The weekly union record., 1864-05-28
New GOLD DrscovgRr-GaEar EXCITEMENT.

o}OfCif IL . SnSis 80 NA~ ---
Of and adjoining Oroville, struck rich pay dirt
at the depth of about 20 feet. From all ap-
pearauces, the newly discovered lead is sup
posed to be extensive-pro6ablyc co extensive
with the fat. The "a1riferous sand" yields on
an average twenty FIVE cents to the pan. The
announcement of this fact created great excite
ment among the miners and citizens OF OroEille-
Everybody rushed to the "Dew diggings," and
merchants, miners, lawyers, doctors, county
officers and printers have all ''staked of claims,
and consider themselves rich in golden feet.
Some three hundred claims have already been
taken up, and over one hundred shafts are going
down, and still grand rush continues to pour
10 from all quarters A miners meeting was
called, on Thursday last, to organize new
District, at which laws and regulations govern
ing the same were passed, and o Recorder
elected. The proceedings of the meeting we
publish elsewhere. We ean see no good reason
why these new diggiugs will not prove equally
bluff, and even more extensive. In fact, the
prospect already had from the "Grover shaft"
is far ahead of the old bluff diggings, and old
experienced miners, engaged in sinking shafts,
express the greatest confidence in striking it
rich
Rich QuARTz AT HoscUT CIrV.-We are
informed that very rich quartz has been struck
at Butch Ravine, two miles east of Honcut
city 10 this county. 1t seems that a gentle
man named james A. Murray mined in this
ravne during The winter of 81, when be pros
pected ledge crossing the ravine, and had it
recorded in the county Recorder office. How
ever, as quartz miners were not very successful
at that time. he did not feel encouraged in de-
veloping the ledge any further, and be moved
TO Sierra county. The success that has re-
Gently attended quartz mining in so many pla-
ces induced him TO come down and prospect
the lode more fully. His success was such
that two companies we're formed, composed
principally of residents of Sierra county, to
prosecute work on the ledge. They have been
steadily at work since last March. The Muir.
ray Companys shaft is down 10 depth of
sixty feet, and the Brewster Company to the
depth of twenty six feet. The quartz at the
present depth, in the Murray company, is very
rich. The quartz can be seen with the naked
eye to be thickly studded with gold. The
Superintendent of that company says that
their poorest rock has assayed S44 per ton,
while their best quartz he thinks will pay
$1,000 per ton. 1t is the intention Of the
compsny 10 sink 10 depth Of one hundred
feet and II the quartz continues to lock us we'll
rs it does at present, they will erect q mill for
crushing the rock. They are prosecuting the
work with energy.
Pacific METHODIST CcLLEGE.-We have
received the Third Annual Catalogue of the
Officers and Students of the Pacific Methodist
College, at Vacavie, in this State. Officers
of the Board Rev NJ. Evans, President Rev.
J. C. Simmons Vice President; Rev. j. c.
Stewart, Secretary; P. H. Russell, Treasurer.
Faculty Rev. Wm. +. Lucky, A. NJ, Pres
dent, and Professor of Moral and intellectual
Science; Chas. S. Smith, a. NJ, Professor OF
Mathematics; Samuel B. Morse, A. NJ. Pro
fessor OF Latin and Greek Languages; Miss T.
A Stevenson, Primary Department; Miss
Sarah NJ. f. Goddard, Teacher of Music and
French Chas. e. Bruneus, Teacher of Music
The total number of scholars in attendance is
100, OF whom lis are males, and y females.
There are eight from Butte county. The
College is located in the village of Vacavile,
Soano county, and is thrty-fve miles from
Sacramento City; it was chartered in 1862,
with an endowment fund of $40 0000
BURGLARY-HenryJ johnson was arrested
and brought before Justice Coughey on the
Goth instant, charged with having burglarious-
" entered the store of Mr.. Frank Wagner
on the 10th of May 1864, aud appropriatipg
TO his own use twenty ounces Of gold dust,
few dollars in silver and other articles from
the store. He was held to answer before the
county court After having waived examina-
tion be was held to bail in the sum of $1,000.
He is in his 22d year, and says he has fought
under Stonewall jackson in the Confederate
army, and Gen. Rosecrans in the Federal.
He is a native of Cumberland county, North
Carolina.
A WoRp TO THE WIsE.-On the first page
Of this paper will be found sketch, The
School Meeting" which conveys, as we think,
broad hint TO our citizens wherein lies one of
their greatest deficiencies. One of our greatest
wants is uew public school house, which shal!
be iu keeping with the wealth and respectability
of the District, and suitable in dimensions and
modern arrangements to meet the requirements
of Ike Zines An attractive building and
pleasant and inviting grounds render the tutor
very material assistance in teaching the young
idea how 10 Shoot See to il.
REFREsHING.-We were the recipient Of a
huge bottle Of native wine, by the proprietor
OF the corner saloon" N Zambelich. 1t was
manufactured from grapes grown in the vine
rari af SrneIaS E Ienkinis Alsa a fine h1f-