New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-15
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Our California files to the 20th, received last night,
were anticipated by the advices by Overland mail
via San Diego and San Antonio We select tho
following paragraphs: X x
On the 18th Of February, new placer gold dig
gings were discovered on Wagner's Greek, near
claimed for nine miles. Some 400 persons assem-
bled on the ground, and the greatest excitement
prevailed. More discoveries Of rich quartz lad
been made in the same neighh1rhood- ss#
On the night Of 18th inst, 81 Buckeye, Shasta
county, q fight occurred between James Gornetins
and William Thoroughman, IN which Thoroughman
was shot and instantly killed BY some unknown
party in the crowd. No arrest was made. The
Sheriff was after certain parties suspected 10 have
been concerned in the homicide. si IA
The Mariposa Star Of 18th February says that
the Benton Mills, ON the MERGED river which works
belong to Col. Fremont are operating successfully.
On the week before last, 1T was reported that they
g took out in the neighhorhood of III ,00o Most
of the people of Bear Valley adds the Star, have
slight interest in the success of the Colonel, and
are waiting with considerable anxiety to see some
of that dust coined and disbursed. iss
Fred. Getzler has shown MS piece OF black L
gold-bearing rock, or composite, taken from lead
of the same in Colusi county winch is gold
and, as we are told, yields some $40 per TIM. Is
undoubtedly continuation Of o rich auriferous
lead extending from Table Mountain, opposite Dro-
800 ss0 - IMarysvilie Appeal.
A person acquainted with the Kanaka language,
luFuSlltS tuc iuuUNint ttniAokeo4 " 80 - ~@eA~
that appeared in the Haze Hd,caii tthe natse paper
published at Hono1ulu,) Of 18th January last:
On the slst of December last, small schooner
of ten or twelve tuns, bearing the American flag,
arrived at kanai, one of the Sandwich Islands,
having on board ten natives taken from some small
low islands, situated in lat 10 N. end long. $50 W.
These islands are disconnected from any other
group, and produce nothing but e0eoa-nuts, which
the food of these passengers consisting Of four
men and six women. They are intelligent, all read
ing New Testament which they have With them,
printed in London in the Rorotonga langngage.
All of them have been baptised lby English mis-
sionaries probability and bear Christian names,
such as Timothy, Joseph, etc..
Before eating they ask blessing, and in the
evening read from their Testament and have pray
ers They go to the native church at Keloa, and
are looked upon with much interest by the natfyes
of that village. They appear contented, and have
entered the employ Of the sugar planters in tho
vicinity. This small vessel is about returning to
these isandsfor the purpose of bringing twenty
five or thirty more, who will also enter the employ
of the cane planters.
A letter of the 24th of January from Honey Lake
valley has the following:
Dr. Deeming and brother a few days since went
from this valley to Willow Creek valley, distances
of twelve mile, to spend few days ON their ranch
in that valley The oldest returned for provisions,
etc. Upon going back his brother was missing
Two horses $50 pounds of -four, and other articles
had also been taken. He returned to this valley
and the next day company went back and found
the body of Deeming in the cellar with the chest
neck and face filled with buckshot. This company
buried deceased and returned home.
A company Of volunteers was then raised, and
| sixteen men pursued the marandeTs by their trail
| through the snow to Meadow near Smoke creek,
| where they came upon the Indians camp, who
| proved to be a band of forty or fifty Ptutes.
They fled at the first sight Of our men, and tool
| refuge among the rocks. few rounds were ex
/ changed. The horses and violin belonging "
1 the brothers were taken and brought back. III.
4 ompany was under the command Of Lieut. q. j.
i Tut and Frank Strong.
4 Gov. Roop has issued orders to raise alargereoni
j pany to pursue and chastise them. The chief AMI
main band are at Pyramid lake. 1t Is yet unde
lake or Smoke creek first I have no doubt tia,
the Indians have for some time past been making
preparations for war, and war will undoubtedly
follow.