The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-02-20
FARTHER CALIFORNIA ITEMS

FARTHER CALIFORNIA ITEMS
In addition to the news published IN ~.
days Tribune, we farther learn bv tho -,
of Mr.. Anterior that the half million Of 'ii
on board the Lexington is CONSIGNED 70 5 say
era houses in this CITY, and tbot Moss NJ ser-
and Dewitt, of the New York Reoin,ort o.'s
passengers, and have 4 quantity Of tbe d. '',p
board as freight. The whole amount or coIi
collected in California at the time of NJ az
departure, Is estimated at $, 900 900 tLo 49,
of which had left for various points2a isr1S
amount for the United States. Clotbinc CON
tinued high, though provisions, as We have Al.
ready stated, were quite cheap and plenty.
Mr.. Forbes, the proprietor of 4 cinnab,-
QUICKSILVER mine, had $4,000 worth of the
| article on hand at Topic, ready for market.
Among the emigrants who had arrived 4.
San Francisco, were about 1000 from Ore.
gon, Sandwich Islands, South America anil
Mexico, where the gold fever RACES quite *
iicrcely as it does in any part of our country
At Valparaiso, the excitement among the
clerks was so great that the merchants were
obliged to advance salaries materially, in Or
der to retain help sufficient to continue their
business.
Mr.. Atherton advises emigrants intending to
cross the Mexican States TO 90 in small par
ties, as large parties are likely 10 be inte1fcred
with and have their progress impeded BY the
Mexican authorities while small armed parties
pass with impunity. Mr.. A met three parties
of American emigrantS on the route-one at
Guadalaxara, one at Queretaro, and another
at Vera Cruz.
There were about dozen vessels of vari-
GUS kinds at SIN Francisco when Mr.. Athcr-
ton left. The ship lhone, Captain Hill, was
to sail soon Tor Panama. MIR. Finley, her SUI
percargo, was TO 90 with her.
The ship Huntress was sold for 100000
and her purchasers intended to send her To-
Valparaiso for a cargo.
The cargo of the ship Undine, which was
reshipped at Valparaiso, was sold at San Fran
cisco at 500 pr ct. profit. This vessel WAS
wrecked in the Straits of Magellan, and Capt
Baker, her master, arrived in this city with
the proceeds of the cargo in gold bars. The
vessel was sold at Valparaiso for SIP 800, and
afterward resold at San Francisco for S25, 900
Captain Phelps, of the bark Moscow, anil
Captain Lindsay, and Air. Mellows. are on
their way to the Atlantic, with 100000 worth
of gold dust
The bark Tasso sailed from San Frances
co fo- Valparaiso, but could not engage n crew
under so per month TO each man. and So
to the steward, with al agreement to take
them back again to San Francisco.
The brig Mary was to leave San Francisco
for Mazatlan about the 1T Of January, with
gold dust.
Capt. Stout, the agent of TIowlarh s, As
pinwall, had left San Francisco for Vancou-
"eI's Island, for the purpose of arranging for
a supply OF coal for the Pacific steamers
The California S'or and the Californian
are united, and the new paper is issued under
the name of the Californian.
Edward II. Hanson has been appointed Col
lector Of The port of San Francisco, by Cot
Mason. He will prevent the ingrcss of spell
ter into that port.
The rumors of Col. Stevenson and Mr.
Marcy having made so much money. are con-
tra1ictcd. 1t is asserted that Col 5. did not
arrive 1t the diggings till after the wet season
commenced. and that Marcy has not been
there at all.
Among the officers Of the New York Regi-
mcnt at the Mines were Mr. Robinson, MIR.
Gilbert, Mr.. Roach and MIR. Buffum.
Com. Jones was at San Sictto Mt the last
accounts.
Amoug those who have died at San Fran
cisco are Mr.. II. 2. Richardson of Boston and
a Mr.. Dickinson of Philadelphia.
The fever and aguc IS among the diseases
prevalent in the gold regions.
The San Francisco Star of the 18th Gf No
vembcr, says: " Que man, we are informed
by sufficient authority, laboring IL the mines
took, single handed, with a common pick and
spade, in the space of twenty days. nearly
thirty pounds of gold, from Il piece of ground
not measuring four feet square,"
Another murder has been committed at the
rla hx-f la TD1 4 IL
turbances have occurred; of which the Cdii-
fornia STIR of Nov Is, has full particulars.
The murder was committed under the follow
ing circumstances: A party of men crossed
the tract of country between the Juha and y
merican Rivers, on the 1st of Noyembei, who
met with loss Of animals near the latter
stream, and separated in search Of them
They succeeded in recovering their property.
but two of the company failing to retu:n,were,
accordingly, ibturn sought and unques'lon-
able evidence obtained of their having fallen
in with and met death at the hands Of the In
dams. The arms and equipments Of one OF
the missing men were shortly after discovered
IN the possession Of party of Indians. llol-
lingsworth-the name of one of the victims
to savage cruelty-had for some time past re-
sided in Napa Valley, and has left a family in
the country to deplore his isolated and distress
ing fate.
Similar outrages, 1t is stated, may be coll
stantly apprehended. The Indian perpctra-
tors OF this deed are of numerous tribe,
highly incensed against the whites, particularly
against the emigrants late from Oregon, hay
ing received injuries from the latter not long
since, 1t is said.
Mr.. John r. Won Pfster, an American gen.
tleman, recently from the Sandwich Islands.
was bru:ally murdered at Suffers Mil by
man named Raymond, in October last. The
was arrested and confined in Suffers
Fort. 1t was not known what would be done
with him as they were without law in Calitor-
Y. Tribune 18th,
STILL LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
The Washington Union, of Tuesday, con-
aims letter from j. L. Folsom, dated at San