The Daily spy., 1850-03-26
GOLD IN CALIFORNIA.

Journal of Commerce:
WAsHINGToN, March H.
Hitherto, and for years 10 come, he god-huner
VIII content themselves with working the duvial eartl
or dust and small pieces of gold which have been tori
from the hills and mountains bv the torrents and rains
The gold undoubtedly was originally imbedded in tbs
quartz rock, OF which there literally mountains
hanges OF mountains and hills of aurferous quartz ex
tend the whole length of the Sierra Nevada From
these quartz rocks, MIR. Wright the Member elect
mems. r0
One OF his specimens, which he considers very inter-
eStnS is piece OF quartz Clipped rudey off from some
exposed rock; and which bears mmstakabe marks OF
tnle. 1t is moss covered, and has been exposed to
rams and storms for ages. 1t chiefly consists of ssd
gold imbedded in the quartz He has also a number Of
boulders OF gold with quartz adhering to them. and
Whch, OF course were detached by time and torrents
from the mountain mass.
Another set of specimens consists of quartz, in which
minute particles of gold are distinctly visible to he
hese are very rich in their product
The next class of specimens consists of the ordinary
whe and grey quartz, of which there are mountains in
Caiorna and IN which gold is very apparent to the
eye but which yields 1l 12 in gold to four pounds Of
This has been tested by experiment, and saw ball
oil gold extracted from four pounds of the quartz and
worth S11 So - N'i'
Few OF the most intelligent men in California are vet
much acquainted with gold mining and many of them
"' "oheu M wright whether that quartz was worth
Washlg!-thou9h ton of it will Weld ninety thousand
dollars Mr. w. says he can make more money with a
peste ana morar by crushing this rock than man b,
washing earth. How vast, then, must be the Weld Of
tnls rock when machinery and scientific skill shall be
These mines have undoubtedly been worked At son,o
period lar back Nlr Wright states that an openinp
was lately discovered in of these quartz hills and
1t was found to be shaft sunk very deem Unon ex
Plorlns 1t; three galleries were found leading from it
hrohgh the rock; all which regularly and skill
fully propped on the sides and safely rooted Tn. rock
was found to be very rich in goId and the amount talk
en- from 1t must have been immense
ms act goes to illustrate Mexican and Span
sh traditions, and, indeed histories of individuals. who
nave IN times past acquired and untold treasures
uu. % il"i WaI sources Spanish Jealousy and cupidity
would never allow to become known
zen: Santa Anna has the largest and most valuable
coiection oil gold specimens ever made-and they are
from every province in Mexico
some OF these are very curious, and ont of the
quartz rocks One of them resembIed rod and is at
irSt appearance, work of art-But on examination.
there Is found covering of quartz on one side of
running the whole length. Gen. Santa Anna states that
ne always knew that California was rich gold region
but that Sonora still richer.
i These gold mountains and placers in California are
all public property, excepting Col. Fremont's mine.
which is on corner of the range and laps on to it
lhis nine Is his own property. All, or nearly all the
rest belongs to the United States, and the most val
liable oil all the public property. Col. Fremont $
mine Is very rich, judging from the specimens have
seen of it.
There are, besides the gold in California. immense
mines OF silver and quicksilver which are not worked
to any extent.
When Congress is in humor to resume LEGISLATION.
probable that their attention will be turned to the
regulation by law of this property-its sale and lease
Mr. Douglass and others, and the California members
have plans and views on the subject.
New MEXICO. The N. Y. Com. Advertiser
t correspondent writes from Washington as follows
''The case of Mr.. Smith, delegate from the peo-
pie of New Mexico, has been for some time under
the earnest consideration of the committee on cleo
tons. The committee is said to stand four in "a vor
OF and four against his admission to the House The
doubtful or undecided member is Mr. Strong. of Pa.
II the committee report favoraby upon Mr. Smiths
claim he will be admitted with little opposition but
an adverse report would probably be sustained nv
the action OF the House. MIR. Smith has prepared a
memorandum of facts concerning the territory. which
is very interesting.
The people of New Mexico are united in senti-
ment against the claim of Texas to jurisdiction over
them. They look upon it with contempt. but anv
attempt to enforce it they would resist by force
The judge appointed by Texas for the district Of
Santa Fe, met with no sort of Difference or encour-
agement, and has returned without doing anything to
strengthen her pretensions.
$4,000 Mexicans and 1900 Americans. They are
all decidedly opposed to slavery, but the Mexican in
habitants Cordially detest it.
The cultivated portions of New Mexico consist of
the valleys of the Rio Grande and the lateral trbn-
ares to that stream. BY far the greater part of the
habltable territory is on the east side of the Rio
Grande, and contains at this time otless than three
ourths of the whole population The valley of the
Rio Grande is not upon the average more than
mile and a half WIDE From the submits of the
bluff on each side stretch dreary deserts but to the
northward of Santa Fe there is region of timber
and grass, good for stock raising. The Western
boundary of New Mexico, will be dividing ridye
between the Rio Grande and the Colorado. GiI1
whose branches approach very closely to the former
stream.
The Mexican population is intensely preiudiced
against slavery, and the American inhabitants have
no sympathy with it, If, however, by the lnterven.
, ton OF the Federal Government in her favor Texas
should succeed in enforcing her claim to Jurisdiction
slavery will be recognized institution there, which
1t never can become otherwise.
ARRIVAL OF THE NIAGARA. Steamship Nj.
agara, Capt, Ryrie, arrived at her wharf in East
Boston last Saturday afternoon, at four o'clock.
1t is reported that Mr.. Head, husband of lola
Monies, is now residing in the house of n medical
gentleman at Westminster, and that he is SUFFERING
from an alteration Of mind and raves about his ,v
An Importation of American smelted copper took
place in the early part of the week. of great mnor-
Ifnno tn oourt ,,.,s..