Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-01-11
Late California NeHs.

MIA mills u the 10th Of December, which 10 four
DAYS later than the previous mail. arrived at St.
| Louis on Wednesday la.t. We make the sub
Joined extract. from the st. Louis Republican, Of
Thursday
Major Ben. Mccullough, sent out on Govern
mept mission tn this part Of Guoyamas, in Sonora,
had arrived mt 81 PAS, by tho last outbound mail.
| lie had declined t. satisfy those who curious
| to learn the object Vi his mission.
| From the ella River Mines the news is Of favo-
rable character. Some Of the miners. discouraged
| by lack Of water for mining operations, had gone
! away but they had been more than replaced by
arrivals from the San Joaquin Valley. Four or
| five hundred men were at work, making an aver
| age Of Ave to fifteen dollars per day. Owing to
the difficulty of getting water they have to carry
| the dirt in SACKS distance OF mile To n mile and
half they washed no dirt that yielded less than
twenty-five cents per pan. In prospectinga range
I of country extending a.ng both banks of the ella
for fifty sixty miles, and three tn five miles wide
lad been examined. Gold WAS found to exist
throughout this whole range. Quartz was ahun-
dsnt, but quartz mines had been opened Two
or TIN ee agents Of San Francisco Mining Compa
MES w,re examining the country to ascertain if
macbn cry for crushing quartz could be introduced
with profit. Mr.. Woods exhibited to us n pair Of
sleeve b, ttons Of elegant workmanship, made by
Mexican sw elers in FL Paso from Gila gold. All
their We rk is said to display n degree OF skill
The minors were rapidly building up II town of
slantes call ed Brchvile, in honor Of Mr.. Birch
who first dis, oyered the deposits along the ella
river.
Indian Trout les in Tehnma Comhty-T,iigup IF
Me Mattress Wholesale. Indians in Tehama
county have rec entity been causing much trouble
in Round Valley, which seems to have ended for
the time in " cir whole, ale destruction. The To-
hama Gazette of the 18th December says of the
matter:
Many of the farmers have recently lost large
her of beef cattle and mi within n
short time has had stolen from him ten head Of val
liable horses. SWIM. without number have disap-
pcare,i. together wi b other things of more less
value. Exaspcratcd beyond endurance, the ran
cheros sailed cut IL u the woods ono day last
week. and killed nine Of the ringlcaders. The
day following Mr.. S. p. Storms, agent at Nome
Cult Icing called upon To investigate the matter.
ordered the Indians to reduce fro m among them
those who had been engaged in The Stealing
Twenty-'ne were given up. linton ding to set an
example 10y hanging nome Of the worst, he first
took the eraution to examine tn, ,ir hus for ar
row., to his surprise no found but three. the 9TH
er. being undoubtedly concealed in the brush.
While preparing to do as he propt sed, the whole
number Of culprits broke for the ,happare but
ere they reached there, fourteen Of them were
killed.
Discovery Of Rich Quartz mar Sen Francisco
The Alta Californian. Of the 9Th, 81 .ys:
Mr.. John J. Fulton. resident o f this city, and
proprietor OF the Brannan street Ttnnery, informs
US that he has discovered rich vein Of nurifeous
quarts the Potrero. within thre miles of San
Francisco Tho particles If gold numerous.
and are plainly visible by gas ght. The rock
taken prom scuousy from the surface of the vein,
he snys. ASSAYS $500 TO the ton, and appears to
grow richer M it leaves the sur ace. The discov-
have taken the necessary ste ps to secure the
title to portion of the vein, which has been
traced several miles. Prepare ito making
for the sinking of shafts and do me other work
ress a get the gold ont Of The n six
/ VARYING from four 10 six nche width, have
been discovered within an area of twenty feet, in
cctel in n dark gray rock.
There will be flush times in San Francisco if
the veins discovered prove as I icli and extensive
rs Mr.. Fulton supposes.
On Monday, November Goth, oil. J. c. Fremont
was placed in possession Of tina portion of the
Bear Valley mines. known as the J, 'sephine Vein.
The process was served by j. ID. Cri ppen, Sheriff
and the parties in possession yiel led up the dspu-
ted territory peacenbly and quietly. The Merred
Mining Company, or the men in t hei employ, are
still in tho possession Of his BLACK l'rift," which
enables Them to work n portion Of the mine to
good advantage.
lIarLEss AND Observation-Disclosures FOR LOVE.
Inquest was held on Sunday last, b. ' Justice L..
! S. Muxson, acting Coroner for Dr.. Boislinlere,
| about mile below jefferson Barrac ks, on view
of the body Of man found in the wood s, hanging
to n blackjack sapng John Gushing, one Of the
inst. between 10 and ii O'clock, A. NJ, he was
passing on the bluffs and found the det sed hang
! ing bv the neck with two hankercheis. lie an
pea ell to have been dead about day. l. j., small
tin box on his erson was found docume ut in the
German language. which has been transl; stcd into
English. as follows:
To MARIE Ill send you my Christm as gift,
which is my dead lndy. Now l again acrifco
J myself for you. You will no longer find me in
your path in relation to your marriage do not
| Icspse, do not curse YOU for abnve. tn ere, We
shall meet each other again never to be Sc, ,arated
Farewell. he happy.
| The deceased was n man about five feet seven
inches in height. aged % or 80 years. Alb Tut bis
| person wero found u memora ndum book he tin
! bx referred to above and German prayer book,
on fly Leaf of which written tho M ne VI
| Christ ,pher Strisburgrr, which IL suppo sed to be
| the name Of deceased. st Lomis Re puI Aca0
| Thmsaay
Ly>cm LAW IN Mr>NEsorA.--On the 27ih uli- .
mob in L.. Suer county, Minnesota. proc, eled @
the Jail and rescued prisoner named Re inh art
/ charged with the murder Of mnn named Bodelf-
| lctersays:
The poor wretch. inspired with the strength %
II desperate man. tore h. right hand free ii rourA
a heavy gyvc Il iron, and seizing tho leg of I.
ca,tiron stove stood at bay with his face to wartis
the door. Being tall muscular man, the lynch
| ers, for II time. dared not enter. After u short
consultation. they tore down the gable end { the
log Jail and assale,l him in tho rear. Findin ali
hopes in yain Renhnrt lost all heart; and fel up
on the flor in u it, Taking the senscless "dy
! in a sleigh. the whole party proceeded out of the
village, mile ard half and attaching a rop' to
his neck threw it over tree and hauled him up.
The n"o.e was not tight, and the lynchers, lower
ing his body to adjust it more securely. Rcinhart
to his senses, sprang n his feet. aud