EXTENSIVE FIRE AND GREAT LOSS OF LIFE IN MARYSVILLE. MAEYSVILLE, 11th July.

Evening Post, Issue 201, 29 September 1865, Page 3

EXTENSIVE FIRE AND GREAT LOSS OF LIFE IN MARYSVILLE. MAEYSVILLE, 11th July.

About 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the extensive feed and sale stables of Joshua Davis, corner of A and Fourth streets. When discovered the fire had gained such a headway it was impossible to save anything besides the building. The following contents were destroyed : — 2000 bushels of grain, 50 tons hay, 14 horses, 20 mules, 4 eight-mule waggons, 2 of which were loaded with goods for the interior, and one with lumber, together with several small waggons and buggies. The entire loss will approximate 50,000 dols ; there was an insurance upon the building of 20,000 dols. During the progress of the fire, while men were endeavouring to rescue some articles, the east wall of the building fell, burying several persons who stood underneath. The following are the casualities : John W. Kay, employe of the California Express, killed ; Isaac Ellis, wool and hide dealer, killed; W. Johnston, teamster, severely injured, will probably die • WOtis, a young man, back broken, will probably die; W. Smith, stage proprietor between Oroville and Quincy, leg broken. Several others received greater or less injuries.

The Riverton correspondent of the Southland Times says, that further reports tend to confirm the opinion that there is a payable jjoldfleld within a short distance of our own doors, two men sold five ounces the produce of three days' work. A quartz reef has been discovered, md on examination was found to contain indications of payable gold.