The Arkansas banner., 1849-09-04

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 Late and Interesting News from cauiGarvin.
 The Falcon brought much interesting intelligence from California. part of which has already h..n givea; yet we still 6nd. in the Baltimore San .aA etsr papers, many details of interest to the aspetd reader, but especially o those who have gslntiv.. and friends in the Tegien of gold. We therefore make some extracts from the correspondents and accounts in these papep,
 Fsrmatioa of . staap ceyarnwens.
 The inhabitants of San Francisco, al crowded meeting held on the i2th of June, was s,eadfas, ia favct of Provisional State Government. The Alta California. commeRiiag thereon, says;
 i've cannot refrain from expressing the hane that other districts wiii follow our example .rd that the campaign thus propisiously begua wtil nol be suffered 10 flag until sas Representatives and Senators have taken their seats ia the United States Congress"
 The inhabitants of the PuebIa and District or San Jose on the 2ist Jane agreed to resolutions In accordance with Gen. Riieyss proclamation.
 Gen. Riley exercises the functions of civil Gox. ernor, by virtue of his office as commanding mili- tary officer of the department, and has summoned general convention. tc meet at Monterey on the Iss September, tuF the purpose af forming State cuu- Uts II will consist of thirty-seven delegates, who were to be elected from the several districts on the Iss of August. On the latter day, were to ha elected neg. 10 i the offices of judges of the supsssF ssSs. prefecis and sab-pretrcts, snd all vacancies in the offices Of aleade tor judges of First Tassaarel a- eaees, justices of the peace. and town councils.
 Foreigners at the Mines.
 Gen. Smiths famous order insesdicting foreignera from working at the mines, remains dead letter. tk :.K mhmAI- Ak..ss IA revived while California remains a territory Fer. eigners only those who are unacquainled with our language; English, Irish and Scotch, whose VernacusF IS the same owR, have the right ef American eitizens nnhesitatingly conceded to them Bat it appears that the ChilenOs and Peruvians who there in the greatest numbers. have adopted plan by which they seem to ee protected from any jealous visitation on the part of the Government. Many of them imported dlsborers-peons-w work for them at the placefs, and in order to give aa sp- pearaAee Of something American to theis eates- prise. they hire aR American citizen, at handsome appointments, as species of overseef. This ia vests the concern with quasi national character, and sll satisfied; the ovesseer represents it to the authorities, if Gen. Smiths order is spoken oE and in consideration pockets portion of the dust the peons are continually excasating and washing. As to the collision which 1t was said was hourly expected between the Americans and ioseigners, we hear that the report was very broad eKasget- stion, if not positively an invention. Among the poor and needy of the two races a certain jealousy existed, but it was not general sentiment
 visit to the Mines.
 letter dated San Francisco, June 30th, lSl9, to the N. 0. Piesyune, says:
 Since my letter of the sth, have made visit to the southern mnes-iBe einding those of Stanlsisus, Tawslamia. Mercedes and Mariaposas rivers an4 their tributaries. Alter all yoa have heard ol the ka look the country containing in its bosOin So vast an amount of precious tfeasure-tof miles aad miles, between the Stanislaus and the Mercedes, the bowels Of the earth had been upinrned and tes- reted to the depth of six eight feet, and still the gold appears as inexhaustbIe as when the miner iFsI stuck spade into it. II would really sppeaf, as if the main body of the gittering metal had not been approached. Up to the present lime the caiy search has been made h the !" dry diggins;" every one ia anticipating a rich harvest as soon as the rivers fall sufficiently to enahle them to work the beds. But independent of the gold in the rivers, and the present "dry diggiags." the deposit would seetn 10 be laexhaastibss. From the Ssanssiaas to the Maraposasa distance Of eighty or aiasy miles. the gold region s of purely volcanic formation, and looks fl volcano after volcano had bnrst oaf from the earth pouring forth the face of the country layer offer layes of pure gold May of the csaiefs still exist, as nature originally formed thsm; d. though little gold is found in the immediate vicinity of the eFupiioas but n the drains and little creeks, leading from them into the rivsrs t has been ioand in the greatest sbandaoce. However. the deposit is not eontined % any place or locality Whsf- ever hole is made in the ground, gold n 10 De
 oaad but n some places in greater quantifies snaa others There is a vein of while quarts roeks fFem tea to filfy feet wide. extending from the stanslAs as far south as a small creek. between the Mariapo- sas and Kings river. tried st at gfsat m.ny places and foand it richly impsegnated win gold af all poiats--the gold being locked sp ia the nsasix. 90 as to require machinery to extraetil. There afs now about 1000 people at work is the soih including sn agus, sexes, conditions and eolors. It may be safely estimated that they are taking out . thousand pounds ef gold per day whenever one of the miners gets ess than an eanes dsy. he thinks he is not paid for his labor. snd seeks some better place. Ths iBsatiahis tbasst for gold keeps oae-fourth ef tire population censiHasiy going from one place to asoihsf, seeking moss pro- hiabls "diggins"
 Climate, soil, mad Masquitees. .S
 Independently of the mines. look upon the valley af the San Joaquin as yalueless-and afiee wat had read in the writings of different travellers thfsug California, must confess that htve been saiifsy disappointed; if is without wood sad without was.' except the few general streams Tanaihg tnfoash M At present 1t is pafehed and dry, and spear ot green grass is seldom found, even upon the low grounds aloag the river. When ws come 'e ees- sister that there will be DO rain tor three nonths mose. what chance s there for raising good esoPs The land is poor. and very little of t soad pc dnee an avsfage crop sf t wefe well waissss. ibs climate IS delightfui-dnfing the day il IS Nsw Oreaas spring, whi.s the nights are cool end eom- fort riable--the temperstaFe being sach ss 70 msss . pair os blankets quite agreeable. hs water et 'hs
 rivers conaing from the mountains Is cosa as Ice H. self freqseniiy making the teeth ache 10 diink.-- Along the San Joaquin and at the mouth ot iis 'es taries. masaaioes are more plentiful thAa l lave ever sesn them in the swasops oi Louisssss Ass- bams sr Florida.
 With regard to the climate, Mir Fisane', 'a H'- ter to the Picsyuns, says
 al have been in every Ssate and Territory q ths u,;,.S gssle. except Misesoss, and have Bssss tsls csinais 50 dissgrsssbls, and oss that renders sxrsy % uncomfortable thai oi ssn FfAsess eo-silb tss flowing ef the i'd: the w,ss ''.e.. and inca a.r,ax tbe balance Of the day os nighl. eiows = .!s atlv thsf ws eaa scarcely walk tbs streets. Our eyes are eentinaaily hsisd sish dust. and ~s. vho kaye been accustomed 10 seuihefa sliins.