Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-04-12
California News.

The Steamer Cherokee and Empire City boil
arrived at New York, on Friday last, bringing
California dates of March / and gold dust tt
the amount Of nearly tDo and half millions o
dollars!
One passenger, who came down in the Ore
gon, has lump of gold weighing Ia lbs, anc
has been offered $4,000 for it.
The quantity OF gold dust in possession OF the
miners was very large, and they were taking ad
vantage OF the weather TO bring il down to Sar
Francisco and succeeding steamers, it is sun
posed, will each bring away larger amount:
than have yet been shipped by any one steamer
1t is quite healthy at San Francisco and Sac
ramento city. Business was assuming yery
active appearance. Money was scarce, ant
loans were made at 10 TO | 5 per cent per month
Lumber of all kinds was arriving in large ouan
titles and prices had materially declined. Gooc
Lumber could BE- purchased at $50 per thousand
| feet
The Commercial Advertiser has the follow.
ing letter.
SAN FRANCISCO, March lst.-Busness is
reVlvlng for the Spring trade, and the miners
are coming down for supplies and others are
leaving for the mines. The yield Of gold is
quite as large as in the summer Of 1913, and as
large as at any time last year. The rains o
winter have done all that could be desired fol
the notwithstanding new bars. and developing
gold, and unexhausted diggngs. The health
al the mines was general good. There is the
usual amount Of sickness on the banks of the
Sacramento and San Joaquin. IN San Fran
cisco there is much sickness from exposure and
insufficient lodgings. Still San Francisco is
generally healthy. No plac, is healthier for
those who have means for comfortable living
and good habits.
The export trade his wonderfully increased
within six or eight months. Street after street
Is rising, and many substantial brick buildings
erecting.
The Pacific News, Of the | st March, GAYS
the influx of population continues, and San
Francisco grows with the same rapdty, and
| towns are sprnging up all over the land.
STOCKTON, Feb 15th.-Informaton from the
Southern mines is generally quite encouraging.
The miners are in excellent health and spirits.
having passed pleasant winter in their noun
tain huts. Provisions were generally plenty,
and not dear. New dggings have been discov
cred on almost every stream and ravine, and
miners were only waiting for settled weather
1t ls said that 90 pound lump has been found
near Stanislaus"
LEGISLATIVE PRoCEED1NGs.-An act has been
passed creating a temporary State loan on
JULIUS ieueemaOe AFTER year. An act has
been passed dividing the State into counties,
and shire towns have been selected, and proyis.
ion made for holding elections under the county
organizations.
Governor Burnett transmitted message TO
the Legislature on the ID of February, relative
TO The proposition from the State of Deseret,
asking for the call of new convention, to be
composed of Delegates from all California, on
both sides of the mountains, with view to fra
ming, Tor the present, one State, to cover the
whole territory acquired from Mexico and at
the same time agreeing upon certain boundary
INES which shall ultimately separate Califor-
MA IRON Deseret. The Governor, in the mes.
sage, is Of opinion that the proposition should
not be complied with. The message and ac.
compaEylng documents were laid on the table.
The following are salaries appointed for State
officers by the General Assembly :--GOvernor,
$4,000 per annum; Secretary OF State, 81
geo; Surveyor, $1,000; Comptroller, IS 900 !;
Treasurer, $1,000; Attorney General, $1,000;
Chief Justice and each Associate Justice. $40
200; each District Attorney, $1,000; Slate
Trans ator, $4,000; Governors private Sccre.
tary, S 900.