Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-04-06
FROM CALIFORNIA--ONE MONTH
LATER


From then. 0. Picayune, of the 26th ult,
we learn that California papers have been re-
ceived up TO the 25th of January. The Plea
yune gives copious extracts from the Alta
California" new paper started at San Fran
cisco. Although the winter has been very
severe, it does not seem that there has been
any suffering among the miners. The follow
ing extracts seem quite satisfactory upon this
point -
s The Mines-By recent arrivals from the
mines, we learn verbally that at the Stanislaus
there is from twelve TO eighteen inches of
snow on the Mockelemy and Dry Creek, six
to ten !; and at the Dry Diggns, four to six
1t is highly probable that while we have had
much rain here in the last week, there has
been considerable snow at the mines. At the
last accounts, however, the miners were still
digging little, as the streams had not risen
any. All reports concur in representing the
condition of the miners as very comfortable
They have good log houses, and plenty Of
wood and provisions. Good judges are of
opinion that there is at least six months pro.
visions in the mines"
Col. Benton's famous letter to the people of
California, was published on the 18th of jan
uary. The following week the editors of the
"Alta California" remarked upon it as fol-
lows:
"Col. Benton's Letter-In the main, the
letter of Col Benton, which we published last
week, is IA well-meaning document, but he
has evidently mistaken the caibre of the COM
| ho o1ttroccinn IL nj
be esteemed as a most particular favor by the
citizens of California, that he has extended to
| them his patronage and the paterna! solicit
| tude for our welfare that he exhibits, does
credit to his intelligence and humanity.
ellis personal attacks upon distinguished
army officers are in bad taste, and by many
will be considered unjust.
"H His recommendations 10 the people of this
country, although partaking strongly of the
tone which a pedagogue may be supposed 10
assume toward pupil, are substantially wha,
the citizens are now acting on; and with the
sanction of his great name, it is to be hoped
that the cause of Provisional Government will
not be allowed 10 retrograde.''
We have the proceedings of several meet.
ings of citizens to consider of the necessity oil
forming provisional government, and ap
pointing delegates 10 a convention for thi:
purpose. This convention was to have beer
held on the 5th day of March. but in orde
that all parts of the territory might be fairly
represented, and TO give time TO Congress te
provide a territorial government, the day fo
the convention TO assemble has been changed
to The / st day of May next
The latest news which had been received
at San Francisco OH the 25th of January
reached there that day by the American schr
Swallow, fifteen days from Mazatlan. There
by the Californians learned the election o
Gen. Taylor.
By the following paragraph, from the pape
of the 25th, II appears that Gen. Lane was il
San Francisco, on his way to Oregon. HI
took the Southern route from Santa Fe TO Lo
Angeles:
=" The United States store-ship Southamp
ton arrived from San Pedro last evening WI
are informed that she brings Capt. Smith
company of dragons, TO be stationed at th
Preside of San Fra lcsco. Gen. Lane, tbt
newly appointed Governor Of Oregon, is pas
! senger IN her. He arrived at Los Angeles by
the Santa Fe route. His suite is expected Il
arrive here by the first steamer"
The Alta California copies paragraph a
bout meeting of seamstresses in New York
complaining of theI hard work and poor pay
and comments thereon as follows:
eve would advise a colony of these sam
working girls TO come 10 California as 500
as possible. They can earn from SIS to 3
per day in the manufacture of clothing an
if they be anxious TO do still better than that
they will find hundreds of young. good-look
ing and enterprisng men, ready TO embrac
an opportunity W ich promises good wife,
Girls, do you hear that'
Our readers, we presume, are becoming i'm
patient to hear something about the gold, bu
in truth, gold is scarcely mentioned in the fiji
before US. 1t is very rarely alluded 10.