New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-02
Later FROM Eniparat-O-Thc Gold Trade
on thr Pacific.


The Bp>f0p Yrtrcl,r saws letters have been re-
coived Ia that city overland 10 the 9TH OF February
They represent business rs being very dull with 40
prospect Of lts being better About h'trn hundred
persons IN all had left Valparaiso for the gold dlggnss
mostly foreigners.
1t impossible 10 describe says the letters the
element which the gold discoveries have created In
Valparaiso and all along the coast OF the Pacific. II
estimated that several thousand persons bad mort
gsged their property in order TO raise f1nds 10 reach
the dig gngs.
Two vessels arrived at Valparaiso the j;h Of Feb
ruary from san francisco. the chip Iuntress (Which
carried out Government stores ana troops from NeS
York; and the American bark lndne. The Huntress
brought $1,000 IN gold, and both vessels were to re-
turn Immediately . san Francisco The nfne,
whch ONLY OF about 200 tons burden, had been cod
for s24OcO Her cargo brought al san Francisco an
immense profit.
A mercantile firm in Valparaiso Gio5son 4 Cross
had also received Slil 0oO from San Fraucisc1
There were twelve shipI loading az Valparaiso for
san Ffancisco-Am0ng others French ship OF 100
tons When taxes out $50 passengers.
These letters also give some particulars as 10 matters
Ia CAiornii A. -an rancieco the Of mechanics
ranged fr IN = 10 20 per d,y.
a mechanic whose name is given let his work
NJ Al Francisco and went 10 the mines he worked
mere about one month and obtained about : coo
ISDYPrNDENCE-Tn PLANs-Last evening
We had the pea.urs If a ieS moments conversation
with Capt James kirkeT, the experienced mountain
eer W. l,srn from the Captain that the road. be-
tween here and Independence, well as bfyond that
point persons have trsyer-,d them. IN
condition almost unprectdeuiedly bad not one OF the
several parties which left here, some OF them thirty
odd days since, designing 10 make the tutre trp by
land had reached pvndence VIII tee Captain lett
there Monday week set sud 1t is It's opinion thst
iee animals belonging u the parties viii sustain "a
greater amount Of sufer ana isiIry between this
and Their nual siarig point, than Will tail - their LOIS
TOR the remainder OF t1o trip 10 California. - bad
tle roads and the o Independence that tle
party Of which the Captain was 4 mt mber broke
Do" tongues 81 Two o their wagons and pair ~ hounds
while passing through mat town From the tict that
the grass on "a. Plains Is never very nutritious
AMI always acts upon The animal as aslr0ng pufsa,ve
II the impression OF the Captain tia, viii lot be adj
vsa5ie for parties - enter upon The journey over the
pi,ins prior 10 the st Of May yet some are talking of
starting from the vicinity 81 Independence about the
9Th proN The market ~ lnd- prnteuce is vel sup
yed with every necessary siice ior trip txc-pi per
maps rite poNotr which selling ~ per canister
while IL may had III this city for SD cents There
the pes Mt time Tor sa." 10 the neisAD0EhOud OF
Independence so head of mules, With large mum
Der OF oxen the former COMMANDED from - o. 80
per head III, latter from SO - sij. Boarding aud
lodging ranges from : % Il : per week.
=. Louis Union, 2lst
TRF GAINES CAsr.-In this celebrated case IL
volVng All immense amount OF properly, General
Gaines and his vile MyTa Clark have n.ed IN the L..
: Circuit Court In Chancery supp einentsTy OIL Of
comp siut claiming. the only cnii and Legitimate
heir Of Daniel Clark thirteen hundred acres Of land 10
the Parish of - Landry, fronting on the Bayou fla
Madison Lyons, Gerssime Rcbsrd, Abraham Herman
senior Abraham Herman. junior. snd AiIlpne Richard.
The ute comes - them from one Celrsune Lavergne
u whom 4 transferred by Richard Relf and Bev
rry Cbcw act NJ Executors oi Daniel ark. snd
ATTORNEYS IN fsct for Mrs Mary CLARK. the mother Of
Daniel sad devlsee OF his estate under viii written in
IL which = alleged - BE- revoked by ologfaphic
wi made IN LIS, constituting Myra Clark. one OF the
comp alnsnts bis universal heir. The Court yesier
CAV ru'.d that thu defendants answer the bill on or
before tbc rule day. IN May next n O. Delta 2iih
THE NEWARK PLANK ROAD.-Surveyors have
bee over the routes Of the proposed plank road be-
tween Newark and This Cry They report toe distance
from the Jersey City terry 20 thc hsrkctst railroad
depot 10 Newark one chain less than miles Three
routes practicable AT starting iron the same point
in Newark running down the old ftrry road and then
crossing the Passaic sni HackensacA rivers by horse
boat The cost the road - c.tmatsd AZ ltss than
500 O0o and about sNh Of the stock has already
been taken IL has not yet been decided whether the
road sbal commence on this end al Jersey City or
Psvonis
ANOrHER LEAD MISE DIsCoyERED.-We have
been shown \ very ma specimen Of lead ore taken
from lesd recently struck In the vicinity OF the
mines city IL is of the hne,t quality OF what
10 known Ia mis- re.ion the steel grained and
10 without doub, much richer in silver than any vein
yet opened. Little Rock AK Dem.