Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-12-15
From California.

arrived at New York on Friday morning OF
last week. from Chagres, which port she left on
the 2Sth ult, bringing one months later intel
lioence from California, 100 passengers, and
one million dollars in gold dust, including that
belonging to the passengers.
Among the passengers by the Crescent Clty,
are several from the Sandwich Islands, inciud-
ipp the Hon. q. p Judd, his Hawaiian MaJes-
tvs Plenipotentlary, accompanied by Master
i5ihohiho, the heir presumptiVe, and his broth
or kamehameda They will proceed immc-
diately to Washington, and thence in few
days to Europe. IL is said that the object OF
DR.. Judd's visit TO the United States has refer
ence to the late outrages o' the French at the
Sandwich Islands.
The passengers crossing the lsthmus contin-
ued very numerous. Thirteen hundred it is
said left Chagres in two days.
The latest paper contains announcements OF
the following nominations, put forth IN the
Southern style by cards:
FoR GovERNoR.--Col. William Nj Stewart;
Winfield Scott Sherwood; Peter II. Burnett.
For CONGRESS --Ro1man NJ. Price, George
w Wright, Peter Halsed,
A meeting Of the friends of T. Butler King
was held at San Francisco on the 2Sth OF DC
tober, with a view to his nomination Tor the
Senate of the United States
The convention for forming state constitu-
ton had completed its labors and finally adj
inurned. The constitution as adopted by them
IS to be submitted 10 q vote of the people on the
18th Of November. It's publication is COM
menced in the Pacific Nelos of Nov. L, two ar
lees and part Of another being given.
The first article contains the bill OF rights,
the 18th section of which is as follows:
Neither slavery nor involuntary servltude,
unless for the punishment OF crimes, shall ever
be tolerated IN this State"
The second article treats OF the right Of sui
frage which is accorded to every white male
citizen of the United States and Mexico, who
shall have elected to become a citizen Of the
United States under the treaty OF Qncretaro,
who shall have been resident Of the State SIX
months and of the district thirty days.
From the alta California Oct. %.
SHERLocK's DIGGINs, AarIposa, Sept u.
This, DIR. Editor is unquestIonably the place
for big chunks but let me instruct you con-
cernng these dIggings. They were discovered
two or three months since by man named
Sherlock, who, with Il company Of seventy
Nexicans, worked these deposits on shares
The work varies with Us, as well as elsewhere.
In eight days, three men took out 81 pounds
of pure gold. And last week two men took
out in two days % pounds from spot near my
camp SherlocE has gone into the mountains
no one knows where, and we have elected
new Aicade, who, the day Of his installation
/ into office, issued an order for all MeXlcans 10
| decamp, which they did forthwith. We all
/ intend to winter here, as we can easily make
/ comfortable quarters. This place is distant l
/ miles from Fremonl's discovery, and IS much
! the richest of the two deposits Many urge
/ pieces have been recently found here, averag-
/ ing from one TO eight pounds, pure gold. The
( finest pieces usually are worth about fifty cents,
/ so you perceive this is the region Of big
I Jumps
/ IHE PLACER-The Placer Times ofOct.
( sd VS." We have seen several from the mines
during the past week-some OF them with q
bag tail Of dust while others were not troub-
/ led with anything heavy. The following let
/ ter from a friend Will give our readers a COM
/ mon sense view Of mining and miners n u
sections of the Placer, although written on the
( Mldd Fork and dated,
SPANISH Bar, Oct. 10, 1919
/ There has been and always will be great
/ disparity in the pro lucts of labor IN the mines
OF this country, and this disparity is often a
( cause Of much trouble and uneaslness on the
part Of miners, and more particularly new be-
ginners. For instance man, comes here and
I locates himself; he commences operations
/ after remaining here some two or three weeks
ne becomes initiated and makes his S12 or an
ounce a day. But just at this Juncture Of
affairs report comes from the North or South
Forks, or somewhere else, that people are
taking out from 3 to q ounces day on some
other stream
This causes at once a dissatisfaction on the
part of the newcomer Gold miners are not so
easily led away,) he makes a comparison and
says to himself " | am not going towork for
an ounce day when other people are making
three or four ouncqs"-and he Immediately
packs up and is oitfor the better diggings. He
arrives at his place of destination and finds, TO
his astOnlshment, that he is worse off than
I when he started-besides losing weeks time.
| Judging from what can learn | think there is
little difference as to the richness of the three
Forks, the North, NJ Iddle and South. They all
have proved prolific.
| think the North Ibelng the nearest TO the
city, has been the most worked. Since have
been on the Spanish Bar (now about three
mon;hs) there has been an immense amount Of
money taken out Damming parties have done
the best by going into the bed of the stream, yet
many dains have proved failures; some conf
panies have taken out over hundred dollars
day Tor several weeks, but these things are
not common. Miners here are thinking about
gong into winter quarters; the nights are
quite chilly, and every one is anxious to get
breakfast for the sake OF being in the vicinity
of the fire.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Nov. l, lS49.
Since my last, we have had touch of the
" rainy season ,. Cd the 9th ult foo which
had hung over the city for several days, deter
mined Itself into quite shower of rain.
On the 10th, violent 5. f. wind set in and
torrents of rain fell, which damaged large
amount OF goods, that were stored in the open
air, and not taken care OF by the owners, who
supposed the shower Of the day previous a ma
tura result of the fogey weather At a small
estimate, 100000 will not cover The dau,age.
Some sickness was occasioned by the shower TO
persons lodging in tents, at Happy Valley.
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