New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-06-24

being large frame or box for catching bears alive
but through the intersces they discovered the body
Ihey said that the person inside seemed to have tried
TO cut his way out with his knife, and had made q
small opening In that way. The trap had evidently
been sprung many weeks The occupants of the ranch
concluded. from sundry circumstances, that the
body was that OF q man who was known to be wan
dering about the hills some months SINCE and when
the informant OF the Tribune left, preparations were
being made to visit the spot and investigate the
matter.
From Victoria.
Under date of May 25th correspondent writes
from Victoria to the San Francisco Bulletin:
We are now enjoying such weather as even Cali.
fornia could be proud OLA succession Of delightful
sunny days. Aside from this perhaps the least said
the BETTER nothing having occurred since my last to
revive the dropping spirits Of our town. Hitherto
we nave always had something on which to build
hopes for the future, but we have nearly run out Of
that Kind Of capital At one time the great deside,a.
tum was to have the water fall in the river at an
other, to have it rise was the thing. Again. the
great bugbear was the terrible winter--that once
passed all would be we'll spring would open avenues
abundance that immigration would again set in bu.
siness revive and our highest hopes be realized.
Wen, the river fell and has risen again the winter
came and passed away. The upper Fraser has been
visited and prospected by thousands Of hardy and ex
perenced miners provisions in all parts of the mines
are now cheap freight to Port Hope has fallen from
$lOO TO 81 per tun. and passage from $40 to 81 the
man YETI in the face of all this, every steamer from
the mines brings load OF miners who find nothing
in the country to induce them to stay therein The
man who can find ground for faith in the face of all
this, is perhaps fortunate.
Any addition to onr mining population from Cali.
fornia cannot in reason be looked for and we expect
none from any other source, at present. Our imme
date anxiety is to know how long our present popu
iaton VIII remain which cannot be long if they CON
tlnne to leave as they are now doing.
Our main dependence and hope seems now to be
IN the much despised and abused John Chinamap, Il
quite possible that the diggngs in this country
Will pay the Chinese well those they are allowed
to work in California. This, together with the fact
that the law will give them the same protection AZ
the white man, may be sufficient inducement to draw
great many to the country. Quite number are
already in the mines, and many more are said to be
coming. l believe, SO far, no Cinnamon have left
the Mines
From Los Angeles.
Papers to the LIST Of June had been received at San
Francisco from which the following is extracted:
Captain Hancock, of the Quartermasters Depart.
ment, U. s. A., has been busiy engaged during the
past few days, In paying off the employees Of Col.
Honmans expedition. About sixty men have been
paid on. The gross amount paid out was not far
from $l2 900.
The new San Gabriel mines still continue to create
as much excitement as ever. A great many of our
cluzens nave gone. and few return, SO we conclude
by this, and those from whom we have heard that
the mines are good, and will pay well when they have
once reached the bed rock and have obtained lumber
necessary to keep the water out of the river dggngs
and also to carry water on to wash the banks. Ex.
Mayor Nicholas returned from there few days ago
and informs US that he saw one piece taken out
worth about $40 and others Of smaller size and that
the mines have every indication of being rich and
extensive Not any of the companies have vet
the bedrock, having sunk only few feet,
and are taking out from ten to fifteen dollars day
70 the hand So we have every to believe that
they will pay well when they have once reached the
bedrock and have some other to resort to be-
In,cQy IN nht att,1
are published OF an unfavorabe nature
From Carson Valley. ~M
From the Territorial Enterprise of May %, we ex
;ract the following:
There are from 5000 to 10, 900 Indians inhabitino
he valleys along the eastern slope of the Sierras aud
lnder the jurisdiction of the agency of Major Dodge
md, Judging from the majors success among them
ven with the very limited and Insignificant means
,aced az nls disposal we are firmly Of the opinion
hat the FLUTES would in three years time equal in
be advancement OF civilization, the Cherokees or
)elawares on our Missouri frontier,
carson river has been much swollen for several
lays past, exceeding the capacity of its banks, filling
considerable extent-almost the entire length of
be valley The water has filled the sloughs on either
ide of the bridge, rendering the crossing somewhat
mcu1s and n, scarcely day passes but we hear of
ONE Walkers river adventurer being called upon
o try the merits of cold bath.
Capt. Simpson and party, with our townsman,
ohm Reese, as guide from Salt Lake were about
ty miles south of Gravely Ford when the stage
assed and will probably arrive here in ten days from
ne present date. There are fifteen wagons in the
ompany,, The mail party passed drove of one
nolsand head Of cattle, going to California by way
+ Honey Lake.
We are authorized to say that Judge Child will
pen his court next week. for the transaction of bust
ess. |
Reports from the mines on Walkers river still con.
nue. OF the most favorable character.