Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-08-17

U. S. sloop St. Mary's. 2a5'OoO
Total, 81. Dos mn
The price of gold at San Francisco is SIs
SO to SIC the ounce.
We learn from BIN also that most of the
large companies that went out from the States
broke up on their arrival in California, from
a very natural cause-it was easier for men
TO get along alone, or few banded together.
than in heavy parties. All the new machine.
~, large and small, that had been taken out
BY adsentuFers, had been abandoned, and the
new diggers resorted, after trial or So 10 the
old wash-pan, the cradle. pick and jack knife,
which were the most effective.
Gen. Smiths famous order interdicting for
egners from working at the MINES remains
dead letter. and it is not deemed probable that
it will ever he revived while California re.
mains Territory. Foreigners are only those
who are unacuuainted with our language;
English, Irish and Scotch, whose vernaeular
is the same as our own, have the rights of
American citizens. unhesitatingly conceded TO-
them But it appears that the Chilencs and
Peruvians, who are there in the greatest num-
bers, have adopted a plan by which they
seem 10 he protected from any jealous vista
ton on the part of the Government Many
of them importei laborers-peoas-whe work
| for them al the placers, and in order to give
an appearance of something American in their
enterprise, they hire an American citizen, at
handsome appointments, as a species Of over
seer. This invests the concern with quasi
| national character, and all are satisfied and
the overseer represents il To the authorities, if
Gen. Smiths is spoken of, and in considera.
ton pockets portion of the dust the poems
are continually excavating and washing. As
10 the collision which it was hardly expected
between Americans and foreigners, we hear
that the report was very broad exaggera-
ton, if not positively an invention. Among
the poor and edy OF the two races certain
jealousy existed, but it was not q general sem
timent.
Immense sums, Mr. Cook informs us, have
been made in buying and selling town lots a,
San Francisco. DR.. Powell, U. s. NJ, is one
among many examples In 1847, during
period of impaired health, he obtained leave of
} absence, and took up his residence foI the
) time al that port. Whilst there, he practised,
and laid out few hundred dollars in the pur-
chase of land within the town. He died pre-
: maturely on his way back to the States, but
: his real estate at San Francisco has been late
ly sold. and an account of sales sent 10 his
I widow, exhibiting sum not less than $4,000
in his favor Trade is also means by which
very large sums have been made in short
e time. A gentleman who came on the Falcon,
started at San Francisco in June, 1848, on a
2 small capital of 1851. Mr.. Cook sold him
= his first venture of goods. That person is
now in possession of from 81 7 900 to SIS. 900,
: the returns of his $26l Domestic servants
r at hotels, stores, &c earn in San Francisco
from 500 10 $3.50 per month stewards get
$4,000 year.
| 10
: of June 28th, received by the steamer Falcon,
! has the following late news from Oregon:
5 Intelligence up 70 the 5th inst has been
received from Oregon, per U. S. propeller
Massachusetts, Commander Wood, which ar
= rived in this harbor on the Goth inst. An cleo
ton of delegate to Congress had been held,
: and the Hon. r. S. Thurston chosen by ma
D ority of seventy votes above all other candi-
e dates
: Gov. Lane had divided the Territory into
e judicial districts, and assigned the judges their
Il respective circuits. District No. J.. east OF
the Willamette and south of the Columbia, 10
. Judge Bryant; District No. 2, west of the
Willamette and south of the Columbia, TO
Judge Pratt District No. 3, lying north Of
: the Columbia, no Judge appointed. The
= courts in Judge Bryant's district commence in
/, August, and those in Judge Prat's district in
September An election for members 10 a
: Territorial Legislative Council had taken
p ace, but no time of meeting named.
0 Indian difficulties had been rife in the region
i about NisqualIy, and one American had been
=, killed. but everything is now quiet Governor
: Lane having visited that quarter. Capt. Hill
e with the company of artillery under his com
mand, would repair TO Nisquaily Immediately
- upon the arrival of til e Fredonia storeship
: with army supplies, hen daily expected.
Lieut. Hawkins, of the U. S. Army, is pre-
= pairing TO leave about the ST of July, for Fort
. Hall, with supplies 10 meet the regiment to
" arrive overland.