Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-10-11
CALIFORNIA.

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CALIFORNIA.
| We subjon some interesting items from this remote
but truly wonderful quarter Of the Union furnished by
the last arrival from Chagres.
The San Francisco Herald Of the first September
contains table showing the number OF passengers con-
veyed and gold dust shipped from that port TO Panama,
by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, from April IL,
l849, to July !, 1880 period OF fifteen months. The
aggregate of passengers 1856, and the amount of
gold dust SIS 1888. Between the 18th July and the
1st September, 1885, the shipments OF gold in the
line were SAIL l62-making grand aggregate, to
September l. of $50 440,5 $50 For the passengers con-
iveyed by these steamers to and from the two ports
during this period, the company probably received two
millions ofdollars.
Among the crowds of adventures from all parts of
the world who have focked to the country of gold
dust" the Chinese occupy very prominent place."
HE CHINESE GATHERING. "A very interesting cere-
mony took place yesterday afternoon on the Plaza
According previous announcement, the Chinese resi-.
dents oil San Francisco assembled to receive through
the hands of His Honor, Mayor Geary, Fred'k a.
Woodwork, and Rev. Albert Williams, some works
principally OF religious character, which had been
sent from China for their use There were perhaps one
hundred OF the Celestias present-and have never
seen finer looking body of men collected together in
San Francisco In fact this portion OF Our population
is pattern for sobrey, order and obedience to the
laws not only other foreign residents but to the
Americans themselves.
The Chinese were dressed in the manner of their
country but appeared to have taken especial pains to
rig out to the best advantage this occasion They
were gathered in circle upon the PLATFORM the Mayor
| and other gentlemen being in the centre. Mr. Wood
worth stated the object of the meeting which was
rendered into Chineseb by native. Mr. Williams then
made few appropriate remarks, which the ceestias
appeared to receive with good deal of satisfaction
The New Testament and tracts then distributed
with word OF advice to the recipients, to make use
of them finger posts to point the way to Heaven
COLD BEARING QuARTz-ProiessorF Forrest Sheppard
the region Of the ld-bearng quartz. He says
"'l'he quartz vein varies from three to six feet in
thickness, and runs nearly east and west, in walls of
talcose slate. 1t has slaty structure, similar to the
neghboring rock and dips to the South at an angle
OF about eight degrees shalt has been sunk to the
depth Of eight feet and rich specimens taken from the
body ofthe vein from the top to the bottom. when
the gold was left descending with the earth to an I'M
known depth. In small ravine, short distance from
the shaft, upwards OF one hundred thousand dollars
worth of gold has lately been, dug, all upon the
lower side OF the vein, clearly showing that the gold
was derived from the quartz rock, for no gold was
obtained by digging In the ravne the upper side f
the vein
The at the foot of the hill has been opened by
adits in the OF the vein several places at
different heights, and at all these places the gold is found
very equally distributed through the rock In pumer-
Gus instances the gold visible to the eye and seen in
very small points; yet IN great OF the rock there
is no gold visible external y, but pounding it in
mortar to fine powder and washing it, the Weld of gold
is abundant to all doubt as to the propriety
OF working the rock by machinery. These mines are
worked under the direction OF Mr.. Taylor agent of
ASDnWal.
mates that the vein cannot be exhausted in fifty years
| HE OVERLAND EMMIG RANTs-Captain William
Findley, who had just reached San Francisco bv tho
overland roue from the Atlantic States furnished the
following information TO the California Courier:
He states, that Of the several trains which left the
States, the emgrants had, in ALL about eleven thou
sand wagons; but not more than six thousand will ever
reach California. Out OF the twenty-ihree wagons in
his own train he lost, or left five on the plains He
however, lost none OF his company by DEATH or any OF
ms ms mules Mrs Mary, French, OF Independence.
Horn rlx, & Do - 1
OF Or. Warield OF No. lib Saratoga street. Baltimore
who Joined his train the route died on Carsons rv-
er, OF fatigue and exhaustion. She is spoken of as
most estlmabe lady, and her death was deeply regretted
by all who had made her acquaintance She was per-
fecty rational to the last and passed from time to eter-
nity WIN great serenity imnd, and strong hope OF
abllssiul immortality She attended to the grave
1.-THE company and now sleeps her last sleep under
the shade OF the cotton tree, the banks OF Carson
river
He estmatescthe overland emigrants. this wear az
fully up to fifty thousand souls All those still behind
have OK trains. Those left have sufficient water but
not all sufficient amount of breadsuffs but there is
comparatively, no grass from Martins Fork to the
Slough, or the great meadow the head of the Fork
OF Humboldt rivera distance of over two hundred
miles Near the whole distance the route may be re-
garded as one continuous slough and marsh where hun
dreds OF cattle mire and die From the Lake one hun
dred miles, including the distance of forty-f miles
west the country strewed with the carcasses of dead
cate' Inc eifiuya arising from the pntrdity OF these
cattle, the smell OF which is almost nsuferabe and felt
ior three hundred miles, he apprehends will generate
disease fatal to hundreds who are on the way
lie states that with hre adstufs, the Immigrants still
advancing, may be able to reach here without much
dlfaculty-but breadstuffs will be absolutely necessary
Considering the large number of persons who have
started Tor this country there have BEEN comparativelv
put lew deaths On the Platte and Sweet Water rivers
inc choiera swept OFT more persons, perhaps than all
other causes he immigrants said to be OF excel
tent character and many have brought with them their
iahilies, with view OF permanent settlement in this
country lie saw not more than fifty graves of those
VINO oled on the journey over the Plains
ne states that not less than one million OF dollars
Will be lost in trains, furniture provisions cattle &c
by the immigrants. ~
letter from Mr. Johnson, who took charge of the
company winch sta rted from Sacramento with sup
plies Tor the overland emigrants is published in he
Placer Times. Ii Is dated Carson's river Ano Q He
arrived there on the 5th in advance of his train and
found much destituon among the emiorants r..
boughtup all the flour that he could procure and diy
ding It into rations OF five pounds distributed it as oc
casion required The San Francisco Herald SAYS:
! There now on the overland route not less than
sixty thousand persons The fist of those who have
arrived endured prvatons and sufierngs innumerable
ana is but natural TO expect that those who come la
yer IN the season will suffer severely still The
or'y miles OF desert which stretch from the base the
oleIid nevada are strewn with the bodies OF the dead
cattle while several persons have been found drowned
some py accident in crossing the rivers and, la
enaoe SUM- some by their own act, having been driven
TO utter despair by their misortunes
1T Is proposed to send out second expedition with
tne view OF establishing depot OF provisions on the
cage OF the desert and united effort is to be made
az over e otate to ad IN this charitable undertaking.
we Wish thaoy any feeble words of ours we could i'm
press upon the community terrible necessity which ex-
lets for prompt and speedy action 1t is to be apprehen
ded that hundreds God preserve u.s. have already died
with hunger, and hundreds will as surely die if thew he
not speedily relieved"
The most praseworthy exertions appear to be making
at San francisco to raise funds for the relief OF this
suffering The paper before us acknowledges the receipt
oil over four thousand dollars in money aud lsre e
amount oil provisions