, 1877-01-14
CALIFORNIA In '49.
Lynch Law at the StanisIau
Mines.
4 Sabbath Scene---One Hundred Lashes,
Well Laid On.
Mining on Woods Creek-.-Dry Digging
..-Rocking aud Panning.

Lion on the precincts OF. Mcksrs. uen O. UcuL,
who we're then running the ferry on the Stanis-
Ian River hetwaen 1amcstovn and storltf<,.
nv. -. -
lue olotners Dene are luz orotne's-n'-a" ..
President Grant; and lately l have wondered
whether either of them Imagined, any more than
did. that thew wou1d onc ff,v be eonncr1ed
with Tho Ch;af Mao;s, ra+e ~ t,o r1u,ted States
"trn 1.' ''1' Sn''1 ,4"E 9'AA'o - WV o''seu
LUG roooefs Alluded TO were tr1ed pe1ore ouose
James, whom We had elected < Alcaldc," in his
tent, which served the treble purpose Of rcstau-
1aa., r ss leA'' "u s ~ '0s'
.1e s,o4 -. .lo"u o ."me .'eaS aaea.;l.a aau san.
blers whose looks battied description,
twelve iurymcu were selected By vote; and the
trial proceeded with a decorum and silent at-
tcnt;on worthy +ho ev,nnlo of sone corrts
s.s1-."r ,s .t..ss .o,.s .o,.,
"1en nave sttenuea III iao1e tenneu GULF
mun1ties. One OF the culprlts was an lrlshnan
named Corrigan, rather ,nischieyous than an
aa,r sto,a1 en- m ,rorth - anst fr,n, +ba
eus e.o4en stv,ooo WIZ =, oass Hon w..
store-tent Of Messrs. Den d Dent, nearly all OF
which was recovered. This fact, with the pallia-
tion that he had taken good care OF some sick
"camerados u during the past winter, at great
pec1nfary loss to himself much ameliorated lis
punishment, and he was awarded fifty lashes on
the bare understandable to raw hide most
awful amalgam, I must confess.
ssoSE HUNDRED 1AsHEsn
looking Enslishulan, with the most rcpulsiye
expression ever saw He was proved to be IN
old horsetlief, with latent suspicion of his hny-
ing killod two Or three men; aud It was mat
tcf of contention with the Jury whether anr
choice should be left him between banging ind
shooting.
One i9ryman, however, said that be agreed
with John Wilkes, ct English celebrity, that
stThe ve:y worst use you can put man to is to
hang him. and be would propose to substitute
staptlY laid on.
This iurvman WIS great favorite in the 'sdg-
gin's," aud Ais proposition was unanimously
adopted,
A lariat-a long hair-rope-was procured, and
alj hands adjourned to q large pine tree ada
A sApuATu-scESE,
Around this tree the arms OF the culprits we're
extended, and securely fastened with tile 1ariat;
while a tall, sfnewy looking by-stander was
"ordered up to play lone hand;" ansI, hold
Ing all the trumps, he beat his antagonist very
easily.
Corriean, whose friends, with mistaken kind
ness, had made him half drunk. yelled pitcous]y
at every blow; while the "bull-dog y took his
loo lashes without wincing, but, while the last
lash was lingering on his laceratcd back. he
uttered one picrying shrek, that seemed to
burst his very heart.
have witnessed, in my day, many fearful ex-
ecntinns. Int that Sabbath scene in that lovely
California valley is sadly aud indc,ibly impress
ed nnon mv memory-the writflinr flesh and
sbricks OF agony being often present to my
mind.
uy MINING 1ucE.
1haa eo,no tnnzv1aJ1e ri oeniorv. and. wbnt
WAS better still, I had taken With me copy Of
i,s;cot aGt t;,..,a to,ia,raj witL morEed success
;o;na5 Marty IT siT. and We commenced
a-r ,'1on s1na,} M har on Wno1's Crack. This
~ ,a,r,r s,,h and Il was necessary
tn hcoin mr. onerations early in the morning,
whcn wc eli unIted our efforts to bail the water
t ~ ,,r g., eaft rhis he,n. done three active
and honefnl men could keen the water down,
.sh; aI M tpr othrr thyee ambitions WYanks would
po ne t1e;r mans mi Of the bottom sand and
ern.!a1 an;1 non ont from S13 to so pcr man
nar diem.
pei '''''' -woon,s cnEEK.
wood,s Crock. which I am describing, or
rather this portion OF it, was situated in per-
fect canon, from whose depths the morning sun
co,11 MT be seen before 10 o'clock q. u. Or af-
a. . n,c1nc1s ~ r.,
Rnt when old Sol did mike his appearance,
ha seemrd To t1ron unon our heals like molten
land. while the stream. in which We were stand
ino I'm IN our knees. came fresh and strong
frG ~ n tbe ~ snow hci~nts of the Sierra Nevada
r;ght above o,,r heads.
fne NAV readily imagine what the effects OF
this labor must Of necessity be,-thc brain
ths neither 1iu1bs almost paraivzcd with cold.
nfarrhea and brain-feycr were Of common oc-
currencc. aud, as the visit Of t:doctor" ne
cessitatcd IN outlay of an ounce {Sl6) 4 visit,
That It would be better for nc to dissolve part
nrrsi,in with nv amphibious friends and try my
luck at
"pRr D1GG1S'.'
Some years before, 1 had been placed in
Vrinter-chnrpe of once famous lead mine near
Ga1ena lthcold B1ackler Nine): and the lessons
/ received from the heat-miner, old uncle John
Stevens. Cornish man, did me good service