Daily national Democrat., 1859-07-07
from the Coast Range.
sroNY GREEK, Co1usI Co.. July /

,4hn most DeautlIul streams that l ever
90 in my life, clear, limpid, and cool, with
A. he'd of the stream paved with variegated
..blles, resembling the patch-work ofmany
our Industrious and thrifty housewives.
rsre we have bothed our weary limbs every
,.y since we have e0mped upon its banks,
nd recruited our wasted energies, which we
,,t;nthe valley Indeed our friend Ellison
IA. so much improved in health, that l know
no viii make much nobler and more port
Il, appearance than he did at the last sitting
# the Courcil, il he continues to eat at the
.,m6 rate that he has been eating for the last
tar or five days There is trout fishing, too.
anon this beautiful stream The neighbors
ay that they have caught them weighing
Two and three pounds each. We have been
Dcen fishing, too, but have not as yet caught
any, although we had a glorious ni55ie. We
have had an abundance of small game so far,
,lch as quails, young hares, squirrels, etc
The Young hares were indeed very fine, par
icularly when Ellison was about the camp
fire. The difference between young hare and
oli is about the samelas between fat young
veal and bull beef, when it is worth one cent
pound. Thequails, you know full well
what they are, for we have cooked them so
oNen together in our hunting excursions.
Bat, with Ellison in camp, they rather Ger
top our primitive way of cooking them
We 60 daily to the solpher springs, which
tinthe neighbOrhOod, and which is but
Ar rods distant from salt spring. They
ere both,natural curiosities, and will be Wis
led by inyalids one of these days from all
arts of the State The water comes from
he rock, pure and clear, and the vegetable
ntter which grows in the little rill which
ides from the spring is coated with s-lr+-ir.
We all drink of the water when we go there,
ht God knows that l, for one do not like it
and would exchange all that get daily,
5r some of the sherry cobblers, brandy
.na.hes, rum puncheg and whiskey straight
that Iused to get at John Keler's, Bob
01anlon's, Alb. Johnson's and Brophy's The
water which flows from the salt spring is
lboat the same volume as that coming from
he sulphur, but it spreads over large sur
ice and is soon evaporated leaving the salt
behind, coating some ten or fifteen acres of
ml Ellison says that he differs with me
i5dut the sulphur water. He says that he
would sooner have it than all the brandy
mashcS and other drinks that they can get
upin Marysville.
Tomorrow we move our camp higher up
b the mountains, where we intend to slay
lie deer and change our diet for vcnison
They are making preparations here for the
Eourth-dinner, ball, ETC., and believe that
they will 10y themselves here in this cli-
mate better than you possibly can in that one
hundred and nineteen Farenheit climate of
Arysyile, Yours,-&e., b l. NJ
MuaDERED.-Mr. David Lester was shot
and instantly killed at Oakland, on July 4th,
y Mexican and a Portuguese named Peral-
a and Miguel Mr. L. had lost his horse,
adwhhe attempting to identify one as his
wn, lie was shot by these men, three balls
otering his body The murderers were ia,
ben to San Leandro, and placed in Jail.
On Tuesday, in the United States District
Court the United States Surveys we're or
dTed to DC returned in the cases of the as
gnees of Bear Simmons, for "Novato,"
Maria Antonia Meza, to "Rinconada del Ar
nyo de San Francisquito,' and G. v. Rod.
liyez, and others, to Lands in Santa Clara
county"
Tue celebration of the Fourth of July in
Ban Francisco, was a, fine affair. Business
places were closed and the people all gave
themselves up to the enjoyment of the day.
Tie procession was q mile long. The ora
lion was delivered ly John " Watson,
and the Declaration of Independence read
by W. " Wells So '+ '@ >s~ ''-
NEW rainesh known as the Slate Greek
mines, have been discovered near Fiddle
town, Amador county. They are supposed
10 be rich, and very. extensive.
0sShdayi a Mexican quarrel ed with
lis sister in oakland, anu shot her. The
wound is supposed to be mortal
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0S the Goth of last month, a California
Illan named Augustine, was fatally wound
ancar santa Cruz by native Californian
amn1 1,or Il 49,
H4RyEsr hands are in great demand in
Saps county. "a sI0cU .as
FoUyD DEAD.-A man nomed O'Brien was
alnd dead recently at Whisky Diggings,
Sierra county. He had been killed by some
person unknown.
NRs FLEMING, the actress, died at Savan-
nah June ID. 'a f-- 1
New ORLEANS is said to be almost overrun
" scoundrels The boidest robberies are
'onnitted every night.g 0Eh aaI3
ToREr cities, Chicago, Boston and New
ork, have been the scenes of forty-four
murders since the 1st Of January last.
en-
HERE were several fights in Sacramento
60 the Fourth.
~ -a-zA-- 4 ~ ~ &c.
lhN ~ SoNopA.-0n June 2sth, a large
pane building or, Woods creek in the north
'Aa OtSonora, was destroyed by fire
A ASrRIKE.--Ihe Mississinni Comnonv on
Browns Flat, Tuolumne county, lately took
out chunk of gold weighing two pounds