Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-01

for tho establishment of an university ia edueats the
youth OF Calf4qna Lett not be considered that this
VIII be doing injustice to the older States of the Union
They will resp harvest sufficiently rich in their inter
course with their younger sister lie Pacific to Justify
the most liberal course of policy towards her. ''"'
,oi have given oOo goo as the probable 70,
1881 under the proposed system This would discharge
the interest on the amount stipulated the treaty to Be-
pad to Mexico for California and New Mexico provide
Saooooo per annum for school fund, and the neces-
sary Improvements in the mining districts and create
sinking fund of half million per annum, to pay the
prnclpal OF the indemnity to Mexico.
An increase OF the number of miners of the price of
permits, would OF course increase the revenue If the
shall be found as extensive and productive
as the best informed persons suppose the right to work
them properly secured by law and the opportunity thus
offered OF using machinery advantage will Justify the
Goiecuon OF much larger per cent their gross pro-
duct than 1t is proposed to require from those who labor
with their own hands in the use of the simple means
now employed the collection of gold The amount.
therefore, collected from this source may ultimately be
as large, perhaps larger, than that for permits
1t revenue is an object, there can be little doubt that
by the adoption OF this system the amount collected in
lew years will be larger than the entire district would
command IN ready money, it offered for sale; and the
interests and privileges OF those employed in the mines
Will be secured form the graspng and monopoIizng
spirit OF individual proprieors California and the whole
Union preserved form scenes OF anarchy and confusion
IL mol Dloodshed, which must result from sale of the
hh region to spectators, and an attempt to protect
them In the enjoyment of their purchases.
Inc salaries OF the commissioner and his assistants
may easily be paid out OF the amount received in fixed
sums or In the form OF per centum.
have proposed to exclude foreigners from the priy-
lege OF purchasing permits and from working as di
verers or purchasers in the veinmnes NV reasons for
recommending this policy are, that these mines belong
to- and in my judgment should be preserved for the use
ana benefit OF the American people. mean, ofcourse
all citizens, native and adopted
During the mining season of l849, more than fifteen
thousand foreigners, mostly Mexicans and Chienos,
came in armed bands into the mining district bidding
aehance to all opposition and finally carrying out Of
the country some twenty millions OF dollars worth of
god gust which belonged bypurchase the people of
ule United States Ii not excluded by law they will
return and recommence the work of plumber They
may WIN as much right, gather the harvest in the val
icy oithe Connecticut. the Ohio, or Mississippi No
oter hauon having the power to protect it, would per-
it It's treasure to be thus carried away | would not
allow them to purchase permits, or work vein mines
because the contributions proposed to be required are so
moderate that they will cause the slightest neon
venience 10 the miners, and are not designed as an
equivalent Tor these privileges Foreigners therefore,
would willingly pay these small sums for permission to
collect and carry away millions of dollars in yane -
The object is not only suitable revenue but to pre-.
serve tor the of our own fellow. citizens the wealth
OF that region.
This system OF permits will make all who purchase
them police officers, TO aid excluding from the mines
an VINO are not entitled to, or who do procure them
his will proven deserters from the army and navy
from beng harbored and protected in the mines Not
oeing allowed to purchase permits, the assistant com
ssoners aided by the miners, would soon detect and
arrest lneId. sailors belonging to the mercantile ma
iiue woulu Dc detected IN similar manner and thus
prevented from running away
r ne commerce OF the country would be protected
from tne disastrous consequences resulting from the
abandonment OF ships by their crews which necessarily
imposes heavy tax consumers, because merchants
as measure OF se1tprotecton must charge such losses
on their cargoes and consequently they fall on those
wno purchase. ne army and navy would be saved
from demoazauon and prepared for service in case of
necessity. ~ "
Many OF the emgrants to California especially those
from the western States will remain and form a resi-
dent population, but there will be thousands and tan
thousands OF young and middle-aeed morkinnmen
rom all parts OF the Union, who will resort to the
mines tor the purpose of obtaining the means TO mr.
chase farm or establish themselves in some favorte
pursuit, and as soon hsy have secured sufficient
amount Will return, and their places will be supplied
by =, others who will 60 and do likewise.
Tins process has already commenced MANY who
ward for their labours and privatons The market in
california for tha products and manufactures Of the
other States OF the Union will enhance prices which
with the gold collected and brought home by laboring
people, will diffuse degree of wealth and comfort hh
erto unknown among them.
The quicksilver anineS of California are believed to
De numerous, extensive, and very valuable There is
one near San Jose, which belongs to, is claimed BY
Mr orbes OF Topic, in Mexico The cinnabar ore
winch produces the quicksilver lies near the surface IS
easily procured, and believed to be remarkably produc
tive.
Discoveries OF other mines are reported but no cer-
1t is, undoubtedly fortunate circumstance that nature
In bestoWng Oh California such metallic treasure
has provided, almost in its immediate neighborhood in
exhaustibe stores OF quicksilver which so essential in
gold mining.
The policy OF Government with respect to these
mines OF clnnaba SHOULD, in my opinion be quite diffe
rent from that which have felt my duty to suggest for
the management OF the gold region,
Assoon as the necessary explorations can be made
and proper information obtained will be we'll to offer
these mines TOR sale, and commit their development
to the hands of private enterprise
1t is believed that there extensive beds of silver
iron and copper ores in the Territory but there is no
information sufficiently accurate respecting Them to
justify any statement of their existence or value.
have already alluded to the propriety of establish
ing mint in California This isimportant in many re-
spects At this time there is not coin in the coun-
try to supply currency. Much difficulty is expert
enced in procuring enough to pay the duties impor
ted goods, The common circulating medium is there
fore gold dust, which is sold at SIS so to SIG per
ounce In the mines it is frequently sold much lower
The miners the laboring men, the sufferers from
this state OF things.
States make large profits but those uho Dig lose ,vhat
others make.
have estimated that there will be 900 900 collec-
ted during the current year, AT SIG per ounce that
sum will weigh 3, 1875 600 onnces.
Gold at the United States mint is worth $l9 per
ounce, making difference in value that quantity be-
tween San Francisco and New York, of $6.250,000,
which would be saved to the miners by the establishment
OF a mint.
have also suggested its importance as means ofpro-
noting and increasing trade with the west coast of
Mexico and South America.
1t is not doubted that the construction OF railway
across the lsthmus of Panama, and perhaps the esab-
lishment OF other lines of communication between the
two oceans will give to the products and manufactures
OF the older States OF the Union command of the
market OF California to the exclusion, in great degree
OF those of the west coast.
A mint will therefore become of the utmost mpor-
lance, to give such marketable value to silver bullion
tO soE ~,
up and increase heir intercourse with our principal
ports on the Pacific.
The silver bullion shipped to Europe from the ives
coast OF Mexico amounts to than ten millions OF
dollars per annum. From the countries on the west
coast of South America, probably equal guam tityt
That from Mexico goes to pay for European impor-
alton into her ports on the Atlantic side.
A market at San Francisco for this bullion will be
he Of substituting American and Chinese fabrics
OF those of European manufacture in all those coun-
ries. This will greatly increase the trade between
China and California.
have the honor to- be, with great respect, you most
'bedient servant,