Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-09
FROM CALIFORNIA.

10 NcW 1ork some three hundred returning Cali
fornians The steamer Georgia, which sailed from
Chagres the same day, brought from four to five
hundred passengers. The steamer Cherokee was
waiting at Chagres for some three or four hundred
passengers, reported to be on board the Sarah
Sands, which sailed from San Francisco on the
25th September. The Alta California" states
that, besides the large number of persons departing
in the steamers, some six hundred persons had left
within week on sailing vessels. The numbers
returning to the States much larger than those
arriving by sea. The overland immigration, how
ever, continued to increase the population of Cali
fOrnla, which is now estimated at two hundred
thousand.
The late fire at San Francisco was not so de-
structiye as those which had previously occurred.
hundred and thirty buildings were burnt, many of
them small; the loss cannot exceed 100000.
The Pacific News" printing establishment was
entirely destroyed, including books, papers, mate
rials, DC. valued at $4,000. 1t was owned by
company Of nine persons, and the publication of
the paper was resumed few days afterwards.
The Picayune" Office, owned by Messrs. Brins-
made and Gihon, was also destroyed, but most of
the materials were saved.
FROM THE MINING DISTRICTS.
AMERICAN RIvER.-Mr. AUG. ELLrorf, who has just
returned from trip to the mining region along the tributaries
Of the American river informs that the waters Of all the
streams empyng into the American river have risen
sdraby since the late fall Of Many thoss who have
been engaged dammng operations for the last months
find ell their labor ules account Of the The water
had just fallen sufficiently test the beds Of the streams and
in places profitable yields being realized when the
fell The dams all along have been less njur
ed, whilst number have been entirely swept away-thus
destroying every prospect and blasting every hope far
the riyer bed diggings concerned.
There valuable claims along the North and South
Forks claim held Beale's Bar by Carlton Southwork,
and Parker Of the Old Bay State has proved quite rich, but
they will be compelled to suspend operations in great
until next year, in consequence of losing their dam On
Monday on the bar five took out six pounds of
gold, and had good prospect for similar yields. AT the
Mississippi Bar, those working quicksilver machines
making profitable haus We informed that the Texas
Company. the junction Of the South Fork, have been
doing well heretofore bat will be large losers by the
breakage of their dams.
PLAcERyILlEA correspondent of the Sacramento Tran
SCRIPT writing from Placervile says:
Mining operations going the larger ravnes around
this place. and many miners doing well party who
from the lead mines Of Wisconsin struck " lead"
few days since, ravne at elevation of two hundred
feet above the level Of this valley and it has proved quite
productive Shifts have been sunk twenty and thirty feet
and gold found the rock. Excavation under ground
think will be carried to considerable extent This is
rich region Gold is found in nearly all the avines for
m les around and every thing indicates that large
population will settle here the coming winter Many
engaged in throwing up dry dirt be washed when the
SET in, and they will be well paid for their labor.
The YUBA-The waters Of the uba have been very much
swollen by the Tains At Syracuse Bar last Tuesday
the with such rapdy that the dam thereon erect
ed was carried away Fortunately, the workmen at the
time dinner. We understand that the party, with
energy characteristic Of Cafonans, intend to again rebuild
the DAM their experience thus far proves the bar TO very
rich We have Just Of the company, who informs
us that the first three days Of their working they took
three thousand dollars and that he himself washed ten dol
/ lars from single shovel full-Plcer Miner,
THE OVERLAND EMleRANTs.
The California papers contain the most deplora-
BILE accounts of the condition of the overland emf
grants. statement from Col. WALDO, who is out
witha relief expedition sent to their assistance says
"From Boiling Spring to this place (Great Meadow we
have with but few who have any provisions at all except
the poor animals which have worked from the States. Foot
men, who comprise nearly fourth OF the number now
the road not bes with such food this but
reduced to the necessity Of subssing the purified flesh of
dead animals which abundany line the road This has
produced the fatal consequences Disease and death
now moving them down by hundreds.
"Those immigrants that yet back several hundred miles
receive relief die by starvation and to whom
they look but to the citizens Of California for their salvation
The land Of homes is far distant render them any
aid this hour of distress and danger It appears that the
judgments Of God have pursued them from the time they set
up the present hour First cholera then starvation
war; Starvation, and cholera The day has passed
when any will have the harhood say that there
suffering amongst the overland immigration at least
that within hundred miles Of this place will make such
declaration No one thinks of gold, but Of bread.
This is the cry of all
The following extract from letter written by s. b.
BRIsHT, one Of the immigrants, dated
"SALMoS TRoUr RIVER, SEPrEMBER 22.-Some noble
fellows already peished for of food Others are
eating cattle that they have found dead by the road side which
have died from double cause disease and starvation The
food used for number of weeks has been lame
and worn cattle, which, if every particle Of taow was
rendered out would make candle Others have eaten
their dogs and horses
There is at the Sink Of Humboldt, and also Salmon
Trout river -four for sale at dollar per pounds but the
people are out Of money do say that beggars
are out Of money! for this is but those in
good circumstances the States whose msfounes have been
brought On in various ways Whole have been lost
In crossing the various deserts The immense crowds OF
stock have eaten up the grass and the Willows and for days
they have had nothing eat which has much retarded
their speed
Money teams and parts Of teams have been stolen by the
Indians MANY emigrants have been killed by them Others
robbed and even killed Of the Indsns So you
there remain brohey feelings the road between the
red men and the whites From the best estimate Of my own
and from Others that daily overake me- there must be
fifteen or twenty thousand souls yet behind, impeded by
various causes and unless come immediate relief rendered
by your great and Godke enterprise, they will either be cut
mountains"
The overland emigrants were beginning to ar
rive at Oregon. They generally told sad tales of
suferings on the route. The Oregon Spectator Of
September 10 says:
"The from the immigrants on Snake river is Of
rather sad character Some packers who arrived here
few days ago. report about thousand wagons destined for
this territory that they passed this number Of wagons be-