Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-11-16
Latest from SAN Francisco.

Mr.. Gleason, U. S, Consul at Chagres, is in very
Ill health. - a5.g. AZ
There are 1000 persons on the Isthmus all bound
for San Francisco i1 II
The steamship Oregon arrived at Panama on the
23d ut, from San Francisco and was to leave again
for the latter named port On the 7th instant. She
brought from California three hundred passengers
and 500, 600 in gold dust.
The Hon. I. Butler King, we learn, was to leave
San Francisco for the States in the steamer appoint
ed to sail thence on the list instant
The Convention at Monterey for forming State
Constitution, was in regular session at that place
Subjoined we give list of the officers elected:
s'Robert Semple, President; William G. Marcy,
Secretary; Caleb Lyons First Assistant Secretary
J. B. Field, Second Assistant Secretary; W. E. P.
Harnell Translator; Henrique Henriquez, Assistant
Translator; J. S. Houston, Sergeant-at-Arms; Cor
nelius Sullivan Doorkeeper." 70
The vote for The President was as follows:
Robert Oemple, 80. ....Z6
William M. Gwln...
Scattering -. ...,....i..'..... .'s....
Total So"
Discovery OF VEIN OF GoLD.--We take the fol-
lowing from the Alta California, Of the 18th of Sep
TENDER:
"Col. J. C. Fremont has denounced tract of land
lying on the Marposa river, about forty miles from
the San Joaquin river upon which has been recently
discovered an exceedingly rich vein of gold. The
Mariposa Cor Butterfly river, few months since
visited by party conducted by this eminent explo-
rer, and washings established along the stream. The
land occupied by this party was conveyed to the
Colonel IN 1916, and the mines thereupon having
been regularly denounced, according to Mexican law
measures have been taken to work them. The vein
is about two feet in thickness at the surface, and is
found in the usual strata of quartz. The yield is
about eight of gold to loo ounds of rock. A
specimen exhibited at this Office few days SINCE
together with mass of gold extracted by quicksi-
ver weighing about three ounces. There is every
reason to believe that this vein may be traced many
leagues in extent and be found of uninterrupted rich
ness. The gold mines of California are now in rea
| ty discovered"
The Convention at Monterey was rapidly progress
sing in the task of framing the constitution. The
following is the latest intelligence from that body
taken from the Alta California of the Goth of Sep
tember ~
1.-THE Declaration of Rights was adopted by the
Convention in Committee of the Whole, on the 18th
instant which, amounting to about one-eighth OF the
constitution induces the belief that the end of the
present month will find the Convention prepared to
adjourn. The slavery question was unanimously set
tied on the 10th instant The only matter which
bids fair to detain the Convention is the apporto-
ing of representatives the different districts With
the desire for compromise manifested, however, we
foresee no real difficulty in acquitting itself Of the
! task"
The influx of population into the golden region is
going on at accelerated pace. The Alta Califor-
MIA says:
"About 10000 persons mostly young men, COM
pose the overland emigration this year A portion
of this body already in the country and parties are
nearly every day arriving. Capt R. Owen, who pi-
loted company across the country by the Santa Fe
route, dvergng to the northern road, crossing the
Sierra Nevada and entering California near John
sons rancho, reports the emigration in unusually
forward state, with provisions plenty and to spare
The grass along the road had been abundant, and
but in place it believed scarcity of food for
stock would be encountered. This was above the
sink of ST. Marys river and here, by abandoning the
road, subsistence could be procured'
Hon. T. Butler King was, on the 18th September
slowly recovering He was, in few days, to repair
to the lovely and quiet valley Of Sonoma, in order
more fully to recover his health.
Messrs Crumney & Co., had established market
in San Francisco, calling it the Fulton Market.
The ship Samoset arrived at San Francisco on the
9th Sept. having board an iron steam boat of Is
horse power, complete, and ready for immediate use
Her owners, says the Alta California, quite sure
of small sprinkng of fortune, if their vessel be
made to ply between this city and Sacramento
At the Natoma mines American river ma
extracting gold. The average richness of bushel
of earth previously worked is about ounces troy
In reference to the overland emf grafton the Alta
, California remarks
at is necessary that we should state in order to
relieve anxieties and allay the fears which have
been but unduy created regarding the general pros
perty of the emigration overland this year. that the
latest accounts are highly encouraging, and repre-
sent the enJre Douy illy I'VE weeks carrier IMAM the
emigration OF any preceding year. We deem this
statement but just in view of the wrong impression
which has gone abroad, and which exists even to the
present time to great extent, in this place The
friends of emgratng parties residing in the States
may rest assured of the general safety of ALL and
that aside from the ordinary fatigue and privations
of the journey, no suffering has, as yet, been expert
: enced.r ~ @
n The l. o. O. F. were about to establish lodge il
: San Francisco
Joseph Daniel was tried at San Francisco in the ear
y part of September for the murder of Peter Petit
: by shooting him through the head. His object wa
V plumber. A verdict of guilty was rendered.
; The Government post Office at San Francisco is re
presented to be in g most admirable confusion TIL
t Placer Times of the LIST September says:
d "Somewhat less than ten postmasters have bee1
: appointed in as many weeks Succeeding each othe
with raddity to the lively state of affairs in Califor
mia. A postmaster is sent to San Francisco, with
st salary of $20O0 when at she same time the Post
e master General knew, or should have known, tina
such pay would scarcely furnish clean linen for the in
% cumbent. By the last mail from San Francisco nc
single letter there remailed for our post oce
though the postmaster here has forwarded to the
l. flee below upward of 2400 names, and has done a.
to insure the speedy forwarding of letters to his
ceonly the letters originally directed to this pon
lie came. We have now population, in this vicinit
and at the neighborng mines of at least seventee
or eighteen thousand SOULS all anxiously looking fo
N letters through the Sacramento post oficen
ID The steamer Empire City arrived at New York o
q the 18th instant, with intelligence from San Francis
to September 2lst being thirty days later (but tn
,e same those received by the Falcon at New o.
ut leans) She brings the mails and half million do
1t lars worth of gold dust.
of POPULATION OF WILMINGTON, DEL.-An intelligel
gentleman informs the Delaware Republican that ''t1