The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-10-14
Prom California.

The following characteristic news from
California was brought by the Moses Taylor;
A number Of suicides have occurred late.
". Among them may be mentioned one
few miles from Nevada, where dead body
was found, and the following note " have
found California hard country TO live ill.,
and have chosen this spot to die die by
my own hand, and my name ever remains u
mystery" An empty s,rychnine bottle was
picked up near the body. John Cooper. of
Michigan. shot himself nj Dry Greek. near
Marysvlllc, on August -. Adolph Roose.
keeper of the Planters House, Vallejo Mills,
Alameda county. committed suicide by Ia
king strychnnc, On Sept. lie leaves u
wife and seven childlcn, the latter all under
| | years Of agc.
Every fortnight great number Of deaths
occur in California by casualty. Fatal land
slides, caving in of banks aud drownings
arc frequent. II IN almost impossible ~
keep the run Of these fatal accidents but u
lew Of them will be mentioned. John Lynch
was burned to death at u saw mill, in San
Matco county, In remarkable manner. IL
appears that the saw dust at tho mill aeon.
mulates In large quantities there, and takes
trc from its own inherent qualities. II IL
said to burn within the pile. leaving an out
side crust. Lynch, M appears, hill on the
pile when the crust gave way, and ho was
precipita,cd into fiery gulf and In shor,
time WINS burned to death. A Mr.. Mcken.
zic, Of 81. John. N. b., was caught in u rope
attached 10 u revolving drum. IN Siskiyou
county, on August b. and being violently
wound upon the drum. had his neck broken
aud his entire body crushed. Alfrcd Baker
fell from u wagon near Sacramento, Aug. II
and WAS killed. Milton Eppcrson was killed
by the accidental discharge Of shot gun,
on Russian River, few weeks ago. John
Monroe, Of Jacksonville H., VIM killed by
the caving In Of bank Of earth, al White
Rock, vi Dorado county, ON August II.
Lewis lauriat, u noted Ironaut In his time.
died at Sacramento Hospital in his Odd year,
ON August 30 lie WIS once Professor Of
Chemistry at u French college ut MarscilleS.
Tic had made asccnsions from balloons from
Castle Garden, New York. Ia all, il is
said. he made siSty.two asonsions. In his
old aye he was very diasipatc,i.
The California mines, IN will be seen by
our large shipments Of treasure every fort.
night, continue 10 yield enormously. We
continue 10 have reports from every section
of the mining regions Of now discoveries.
On the 18th OF August u nugget was found
near Columbia, Tuolome county. Of "a
pounds weight. containing 80 pounds Of
gold, and consequently worth nearly 81, 900.
II was found by miner named Strain, sad
-, 10. .nn.,,t,..lt., .,G At..,..
Surcd the gaping crowds which collected 10
scc tho nugget, that he knew where there
was "a big patch Of them dornicks;" but
no inducenent could prevail upon him 10
divulgn bis secret. Silver and gold IL said
TO have been discovered In large quantities
at Honey Lake, Tho much talked Of
"Yrcka Secret Expedition loft Yrekn, at
last. on August n. and Ia said 10 be on the
search for reported wealthy mines near the
head waters Of the Feather River, or in tho
Sierra Nevada mountains This news from
Frazrr River continues 10 be Encouraging
the river had risen several iect al the last
accounts, which arrived here y few days
ago. The adventures Ia the north ART re-
turning by hundreds ut every arrival, and
much Of the merchandise which had been
forwarded to New Caledonia IN ON its way
back u San Francisco.
A law suit involving imNn1 interests.
was commenced on August 3Oth, IN the
United States Circuit Court, before Judge
McAllister. II was suit by the United
states Government, claiming the ownership
Of the celebrated New Alma,lcn Quicksil-
yer mine in Santa Clara County. The mine
Is held and worked at u profit Of $4,000 II
day, as Ia said by John Parrot, James X.
Bolton, Alexander Forbes, and others II
Ia said TO h. worth over $50, 100000. The
Government claims that the CastilIero title.
under which larrott and others hold, N
fraudulent, and il is supposed that there IL
convincing evidence TO prove ito. Al NIL
events, the suit promises ~ be one OF the
greatest magnitude in the UnItei States.