Year: 1859




night, the workmen employed in the Mama |
luke tunnel were surprised by the sudden
bursting out OF large stream of water from |
the bottom OF the shaft. The tunnel is in !
some twelve or thirteen hundred feet and
as II Is above the rock, the company had con-
cluded TO sink shaft to the bottom in order
TO prospect the basin. They had succeeded |
IN IN sinking the shalt (some six feet square) to
Ine depth OF fifteen feet, when, ON Friday |
night, the man at the bottom, whilst picking
up the dry. hard cement, was surprised bv |
the heaving and swelling of the earth, and |
was proceeding to gain the main drift when
the earth beneath his feet burst open and
emitted large stream of water in spout as
high as his head, putting out his candles and
leaving him in total darkness lie founder
ed about in the water for some five minutes
when the water having filled the shaft. he
reached the drift and obtained q footing in
safety, with the exception of a cold bath.
Ills partner who had gone out of the tunnel
with car load of dirt, met the stream as he
was returning with the empty car, and pro
ceeded to the assistance of his friend whom
he had left III the shaft lie found him a
few feet from the month of the shaft. wet to
the skin and shivering with cold. The water
continued to issue in a large stream for sever.
al hours from the tunnel, gradually growing
weaker until it come down to small stream
of three or four inches. The company have
again gone to work. and are determined to
"see the bottom of the BASIN" where they
have no doubt they will obtain good pay.


BLASTING AcCDENr.-On Monday night, at
the Dardanells Tunnel, two men named
Irask and Barnes, were severely injured by
the discharge of u blast. Mr.. Barnes has one
of his eyes blown out, and is otherwise Sc.
verely injured. Mr.. Trnsk is most horribly
4 Ingled, and will probably lose the use Of
both his hands


MAN KmLED.-On Monday night last, at
Maine Bar, Jack Perceval better known as
Cranky Jack" shoulder litter" by pro-
fession, got into difficulty with an Irishman
called Tommy" killing him instantly
Cranky Jack" is well known to some of the
old settlers Of this place and Georgetown.
1t will be remembered that he killed man
in prize fight at the latter place few years
ago.


Ell Dorado County.


The Placervile Observer furnishes us with
the following items:


ANOTHER FLUME DowN.-The storm, on
Monday last, blew down 7S4 feet of Doug
lass new hume, at Indian Diggngs. This
hume is 1900 feet in length, and at one point
80 feet high, but fortunately the highest por-
ton was not thrown down. In the vicinity
of the fume are several houses, and pending
the storm there were many hair breadth es-
capes from falling timbers One shanty was
crushed to pieces, and the occupant escaped
by being temporarily absent for bucket of
water.


ScARofrY OF WATER. miners at Indian
Diggings, Cedarville and Brownsville have
had very little water for mining purposes
this winter. but we are informed there is
probability of their having a supply from the
ditch in the course of few days.


DRowNED.-On Monday last, Coroner
Dougherty held an inquest upon the body Of
a German named A. G.. Bragman, who was
found dead in sluice ditch at COopers Ra-
vine, about two miles from Pilot Hill When
found. the man was lying face downward in
water only six inches deep, and the supposi-
ton is that he fell in while in a state of in
toxication, and being too drunk to turn over,
died from strangulation.


SERIOUS AccIDExr.-At Bottle Hill, in this |
county, on Friday last, man named Palmer
got one of his hands so badly injured by the
explosion of rock blast. that DIR.
Clark of this city, found it necessary to am.
putate portion of the member.


Tehama County.


The annexed items are from the Tehama |
Gazette:


The LATE SToRM-The immense quantity |
Of rain that fell between Monday aud Tues
th ~, a.
place into a swelling flood; which, for the |
time being, threatened to overflow its bounds
and inundate the country lying along its
banks. So great was the rush of waters that |
many an old Sawyer" which had been stuck
in the mud for the last twelve months, was
released from its hold and went swimming
gaily down to the lower country. Ferry.
boats were abliged to suspend running, and
some of the streams on the stage route were
rendered impassable Elder creek, stream
three miles from town, which, on Sunday
was perfectly dry, contained so much water
at its crossing the next evening, that it ran
over the backs of the stagehorses as they
attempted the ford. In fact people who have
the least regard for personal safety will not
make the attempt to cross until its waters get
down to lower stage than they were on
Tuesday morning. The steamboat did not
arrive at her landing until about ten o'clock
on Tuesday morning, day behind her usual
time.


HUNTrNG.-Lovers of the chase can indulge
in the rare sport at this season Of the year, if
they are disposed On the plains and within
from five to ten miles of town, may frequent
ly be seen droves of antelope grazing among
The cattle, and apparently unconscious of the
presence Of man as if they were roaming in
,he pastures of their own mountains. AS for
smaller game there is no end to it.


On Thursday while number of workmen
were employed in getting the buoys of the
erry boat ready to run that concern some
IF the ropes gave way and the large boat
with her living freight on board sped swiftly
down towards the Capitol-probably to as
certain what Mr.. Dunlap is doing in relation
10 the boundary question-as we know moth
ng about it here Of course crowd soon
gathered to witness the exodus, and to see
now very easy it was to sail with the flood.
small boat, however, was soon got out a
inc was brought ashore and made fast to
ezra firma, and our favorite, the "snail," is
'iding the waters like thing Of life" yet
within sight of town.


TuOlumne County.


The Columbia News has the following:


A mass meeting of the miners of Poverty
Bar, Lancha Plana Camanche Camp and sur
country, was held at Poverty Bar,
IN the 23d January, to protest against the
selling or donating of the mineral lands of
.he State. The meeting adopted several very
excellent resolutions which our space will
not permit us to insert till next week.


TIE WEATHER, MINING, Ero-Since our last
ssue we have had quite variety of weather.
We have had frost and snow one day. and