Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-11-17

Amount Of gold dust on board the Empire
City SAT-, ao7 81 Oil freight, and a large
amount in the hands Of ths passengers,
'sn - Frohthe Alta Californian, Oct. I.
THE STATE CONVENTION. "'''
- This body, up 10 our latest dates had been
in session a little over three weeks. Most
Of the provisions Of The proposed constitution
had been acted and passed upon in commit
tee OF the whole, and that, we suppose, may
be taken as fair index of what will be the
action Of the house. /
- The bill Of rights, as adopted in committee
OF the whole, embraces twenty sections, of
the usual character of such provisions. The
only point upon which it was supposed con.
troversy would arise; the question of slavery
passed without debate and unanimously
utterly prohibiting slavery. Some were in
favor OF submitting ihe matter TO the people
for separate vote; but i, was not contend.
ed Tor with any show of strenuosity, and was
voted down unanimously.
The suffrage question, was the source of
considerable debate but was finally disposed
OF by admitting all male citizens of the Uni.
ted States, six months resident in California,
ana twenty one years of age, indians, Afr-
cans, and the descendants Of Africans ex-
.ceped,) to the privileges Of electors. s...s
ri From the Alta Californian, Oct. 1919.
INTERESTING GOLD NEWS.
We have no details of successful digging.
or reports of a different nature than those
presented in our last, whcrew,h TO illumi
nate with auriierous brillancy, the columns
OF our paper to-day; but we have notwith-
standing, cheering words for the hundreds of
newly arrived gold hunters. 5...-...
Parties have been organized within the
past month, and departed to explore the re-.
glon OF Trinity river, where it is now render.
cd certain gold exists. Several hundred
French halt.breeds from Oregon were at last
advises employed very successfully upon this
stream.
Feather river, high up, has been nearly
drrained of precious metal, and at this time
affords scanty profit for the few who prefer
lis solitude to the crowded washinss of the
north. A gentleman from the South Fork of
Feather river informs us thai without the as.
sistance of Indians in washing for gold, labor
is attended with very unsatisfactory compen-
saiion.
q" There is probably no portion of the placer
that has proved more productive, than the
mountainous country watered by Yuba river.
fIhere are about five thousand principally
Americans, at work on Yuba, among whom
the past month witnessed no inconsiderable
amount of sickness. By the following ex.
tracts from the Placer Times Of Sept % we
Jafe pleased TO note n better state of health.
''fFfom Yuba River we have more favorable
advices. The sickly season is about over,
and the operations of miners are not mpeded
by the extreme heat. H' EE-.
From the same number of the above paper
we extract--l .is --.Iau-t a.<
=, On the North and Middle Forks there isia
marked change in the weather and the wa.
ters having fallen every one who does fair
days work. can calculate upon obaganen
abod, an ounce: We hear Of but very little
sickness in any part Of the mines
:" Companies organized for inrnina the rivers
in this section have Jared but indi1erenlly:
MUCH of this branch Of mining has signally
failed, and the projects have been entirely
abandoned.
~ 9From the Middle Fork we learn" saws
the Times, "that the diggngs are improving,
and that an ounce day can be obtained BY
ait who work. And ''ihat most of the par
ties operating with rockers were doing well.
lhere was party Of four who look out So
600 apiece in eigh, days from one opening,
and are now on their way home.o ~
Fhe most favorable news we gather This
week is from Dry Creek, at which point op.
orators were doing surprisingly well. The
great influx of emigrants, however, has eyi.
dently rendered labor in the mines less pro-
titable, and we hear of many who have given
up digging and are about 10 turn their atten-
tion to other branches of industry.
20 We learn that DR. Boynton's company.
consisting of six, took from one hole some
hye miles above Mormon Island, in seven or
sight days, $4,000. Ii is said also that no
one m that vicinity who worked, made puch
less than az ounce per day, while the more
fortunate were getting several ounces by
lew hours hard work y aaI rs = N
The gold washiugs on The tributary streams
ofthe San Joaquin con,inue to attract much
attention. Sickness is abating, and success
is more general than when we last prepared
our summary Of intelligence. We are fur
pished, by young gentleman located ID
Stockton, with the following facts which
will be read with interest; -11's,ihH!
saw day or two ago, piece of gold
taken frem the diggngs OIL the. Calayarus,
not far from stockton. 1t was the most sin.
gular, and at the same time the most beauti.
fql pieee ! have yet seen, shaped like the
head OF a bullock with a pair OF clear, solid
golden horns more than an inch long, hear
that there has been lump taken out recent.
ly, on the Alokeumne weighing thirty pounds
rick andEgoid toerther I am prepared 10
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