The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-14

abundant crop of all prime necessities of life fruts
&C., is confidently predicted. The miners are gen
orally doing well, and in some places rich leads
of both quartz and tunnel mining are chronicled
Considerable excitement exists among our people
as to the recent discoveries of rich gold mines along
the Frazer river in the British possessions situated
about 800 or 900 miles to the North of San Fran
cisco. About 800 people have already left this
port for these mines, but as yet no tidngs of this
| migration has been received coming from the new
diggings. Owing to the difficulty of reaching these
mines at this OF the year. probably the migra
| ton Northward will cease for q month or two
Then, when the swollen rivers and streams will
have subsidized, it is likely the crush from both the
mining districts and the cities of California will be
much increased.
good deal of excitement exists among the miners
OF fTuolumne county, concerning rich discoveries of
| quartzs leads in that county.
The murderers of Frank Lane, who was killed bv
horse thieves in the San Joaquin Valley some three
weeks ago, have been either killed or captured
Eight convcts at the State prison, at San Quen-
tin, attempted to escape on the 18th Nav They
! seized four horses, and attempted to ride by the
! guards. One of the prisoners shot through
the body with a rifle ball, and another wounded in
| the wrist and all of them captured and Sc
! cured.
DR.. Scriven, an old and well known citizen of
Mariposa county, was shot through the brain and
| left side by Charles Peck who accuses Scriven of
having scduced his wife,
For some time back considerable excitement has
existed In Carson and adjoining valleys as to rich
new diggings recently discovered on Walker river
which lies to the East Of the Sierra Nevada A reg
qlar lr stampede had taken place from Genoa, Carson
Valley and other quarters BY the latest accounts
the new diggngs would seem to be scarcely rich
enough to repay the expense and trouble of reach
| ing them They situated in a very exposed and
! inclement part Of the country.
John G. Fremont has filed Il voluminous COM
pant in the Z. S. Circuit Court against the Merced
! Mining Company. He now claims as a citizen of
New lork to be owner of Las Mariposes, or the
Fremont Grant, under grant from Alvarado. He
alleges trespass and waste by the Defendants prays
that they may be compelled to answer in the pre-
misses, and be enoincd from committing further
waste, &c The questions in this suit are very i'm
portant, not only to Col. Fremont personally, but
to all miners in California.
! The new Board of Fund Examiners acting under
the provisions of the law passed at the late session
OF the Legislature, are prosecuting their abors
daily. The law provides for the funding of all the
legal and equitable Indebtedness of the city and
county of San Francisco, and the issuing of bonds
payable at the municipal treasury, bearing interest
at the rate OF SIX per cent. per annum. All claims
which it is desirable to fund must be presented to
the Board of Examiners before the 18th day OF Au-
gust next Up to this date, claims to the amount of
Sl,0OO,OOO have been presented to the Board.
Mcssrs John Sine Co. have Just opened new
banking house in this city. The firm consists of
John Sine, Ben. Smith and L. W. Fisher, all of
! whom well known here.
Messrs. Sather d Church have resumed business
at their old place, corner of Clay and Battery sts
| The Chamber of Commerce of this city, as mark of
their appreciation of the in which these gen
tlemen had closed up their late business have order
! ed their funds to be re-depositcd with the house.
The fircmen of this city have been in A state of
| excitement concerning matters growing out of the
contested election for chief engineer The Board
| OF Fire Delegates having failed, by tie-vote to
! declare Mr.. Whitney reelected to the office of
chief, in accordance with the return of the inspcc
tors and judges of election, or declare the election
null and void, Mr.. Whitney sued out writ of man
ddm"S from the Fourth District Court to compel
! them to do so. Owing to some dispute as to the
identity of the order made by the Judge, and the
one served on the delegates, no action was had in
regard to it. Messrs. Scannell and Nuttmen fore
men OF hre companies Nos. and 5, refusing to re-
| cognise or obey Mr.. Whitney as chief, the latter
"suspended'' the companies. No attention being
paid to this order the Board ofSupervisors disbanded
the refractory companies, and the police took pos
| session OF their engines and houses. This prompt
and decisive conduct created good deal of excite
ment and conversation, among not only fremen but
citizens generally, and is exciting public discussion
and interest.
The colored people of this city are taking steps
Tor an early and large migration to Vancouver Is
land in the British possessions. The reports from
the pioneers sent thither are considered highly
favorable. 1t is expected that several hundred Of
these people will leave state within the next
month. They complain bitterly of the failure of
the government to protect them in their rights and
the strong prejudice entertained against them by
our people.
The steamer Senator, from San Diego, brought up
some three tons Of silver ore taken from the mine
of Mr.. Hentzleman, in Arizona territory, and from
thence transported on mules to San Diego. The ore
is to be tested here, and if found sufficiently rich
measures will be taken to erect machinery and work
the mine more thoroughly than at present 1t costs
about $500 ton to transport the ore from the mine
to San Diego.
Mons. L. Galley, of the French importing firm of
a.. ChacheuX, Galley Co., was assassinated in the
private office of his store, about noon of Wcdnps-
day, 18th ofMay, by French woman named Me
lantinc Girault
The California Chronicle, one of the Oldest of the
San francisco daily papers, ceased its publication
on the 10Th of May.
The examination instituted by the General Gov
ernment into the past mismanagcment of the United
States branch mint in this city, is still in progress
The Grand Lodge of |. o. 0. F. of California, met
at Sacramento, on the 1lth of MAY. and elected
Phio White, of San Francisco for the long term
and John A. Brewster, OF Sacramento for the short
term, as Grand Representatives to the Il. W. Grand
Lodge of the u. S.
The Grand Lodge of MasonS also met at Sacra-
mentO on the 18th.
INDIAN FIGHT NEAR HONEY LAKE
news has been received that engagement re-
Gently took place near Honey Lake between a party
OF Mormons and white residents on the one side and
a large number of Pitt River Indians on the other
The Sacramento Union saws:
The light took place at Goose Lake about two
hundred miles in NOrtherly direction from Honey
Lake alley, three hundred miles from Yreka and
near the Lawson route leading to the Humboldt
Meadows. Itwas thought about twenty-five In
dians were either killed or wounded and ten Indian
scaps obtained. More would have been taken had
not the Indians carried their fight in deep and
almost inaccessible glen, which could only be ap-
preached with great exposure. On the night of
April 2ith the Mormon party was surprised bv some
fifty or sixty Indians previous to the junction with
the Honey Lake party, and twenty three of their
horses stampeded.
Subsequently parley had, and the Indians
agreed, in consideration of tent, and some cloth
horses nf tlo
Mormon party to go with them and help drive the
horses in. Dr. Silas g. Higgins volunteered and af-
ter being absent nearly all day, it appeared the In
dians were returning with the horses when the party
from Honey Lake. some fifteen persons who had
been hunting Indians for having committed robbie
ries, came up and fired upon the savages without
previous concert with the Mormons. Immediately the
Indians turned their guns and arrows upon Higgins
fairly riddling his body, presuminc that he had
been guilty of treachery toward them At last ac-
counts he was still living at Honey Lake having
been carried to that place on litter. The Nor
mons had everything stolen from them by the In
dians previously, except their arms a tent n bed
and some clothing.
INDIANS IN PLUMAs CoUNrY-According to the
account of correspondent of the Marvsvillc Neics
who writes on April 22d from Quincy, American
Valley, Plumas county, the whole valley was in
high state of excitement, account of the recent
news from Honey Lake and Indian Valleys. 1t was
reported that the Pyutes, Shoshones and Washoes
had banded together for the purpose of DESTROYING
all the settlers in both valleys. The settlers are
building forts, and consider themselves in moment
airy danger of an attack from the redskins. Indian
spies can be seen in droves, lowering around the
valley during the day, and at night they make bold
to come to the very doors of the settlers
The Oroville Adrertiser of 9TH of Nav SAYS that it
had received information, by way ofLa Porte Sier-
ra county, that hostilities had commenced between
the Indians and the whites in the upper county.
The Sonora papers continne to talk largely of the
recent quartz discoveries in Tuolumne county.
FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
We have received San Diego and Los Angeles
papers to the Sth of May.
The Los Angeles papers give the latest news from
the Colorado river and Arizona Territory, which
condense as follows
Col. Leach of the Ga Wagon Road, has discov
cred an excellent route down the San Pedro river