The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1849-06-09
Late California News.
DIAMONDS AND lMzRALDs FOUND.

| We learn from the New York Tri
bune, of yesterday, that Mr.. Parrolt
our Consul at MazatIan, is now in tha
city, having left Mazatlan on the 10th
OF April, and come the overland route
through Mexico.
| He reports having met with compa.
nies continually during his overland
journey. The road to the Pacific is
lined with them, and they are oil, so
far as he saw, doing well.
There were four or five vessels at
Mazatlan and two or three at San Bias,
for California. The price Of passage
varied from $50 to $3.50, according to
the accommodations.
Mr.. Parrotl's visits to the pfacers
was undertaken for the purpose Of In.
forming himself, and his revelations are
even more astonishing thai any that
have previously reached US.
The limits Of the placers towards the
South are constantly being extended by
new discoveries; the northern districts,
owing to their remoteness from civ|i-
zatlon. have not yet been fully explor.
ed. The earth in some places has been
dug TO the depth Of nine feet, and the
proportion of gold found to be quite as
great as on the surface. The richness
OF the dry diggings is in sotne places al.
most Incredible. Mr.. Parrot estimates
that the amount Of gold which will be
obtained .. the present year, at thirty mil
But the richness Of California does
not consist in gold alone. All ,he ors.
cious metals are there found, in g,Ir,~
or less profusion, as we'll as the rarest
and most valuable jewels. Two mines
Of silver have lately been discovered,
one of which is known to but few per-
sons, who jealousy keep the secret
Platinum is also known TO exist in con-
siderable quantities! '
A rough diamond, nearly the size Of
hens egg. has been found by one Of
the miners in the Sacramento Valley.
Gen. Vallejo, who was Mr.. Parrott's'
informant, says that it was brought to
him by the finder, who demanded
SlSO,OOO for it. Emeralds of large
sizes are frequently met with, but their
value is scarcely known. Three or
four quicksilver mines have been dis
covered, one of which, very rich de-
posit, lies between the valley Of Santa
Clara and San Joaquin. The Forbes
mine, however, is the only one worked
as yet. The exten, and value of these
quicksilver mines is not equaled by any
other locality in the world. -.
Beds Of coal have. also been found
near The coast, but cannot Of course be
worked under the present state OF
things. .5,lpaa .as
Mr.. PARROT informs us that in the
Sierra Nayada, to the northeast OF San
Francisco, there is a volcano in active
operation. On the Sd Of March the
heaviest snow storm in the memory ol
the inhabitants took place. 4 ,.y.s.a.,
There are but fifty women in the
town of San Francisco, twenty OF whom
are Americans. .S .s. +a1., Il
The price Of lots 10 the town is, as
before. stated, enormous. The sales
take place, however, with little regard
to the title Of the property, and as there
are two or three separate claims upof q
great part Of il, this may lead to great
difficulty in the future. Sometimes the
same land is sold TO different parties BY
1.-TWO. Alcaldes. ''ssilN ,.,s
The U. S. sIoop ofswar Dale, which
sailed from San Francisco for the Unit.
led States, OF the Goth Of March, has
l$2oO,000 in gold dust on board. .?li
Nearly the whole Of Captain Suffers
i 10000 bushels Of grain rotted in the
fsid for the want Of somebody to har.
vest'it. The price Of -four At the dig