Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

Nothing had been heard from the districts of San
Luis Obs2o, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, or San
Diego. The meagerness of the vote is attributed
to the circumstance of the rain having fallen in tor.
rents on the day of election and complaint is made
that the printed copies of the Constitution were not
properly circulated in the district of Sacramento.
which is assigned as the reason of the large vote
against il in that district.
The present population of California, including
the overland emigration, is thus summed up by the
Alta California Americans, $4,000 Californians
$4,000; foreigners, Is, 500-total, "a 900.
From April 18th to November 28th 667 females
arrived at San Francisco, and 24s33 males.
The setting in of the rainy season had been the
signal for the abandonment Of labor in most of
the mines. The following is the latest intelligence
from them, as contained in the Alta California of
December :
"The heights of the Sierra Nevada covered with snow
and this has been the unwecome form q the winter vsant
In the elevated dggings accompanied by cold weather
The mountain streams but mpercepdbly swollen yet
although the Sacramento has many feet at its junction
with the American since the commencement of the rains
rom Feather river the golden is highly encouraging
bar OF the South Fork, situated about nine miles above
Bdwes bar 1.-THE original discovery Of gold this fork was
here) has been worked during the late month with immense
The character Of the gold coarser than that of
the lower washngs and the time of the album
dan The country around is Of the mountainous de-
scrption The Yuba and Bear creek washngs are said TO
the rains.
"Thc Georgetown dggngs are perhaps the most famous
at the present time in the Sacramento placer These are
situated about twelve miles Distant in norheasery dec-
ton from Colnma the south fork Of the American
river Pieces of gold weighing from pennyweight to
ten and twelve pounds have been discovered in this vicinity
The average for day aboes said tobe not less than three
ounces while instances Of baggng eight and per
diem are by means
Owng to the earlier advent of the winter rains and in
clement weather than anticipated, provisions have
in the mining districts the wetched condition of
the roads preventing supplies from reaching the
seasonaby Many returning in consequence of
this fact Flour is selling the Feather at per
pound at the mill (Couma) for Sl25. All breadstufs
proportonably high"
large space is devoted in the California papers
to the report about to be submitted to the State De-
partment in this city by the Hon. T. BUTLER
KING, in relation to the gold bearing quartz, which
is found in the greatest quantities in that country.
The samples of the rock which Mr.. Wright "a gen.
teman said to be every way qualified for the task)
has tested, have been taken from many different
veins. In no sample tested has the yield been less
than one dollar to the pound of quartz. The
Average yield of the different veins has been, as de-
termined by the samples, from one dollar and half
to two dollars to the pound of rock.
The Pacific News thus speaks of the improve
ments going up in San Francisco:
We glad see that all the new buildings being erect
ed on Portsmouth square large and substantial and that
the fronts be finished in an ornamental manner. The
building, nearly finished between the ST. Charles
and Bella Union is for this country, noble structure
also is the Miners Bank"
Nothing definite known in regard to the po-
ltcal complexion of the State Legislature.