The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-16
Still Later from California.


Empire City, reached New York late fuday
evening, with dates FROM San Francisco 90
February lhe fret, The Georgia brought a.
bout 100000 IN gold duet and 800 pussru-
Rers, Passengers also brought about $3.50
900. No news Of any particular interest lat
or Than lhol by tho arrival az New OrIeaus.
The residents Of Nuu Francisco were star
died on Wednesday, the l6th,i consequence
Of several shocks Of earthquake. MONEY was
loaned ht San Francisco for from % 90 per
cent. per mouth, The rnins throughout lie
country l,ad been much less Than usual, and
h mRs hoped lhe rhiny season WIS nonfly o,
yer, Large stories, ~ usual, Of good luck
by the miners, arc lald'by tho papers The
papers say
The news from the mines IL Of the most
gratifying nature, not aue-hnlf Of tho distress
which WINS predicted having occurred. ln
the upper PORTIONS Of Tho placers tho snow
has been 20 deep ~ 10 compel lhe miners 10
come down further but those who have win
tered above huyn M fsssea- Ia complhlni-
ln many Of the "diggings" new discoge.
r.eH have been made, and the result OF labor
has exceeded HE most FHHEunu eSpeoialioGs,
Provisions have not been scarce, aud have
been procurhble AZ reasonable rnirr.-
New towns are springing up ~ OIL directions
upon the hanks ul tie various streams and
are being built up with uneXnmpled rapidi-
~.
o. lho American River aud ia branches,
~ we'll 40 IN tho rnViuoA and gulchrs iu tho
mountains between them, those WHO work
obtain from - TO $50 per day when the
weather will allow operations 10 be- carried
ou--which II fully equal to ih1 average sum
mrr yield. Gold 10 found IN the high hanks
of the rivers aud among ihg rocks, where 20
one degued to look Tor II ln the dry sruson.
There cannot be- icf- Than 10000 persons
winlering ~ he mineral regions Of ihc Sac
fhmen,O aud san joaquin, and NJ for ~ Ne
hear general good health prevails. The on
" Diseases ARE scuryy and icvrrs the first nc-
cnsoncd by want Of vegetable diet, and the
last by exposure 10 wet aud cold. Tie o.
pinious of some letter writer's 10 the contra
ry we know from extensive personal ohscr-
: .aal l.gl
ing prevails la ihc mines unaurl us-ed iIy any
equal population Ia the world-und this 10
/ The ulttnoo Of any other Government than
that formed by ihe different hulo rommuu-
ties oCminers for themselves,
~ Georgetown. situated ubout ten miles
| from Culona, (or Suffers Mill on the Ovid
! ing ridge between tho South aud Middle
/ Forks of the American River, a population
Of nearly 5000 persons are comfortably ious-
rd in log cabins or tents, engaged ia working
~ the tayines, where gold u found ~ rXion-
4 sive deposits for tnilcs around. Other local
tiles, both on the river and in what nre cali
\ eel "dry diggings,' are also occupied by per-
nlanenl residents, and pIodmbly worked Il
nIp0EEtttu Tint rii -iie,,Id lao. laItuialc "A
] like; foe there IL as WIDE diIlGfcfcg m INC
] capacity and industry of minerg. ~ there Ia
| equally IN the richness Of the. deposits; bat
while any one makes fair wages largo mum
| bers average one 90 three ounces each work
/ ing day, under uit tho Disadvantages Of the
| Scnson. .
On the high ridges between the riycfr, lee
snow varies from ono To four feet va depth,
decreasing aud disappearing as the vnllcs
aud plains ARE reached. Deer Of fine puaii-
Is arc plenty. aud a few hours in'tho hills
and rayines nrc all lhnt j. required to keep
on hand full supply of yonison. Grisly
bears nre niso comfortably numerous, aud
I utany fierce h~t,A - yA44s -GEcnuuIcrA- have
taken place hel~eeil I!lgnI- aud small parties
miners, with variable fortune. We have
heard Of hut two persons being killed by
these trrpriuus rurvtfris, while a uu,uhrT
hnlc been hady injured before the animals
could bc finally Vanqu,shcd aud slain.
No lutte excitement was manifested few
days since by the trial Of the Captain OF he
ship Angelique recently arrived. The suit
was brought by the celebrated Mrs Earn
ham, for damages sustained IN consequence
OF iha captains having leit that lady ashore
AT Valparaiso, separating her from her chit
drcn 10y bringing them to this port in his slip
and Rlsn for inducing her servant, a white
girl, to mnrry The black steward. There was
! Considerable scandal introduced during the
tTinl, but We believe that It was only proved
that Mrs F,rYos little too much of an ndyo-
ca,e for the rights Of women, md had pen
chant for climbing the rigging in unmeuion.
ablcs.