New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-14

LArf FROM SAN FRANCISCO Tho bdNimoTe
C7ispsr publi.he. letter dated Feb > from Mr. w A.
Harrison Of san Francisco to his brother in Baltimore
We make the following extract:
within the last month upward Of 500 strangers have
arrived here and are fttpg out for the mines and IS
.ad that M bers beside their way IN dlferens
vessel. from Valparaiso. Csllso and other ports ne
town !. literally crsmned and every house, private
and public 10 full Where ali can ge. accommodates
do not know and If there are 20 ~ more on tne,r
way from the States Is reported, u 10 difficult 10
saw what will be done but one thing IL tortunste
provisions are plenty at present-tns IS nour oreso
pork hams coffee. rice and teas but fresn meat sno
vegetables are very at this time tresn peel
nd nork have been cut of market for the last week
the little that Il brought In 10 bought up readily Beef
sold this morning al SO per ar fresh PORK . CTS per
TO- butter Is 81 cheese hams NE same nout %
oer mi pork s35 10 $40 bread so coffee 10 c,s
nee 10 cts teas ~ to 100 cts per ID Board sl2 per
week washing - per dozen labor 50 TO go per gay
wood per load about hall cord bricks soJ 20 ~
NJ lumber ESQ NJ and town ots sell rom $500 70
$1,000 And notwithstanding these exoroitsnt rates
every body 10 doing well we have no poor tolks, and
mechanics OF every trade busy building are gong
no on every side and indeed IL is surprising 10 see 'ne
operations Of this place at the present time sno com
pare il With some four Eve months back There are
now some twelve dfteen houses under erection snu
in fact when all finished and tne other improve
menu. IN contemplation in the way oil cnUrcnes' ware
houses. public buildings. &C. are competed We shs,
have As hne town here you will see At home and
for location will surpsss or At least equal our lages,
.esports Il will not be long before San Francisco VIII
become one of the wonders OF the world II Il has not
slready become go Il Ia destined to be unTiyaled by
any and the home OF the nsooos
Misses Is CHILI.-The take the following sc
coun, Of the produce Of the silver mines at Copispo
Chilli from Valparaiso letter In the C'rr'0 and r."
qzgo
10 this country some very valuable mines, both OF
sold and silver have been discovered. ! wss shown
a specimen today from mine At the North. OF the
most beautiful description. That mine, II is ssid VII
yield $4,000 10 the cajon, which Is IN weight So
pounds Of ore-which IL most enormous rste The
richest silver mines and gold. also, are at Copispo
whence remtances 10 this port are made almost every
m ooth 10 the amount of more than 100000. The re
sources Of this country very far from being de
ysloped either mineral agricultural
The Congress adjourned about one month ago, aitei
very prorscted but important session; Tor they MAD
assembled on the lr OF June and eat until the end
December Among other acts, they have given torcigt
residents the privilege Of owning vessels TO sail unde
the Gillian flag The country is improving, although
might do so mors rapidly new election Tor Con
sress will occur In this coming March. But there VII
De no election the Presidency until le9l when th'
term Of Gen. Bulnes expires The presidential tern
10 FIVE years.