Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-12-26
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA
Nsw YoRK, Dec. 20.

II gres, with one million SIX hundred ahu
i eight thousand one hundred dollars III
lI gold, and three hundred and sixty one
passengers.
u There are four hundred thousand
dollars Of gold also in the hands Of pas
sengers.
/ The Cherokee left Kingston, Jamaica,
K on the 18th. The Cholera had abated
at Kingston, bu. WAS raging in the inte-
II rior.
/ The Cherokee left Chagres on the 9th.
Dec, at which time The Pacific had not
arrived The Tennessee arrived at
Panama on the Cd Dec, and the Ante
lope on the 4th. both from California.
bringing dates from San Francisco two
weeks later. The California mails had
not reached Chagres when the Cherokee
H left.
The Steamer Philadelphia arrived at
Chagres Dec, 9th, from New Orleans
and would sail next day. Both the
Philadelphia and the Pacific would be
full of passengers.
Il The cholera has abated at San Fran
cisco and Sacramento, but was more ia
tai up the river.
Business in California was very
brisk.
Gold was coming in plentifully at San
Il Francisco, from the mines. 1t was sell
ling at Is dollars and half an ounce.
The Sacramento Times says, we have
seen persons from various portions OF
the mines, from whom we learn that
the cholera has spread to very limited
extent. A few cases have occurred at
Nevada City, Rough and Ready, and
other towns. Gov. Burnet has issued
proclamati N setting forth the 3oth No
vember as a day of Thanksgiving, and
praise, and prayer.
From the Pacific Neps.
Since our last issue, nothing of par
ticuar interest has occurred TO mark the
progress Of California. The Cholera
has made rapid strides in some loca
tions, and laid many in the dust. In this
city, since its first appearance, some
three weeks since, the number of deaths
have been about i35 while AT Sacra-
menlo they have perhaps reached 1000
The scourge however, is abating, and
the deaths in either city do not now av
erage over or 10 pr day. This NOR
tality has Frustrated, in great meas
ure, the business of the large cities, and
consequently affected every locality.
During the approaching winter. a
much larger number of miners will re-
main in the mines than ever before and
consequently r ore gold will be taken
out than during any previous winter
season. Much attention is being paid to
quartz mining.
The Mariposa mines are yielding a
good return. Notwithstanding the machi-
nery is not as powerful as desirable.
Within n short time rns. h-~-~--r, "a
mother Quartz vein of great richness
ha. boon discovered between the South
Fork of the Feather and Yuba rivers.
Heretofore the mines have only been
scratched over, and scientific mining has
just commenced. When fully under
way, and the requisite amount Of capi
tai actively employed, the result will be
even more wonderful than ever be-
fore.
An extra session Of the Legislature is
II still under advisement, and not alto
ge,her improbable. as the necessities Of
/ the State demand it.
4 Indian difficulties continue, but not Of
| serious nature. Several klimishes
have taken place, with the loss of but
two or three lives on either side.
n The number of passengers that ar.
rived by sea from Oct lst, lSi9 to Oct.
LIST. 1850, was Az, ,6l5 the number that
II fl from Oct. LIST, to Oct. 3lst 1850, was
\ $500.
/ The Yuba mines have generally yield
ed well the average per man being SIS
and 10 daily. A large number of mi
ners will winter on the Yuba,
I Hotel business nj San Francisco was
best at the Union the rates were $40
per week, private houses 25 and 30
/ Gambling was also on the increase
and also robberies.
| Improvements were rapidly progres.
sing.
l Col. Fremont is said to be very un-
popular, and L. Butler King will proba-
bly, be elected Senator. The Wings
have the majority, but do not turn out in
force.
o. The drawing Of the American Art
Union took place in New York, Friday
evening. The following persons, in this
State, drew pictures -" Landscape, p"
Alfred Smith, Newport. L" Sea Coast,
in n storm" Theodore Taylor, Provi-
dence. " Landscape" +" Thomas II.
Williams, Providence. " Bronze Stat
uette-the Filatrice," Isaac Sperry
Providence.