The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-11-13
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count of battle with the Indians on
Mad River. The red devils had de-
stroyed Pardee's ranch and driven off
the stock. They were punished by
Capt. Messec's company, who killed
eight, wounded several, and took five
prisoners. The Journal boasts that
Weaverville is we'll supplied with
schools, and has no little idlers about
the streets-The Tchama Gaztte
tells a big hunting yarn about ex-As-
semblyman Lewis. During three
days chase in the coast range, he
succeeded in killing 81 deer!!- THE
Butte Record says Mr.. Geo. Tyrrel
has been engaged during the past
year in taking sketches of California
scenery, customs, peculiarities, mines,
cities and towns, with view to paint
ing an extensive panorama for exhi-
bition in the Atlantic States.
Andrews 9th Reg't of Infantry has
arrived at Vosburgh's ranch, six
miles east Of Placerville, and the cit
zens are focking out to see the SOLD
ierS. Democrat. Wells, Fargo &
| Co.'S Express has been robbed again.
The Rattiesnake Bar stage was stop
ped by three highwaymen, who took
the treasure box which contained
$4,488.-The Coloma Rspu6lican
says that town contains FIVE churches.
The neighboring town of Union has
three.-The Courier says a DIS
tracted meeting is being held at Yam
kee Jim s.-New diggings have
been found two miles below Auburn
and are chrstened by the original
name of Mush Flat District.-An
amateur dramatic company is perform
ing at Columbia with considerable
ability and success, says the News.
Some difficulties have recently
occurred near Columbia between the
miners and ranchmen on account of
the former helping themselves to tim
Der growing on enclosed lands. The
miners have been exasperated by
several suits brought against them in
consequence, and lately held a meets
ing at which they resolved to protect
themselves in the enjoyment of privi
leges conceded to them by the Gener-
al Government.-The Columbia
Courier tells of miner who hid over
$4,000 worth of gold dust in the
earth, went to Fraser, returned br oke,
and now cannot find his treasure.
The Courier observes that there are
over 500 children roaming at large in
the streets. The citizens are sub
scriblng TO build q public schoolhouss.
The Sonora Democrat records
the success of five Frenchmen who
have converted barren waste into
one of the most beautiful and flourish
ing ranches in the mountains. There
are now on the ranch between 10000
and 80 900 grape vines, which have
produced this season upward Of sixty
tons of the mos. delicious grapes. The
proprletors began with nothing six or
seven years ago and are now W ealthy.
Col. D. S. Turner has gone
east for the purpose Of obtaining all
the machinery necessary to put in
operation large WOODEN mandatory,
/ which will turn out between one hun
dred and fifty and two hundred pairs
of blankets per day. The manutae-
tory is to be at San Francisco.-
A correspondent of the San Andreas
Independent, writing from San Jose
-"the garden Of California" gives
the most luscious descriptions of or
chards, vineyards and gardens, flow
ers, trees and fruits; and mentions a
Gloria Mundi apple which weighed
33a ounces. Grapes are now selling
down there at eight cents a>pound,
and are drug at that. One Capt.
Arom will have for this years mar
ket 100000 trees, many of them nut
bearing, such as Hickory, Walnut,
and Butternut. IF California is the
garden Of the Pacific, San Jose must
be its very creme de la creme
The taxable property of Sonoma coun>
ty is valued a: $4,000, 900. Number
of fruit trees upward of 130, 900; of
berry bushes and vines, over 2,000,-
600; of grape vines, 1851, which
yielded 439 tons of grapes.-The
steamboats, running between Sacra~
mento and San Francisco carry pas
sengers for SO and 25 cents.-
| Price has been elected TO the Senate