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Show 52 PERSONAL ADVENTURES pan1. on, wb o had been \Vorking at ". A.n gel's Camp," on the Stanislaus, also f~ll .victims to the cnpiJity and la,vlessness at this time so prevalent in the Californias. It appears they were on their way from " Angel's Camp'' to Stocton, and stopped for the night at a place called " Double Springs," some twenty-one n1iles distant from the fonner spot. The Oregon mau had about his person about fifteen hundeed dollars in gold ; and the sailor, who was u mere boy, nine hundred dollars' worth. They were overtaken by two men, who quitted tl1e camp six hours after the departure of the sailor and his comrade, both of whom were found dead on the road ; the latter having his head split in two, and the Oregon tnan's brains beino- blown out with buck-shot. The 0 murderers, as it appeared, were disturbed whilst rifling their victin1R, as they left behind them about four hundred dollars' \VOrth of gold helonging to the sailor. A party, npon coming up, discovered the dead bodies, and ascertained that the ruffians had possession of a fowling-piece and of a s\vord, the pro- IN CALIFORNIA. 53 perty of the 1nurdered men, and the instruments with which the deed had been perpetrated. A messenger \Vas instantly despatched to Stocton to give such inforn1ation as tnight learl to their detection; but, instead of proceeding to this to,vn, be stopped at a 91tanche, at about eight rniles frorn it, and there got inebriated. Three days after, a party set out in pursuit, but could gain no tidings, further than that two men answering the description of the suspected parties had passed through Stocton, and crossed the San J oachin the same day. One of them having been recognised by some volunteers who had met him on the road, and it being ascertained that his name was Lynch, and that he was a deserter from the Ohio, Com1nodore Jones immediately offered a reward of a thousand dollars for his apprehension; but, for a considerable time, this offer did not produce any results. At length the criminals were apprehended, in consequence of the commi~sion of another horrible murder, in the victims of which I |