The Placer herald., 1866-05-12
NEWS ITEMS.


says the Napa County Reporter some two
months ago imported from New Zealand the
mammoth stallion Black Prince. lie is the
largest horse we have ever seen, and although
he weighs $500 lbs, and might be supposed
to be clumsy, he is very active and quick 10
his motions. His height is l6 l'2 hands, but
his breadth Of grth is tremendous. He is of
the Clydesdale breed of horses and was inn
ported from Scotland into New Zealand
when two and a-half years old.
TREAsuRE.-M. GoIdwa.er, Esq, from Ar
iona, brings to Los Angeles about five hun
dred ounces Of gold dust, taken from the
Linn's Creek and Weaver District placer
mines. Also, large quantity Of gold from
the celebrated Vulture lode. This gold is
free from base metals. many of the nuggets
being worth one hundred dollars each. AL
so a quantity Of silver bricks from the Pala
gonia silver mine, belonging to Mowry g.
Co.
SAN FRAXcIsco SEA WALL.-The Harbor
a premium Of one thousand dollars for the
best plan Of sea wall along the city front.
including details and estimates. The prelim,
mary surveys are completed. The length Of
the wall is to be eight thousand three hund
red and twelve feet.
PRoLIFIc CouNTIEs.-According to the
last biennial report Of the Surveyor General
Shasta county has 100000 grape vines;
E Dorado. l164,4ls; Butte, 100000; Gala
veras, 100000; Placer .a57 900; Nevada, 100.
900. and Siskiyou, 10000, or, together, a.
805.4l8. These same counties together have
$4,000 acres of land enclosed, and 342 900
apple trees.
EASTERN PACIFIC RAILRoAD-The East
ern Division of the Pacific Railroad will be
open to Fort Riley, in Kansas. by the frs, OF
June. From that point to ST. Louis, Nilsson,
ri, there will be a direct railroad connection
of about 500 miles.
Gold has been discovered in San Mateo
county, near Redwood.
GREAT Destruction OF FRuIr. - On
Thursday night of last week, very heavy
frost occurred, which made sad havoc with
fruit in nearly every orchard or garden in
the county of Yreka. A slight rain bad
fallen, and its freezing on the trees was the
cause of the great damage.
A telegraphc dispatch from Los Angeles
sends report Of the massacre Of l24 Federal
troops at Fort Goodwin, in the south-eas
tern portion Of Arizona. by 1000 Apache
Indians. The report is doubted by pei sons
familiar with the country-who say there are
not that many Apacbes in the Territory and
that the number Of soldiers reported killed
could whip any body of Indians that could
he mustered.
The Miners Of Smartsville, Nevada coun
'ty, are ejectlng all the Chinese miners from
the district. Per contra, the Shasta miners.
at recent meeting, voted seven to one
against proposition to forbid Chinese
working tue mines. These mob law pro-
ceedings show that Johns" protection un.
der the Congressional Civil Rights Bill, is
lightly regarded by the white miner
DIAMoNDs.-The Butte Record says gem
ulne diamonds are occasionally found at
Cherokee in that County. One recently
found in some 'alings. is the largest ever
found in that vicinity. 1t is not diamond
OF The first water, being of a straw tint, but
is nevertheless veriable and valuable dia
mond.
A young volcano is thought to have been
discovered in Shasta county. Smoke of
strong sui uphnrous smell is found issuing from
newly opened fssure in the rocks, in the
vicinity of Iron mountain which mountain
is said to present every appearance Of vol
canic eruption.
The Astoria Gazette says The value Of the
Salmon catch in the Columbia river, this
year, will be from 500 900 to $4,000, three
tourlhs of which will be proft-and that the
aggregate of the business could easily be in,
creased to $250,OO0 per annum.
The Stockton Independent is informed
that two ewes among flock Of sheep, graz
ing on the Coast Range Mountains, had
each five lambs this SEASON
Five lambs to eve is by no means a rare
occurrence in the hocks Of the Sacramento
Valley.
Williams & Co., on Scott river, Siskiyou
county, recently took out sl4OO Of gold for
one days work. No use Of leaving a coun-
try that "pans out" that big, for Montana,
Big Bend of Columbia, or any other region.
WoN'r PAY TAxsE We understand that
the Collector has considerable trouble col.
lecting the Foreign miners tax from the
Cinnamon, says the Yreka Union. John
says he's all the same Mclean man now;
'Sabe Shivil Lights; welly good me no pay
taxee no more"
The frost, on the night Of the 4th inst,
nearly destroyed peaches, and other delicate
fruit in Nevada county.
A man named Henry White. recently sep,
araed from his wife, at Austin, Nevada, and
taking his only y child, boy sixteen months
old, he left on horseback. lie was pursued
by Constable, and when about to be over
taken, White shot himself and child both
OF whom died almost Immediately.
The Fire companies of San Francisco are
dsposing Of their effects in anticipation of a
general disbnrsing of the Fire Department.