAYS DURING EIGHT SEAsoNs-Mr.
James S. Tolcs, Of Marysville, has furnish
ed the Herald with a table showing the
the number Of rainy days from the com
mencement Of the winter Of 1880, to the
present time. The number of rainy days
that we have had since the time above men
toned, is 45l.
An attempt WAS made to burn the rail
road bridge at Brighton near Sacramento
few days since. Several Of the timbers were
so much burned as to require new ones.
Help is needed down there!
Parker II. French is about to start a pa
per in Sacramento, which will be, it is said,
Republican.
Ned MCGOWAN intends issuing a work de-
tating his adventures whilo eludinr the
VigiIants.
BRIrisH ROUTE ACROSS 1ToNDuRAs.-Th
Panama correspondent of tie Bulletin says
Col. Trautwine has been appointed to sur
vey the British route across Honduras for
a railroad, and will come out in the next
steamers, with 30 men, for that purpose.
The CRops.-The news from every portion
of the state is unfavorable in regard to the
crops High prices are anticipated in conse-
quence.
A BRUTAL Acr.-A. j. Hall has been
convicted of cutting out the tongue of a
neighbor's horse in Ell Dorado county, as
-
county Jail for six months, and fined
$500.
IMpRovING.-Placervile is represented
to be in very fiourishing condition. Upper
Placervile is also said to be improving.
PHOENIX MINING.-A miner in Calaveras
county, after burning his sluce boxes when
he had finished with them, recently panned
ont Of the ashes two hundred and ten dollars.
A four pound lump of gold has been found
under an oak tree at Mokeumne Hill. The
tree stood in the centre of a ravine which
had been worked ten years ago; the miners
then thought it would not pay to dig up the
old oak.
MINING AT RED Doe-At this place, in
Nevada county, the mines appear to pay bet
ter than ever before. In the Perkins claims
over fifty ounces were taken out by four men
in one week. On Red Dog Hill the Dutch
company took out in one week nine hundred
dollars--three or four men working. Other
companies are doing as well. A new ditch
will shortly be brought in to this place.
MINING AT COLUMBIA AND V1cINIrY.-In
Blacksmth's claim, at Pine Log, fifteen
pounds of gold was recently taken out in
one week-hve men working. The Shan
ghl quartz claim is still paying rich. Sew
raj rich strikes have been made in that Vi
clnlty, within the past few days,
ORov1LLE MINING CoMpANY.-The claims
OF this company extend from the bar at the
foot of Downer street in Orovile, distance
OF 5000 feet down the river. The flume.