Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-08-15
From the Bee.
California.

From the Bee.
California.
The steamship Falcon arrived on
Saturday morning at an early hour, from
Chagres, bringing $4,000 in gold dust.
By this arrival we have received our files
of California papers to the I'd July
They contain a good deal of interesting
intelligence, most of which, however, has
been anticipated by the Sunday papers.
The people of California are moving
actively in the matter of forming a terrific
rial government. A proclamation has
been issued by Brig. Gen. Riley, calling
upon the people to elect members of a
convention for this purpose. The con-
v%ention is to assemble on the LIST August,
to provide Cor the administration of the
existing laws, and to draft a constitution
to be submitted to the people for their
ratification, and subsequently to Congress.
A conflict Of opinion seems, however, 10
exist, for We find the Legislative Assembly
of the District of San Francisco consider
California to be without any law, civil or
military, and therefore recommend that a
convention should be held on the third
Monday in August, at Pueblo de San Jose,
for the purpose of establishing govern
ment for the territory: At San Franz
cisco a meeting of the citizens was con-
vened on! the 18th June, at which resolu-
tons were adopted recommending to the
people to elect delegates to a convention
to form State constitution. Gen. Riley's
views seems generally to prevail.
We learn from several Of the passengers
Of the Falcon, that the rumors derived
from Mexican sources, of seditious move
ments in California, ofthe scarcity of gold,
of fatal collisions among the miners-the
last are wholly unfounded. Tn respect to
the mining operations, the following from
the Alta California of the I'd ult., fur.
nishes the latest information:
"Our latest dates are to the 9th ult,.
from the Sacramento mines, and from the
San Joaquin country we have a few items
of intelligence under date ofJune25. An
inordinate dearth of news and failure oil
correspondence forces US to compile from
various accounts our summary of to-day.
Throughout the mines the rivers are
falling. The chief impediments
to successful labor during the past three
has been high water. Washings
were abandoned for the dry deposits dur
ing the flood, but its slow, sure abatement
now cause mining to resume its
wonted vigor, while it will give impetus
70 trade, and animation to business gene
are vague stories of very
heavy work having been accomplished at
he dry diggings Of the Middle Fork,
American river, but from the best authen-
accounts in our possession we have
not been able to gather information of
his nature, although it is generally con-
;eded, VI believe, that at these mines the
more industrious of the numbers there
employed are handsomely rewarded. We
rave a letter from a young man who left
his Office in March last. We extract:
Il have been employed on the Middle
My success in mining has been of
he most ordinary kind; but l have made
very day count from SIG to $50. +,
THE waters are yet high, but I think
hey are gradually on the fall. l shall =.
in a few days for the diggings again, !
. find a place where | can make my pile l
a few days. l know such places arel.