The Davenport gazette., 1849-12-13
GaIAr WEsrsRS Railway CoAr.xv !

GREAT WEsTERN RAILWAY COMPANY
lLllNols.-We understand that The ao.a.
who went to England 20 purchase tho % -"
los this road has returned in the Cap,b.;s
with proposals to furnish The whole Guam
" required for tho rond from Cairo /, IN;
cngo, receiving in paymcn, the six Der cen,
sterling bonds Of tho company payahe;n +
London. This rond IS deemed ono Of ~
utmost importance 10 the whole Wes,. and
especially 10 the State oflllnois. |, w..
commenced rs STATE irork, md upw,,,'
of Que million Of dollars had bee n cxpeodsa
on its const trl.ction, when it wns sl,spcnaed
after the grading and cmbankmeu,s 4,
| nearly forty miles from Cairo and us pucb
more ffou other sections had been com,s
ted. Il begins a. The head d river oa,;,,
lion for1argc vessels, nt ppint where Il.
Mississippi is Glrays narigabic and al,rc~
open. II runs through theccatrc Of Iliiao;,
aud bns apily been termed "tAe back bOn
| Of the State," for with this road all other,
will intcrsect or quite. u il eqnidis,,,,
between tho rivers Mississippi aud wabasl
which are not navigahIe large portion Il
the year, in consequence Of ice md low W.
ter, and thus the necessity ofhaying r.i.
way to run through the length ot Illinois
on which the produce Of the State can L.
transported ,oa port Of shipment. ~4icl
should be open TO The scabord the whole of
the year. Its southern terminus has there.
fore been fixed at Cairo, at the mouth d
The Ohio. from whence tho Mississippi !,
naviyab!e erery day in the gear, commuui.
eating at all seasons with New Orleans and
The Gulf Of Mexico. The railroads now i,
progress Of building from Noble and
Charleston have located their western ler.
mini at the mouth Of the Ohio, opposite to
and to unite With. the grea. western rai.
Wav.
This road, therefore, in conncxion with
the iiiinnis and Michigan canal from Pera
10 Chicago, viii possess and euioy mon.
opoly large portion Of the ycar of III.
transportation business mud travel oi neary
the whole Slate.--N y Cour and Eng.
EXTRAORDINARY Discovery IN CAL,r 4.
NIA.-1'he following is an ex,rac, froms
letter written Ia his wife BY New YORKER,
now working in the mines Of Calilorna.
The letter benrs date August 26, ls49:
There was gold mine discovered her
(~ha, is called Murph,'s Digging.) ous
week TO day; il is evidently ,ns work d
aacien, li,nes--2l0 feet deep, situated oa
the summ,.of very high mountain. Ii
has made great excitement, here, as il vas
several days before preparations could be
made TO dccen, to the bottom. There va,
found in il the bones Of human being, ais,
an altar Tor worship, and some ether evilen
ces Of human labor. From present indics
tons i, is doubtful whether il will pay u
be worked, as il is mostly all rock. and viii
require agrcst outlay for tools md machine.
ry 10 work IT,"
This discovery, il properly pursued br
competent Observers, may prova ot Ihe
highest historical Importance. Il will es-
tablsh The fact TINT the mineral wealth ci
that region has been known to preceding
generations, md tho relics which have sur.
.ived may enligh.en us rs TO the na,ienal.
ity Of the people who frs, pierced this mum.
tain two hundred mud ten feet, and will
doubtless suggest an inquiry into the rea.
sons for abandoning the pursuit Of gold i
country in which il seems IN abound, and
where its discoveries had found encourage.
meni to make such extensive excavation
10 former times.-N. j. Post.
Awful CALAMITY AT PRoyIprScE-Fn'
and Loss Of Life.-A fire broke out abott
3 o'clock yesterday morning, in the sp'cn
did mansion Of Mrs. Anna Jenkins, Bene6
street. Providence, K. l., which in = shor
time was totally destroyed, with all the val
1 liable furniture; and VIC regret to learn tbs
Mrs. jenkins and her daugbicr perished il
the flames. Three Jennie servants snt
three other inmates escaped, the former b,
means Of lightning rod and the others b,
= ladder. The youngest Miss jenkins iot
her mother 10 the rooi, and descended ihs
ladder, expecting that her mother was I'll
lowing her; but il is supposed that she fell
hack, sufIncated BY the smoke. The eldest
daughter was not seen, and probably wa,
suffoca,ed in her bed room. Two partially
consumed bodies were subsequently found
which doubtless were those of the mo,be,
and daughter. Mrs. Jenkins was worth. !,
is supposed, over milion Of dollars, and
was remarkably charitable. She belongcd
to the Society Of Friends, and frequent,
visited Europe to attend the meetings Of il
members.
\ BarARD TAYLOR, the intelligent CORES
pondent ofthe N. Y. Tribune, thus truthful,
speaks of the "lo'tery" Of digging gold
;. "Those who are familiar with geology, or B!
carefully noting the character Of the soil sirat,
&c, where gold is already found. have learned il