The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-03-29
wAsHrSoror (D.C J, March 27-l2, midnight.
The Report on California, ~ Hon. Thoaa1
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One Of our contemporaries gives the following sb-
strsst Ct Mr. Butler Kings rsport on California
WAsHISeIoN, monday, March 70, 1850
MIR Thomas Butler kiugs report on California SAs
read to the President and cabinet to dsy ana uped
tso hours and half In reading IL viii Of oourse Be
soon presented to Congress The topics Of which tt
The population of the country.
Its agricultural resources.
Extent and production OF the mineral region.
The commsfce and bsvgation Of California.
The lestslstion necessary for the territory.
And, especially In regard to the d,sp ,-tion OF the
gold bearing lands belopgiDg to the Un,tsd States
The population of the country is nos about one
po opustop by during the year begin niaG
al the next dry on-on the hrst Of May-is esd
mated at t~o hundred thousand
The agricultural cspssiies of the State vastly
greater ban have been heretofore represented rnsrs
Is vast extent OF pasture iaod', unsurpassed eoy
where In the world, in verdure aud richness rho
wild oats grow rpont taDeeusly all over ths plsius,
yielding annual srop at the rate Of forty basnsts
PER acre ANY number o. cattle and sheep may be
isised Two hundred thousand OF stle must be
brogght into the country during the next two yasrs
The cattle formerly killed tor their ndes which
wa. the chief article Of export and they worth
hut four dollars head but now they are worth t~snty
OF thirty dollars head.
gentisn about to import ten thou.aod sheep
iIom Mexico with . view to go ioto that busiosss.
The future value Of the vineyards represented -
Ar TO the commerce of the country he estmstss the
value of ports needed In California from the At
Issiic States for the next ,ear, st four millions of
dolsrs In -four Elk millions In lumber, and t"o mintons
In ether articles.
as to the article of lumber, its price is srs per
thousand cannot be lover b-csuss i s b~ios the
Of labor Tor cutting and ssving umbee
In California II can be carried to alfornA tor SN
tboussndi and supposins it TO cost $50 here, n v4
continue to tay.
The gold region 10 described as extending Ave dx
hundred miles from To. South TO ths North and from
iorty sixty miles In width from East to Wsst 10
risss gradually In inclined plane from the Sacre-
n.rto Valley TO the elevation Of COO feet at vnst
are called Scot Hills Between these hills and the
Sierra Nevsos humber Of streams have their
and take their course through the Feot Hills, wsss
ward.
IL very rich In gold snd the conclusion is iusstSsos
frt s the facts that the whols quarts plaza con-
tsiniDg three thoussnd square miles Ia full OF gold
fs qvsrts end whish dkssn t~srase1
and lumps In the bedf OF the streaos.
The whole lumber OF fsr.igaers In the rsgion vho
gold huntsrs Ia fifteen th0ueaDd There have ossa
but thousand American gold huntere. rhs hit
carried Of twenty hve millions The Americans have
procured fifteen millions The Chilisns srs cxpert
dsg.rs.
The amount Of gold already procured. is forty NIL
the ccrns dry sesson- ray from May till November
The regular mining operations In the sod qassts
rock will begin and can be continued dunng the
wet o. well as the dry season.
Mr. King sstimstee the amount Of gold Witch wtn
be procured. from the let May ls5i TIL the ist Me-
venber, lst2. at one hundred millions
Hsrrecon mepds that the lands be retained public
propsrty forever, and a. psrpstusi resource for the
To the vorksrs and dieeers OF gold he proposes 10
grant permits at the rate Of On ounce OF gold for sssh
For the encouragement Of regular miniog Opera
G acref, to persops or conpsnies, at small per esn-
tsge on the amount OF eola procured