The Placer herald., 1862-01-25
GEN. FREMoNr.-This mau YVES appoint


ed Major General in the United States
Army, given the command of the Army in
the West, where he managed matters so
basey that the Administration displaced
him from his immediate command. Since
that was done, the Administration papers
have been loud in their denunciations Of
Fremont; holding him up to the ridicule
and contempt of the public, as utterly incom
petent for command.
Investigating committees and the heads Of
military bereaus have given by their report
color to these charges, But if these charges
are all true, why has he not been removed
from the office of Major General, which
place he holds at the pleasure of the Presi
dent? If he were an insignificant clerk in
one OF the departments, he would stand a
poor chance of being retained, unless he
gave satisfaction by his labor. lie has not
resigned, nor has the President taken his
commission from him-and is still entitled
to his pay.
We warn those Lincolnites who are now
so loud in denounciny Fremont, to be lit.
tie moderate in their tone, or they NAV find
themselves in very ridiculous position
Mr.. Lincoln may give the General another
important command, and as he has not re,
moved him from office, it is highly probable
that such is his intention. In their present
state of financial want, it is not likely the
President would add to the burthens of the
people, The salary of a major General. un-
less the recipient was believed to be com,
peent for the place.
DAMAGE ON BEAR RIvER-From all ac.
counts the several freshets have caused incal'
cuable damage to the spl lendid farming lands
on Bear river Perhap. no stream in the
State, of the same size, contained so large a
deposit Of debris of the mines, it being the
receptacle Of the tailings from extensive
diggings in Placer and Nevada counties. In
places this deposit was thirty and forty feet
in depth. Much of this material has been
washed to the valley, and spreading over the
beautiful bottom lands of Bear river, has. in
places left five and six feet of sand and prav-
ell. We doubt if the loss of cattle. fencing.
grain, etc, will compare with the damage
caused by this filing in process.
At Johnson's crossing, Bear river is said
to have changed its channel-the main
stream being through the slough, short
distance south of the cd river This diver
sion of the stream saved the bridge over
all tho foods in safety The slough Tor
river ~ is crossed bv ferry.
Prices EXrRAoKpINARY-F our is elino
in Auburn at sl2 per hundred lbs; potatoes.
cents per lb beans, 10 cents per 10; and
wood SO per cord; and The supply of each
quite limited.
MOVEMENT OF TROOPS --Capt Grants and Capt.
Halls Companies of the Fourth Regiment of
Volunteers, left Auburn yesterday, for Camp
Union. at Suttrrville having in charge large
| quantity of QMrierm,scr's stores. Only one
company now remains at Camp Sgcl. viz: Capt:
Atchison's of Nevada. This company will short
ly leave foi Camp Union.
! The present location of the Companies consti-
tuting the Fourth Regiment. is as follows: Capt.
Fitch's, of Forest flil at Fort Vancouver; Capt.
Rowells of Auburn and Capt Vests, of Shasta,
at Fort Wala Walla; Capt. Scott, of Amador, at
Yamhl, Oregon; Capt Crowninshicld's, of
Of Trinity, Capt. Cullum's of Cooma. Capt.
Grants, of Auburn. and Capt Halls of Placer,
at Camp Union; ard Capt. Atchison's, Of Nevada,
at Auburn.
Two LEFT. notwithstanding the very general
destruction of bridges, we are glad to state that
there are two left the borders of Placer county.
that at present are very important to northern
Ell Dorado and eastern Placer. These are the
suspension bridges at MurJcrer's Bar on the
Middle Fork, and Condemned Bar, the North
Fork four miles above Folsom. The country
between the South and Middle Forks can be sup
piled with provisions by way of the Condemned
Bar bridge, and this will be the thoroughfare
until the Salmon Falls and Mormon Island bridges
are rebuilt Teams can reach the eastern portion
| Of Placer (hat is when the roads nre found to
have bottom) by receiving their freights at Fol-
som on the northern side of the American, eros
sing at Condemned Bar into Ell Dorado county,
thence up the ridge to the Murderer's Bar bridge,
and across to the '.Dividc" between the Middle
and North Forks. This will be found long and
rather rough route, but it is the only route that
will admit Of teaming through until the bridges
on the North Fork, above Auburn, are rebuilt.
For the present ferries are established at the
site Of the North Fork aud Mineral Bar bridges.