New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-21
FURTHER CALIFORNIA NEWS
Matters on the Pacific Side.

Since our regular issue for the steamer OF the
lst inst nothing of particular interest has occurred
to mark the progress OF California. The Cholera,
the scourge that has visited almost every nation
Of the earth has made rapid strides IN some local
tiles, and laid in the dust many a noble spirit en-
deared to home and friends by the strongest ties.
In our own city, since its first appearance, some
three weeks since, the number of deaths have
been about one hundred and thirty FIVE while at
Sacramento the bill of mortality has been much
greater, reaching several hundred, and perhaps
one thousand We are glad to have it to say,
that the scourgc is abating, and that the deaths
in either case do not now average over eight or
ten per day This intelligence will be received
with pleasure by thousands of friends in the At
lantic States
This immense bill of mortality has Frustrated,
or in great measure, injured the business OF the
large cities and consequently has affected ever
locality. Trade generally has been dull Tho
markets are we'll supplied, at prices very mod
crate.
During the approaching Winter, much larger
number of miners will remain In the mountains
than ever before, and consequently more gold will
be taken out than during any previous Winter
season. Heretofore the miners have generally
sought the populous cities and towns for com
Portable quarters but they have now their supplies
with them and will have the advantage OF being
on the ground early in the Spring, beside, in most
instances, paying their expenses during the
Winter.
Much attention ia now being paid to quartz
mining The Mariposa mines are yielding good
return for the labor performed, notwithstanding
the machinery in operation is not OF as powerful
a kind rs is desirable for the proper crushing OF
the rock. Within short time past, however,
another quartz vein of exceeding richness has
been discovered between the South Fork of the
Feather and the Yuba rivers An assay has been
made of pieces of quartz in which no gold was
visible to the naked eye, and the yield was equal
TO 3fl cents for each pound of the rock. Hereto
fore the mines have only been scratched 0rer;
scientific mining has Just commenced. When
fully under way, and the requisite amount OF cap
ital actively employed, the results will be even
more wonderful and astonishing than has been
the golden stream OF riches which we have al
ready sent forward to the Atlantic States and the
Old World.
An extra session of the State Legislature is
still under advsement and not altogether impro.
babe. The necessities Of the State demand it,
end we are in hopes it will be called by the Exc
cutive
The news by the last Mail from the States, that
Benicia had been created By Congress port OF
entry for California has called forth much Discus
sion and no little astonishment. We have only to
saw that we hope Congress will so far yield to
the wishes and opinions of the people of Calltor-
MIA as honestly expressed through their Repre-
sentatives as to make their collection district
bill in accordance Herewith.
An account of the Indian difficulties, further up
the country, will be found in this edition of our
paper. Although at present somewhat annoying
and having the effect to retard mining and bus
ness in that particular locality, We do not regard
the matter as particularly alarming or serious
Several skirmishes have taken place, with but the
loss of two or three lives on either side. Against
anv well organized force the Indians could not
hold out a day Pacific News, l4th.