Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1849-11-14
PLAQU Il M I'M e.:
WEDNESDAY,, NOVEMBER IA, l849.
Latest from California.

We learn from the Picayune of last Wee
nesday that the steamship Falcon arrived at thu
city on the preceding day, having left Chagre'
on the soth ult., and bringing dates from sar
Francisco up to the Goth September. We ex
tract the most interesting items:
The Falcon brought $4,000 in gold dust
consigned to the house of Maunsel White &
Co. @rs
The steamship Oregon arrived at Panama on
the 23d ult. from San Francisco, and was to
leave again for the latter named port on the 9TH
inst. She brought from California 100000
in gold dust, and 800 passengers.
The convention at Monterey was rapidly pro-
crossing. The Alta California says:
The "Declaration of Rights was adopted by
the convention, in committee of the whole, on
the 18th inst, which, amounting to about one
eighth of the constitution, induces belief that
the end of the present month will find the con-
~vention prepared to adjourn. The slavery ques-
ton was unanimously settled on the 10th inst.
The only matter which bids fair to detain the
convention is the apportioning Of representa-
tives to the different districts. With the desire
for compromise manifested, however, we fore
see no real difficulty in acquitting itself Of the
task.
About 10000 persons, mostly young mem
compose the overland emigration this year.
At the Natoma mines. (American river) ma
chimes employing quicksilver are very success
full in extracting gold. The average richness
of a bushel Of earth, previously worked, is
about 8 ounces troy.
The Government postofiee at San Francisco
is represented to be in amost admirable confu-
SION" The Placer Times Of the LIST Septem-
Der says:
Somewhat less than ten pcstmasters have
been appointed in as many weeks succeeding
each other, with a rapidity peculiar to the lively
state of affairs in California. A postmaster is
sent to San Francisco with a salary of $4,000,
when at the same time the Postmaster General
knew, or should have known, that such nav
would scarcely furnish clean linen for the in
cumbent.
DISCOVERY OF A VEIN OF GoLD.-The Alta
California of the 18th September, says:
Col ]. C. Fremont has denounced a tract of
land lying on the Mariposa river, about 40 miles
from the San Joaquin, upon which has been re-
Gently discovered IN exceedingly rich vein Of
gold. The Mariposa (or Butterfly river was a
few months since visited by a party conducted
by this eminent explorer, and washings estab-
lished along the stream. The land occupied by
this party was conveyed to the Colonel in 1876,
and the mines thereupon having been regular
ly denounced, according to Mexican law, mea-
sures have been taken to work them, The
vein is about two feet in thickness at the sur
face, and is found in the usual strata Of quartz.
The yield is about eight ounces of gold to 100
pounds Of rock. A specimen was exhibited at
this Office a few days since, together with a
mass of gold extracted by quicksilver, weigh
ing about three ounces. There is every reason
to believe that this vein may be traced many
leagues in extent, and be found Of uninterrupt-
ed richness. The gold mines of California are
now in reality discovered!