Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-05-14
CALIFORNIA NEWS.

The steamers Empire City AID Geor'
ola have arrived at New FORK from Cha-
ores, bringing one months later adVIces
from California. The dates are from San
Francisco to the 29th of March.
The Panama had arrived at Panama
with about million and half O! goid
dust. She sailed on her return ImmedI'
ateIy for San Francisco full OF paSSen'
Tbe weather continued pleasant and
greatly favored mining operations.
New towns were springing up IN ya val
Gus places, and rapidly Populatmg; he
town of Stockton is growing rapidly lh'o
commercial importance.
An active business is doing along the
various routes leading TO the mines New
and rich placers are of frequent discovery
The steamer California arrived at Fan,
anna on the Odd, with 223 passengers ana
S2,7OO,OOO in gold dust.
The Cherokee brought to New orA
about 50, 100000 in gold dust, and one
hundred passengers. :, 800
Passengers report that goiu is more
plenty than ever, and that property mas
fallen somewhat in price. Provisions ana
even luxuries are very abundant III San
Francisco. =. H.
The dav previous to the sailing OF the
California the collector of the CUSTOMS III
San Francisco was notified that the mon
les collected for duties must be pald, over
n the State Government i'll accordance
with a resolution passed by the LegIsla-
ture, and steps were being taken to form
an INDEPENDENT government. Com. JONES'
it is said, is about TO take active measures
to prevent it. A law has also passed the
Legislature imposing tax OF 20 dollars
a month, on every foreigner who works
in the mines.
During March there arrived al sanf ran
cisco ri American vessels, with 1882
male and So female passengers and 70
foreign vessels, with 2,209 males and lou
females. ~
Rents continue to be very high, 81 90
per month per square foot OF floor Delhg
about the price, or $500 per month for a
room III feel by ~ leet'
The miners are commencing their sum-
mer operations. ,
A lump of gold was found few days
ago, near Fremont's camp, weighing over
100 oZs.
Money continues the scarcest OF any ar
ticle, the exorbitant sum of 10 per cent a
month being still the current rate OF inter
est.
The information from the Southern
mines generally is quite encouraging.
AS spring now approaches the Southern
towns begin to be deserted--the population
flocking to the mines. The roads are fast
becoming passable in the north and south.
The price of passage per steamer from
San Francisco to Sacramento city is sui
high, 20 dollars.
Considerable merchandise and several
vessels have recently been seized by the
collector for violations of the custom house
regulations. This has produced much
excitement.
Further from the Mines.-Our ac =
counts from the mines are reliable ana all
concur in stating the inexhaustible guam
utv of the precious metal. In TACT II Is
the opinion of the Oldest miners-those
who have spent the past winter III me
mountains--that the same ground worked
over last year will be found far more pro-
ductive This while at the same time adj
di,ional and extensive districts are beng
opened, which will give profitable en-
plovment to hundreds of thousands Tor a
generation to come,--Paci8c Ne'cS' Isl
.AprH.