San Andreas independent., 1857-08-29
LATER FROM CARSON VALLEY.


Dy the arrival of party in this place from
larson valley, via the Big Tree route, we have
later news from Genoa. The party left Genoa
On friday evening" the 2lst of August, and re-
port lively times-but the gold diggings not so
rich as previously represented. The diggincs
are iocated on Walkers river, eighty miles east
of Genoa
on Thursday night serious difficulty oc-
CURED at Genoa, at the opening Ball of the
new Hotel, [just finished built by Uncle Billy
Rodgers and Lucky Bill" in which some ten
or twelve persons took part, and in which the
proprietor, Uncle Billy" shot a man by the
name of Bowlin, in the head. After the shoot
ing, the friends of the wounded man assembled
en- masse and prepared to burn the town, but
were finally persuaded, by an influential man,
to desist. Later advices report that the Hotel
was torn down by the mob The principals
in the difficulty were leaders of different clans,
who had an old grudge, which no doubt prompt
ed the quarrel. AS usual in such cases. bad
women and bad whisky were at the bottom oft
/ But few emigrant trains are coming into the
Valley. Most of the large trains are taking the
Truckee route, Our informant passed three
trains coming in by the Big Tree route One
train in the Mokelumne Valley, had about six
hundred head of cattle. The train in Hope
Valley had six wagons with mules and cattle
over three hundred head. At the head of Car
son Valley, just beyond the Canon, large
train of six wagons and one thousand five hun
dred head of cattle, lin good condition, were
encamped. Some few trains went down the
West Point road
AT the Murdock settlement, six miles below
the Canon, party of fifteen Indians were
proving about for the purpose, it is supposed,
OF stealing. Considerable alarm is felt
The Big Tree road is in first rate condition
Mr. Shcarcr and party are at work ten miles
this side of the North Fork of the Mokelumne
The worst of the road is completed The party
have once gone over the road and repaired the
worst places they are now completing their
iabors by making permanent Improvements in
every place that repairs are requisite Mr. SIS
party consists of twelve men, one wagon and
four yoke of oxen. On the wagon is black
smith forge, &C., for the purpose of repairing
the iron work of the tools. Many rocks have
been blasted out of the road and a great many
bridges have been built-in fact every stream
and gully on the road is spanned with new
and permanent bridge.
The grass is in excellent condition and good
meadows may be seen all along the road in
every little valley.
Uncle John" is located sixteen miles east of
the Big Trees just ut this end of the Big Mead
ows. lie has fine ranch and plenty of grub
and invites all TO give him CALL
Hotels now line the road the whole way over.
at stretches of from five to twenty-five miles,
One station IIendricksoifs, on the North Fork
of the Mokelumne, is well stocked with every
necessary and luxury usually found at roadside
taverns
All kinds of goods are plenty in Carson VAL |
ley Good whisky scarce and going dorn. Bad
whisky plenty at two bits the drink, and now
and then h'rora up by overburdened holders.
At the Big Tree Hotel visitors continue to
arrive and depart daily. Most of the recent
arrivals go as far as the Big Meadows and
the copper mines.
Mountain trout are plenty on the other side
of the summit, aud also in the San Antonio on
this side.
Mr.. John Andrews, of Campo Seco, and an
other man, have taken up the summit Lakes
for the purpose of supplying the Mokelumne Hill
Canal with water during the dry season. The
Lakes are some six in number and quite sufli-
cient to supply all water demands (for mining
purposes) in this county, if the water is rightly
diverted and economically used
In Gold Canon, some twenty-five miles west
of Genoa, four hundred Cinnamon are at work
THE County TREAsuRERs REpoIT-Atten-
ton is called to the official report of the County
Treasurer published in another column. full
exhibit of the affairs of the county will there be
seen. An account is given of the receipts and
disbursements of every especial fund.- within
the Treasurer's control
A VoTER.-We admit the article of " 4 Vo-
ter" published in another column, not that we
agree with him in his views. Mr.. Magee has
been three times accused, tried and acquitted
on charges similar to those now brought against
him by the Circular from which A Voter
quotes his argument.
DiSSolutio
VEyHE COPARTNERSHIP heretofore existing
IL between the undersigned, under the name
and style of g. w. Ostrander Il Co., is this day
dissolved by mutual consent.