Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-10-19
from the New York Express October
AhhisALoF The EMPIRE CITY-.LATE
FROM CAIJFopNIA

The steamship Empire City arrived AZ H.
city about / o'clock this morning, from CHI iS
gres 28th ult O"0'
BY this arrival, advices from Califorp;,
month later than those previously acknowlA
edged nave been received at the Express ofHce
The steamship Panama arrived at Panams
on Saturday, the 22d of September. with 100
passengers and about $500, 900 in treasure
Of this, the Empire City brings us S45O .oOo
and IA passengers. The steamship Alabama
bound from Chagres to New Orleans, had
about so passengers for that port.
When the Panama left San Francisco aha
had for Monterey 8, Santa Barbara 8, San
Diego 4, Mazatlan Is, San Bias 81, Acauulco
2, Panama 1872, and passages secured on the
day of sailing Is, making in the whole about
$50 passengers.
The accounts from the Placers are yerv
good. The California says We have no
prodigious gold stories to relate, but conkning
ourselves TO the simple assurance OF good luck
to those who labor, we trust not to defeat the
expectations of the most visionary.
In fact, all accounts agree that il requires
the severest toll, hardship, and deprivation in
the mines to realize any considerable amount
of the golden treasure.
The cholera has been very severe at Pana-
|
gone. Great complaints were made at the ex-
brilliant prices demanded for collins The Star
of the oath says:
"Several Americans who have died this week,
have from necessity been buried after the custom
of the country, without collins. When coffin
can he procured i. costs $40, and is but mere
rough box at that-in fact. so multiplied are tho
number of deaths among the Americans, and lat
terly among natives, that it is extremely difficult
to procure one at all"
The Star of the 18th says:
"But few persons perhaps are aware Of the
ravages of the destroyer in this city scarcely
family can be found who have not been called to
mourn the loss of some friend or relative within
the last two months, and at the present moment
the mortality among Americans and natives is
alarming. The former especially, since the de-
parture of the Panama, have been decimated At
rapid rate.
owe learn that the Panama had $500 900 in
gold dust consigned, and probably as much more
by the passengers, making in all about $1,000
O0O."
: The general health of San Francisco re-
mains good, notwithstanding the arrival every
day of unacclimated strangers. A virulent
form of diarrhea has occasioned much suffer-
ing within the past month, but its severity is
now slowly diminishing The same complaint
t has made its appearance in Stockton, Sacra-
mento city, and different parts of the mines,
1t has by many been believed 10 be the pre-
cursor of that terrible scourge, the cholera,
and by others moderated form of this disease
itself
The cholera has entirely disappeared from
Panama. There were few cases of sickness
but none dangerous.
j. B. Taylor, who came out about two years
: since as agent for company in New York
! is about returning to the States for apparatu.
to work the quicksilver mines. Com. Stock
ton is one of the company for whom Mr.. Tay
: Tor is acting.
h Later Placer Iteligence.-Th month OF
9 August has multiplied the number of gold
: washers on the principal streams of the Sierra
Nevada; but the prospects for the mass crowd
ing on are but imperceptibly lessening. Tht
- waters nearly at the lowest stage. an(
" quite in proportion TO the increase of laborer
: the chances are rendered more favorable By
: this circumstance. New washings have beer
e discovered, aud old ones abandoned.