Daily national Democrat., 1859-01-18

sliNer ore, supposed to be very rich-has
lately been discovered at place called Ar.
royo Seco some eight or ten miles distant
from the Soledad Mission. This discoverer
was an old Mexican who has been engaged
III prospecting in the Coast range foy several
years. Some specimens of the ore have been
assayed with satisfactory results. A comma.
ny has been formed in Watsonville who de.
sign working the lead, several of whom
have left and doubtless are in possession of
the mine some days since. We hear that
there is considerable excitement in the lower
part of the county on the subject
SIERRA CoUNrY.-The Sierra Democrat of
Saturday, furnishes us the following:
Shot At-A man, familarly known as
French Andy" while crossing the bridge
at the lower end of town, late on Monday
night, had two shots fired at him by an un-
known person.
A distinguished Slver- Grau-Sol. Purdv
has missed II good many chickens lately.
and could not detect or catch the thief. His
traps caught no nober game than pigs and
skunks, till Wednesday night when fine,
full-grown silver-gray fox was taken in the
tails
Homicide at Poker Fat-Two men. known
as Johnny Burke and Jimmy Lyons. who
have lived together at Poker Flat, quarrelled
on Monday, in Harry Kelley's saloon, about
an old smoke-pke Kelley went out for
few minutes, leaving only the two in the sa-
loon. In his absence, Burke stabbed LYONS
to the heart with long knife taken from
the butcher shop, where it was used for cut
ting steaks. The knife went into LYONS
chest depth of s inches. He ran few
steps and fell dead Burke was taken in
CHARGE no pniO nd -, L.
meeting was held, to determine whether to
hang him or deliver him into the hands of
the officers After discussion of the question
ballot was had and the proposition to give
the psisoner up to the officers of the law car.
ried-42 to 40.
On Tuesday Burke was taken to Pine Grove
and an examination held before Justice of
the Peace, who ordered him to Jail in Down.
ieville, in care of Constable Sheldon, assisted
by Messis Wolfe and Lynn. The constable
and posse started on Wednesday morning,
and were all day coming through the snow
from Pine Grove to Eureka-l2 miles. Yes.
terday, Burke was lodged in Jail On exam-
ination of his person at Pine Grove, a small
saw, made from watch-spring, and wood
EN- clamp for holding it, were found on him.
Fatal Casualty-On Saturday last. Mr..
and Mr.. COntre were CLOSING the North
Fork, on the flume bridge, to come down to
town. Contre was walking few feet in ad-
vance OF his wife, carrying q lite child in
his arms. lie crossed under the flume, and
while his wife was crossing it fell, crushing
her under the timbers. She was rescued as
speedily as possible, and brought to town.
when medical aid was summoned On Mon
day, after much suffering, she died, of con-
cussion of the brain. Mrs c. was near
confinement, in view of which she was COM
ing to town to remain some weeks. This
circumstance considered, the casualty is in
deed a sad one.
DrOWned Through the dooryard of Mr.
Noland, at Goodyear's, runs fume belong
ing to mining ditch. On Sunday last, his
little child, aged two and a half years, fell
into the flume and was carried some distance
by the current and drowned. No one being
present at the moment when the child was
missed, it was supposed to have gone to
neighbors. Inquiry was made, but nothing
could be heard of it till man coming up the
t1ume found the dead body of the child and
brought it home. DIR. Kibbe happened to be
there at the time, on his way from Forest
City, and at once made efforts to resusciate
the child, but in vain.
Chapparel Hill The tunnelers have good
prospects, and in few weeks will be doing
lively business, at blasting out aud washing.
The Chapparel Hill Vulcan, Star Point,
Michigan and Canon companies all have ex-
celent ground, and will turn out good pay
the coming season.
The following additional intelligence is
ON the Sierra Citizen:
Brandy Cty-Previous to the anticipated
big run upon our banks, two of our compa.
nies. Boyce d Co. and Taylor Il Co., have
been introducing the blasting process with
good effect. Boyce d Co. fired off about four
hundred and forty pounds of powder, and
Taylor d. Co.. five hundred pounds. There
was from eighteen inches to two feet of snow
on the surface, and we found that the ground
was cracked. showing distinct fissures in the
snow for one hundred feet back from the face
or motnh of the drifts. 1t was perhaps very
fortunate that the blast of Taylor IL Co. did
not go at the first attempt to fire it, as the
dirt, rocks and timbers used in tampcring it
were blown out of the front drift-when it
did go-over the place where several persons
stood or sat in fanced security during the first
attempt to fire the powder. 1t is to be hoped
that 1t may prove a warning for the future
The plan of blasting seems to work well. and
Is undoubtedly destined to become n great
feature in mining, when the dirt is hard and
cant be easily piped down. The opinion of
most of our miners is, that it ought to be
done before the fall rains, as the advantages
are then greatly in favor of the operation,
and the cracks and loose earth get better sat
urated with water.