The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-09

prated quincy quarry Of beautiful marble has been
discovered near the necessary river specimens OF
Custom House, Msrchants' Exchange, City Hail and
other edifcss in your iourishing city.
r. S."The cry is, still they come" Two men
nave just arrived for provisions from the Aduba river
who state that they have worked Ave days, and
gathered $3.50 In gold, the largest piece weighing
river to be immense and in much larger pisces tina
that taken in other parts.
SoNoMA, Aug. s, IS4s.
Inc mining fever Is raging here we'll as el Sc where
Not mechanic or laborlng man can be obtained in
town, and most Of our male citizens have gone up,
TO the Sierra Nevada, and are enjoying golden
moments Spades shoves, pick. axes, hoes, bottles,
walls snuff boxes brass tubes earthen jars and even
barrels have been put in requisition and have also
have heard from Of citize ms who has been
az the Gold Placero few weeks, and he had collected
$500 worth Of the "root Of evil" and still
averaging 500 per day. Another rent wife, and bow
collected $500 worth in day Another still, who
shut up his hotel here some five six weeks SINCE
returned Win 5000 in virgin gold collec ted by
and Indian basket.
Three and valuable lead mines have RECENTLY
been discovered in this vicinity and one of ct
zens Mr.. John Bowles of Galena, Ill-a gent who
has been reported by the Boston having been
murdered by the Indians, on the Southern route to
Oregon, from the States-informed me that the ore
would yield 30 per cent and that it his
70 erect as soon as practicable six large smelling fur
naces.
The Colonnade Theatre at this place, ha, closed for
me season 1t was well attended however, from the
their exit The Golden Farmer the nomDhns
and Russian comedy called Fedora translated
from the German of KOtzebue, by Mr. f. Linz of So
mona were their last attractions.
, The military company under command of Capt J.
pany H., under command of Captain Frsbe, both of
the New York Volunteers. Company C. has been sta
TONED with us more than year, and much praise is
que It's members, not only for the military and soldier
Ike manner in which they have acquitted themselves
as corps but for their &c ntlemany and orderly de.
portme Mt individually and collectively We regret to
81 wi
pressing hope that when peace shall have been de.
clared, their regiment disbsnded and their country
no longer needs their services they may have fallen
sufficiently in leve with healthy climate and our
beautiful valley to come back and settle.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS
Ihe reception Of the treaty of peace celebrated
at San Francisco by an illumination. Among other
things, 1t. Roach, Of the New York Volunteers was
sa Stsr for the patriotic y Francis Key
gentlemen in chorus, with great warmth of feeling
Governor Mason has had printed both in the Eng
ter COVER pment of the territory of Calforn the
Of order and the protection of the rights
the couh cry by the United States forces
His Excellency Governor Mason. has appointed
Charles Gillespie to be Notary Public in and for the
We are happy to announce the arrival of the Hon.
Anthony TenEyck US Commissioner to the Sand
Sch Islands who visits us for the improvement his
His Excelency R. B. Mason and suite have been
visiting the gold region.
Capt John Z. Brackets company (C) of New York
Volunteers, has returned to Sonoma.
advertisements.
L. EVERHART,
FASHIONABLE TAILOR,
montgomery Street. San Francisco NC.
WARD & SMITH,
General Commission Merchants
x1 FRANK " ara, No. 8 Montgomery ST.,
WIZ. NJ Smltn. San Francisco.
c. L. ROSS,
Importer and Wholesale Dealer.
N. Y. Store" Cor Washington and Montgomery !
Streets
San Franctsc0