Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-06-29
THE NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA.

The advices from San Francisco, brought BY tn
Crescent City, are to the 18th May. The rePorl
from the mining portions of California continue t
be favorable, and the general health at the placer
was good.
/ THE FIRE AT SAN FRANCISCO.
We extract the following from the Alta California, show
ing the extent Of the conagraon which occurred at that city
| on the 4th of May
"Abou four o'clock this morning the alarm of fire was
given in Portsmouth Square, and flames Were seen issuing
from the building known the United States Exchange Be
fore many persons had collected the entire building was
yeloped in flames, which communicated with lightning like
rapidy to the Phenix Exchange, toward Washington street.
and the Empire House upon the Clay street slde Alarm
and confusion prevailed on all Sides and all the efforts which
could be used to check the flames utterly uess The
flames spread Washington street and caught the build
ing upon the opposite corner and also the s. A. Wright Hall
What little assistance could be offered toward checking the
flames was of no avail and the huge fakes Of burning mate
rails which waited by the breeze and fell upon the
rounding buildings rendered their destruction inevitable
sThe entire block between Kearny, Clay, Washington
and Montgomery entirely destroyed with the
cepon Of Dubois's banking house and Burgoyne Co.'S
The books money! and valuable papers in almost all the
camille houses saved Upon the north side of Washng
nearly all the buildings consumed to Mont
gomey, including the large brick building occupied the
National Theatre. Taking backward course, the flames
Washington street and destroyed the Bella Unon
Haley House, Washington Hail. ST. Charles Hotel, Alta
the edces up far Dupont street. sweeping through to
Pacific, and going down again to the lower corner
"The loss of property very great vaousy estimated at
from three to fire millions Of dollars.
At the latest date May l5h the work of reconstruction
going bravely already fortyfour houses
in progress of erection some Of equal dimensions with
those that destroyed and few nearly completed In
few days expected that the wreck Of the cona
grafton would be cleared away and scarcely vesge of de-
vastaton remain. -. ~.
FROM THE GOLD REGIONS. ~"
The Pacific News of May Is mentions that of gold
and quartz weighing fifty pounds found Marposa,
and sold for sixteen hundred dollars. In the paper
letter from Yuba city, from which the following extract
"According the extensive preparations making,
there will be gold taken Of Feather river alone this
than from the whole of California during the last.
Nearly the whole river and its branches claimed by
pane who have made preparations large scale for max
ing dams the French method, which BY filling sand
bags made of drngs about yard square, This makes
good dam with tenth part of the expense Of the old method
and time of digging race
The miners the village of Auburn the North Fork,
are doing remarkably well:
'The ravine running through the being dug up
the doors of the stores Six men, working lead in
front Of Mr. Houses sore took morning last week $500
coarse gold and have averaged 100 each daily tor the last
week. The ground under this undoubtedly rich,
the largest day. work interrupted only from the fact
tina. the proprietor Of the store claimed right to the land on
which his building situated One party in the ravne
the village took out 81 900 on Wednesday last.
The Stockton Times furnishes the following items Of intel
ligence from the southern mines:
"Mr Peter Mahan of Sonora informs us that the placer
Columbia city (about five miles from Sonora not less
than three miles square. On Friday last Mexican found
lump of gold lying the surface weighing four pounds
ounces and Mr. Mahan has also in his possession
lump weighing seventeen ounces found the spot
hauh ba
One large hole has been dug to the depth of sixty two feet
through red soil Of volcanic nature and the quartz has not
yet been reached Throughout the whole depth, from six
feet below the surface gold in great abundance has been
taken is supposed that the whole Of this i'm
plucer rs of the character From many holes
miners have taken from four to five pounds of gold per
day. :
evera recent and important discoveries have been made
the Mokeumne Out of hole three in two days
took the of s. 900. Some large Jumps have been
found, and nearly every man is making ounce day.
GA large emigration is setting toward the Caiaveras mnes
among whom many from the northern mines. Near San
Antonio placer has been found and here miners
making two ounces per day.
murphy new dggngs on the Stanlsaus are yielding
WE'LL All persons who work making fair average wages
sRecenty, in the Marposa country, a lump weighing
pounds found just below the surface of the earth
FROM THE TRINITY RIVER.
The schooner Ryerson, arrived at San Francisco the
night of the lh of May, brings the latest intelligence from the
new vicinity Vi NC
California says:
sBy far the most interesting intelligence by this arrival is
the discovery of very rich gold mines in the vicinity of the
upper bay. Mr.. Bult Of party who made an
ploa,on Of the between Trinidad and Point ST. George,
and entered river which they supposed to be Trinity river,
about fourteen miles the southwark Of Point ST. George,
and twenty the northward Of Trinidad The river emptes
into the from the eastward, and is quite formidable
stream, having three channels all of which navgabe,
being broad and with abundance of To the
ward long sandy beach running about northwest and at
the terminus of this, land spit makes out westward d.
eciion. Between this and the beach point, however is
channel nearly hundred yards wde with nine feet Of
The main coast joining with the upper northern bank Of
the river is bold and rocky Almost due north line from
the seward point Of the land spit rocks visible above
high water and between them and the the third chan
mel In the main channel there fifteen fahoms of
Upon the main bank Of the river to the NORTH but short dis
from the mouth Indian village, and another
upon the southery sde The of the river is about
six miles hour. Mr.. Bult, with small party in whale
boat explored the for about forty miles, until they
to rapids having about thirty feet fall in hundred yards.
with their canoes The tribes appeared numerous but were
quite friendly. The party three days and half in
cendng the rapids The country is represented very
broken and Astounding in slate rocks with quartz Gold has
been found in abundance several points this river in
dry dggipgs We have sample Of the gold taken
about fourteen miles from the mouth Of very fine character
ntermxed with other metal the character of which
able sprobaby plaina. party Of forty
had left Trinidad for the mines, and located spot
where they had found good diggngs. portion of them
had returned for provisions Mr. Bullu himself has come
down for provisions and other necessaes and intends
ing Immediately to his party in the diggings." &@