The North-Carolina standard., 1849-09-19
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. We have a few days later Intelligence from the
American river gold washings, from Yuba and from
Feather rivers. The news is unimpOrtant. Many
nearly exhausted: but new discoveries every dan
occur, and since the floods have abated the research
cessful. essl sstse14el'l aS9.7Hs7io- ~ ~
Constant accessions to the mining community are
taxing place, and many of the old washings are en-
ureiy occupied by new comers. The miners of the
last year form nearly distinct division of the labor
Ing class and invariably recede to the newer and
more before the advance Of strangers
me best OF feeling prevails, except in the matter
OF foreign encroachment, for people are united in
the determination to expe the vagrans of other na4
lions from the mines, and the movement lis a very
general one We are informed The roads through the
country are filled with Chiienos and New Mexicans
returning from the Placer. No violence has vet been
employed to expel these people, and at the date of
our last adyices, (sad July lall was quiet throughout
the gold region.
Fork OF the American river. At place known as
Smiths Bar, digging has been attended with great
gooo fortune There is story of Baltimorean, who
out recently arrived in this country, having taken in
one Week, upwards of $6,O0a in gold from spot,
and this uDaided and with common mining imple-
ments. Ehe report is generally accredited in the
North. The daily average per man, from the best
authenticated accounts in possession, can be safe
~ set at about one ounce There many who do
tar better than this while there others who
ly Porcure this sum. -,-s4 .s-.5 -..s.-sz
On the Yuba river, about so miles fromits mouth,
new washings have been recently discovered. where
IT Is represented the miners highly successful:
On Feather river. also discoveries are reported to
have been made. s- ,i
The Mormon Island Mining Association has near
ly completed the dam at that point. 1t s presumed
In three weeks they will the river from its bed
Shares In this work selling at Sc, 900. AT
the junction of the Forks above this point is another
Association for similar purpose, and great numbers
work.
Although the excessively warm weather has sci
In, 1t is not accompanied by the amount of sickness
apPrehended. But very few cases believed to
exist in the Sacramento Valley. 1t may be that the
sconge of fever will be spared its citizens this
son, the winter foundations were not so severe
as those of the preceding year. The heat is intense
Notwithstanding. At Sacramento city the mercury
ranges about midday at the swetering heat of las
in the shade. .-..
Provisions are plenty in the mines, and inform
ant states, without doubt correctly, that goods may
be obtained in Sacramento city at San Francisco pr
ces. Business In the former places IS brisk and In
Proyements rapidly goingon. Town property, which
three months ago sold for four hundred, now
readily commands from ten fifteen thousand dol
lars. .-..-..
BY arrival of gentlement from the Stanislau- wash
ings, we furnished with the intelligence that
work continues brisk the San joaquin tributaries
and is attended with satisfactory results than
was the spring mining The general health of those
In the mines is good.
The average passage of the vessels which have
reached this port from the various Atlantic ports, is
l68 days. Alta California .fug. I'd.