Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

KMBALL III. DMMIcK, of the Pueblo San Jose,
has been appointed by Gov. RILEY Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of PETER HI. BURNETT, Governor
elect.
Gov RILEY has issued orders for the survey of
the harbor OF San Francisco, and the marking OF
the sand bars and sunken rocks with bueys. The
work was to be commenced Immediately, under the
superintendent Of Capt RINGGoLD, u. s. Navy.
A costly snuh-boX has been prepared, by order
of the members of the Constitutional Convention,
and was to be presented to Governor RILEY on the
assembling OF the Legislature, on the 9Th OF DE.
cember. Its lid and sides formed of choice and
heavy specimens of the products of the placers,
curiously joined. On the back of the lid is the
initial X set with pearls.
HIeH PRIcEs.-The Placer Times Of November IL says
All the necessares of life have advanced within few days
past and there is little prospect of their falling again before
the next Flour $50 the barrel, and scarce
at that oaves of bread which could be bought for cents in
New York selling for rs beef which was selling
last week for 23 CENTS so mutton is held at dol
lar pound veal rs cents. During last week we were
somewhat hurried up by the election printing, which gave
our compostos opportunity of making something over
hundred dollars eacha which probably never before
handed ouneyman printer in this any other country
for a weeks work."
York Tribune says "About forty thousand persons will
winter in the mnes the greater portion Of them upon the Rio
Americana the Stanislaus, and the Marposa. The yield
gold be the increase, and from all appearance
there will be large quantity dug during the winter Nearly
three thousand emgants who crossed the Sierra Nevada by
Lawso Pass and the Bear Creek route have stopped on
the upper waters of the Feather and Yuba rivers, and will
there winter. The supplies of provisions throughout the
golden region very scany, and unless the past few days
dry weather have again rendered the roads passabe there
will be suffering for lack of food Deer very abundant
however. miner, late from the Rio Americana, informs
that of three hundred log cabins which he passed on
his way Sacramento there scarcely but had deer
hanging by the door,"
The PRoFITs OF MINING.-The New York Courier says:
We learn from private sources that there is much suffering
and sickness the mnes and from the want Of the necessary
medical aid and accommodations, deaths OF one
company from Louisiana, consisting originally Of fifteen, only
eight living last November. In the wet diggiugs the
miners when work stand knee deep water, under bro
ing sun, the thermometer midday going up hundred
and over while the nights cold to make several
blankets necessary Rheumatic affections and swelling of the
joints very prevalent is conceded that those miners
who are able work. and wha of the working class
average Of gold day. But against this are TO be
down the rainy season, and interruption by Sickness to-
geher reducing the daily product for the year materially be-
low that The expenses which they subjected enor
NOUS and read that miners boots sell for ninety and
hundred dollars pair slouched wool hat for twelve, and
pound Of flour from one-and half to two dollars. 1t will
readily be that but little be left the miner
who may be so fortunate as to escape sickness"
The LEsIsLAruRE.-The session of the California Legs
ature the 18th of December. Its prn
cpa business would probably be to put the machinery of
Government in mson The United States Senators to
be chosen within four days after the meeting State
also be provided The Legislature to consist of
sixteen Senators and hrtyour members of the Assembly
The following given the total vote for State officers,
SO far as returns had been received +.