Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-12-21

Coin DlsoovlaEs- OF rHE GrIA-The California
papers By The last steamer contain numerous notices
Of alleged discoveries Of gold On tie ella river in
New Mexico; but The recent experience On the Fra
ger river had its effect in svppressing uordiDate
enthusiasm on the subject. One steamer had sailed
for the new diggiDgs, with about fifty emigrants
The existence Of gold on the ella appeared to be
well authsuticated, very fne specimens had been
exhibited ~ Mr. scoOify, late anetioneer in San
Francisco whose word VAS entitled TO eredence and
confrmatory accounts had been received from cor
respondents; but whether the precious metal could
be procured in quantities sufficient reFay the ex-
pense and labor. was yettO Be determined. The
diggings we're in barren wilderness, destitute Of
wood and water, and about half mile from the
river; the earth containing the gold being carried
over The intervening space on the backs Of mules
Most of the miners, too, we're poorly supplied With
implements, and imperfectly acquainted with the
business that a fair opportunity Of testing The
value Of the discoveries had not been afforded. Sup
plies Of all kinds have to be gobtained from San
Francisco The mines are said to have been FIRST
discovered in September last, BY Mr.. Brat, an old
Californian, though the editors Of the Bulletin have
been shown, by 3 Mexican gentleman, extraetsfrom
lectures delivered by DR.. Block, IN Edinburgh, as
long ago as I80S which seem to indicate that they
have long been known to the Spaniards, who dis
covered large grains of wash gold at The depth of
only sixteen inches; aud one large lump, weighing
1872 ounces, was Deposited in the royal cabinet at
Madrid
The fact that gold exists in Sonora is well estab
lshed, end as-tbe new diggings border on that re-
gion it is not improbable that the country through
oct possesses the same characteristics. While Cali
forns papers are cautious in giving encouragement
to spy new mining enterprise, after the mOrtifying
experience already had, they are decided in their
| preference Of the ella river mines, as compared
with those in the British possessions, Of late SO
prominent before the public, iuasmueh the former
are within the territorial limits Of the United States
and euigrsnts win draw their supplies from home
1t having been estimated that the new gold excite
ment was fOstersd by certain parties interested in
Arizona, the San Francisco Herald says:
The newly discovered ella River mines are not in
Arizona at ALL but in New Mexico, which possesses
Territorial Government. In conformity with the
treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo the ella River formed
the original boundary between the United States
and Mexico, as determined by the Commissions un-
d MessFs Weller and Bartlett and the ella is
also the southern boundary Of the western portion
of New Mexico. This was clearly es ablshed prior
to the Gadsden purchase, now called Arizona, and
the Gila therefore, forms the northern limit of Ari
IONA NeE, as the gold mines are represented
IS being eighteen miles north Of the ella River,
they clearly that far within the Territory of New
Mexico, and not within Arizona at all
Remaining upon the gold intelligence the San
Franz aid If half
to be true the Gadsden Purchase s the richest min
eral country on this continent Buta1 representa-
tiOns Of this sort need TO be taken with many grains
Of allowances Spectators are badly in want of
population in Of the territories, to entitle
them to representation in Congress.
The Democratic organization is now held together
and controlled by the cohesion Of federal patronage
and plumber Deprive il of those elements, and it
would disrupt at once into jsrring throng Of hos
tile faetions that are now united BY common hope
which induces sach to yield something Of it's rank
and fssturing animosties.-AE tie K ". Popegs
There is story told Of an uneouth locking indi-
vidual, who went to a tavern and asked for phi
Fate room and something to drink After inbibing
for some time his senses became. to use term un-
derstoOd among tipplers, &c considerably muddled"
In one end Of the room where he sat was large
mirror, and the eyes Of the Worshipper of Baeehus
CHANGING to turn in that direction be saw his own
reflection, glass in hand, about to drink. He gszed
at it for some time-his anger growing he gazed
land be rang the bell furiously. Il was answered
by servant "Send the landlord here " yelled
the inebriate The landlord came, and the guest
rising, exclaimed, Didn't ask you for pripate
room 20 "Yes, sir" We'll, then, Why in thunder
did you send that other fellow here?" "There is !
no one here, sir, but You and myself" No one, you
say Come here" he continued, grasping the |
landlords arm, aud leading him in front of the |
mirror. "NoW LOOK there-ihere is two Of them. /
One is toleraby decent looking kind of man /
something like yeu bat the other is the shabbiest,
dirtiest, meanest looking curse that ever saw
These Know NOthings are seeing themselves 10 /
the glass
The Utah mail Of the goth November arrived at /
st. Louis on the 18th inst. The snow in the noun
tains three feet deep, and from Big Mountain to
Platte bridge averaged eighteen inches in depth. |
The party was oyertaken by terrible snow storm |
between Ash hollow and South Platte. They were
two days and nights travelling eighteen miles, du-
ring which time they were without food or FIRE. A |
number of trains in Echo cannon we're unable to
get through. The streams on the whole route were
crossed on ice. One white man and three Indians
we're murdered and robbed by two white men on the
Big Blue.
The Late Col. J. H. TOrbetI.
We have already announced the death Of Col. J.