The Sun.
London, England, 1868-05-26 00:00:00

MATERIAL IVEALTII OF CALIFORNIA.

A work thus entitled is now in' the hands of the
binder in San Francisco, containing 700 large im-
perial octavo pages, beautifully printed on heavy
white paper, in the highest style of the art, and will
be accompanied with a valuable_ coloured map of
California and Nevada. To history, the author (T.
F. Crouise) devotes 70 pages ; geography, 20 pages: ;
statistics of counties, 237 ; climate, 21 ; agricul-
ture, 43 ; geology, 37 ; zoology, 67 ; flora, 27 ;
mining and metallurgical processes, 34; mines
and mining, 34 ; manufactures, 47 ; San Fran-
cisco, 23. A large amount of space is also
devoted to various miscellaneous topics, such
as immigration, population, educational mat-
ters, railroads, petroleum, ship-building, &c.,
&c. - Such a work will be of interest in England
now that capitalists are turning their attention to
the mines of Nevada and California, as well as to
the emigrant. The author considers the settlers'
chance to be, on the whole, almost as good now as
in the earlier days. Taught by the mistakes
of his predecessors, the modern prospector, avoid-
ing these errors, is enabled to insure for his ex-
penditure of labour and means, if not always
more remunerative, at least more certain returns ;
while, as regards comfort and health, the mining
community of California enjoy these blessings in a
full measure as almost any other, whether we seek
for them in America or elsewhere. lf, then, the
adventurer, having discarded all speculative aims,
desires to pursue the occupation of placer mining,
he will do best to seek the more northerly group of
counties, comprising Place'', Nevada, Yuba, Butte,
Sierra, and Plutnas. If a novice, and without
means, it will generally be found expedient for him
to work on wages, until such time as he has be-
come familiar with the modes of operating, and
acquired some knowledge as to the character of
the different kinds of • deposits, their methods
of occurrence, and the rules to be observed in
prospecting for or searching after them. -With this
knowledge and experience gained, he may proceed
to take up claims for himself, if, as is generally the
case, any of sufficient value can be found to justify
locating ; or, having earned some money, he may
now buy an interest in grounds previously secured
by other parties, and which, if not already developed
to a productive condition, may have been sufficiently
prospected to enable him to form a tolerably accurate
estimate of its value. . . . Auriferous deposits that a
fewyears ago were overlooked as worthless, now give
remunerative employment to large numbers of
labourers. Quartz that could not at one time be
made to defray cost of extraction is now making
millionaires of the fortunate owners ; while tailings
that were suffered to run to waste have given rise
to a new branch of mining, as we have seen,
now being washed with largely accruing profits.
And thus, in canvassing • the future pros-
pects of the gold mining interest of this
State, we are warranted in presuming that it will
continue to experience large and constant expan-
sion through the application of the same means
that have hitherto worked these results ; while the
business of exploring for new mines, both in
quartz, the ancient river channels, and is
hydraulic desposits, will, no doubt, lead 'to im-
portant discoveries in every direction—the field
of labour, from whatever point viewed,
appearing almost illimitable, and the future
full of encouragement and promise. After giving
an important collection of facts, the writer uses
them to establish the following conclusions :--
"That the chances for making money in the mines
of California. are, to the industrious, frugal, and
patient, nearly as good now, everything considered,
as they were 15 or 16 years ago ; that the induce-
ments for immigration, more especially for me-
chanics, common labourers, and others desirous of
hiring out their services, are great—the scale of
wages ranging from 60 to 90 per cent. higher than
in the Eastern States, and more than a hundred
per cent. higher than in the best-paid labour oppor-
tunities presented for the safe and profitable invest-
ment of capital are vastly better in tke mining
regions of this State than can be found in any other
country in the world."—Anglo-American 7inzes.

" While the long-winded Impeachment debates
are in progress," says a Washington letter, "Fessenden
whittles the end of his pen stick, Grimes slowly rubs hie
chin, Ross and Norton snow up the floor around them
with bits of torn paper. Conkling strokes approvingly
the peninsula of light curly hair which stretches
down the centre of his forehead, Trumbull is always in
his seat, his desk covered with law books, and be
gives the case noticeable attention. Notwithstanding
his constant writing, Sumner is attentive to the trial,
and always informed of each aspect of the case as it
comes up. Yates, who sits besido Sumner, keeps his desk
unencumbered generally, as well as his chair. When he
is in the Chamber, Saulsbury acts like a Polar bear in
menagerie—except a Polar bear doesn't choW quite se
much tobacco, nor spit on fine carpets. He is the most
uneasy of the Senators. He marches up and down, up and
down, turning quickly and walking rapidly for an hour at
a time. No Senator on the floor takes a greater interest Kt
the trial than Reverdy Johnson, or pays it more steady atten-
tion. He chews his lip;, and when his hands are not nervously
picking at his p mtaloons, or rubbing them, his mouth is
never still. He leans back in his chair, and is, or looks to
be, supremely happy. Chase is still tine looking, the moat
imposing personage in the Chamber. Some blockhead
doctor, on account of some affection in the throat, last fall
advised the Chief Justice to allow his board to grow under
his chin, and a thick clump of white hair in that region iS
the result. The friends of the Chief Justice have been
looking for that doctor ever since. If he is found you Will
hear of another impeachment trial. Whiskers helped
Lincoln's appearance, but they spoil, as much as such
trifles can, the face of Mr. Chase."

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The performance of "Ten Nights in a Bar-room," at the
theatre in Henry, Illinois, was announced from the pulpitS
of that town, and the respective congregations were re"
commended to attend.

Ristori began her farewell engagement at New York,
Saturday evening, May 2, appearing in " Sor Teresa," the
play which gave so much trouble at Havana.
[A.DvEnTisnmErrr.]—Holloway's Pills are decidedly the
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case of sickness.

Births.

DALToN—On the 25th inst., at 3, Dorset-street, Portraallo

square, the wife of Charles Fitz Gerald Dalton, Egli

a sou.
HAMILTON—On the 24th inst., at Dalzell, the Lady E°3ll/

Hamilton, of a son.
NOEL—On the 23d inst., at 31, Bruton-street, the Hon- 3111'
Gerard Noel, of a sun.
Marriages.
EAST—MILLAR—On the 23d inst., at St. Philip's, Dalsl
John East, Esq., of Albion-road, Dalston, to Marion to
Millar, of Lower Clapton-place, only daughter of
late James C. Millar, M.D., of King-street, Fiusbui./.
square.
vieg,
WARD CORNU—On the 23d inst., at St. Clement
Strand, S. B. Ward, Captain G.V.E.C., eldest son of 1;e,
late Rev. B. Ward, to Elise M., third daughter Of

late J. J. P. Cornu, Esq.
Deaths.
BARTROP—On the 25th inst., Henry 13artrop of 31, LolOr
Bolgrave-street, aged 51. of
DAVis—On the 22d inst., George Augustus, eldest soli

the lAte 1)r. Davis, aged 50. •
garit+,
FAIRLIE -On the 22d inst., at Edinburgh, Agnes bite,
relict of the late Lt.-001. Fairlie, of Holmes, Air'

N. B. iSr"
HoßuousE—On the 22d inst., at 24, Cadogan-viace.,
Henry William, third son of the late Sir Benjalu'll
house, Bart. f
SWINFORb—On the 23.1 inst., DP. James Swinford, °'
Huntingdon-street, and 276, Strand, aged 51. be
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THObISON On the 20th inst., at Banchory House,
deen, Alex. Thomson, Esq., of Banchory, aged

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