The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-08-20
Mama Of the State.

Carson WALLET No" -,
.hs Placerville Observer has been shown a
'ne oo;man of the Carson Valley gold quartz
S'a rock is very different in appearance to
I tn' quartz in the vicinity OF Placervllle. 1t
,ne hueish cast, and looks more like com
mas " hne limestone than anything else. The
mo" ,,, I was full of gold, however, and if the
s",nP; &C extensive as has been represented.
lou' n,,ners have doubtless found good
thing.
cre1ous MISUNDERSTANDING the past
,,0ek the water in many of the wells IN Fla,
"orrlle saws the Observer has risen several
seat The cause of this aqueous increase is
ee e, unless it can be assigned to the
o,tra amount of irrigation which is going
on in the vicinity.
STATE BoNps-The State Treasurer an
.,,nnos that he will receive proposals until
,ha XII Of September next. for the redemp
':", o of s1272s worth of State bonds is
s s'u" under the Act Of April 2sth, 1857.
Wa have been informed verbally, that
Can Denver contemplates soon taking up
H;s residence in Weaver, for the purpose Of
nracticipg law. Trinity Appeal.
10, r. A. Stevenson has been nomna-
+od bv the Democracy of Tehama and Col
NC; counties as candidate to represent them
in the Assembly.
The water front of San Francisco is said
10 be in disgraceful condition. Persons
frequently fall through the many "man traps
Along it. and are drowned.
ArpsAy AT LANcHA PLANA.-On We'd
nesdav an affray occurred at Lancha Plana,
in which B. F. Wayne stabbed P. L. Moon.
A PIONEER GoSr-Mr Alfred Bell one
If the earliest settlers Of Placervile, died
SUDDENLY in that city Thursday morning last.
He was native of London, Eng.
At an election held in San Francisco, for
officers of "The California Pioneers" on
the 18th inst. the regular ticket, with Alex
ander G. Abel for President, was elected.
The full returns from the last election for
Congressional Delegates from Utah Territory
have not vet been received Dodge's ma
iorty will be at least, one hundred and fifty
LAScHA PLANA RoAD-An effort is being
made to raise funds to put the trail between
Jackson and Lancha Plana in Fl st rate order.
SIGN1rIcANT-A resolution vas passed by
the Dashaways at Sacramento, on Friday
night, requesting the Supervisors OF that
county to erect water founts on J and X
streets.
LETTERS OvERLAND.-Tbe Overland Mail
which left San Francisco on Friday last for
St. Louis and Memphis, took away two
thousand nine hundred and twenty three let
tiers, nearly all of them for the through trip.
The Sonoma Journal claims that Petalu-
ma Engine, No. l, was the first who hoisted
thirty three star flag. The occurrence
took place June 25,h in honor of Oregon,
that day being the one on which her gener-
al election was held.
The Russian River Gazette is the name of
new weekly paper propo ed to be issued at
Headsburg, August Is.
Jacob Levy has been arrested at Tehama,
and committed to prison in default of $4,000
bail, on a charge of arson, in causing the
great fire at Tehama.
On Saturday last, the opposition in Ala
meda-Ants and Republicans-united for
the purpose of choosing delegates to the
County Convention, to make fusion ticket
The Convention, to be composed of the del
egates thus chosen, will be held at San
Leandro.
The Republicans and Brodericktes are
trying to fuse in Sacramento county.
A man was garroted in Sacramento on
Wednesday night and robbed Of about 50
which he had in his shoe.
The old U. S. store-ship Warren, says the
Sacramento Bee, which has been lying in
these waters, and mainly at Mare Island,
ever since 1851, left yesterday and forever.
She goes to Panama to be used as coal
hulk.
The N. Y Express says at is becoming
quite fashionable for lady to appear with
hnr ho,v lob;,C