The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-10-31
CALF OEsNIA EETELLKGENCE.
by tac Steamer Crescent City.

CALF OEsNIA EsTELLKGENCE.
by tEac Steamer Crescent City.
Our papers are to the 18th September.
fourteen days later than our previous advices.
There appears 10 have been a complete
panic IN the money market Of San Francisco
early in September, which resulted in the
failure OF a number of commercial houses
Among them were Henry NJ. NagIee, Sim
mons: Hutchinson & Co., Henry Howison G.
Farley, johnson &c Co. The mes OF Gil
lespie & Co. were included in The list, but
there was 10 foundation in truth Tor the report
that they had stopped payment.
MIR. King paid over $4,000. Burroyne
& Co., paid much larger amount, but we
did not learn the precise total.
TIE OVERLAND EMiGRATloH.-A letter
from Col j. A. Ralsion TO the committee OF
relief dated Sacramento City, Sept 6, fur
nishes some information relative to the over
land immigration. Alter detailing the meas
ures which he had taken for the relief of
those whom he had met at Carson river he
says:
For several days before leaving the station
l sought, from every available source, inlor-
nation about the numbers ana condition oil the
immigration still behind, the result OF which
satisfied lie that there were about 10 eco on
the way this side OF Salt Lake and Dear river
who had not crossed the Great Desert III
least one hall OF whom would bo destitute of
means and subsistence before reaching Car
son river. About one half of these Immi-
grants were deluded by false reports, and led
TO take II wrong road from Salt Lake. leading
around 20 The south o.. tie Lake and uniling
with sid road on Humboldt river. about 200
miles above the Sink. The distance by this
road is greatly Increased, and desert 80
miles long has 10 be crossed.
Mos, oil the animals on t.is route persisted
in the desert, and not unlfequenily men. wo-
men aud children sunk under the hardships of
the road. and persisted Tor want OF water and
food. Those who are fortunate enough TO get
overthe desert will still have 10 travel near
800 miles before they reach Carson river and
but few OF them will reach this point with any
means tn purchase subsistence. was credi-
bly, informed that several thousand persons
among them many tmilies took this road /;
but up TO the time Of my leaving Johnston's
station, only few OF these persons (uo fahi-
lles) had passed OH their way in thus leaving
room for the fear tina: much suffering is behind
among this body Of the immigration.
AT the time oil my departure from Johneon's
station. provisions were exceedingly scarce
UA met
on the road, large supplies in the hands of en-
terprising traders. / think, therefore, the
amount OF provisions ea route 10 the desert in
the hands OF traders, ahd the amount lately
sent forward by the active benevoes'e ofthc
citizens OF California. may be sufficient :
supply the immigrants.
The Carson river road seems 10 b. the on
ly road travelled by Immigrants in great nunl-
hers, the Iruckee route having been aban-
doned Oh account OF high water and other
causes.
The GoLD REGroNs.-The Alta Cal,for-
MIA notices the arrival at San Francisco OF one
OF the shareholders OF IA company on The
Yuba. They had completed their dam and
; the first day aud halls work, with the use
oil one quicksilver machine, produced eighty
pounds Cfgold. Yetclose 10y these rich wash
rngs other companies have failed to realize
their expenses.
In company with this gentleman were four
others, who were returning home witt, an a q
gregate fortune OF nearly 100000, the re-
suit OF their labors on the Zuba.
, Some beautiful specimens from thr North
fork of the Feather river had been received
at San Francisco. They were brought by
three men, who took out nine thousand dol
5 lars IN ihirteeen days, when the vein gave
: out.
The Pacific News says: We yesterday
c received intelligence from the operations 90
inc forward at The Maripost mines, by which
e we assertion that the most encouraging pros
G poets exist. The diggers struck new lead
: few days since, winch promises TO be ex-
ceedingly rich. One piece OF quartz haC
been taken oct, which weighed about fifty
: pounds, from which about six or eight popndl
: of pOld e. ht,-i
i ell, or one hundred pounds Of quartz, takci
n out, yielded about 50. 500 OF the genuine ore
The entire machinery for crushing tin,
quartz had arrived, and will be put in opera
y ton Oh Monday next, when we may antici
Of pate the most iatiering results We con
re graduate those having an interest in thi
~ company upon the encouraging prospect O
"a a rich return.
S, A letter from the Mokaumne river. saws !:
The miners are doing well, ami arc wei