Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-01-31

fornia OF the Is. Decembr says, in reference
thereto:
AT that date the rain storm bad scarcely
sbaed in the valley Of the Sacramento, the
roads were bad, and prospects generally dis
coursgeing for tho miner; the return Of plea
ssnt weather since will probably enable US
10 pressn, more cheering accounts in an.
other paper. Enough is known, however,
10 render the fact incontroverdbls tina. the
mining season for the present season is al
sn end.
1.-THE early severity OF the winter has.
without doubt, defeated the plans Of many Of
the miners, and may now prove disastrous,
# followed up by another visitation Of incle'
ment weather before those who ore unprovl'
ded with winter supplies can avail them
selves Of favoglne skies and get out Of the
mountains. About one fifth OF The presen.
population are shut in by the siege so reso-
Iutely attempted on the part Of the elements,
entertained no, thought OF winteriug in the
pendant upon the scsnty stores OF the noun
tain trading posts. The scarcity Of prov's
l. ions at these depots is becoming general. il
is we'll known. A few weeks continusnc,
I OF pleasant weather will open the roads tc
oil parts OF the mines however"
b. The same paper contains a carefully pre-
J. pared article 90 the population Of California
e and concludes thus:
"These figures give the following result Q
the presen, population Of tho country. d.
;. rived from ell sources e,cep. the emigra,o
!. OF the Rocky mountains
6 Californians, $4,000
Americans, 80, 500
:, Foreigners, 1880
c Total $4,000
y THE number Of emigration by way Of It
J. Plains lie variously estimated at frol
$4,000 10 10000. Our own impression il
" that il will not be found TO vary much froI
40. 900. Adding that nulnoer 10 the fgur.
above. and we have a total OF SO, 500 soul
g. as follows:
If Americans. $4,000
IS Csifornans, $4,000
b Foreigners. 1880
'e Total. $500
h There cannot be q doubt that The figur,
r. given above are below the mark; and "
70 have no hesitation in Saying, and we thin
E. The figures will bear US on, in the assertion
10 that the population Of California e1cse'
% 100000. go
n. There arrived at San Francisco BY Sc
:. during the month OF November, 2, Is
males and 81 females, OF whom $50 were 70
, {. signes.
From The Alta Cslifordia OF the LIST III,
- we take the following paragraph:
- Instructions have been received from Go
> ernor Riley for the survey OF the harbor, 81
=. IOI bIo puoJlNS VI sdbo odis anu SUNNI
" rocks. The work will be commenced il
10 medistely. Captain Ringgo'd. U. S. Nav
On will superntend the survey.
It. The Alta California estma,es the numb
nc Of seamen that have run away from their VI
to sels at San Francisco at least 5000.
re A merchants exchange and reading roc
Is. has been opened in San Francisco by Mr..
IN E. Dunbar. |. is situated in Wsshingt
er street, IN the second story ola large build
. recently erected. Most Of The mercantile
We Establishments in that city subscribed TO it.
IRE The steamers plying on the rivers Sac
"a. meno and San Joaquin were the Ssna
h. $50 tons. to Sacramento City: McKim.
A.. tons, do; Mint, So tons. to Stockton. La
no renee. so tons, do; Sp,6re, 10 tens; a
:, Capt. Suffer.
The Placer Times, the Pioneer ne wsl
H. per in the valley oflhe Sacramento, has be
enlarged to twice its former dimensions.
m ANOTHER CALIFORNIA LETTER
to ROANOKE, Mo-. Jan. 2Slh, 1850
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