The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-02-07
All About California p!

HE CALIFORNIA CREsCENT.-Wlll be pub
iished to-day, Monday the California Cres-
cent containing Map of the Bay of San Fran
cisco and the Gold and Quicksilver Region; Hum
boldts account ofthe Discovery and Settlement OF
Old and New California, with an historical, geo.
graphical and statistical statement of the country
its climate, productions, gold mines and pearl
fisheries a typographical and meteorological descrp-
ton of the Bay of San Francisco, the Vallies of
San Jose, Sacramento. and San Joaquin and t e
western slope of the Sierra Nevada; Henry Z.
Schoolcraft's Letter the Diluvial Gold Deposit,
ofCalifornia Humboldt on the Mining Regions of
Mexico, and on the Mines of Old California In
structions for collecting, testing, melting and assay
ing Gold, by Edward N. Kent, of New York an
original Essay on the same subject, written for
I" The Crescent" with drawings of machinery, by
DIR. Robert jackson, gentleman of great practical
knowledge; and yet another on the same subject
by our fellow-citiZen, Trastour, for many years
engineer of mines in Mexico; Letters from Officers
Of the United States in California relative to the
Gold Deposit and to events occurring in that coun-
try; summary descriptive of the different Routes
to Californla-the Corpus Christi, Independence,
Cape Horn, Panama, Matamoros, Vera Cruz and
the Arkansas-wlh much other interesting mat
ter. The whole comprises a fund of information
relative TO the great subject of daily thought and
discussion, such as can be found no where else in
the same compass. The paper will be found
invaluable to all who want to obtain knowledge
of or intend to visit El Dorado. Single numbers or
packages may be obtained at the office of publica
ton, IS St. Charles street, and at J. c. Morgan's
Literary Depot; f. keller's, under the st. Charles
Hotel, and at j. B. Steel's, IA Camp ST. Feb. 5
Introductory to Course of Lectures.
TO be dscersd in the city Of sD Orleans. during the
months of February, March and 4prti l849. for the
benefit of an .4sVtum for the Relief Of DESTITUTE
FE.M4LES-dt the .4rn0ry Hall.
The Committee formed for the puspo raising funds aid Of
Asylum to be founded this city, for the relief of destitute e
maes have The pleasure their owctzens that
arrangements have been completed by winch interesting ers
Lectures will be delivered during the present by several Of
our most distinguished citizens who have kindly volunteered their
services.
is with ordinary degree pleasure that the Committee
able inform the public that the object of the munihcent do
nation of esteemed owcze being carried and meeting
with full SUGGEST Already has formed nucleus around which the
synpathe generous gathered
with the confidence.
Another benevolent citizen, whose enlarged munfcence and public
spirit are known a and who founded several
similar charity the proposed besong on several thou
ana dollars IN valuable city property has offered TO combine these
with and arrangements progress, be
completed at an early day. by which these timely gifts will be brought
AN appeal is made the publ; charitable
dsrtahng strengthen which bring forward fact:
enlist sympate proper, however, for that it
alone for poor ask support but for those who
from abroad and brought perjury and want by the
many Ills Of life 10 which they exposed this city perhaps
than any other.
To lift up gni the unfortunate those compelled by
beyond their CONTROL renqush thing they have
the world except the object of the proposed institution
surely there charity the whole great range,
which comments itself powerfully and that
msnded with confidence the ympaes aud appreciation
our whole community than the proposed.
PROGRAMME.
The viii comprise Ten Lectures Due will be given
ecn Subjects chosen by the Lecturers
Price Of Tckes-Anittng Gentleman for SERIES
IS, Ticket admitting Gentleman or Lady, so cents
LECTURERS.
DR.. Scot, Professor DeBoW, c. Roseirs
Professor Dnnitry, S. y. Prentiss, Dr. Hawks,
Rev. W. r.. Nicholson, j. 7. Benjamin. RIidel.
COMMITTEE.
Leonard Matthews, VIM. NJ. Goodrich, NJ. M Cohen,
Dr. E. Fl. Barton, Charles Gardiner, j. N. Lea,
!. W. Andrews, E. Mcpherson, B. NJ. Norman,
lanes Saul, y7 stsdp