The Van Buren press., 1859-10-07
Latest News from California
by Overland Mail.

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The Mail which left San Francisco on
the 18th inst, reached here on the 1st inst. ],
by which We have received files of Califor-
MIA papers to the 18th inst. in.lusive. The
Democratic majority will much larger
than was expected from the & counts receiv-
ed by the previous mali the Black Re-
publicans and Fusionists are most essential
ly whipped out in California.
Agricultural Fairs are engaging the attcn-
tion of the people to a considerable degree
and the mining interest appears to be very
successful. Mr.. Joel Foster, who came
through in the last stage, informs US that
the Indians are very troublesome on some
parts of the route, running Of Stock from
the stations, &C., but thinks there is no
danger of the stages being attacked, as the
Indians think the stages are in some way
connected with the government. The stage
was full of passengers on this trip, as it
usually is on all of them.
EARTHQUAKE IN SoNoRA--The Petaluma
journal states that two distinct shocks OF
earthquake occurred at that place on Fri
day. at 8 a. NJ. This was the hour of the
occasion of an earthquake in San Francis
co on the same day. The vibrations went
to east.-.San Francisco National of the
l2M Sept.
FIrT RIVER, Sept. TO-. /.
INDIAN OuTRAGEs-Mr McElroy, recent
/ Iy a..t h,yI Ind A.oan 10
He was shot with six buck shot in the back.
He leaves a wife and four children 4 par
ty from Shingletown, on their way to Join
the Pitt River Rangers, killed four Indians
and took rifle from them. On Thursday
a deserter from Fort Cook, with two other
white men, entered Mr.. penton's house
near Lockheart's ferry. tied Mr. Penton and
wife, and robbed them of $3.50. The rem
egades said they were going to raise two
hundred warriors and clean out the va LEY.
San Franetsco Herald, Sept IL.
FROM WALKER RrvER-aE Rrcn New
DIGGINGs AT Mono LAkE.&A party of men
arrived in Mariposa on 5th September from
Walker river, having left the mines five
days previously Accounts brought by
this party of the new diggings at Mono
Lake, says the Mariposa Siar. are rather
favorable. The boys" We're said to be
all in good spirits, making money, or hav-
ing good prospects of doing SO. On Odd
August, Lynch d. Co., took out 105 with
three hands. Many others were said to be
making an ounce day to the hand The
old diggings had been nearly abandoned to
the Chinese, one of whom came through
with the party above alluded to, to Maripo-
sa, to beat up for recruits among his coun-
trymen. A correspondent of the Maripo-
sa Gazette, writing from Nevada Camp,
Walker river, on 18th August, gives the
following account of the new diggings in
the neighborhood of Mono Lake
About the 18th of July last, miner
discovered, about six miles southeast OF
this camp, a section of country that is lite
rally full of gold. 1t consists of series
of gulches situated unon the eastern slope
of Walker river, bordering upon Mono
Lake, in a granite formation with traI
rock overlooking it, at an angle of 40 or
the tops of the highest hills. The dip ol
the trap Is nearly due north, while the dip
of the granite is nearly southwest. Upon
the sides of the mountains are to be found
many varieties of rock-hornblend, quartz
all varieties-with two distinct quartz vein.
running transversely across it, green stone
and here and there large specimens of tai.
cose slate, running almost invariably in
the direction of the trap. Mono Lake il
about six miles from the diggings. 1t is 6
large body of water, and, contrary to what
may have been stated, must be at least sew
ea:y miles in circumference. At or neal
he .he west is an island, about six miles cas-
and west Nv about three miles north anc
south and on last oCnday party who
believe built the first clinRer boat ever bull
this side of the Sierra Nevada, launches
upon its placid waters vessel worthy O
it's constructor, James Collins and will
one of its enterprising owners, L. A. Long
first gave to the astoGished Indians wht
thronged the shore, specimen of civiliza
tion they little dreamed Of.
4 A company has been formed and bough
out the old ditch of Talbot & Co. The,
+ will have the water in four days into tn
new diggins, where about 10 men are actu
ally packing dirt, and making from SO t,
800 per day rocking and panning it out
|, Astounding as it may seem, pledge m,
sacred honor it is fact and when tn
water comes into the diggings, results will
once more BRING upon the bronzed feature
of the old '49er the "reminiscences of oil
, times.-Bulletin.
~ Our Benny has little curly pate
visitor three years old who excited his gres
admiration few days ago. After viewin
her pretty face for some minutes, he said
deliberately ::
Carrie, you are little angel! and
you amt an angel, you are Hoses in III
buirusAes, anyhow.''
1- A few evenings ago, little boy So
looking in silence at the stars, as they com
: forth with the shade of night At lcngt
Q he spoke to his father, who sat near hiu
!, and asked. Pa, are n0 the stars the An
gels eyess'' This question from chill
q four years old, embodies . sublimity of pc
ctic thought. which few gray heads woul
Il conceive.