The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1850-04-08
FURTHER CALIFORNIA INTELLIGENcE.


Steamer Oregon left San Francisco ON the first of
March, and arrived at Panama on the goth. with
70? passengers, and Sl,SOO,oOO in gold dust as
freight, besides 200 900 in the hands of the pas
sengers. She will leave Panama for San Francisco
on the LIST May. One of her passengers has a lump
OF gold weighing IA pounds, for which he has been
offered $4,000.
Gen. Condo, the Mexican commissioner to run the
boundary, and suite, passengers in the Oregon
from San Diego TO San Bias, on their way to the
city OF Mexico. The commissioners had concluded
their labors on the Pacific side, and adjourned, to
meet again IN November at Paso del Norte Col
one Miller had transferred the business of the COM
mission to Major Emery, and left for San Francisco
The quantity of gold dust in possession of the
miners Is very large, and they were taking advan-
tage OF the weather to convey to San Francisco
The next steamers, it is supposed will each carry
away larger amounts than have yet been shipped by
any one steamer.
1t was quite healthy at San Francisco and Sacra
mento city, and business assuming very active
appearance. Money was scarce, and loans were
made at 10 to 10 per cent per month. Lumber of
all kinds was arriving In large quantities. and prices
had materially declined. Good lumber could be pur-
chased at SS65 per thousand.
The n Y. Advertiser has received the following
letter, dated San Francisco, March l.
'Business Is reviving for the spring trade and the
ioiS arc IoihlllS uoWn lor tneH supplies, and 9TH
ers are leaving for the mines The yield of gold is
quite as large as in the summer of 1913, and as
large as at any time last year. The rains during the
winter have done well for the miners, discovering
new bars, and developing the gold in the exhausted
dlgglngs The health of the miners was generally
good though there is the usual amount of sickness
ON the banks of the Sacramento and San JOAQUIN
In San francisco there is much sickness from expos
ure and insufficient lodging; still the place is gener
No RI, IA: r
have the means for comfortable living and GOOD hab
its.''
The export trade has been wonderfully increased
within SIX OR eight months. Street after street is rs
ing, and many substantial brick buildings have been
erected.''
The Pacific News of the 18th says, seThe influx
oil population continues. San Francisco grows with
tiie same rapiuty, and towns are sprlnging upa oy-
er the land
STOCKTON, Feb. I5-l information from the
southern mines is generally quite encouraging. The
miners are IN excellent health and spirits. HAVING
passed pleasant winter III their mountain huts.-
PROVISIONS are generally plenty and not dear New
digglngs have been discovered on almost every
stream and ravine, and the miners were only waiting
for settled weather The largest number Of persons
congregated In any single section of the southern
mines is IN the Mariposa country. The whole regi-
on OF country extending from Mercedes to Mariposa
exhibits externally better evidence OF gold than any
other section of the southern Mines 1t is said that
lump OF gold weighing ninety-three pounds has
| been found near Stanisaus.
| LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS. An act has
been passed creating temporary state loan on bonds
issued, redeemable after one year An act has also
been passed tor dividing the state into counties and
sire towns nave been selected and provision made
ior noldlls elecuons under the county organization
Gov. Burnett transmitted message to the Iegisla-
ture on the I'd ofFebruary relative to proposition
from the state OF Deseret, asking for the call of new
convention 10 be composed of delegates from the
whole OF California on both sides of the mountains
with the view of framing for the present one state ia
cover the whole territory acquired from Mexico and
at the same time agreeing upon certain boundary
lines which shall ultimately separate California from
Deseret The governor is of opinion that the pro-
position should not be complied with
The following the salaries established by the
general assembly for the state officers;-Go
$4,000, secretary of state $1,000 surveyor $4,000
comptroller $4,000, treasurer $6000 attorney gener
al $!o0o chief justice and associates 10 900 each
district attorney 1000, state translator $4,000. gov
ernor's private secretary $1,000
Inc bill to incorporate the city of Sacramento was
vetoed by the governor the ground of unconstitu
tiOnality.
Died, at Hawkins Bar, 23d jan Geo. w. Blan-
chard, OF Boston. Goth, John E. Council, of New
port, X. l. On board brig Helespont, Dec 21, Jer-
emah Nouton, Ir., of Bangor, Me. At sea, last De-
cembeL, Capt. Herrlcks, Of bark Magnolia. from
New Hampshire. At sea, 18th jan. on board barl,
Condor, Enoch L. Hatch, of Falmouth. Ms. On as5
OF typhus fever, at Wachusett Valley, Elbridge
Haynes, of Sudbury, Mass. AtRevere Hotel, Il tR,
Joel Augustus Viles, of Lexington, Mass. On the
18Th, Frederick II. Mitchell, of Nantucket, Mass.
DEATH BY SPONTANEOUS CoMBUsTIoN.-