Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-06-28
From the N. Z. Commercial Adpertiser, June "a.
FROM CALIFORNIA
ARRIVAL OF THE CRESCENT CITY
EIETEEN DAYS LATER

The U. S. mail steamship Crescent City, Capt. Stod
dard arrived the quarantine at about half past II
o'clock this morning, and at her dock at O'clock
She brings one hundred and fifty six passengers, IN
whose hands, the officers of the vessels report about
$3.50 900 in gold dust.
By this arrival we have adyices from San Francisco
to the 18th May, being fifteen days later than pre-
vous int lligence.
FROM THE GOLD REGIONS.
According to the extensive preparations now ma
king there will be gold taken out OF Feather river
alone this season, than from the whole of California
during the last. Nearly the whole river and its bran
ches are claimed by companies who have made prepa-
rations on large sea for making dams on the new
French method, which by filling sand bags, made Of
drilinas about one yard square This makes good
dam with tenth part OF the expense OF the old method
aud time of digging race.
AUBURN Dry DIGGINGs.-Ihe miners in the village
of Auburn, near e North Folk, doing remarka-
bly, we'll. The ravne running through the town is be-
ing dug up even to the doors Of the stores Six men
morning last week $500 in cours gold, and have aver
aged 500 each daily, for the last week.
The ground under this store Is undoubtedly very rich
the largest days work was interrupted only from the
fact that the proprietor OF the store claimed right to
the land on which his building issituated One party
in the ravine near the village took out $1,000 on We'd
nesday last.
The Stockton Times furnishes the following items
OF intelligence from the Southern mines.
Mr. Peter Mahan, OF Sonora informs US that the
placer at Columbia city, (about five miles from Sonora
is not less than three miles square On Friday last
weighing four pounds seven ounces, and Mr. Malan
has also in his possession lump weighing seventeen
ounces found near the same spoil. The placer has
been discovered to be OF extraordinary depth One
large hole has been dug to the depth OF sxywo feet
through red soil of volcanic nature and the quartz
has not yet been reached Throughout the whole depth
from feet below the surface gold IN great abundance
has been taken out 1t is supposed that the whole
of this immense placer is OF the same character.
From many holes miners have taken out from tour to
five pounds OF gold per day.
vi hava bean
made on the Mokelumne. Out OF one hole, three men,
in two days, took out the sum OF S4ooo Some large
Jumps have been found and nearly every man IS making
an ounce day.
large emigration is setting toward the Calaveras
mines, among whom are many from the northern mines.
Near San Antonio, new placer has been found, and
here miners are making two ounces per day .,,
Murphy's New Dggings on the Stanlslaus are yield
ing well. All persons who work are making lair ave-
rage wages.
Recently, in the Mariposa country, lump weighng
seven pounds was found Just below the surface OF the
earth.
aThe Pacific News mentions that the general state OF
health at the pacers good and the reports OF the
of the miners, both North and SOUTH iaVoranle
MISCELLANEOUS.
Considerable anxiety was manifested at San Fran
cisco on account of the arrival ofthe steamer Che
sapeake She was one hundred days out from Panama
with $50 passengers board. Some OF the papers are
advocating the proprety OF ttHg out vessel to pro-
ceedsdown the coast IL search OF her.
The ship Samuel Russell had arrived at San Fran
cisco in the very short passage Of one hundred and
days from New York.
Mr.. Edward Conner, formerly of New York, has
become one of the Proprieos of the Alta California.
A vote has been taken at Sacramento City on the
question of imposing for the construction of le
vee to guard the place from farther mum atons. The
votes Stood in favour OF the measure 543; opposed
, Is.
ENLARGEMENT OF SOCIETY. We are pleased to no
tce by the vals from sea Saturday. the appearance
of some fifty or sixty Of the tarer sex in tn bloom
They are from all quarters-some from Yankee-land
others from John Bull country. and quite constela-
ton from merr! France. One Frenchman brings TWEEN
ty-all, they say, beautiful The bay was dotted by
Aotas of Young men on the announcement OF this
extraordinary Observation-Disclosures paper