Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-05-02
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.,.css will b suppIieo " os"e'' wa" va" ~ eA~
o ~ .eoce,s has already commenced. Many
~. u Ant list spring have returned with an am
wse.w~~ssS 1nr their labors and pfivations. The
~ - Califoeuia for the products and manuhc-
~ ~ ~ other States Of the Union will enhance
~ vAich, with the gold collected ana brought
-. IsAorins people, will dinuse . degree OF
~ confort hitherto unknown among them.
.dekilvw ssines Of California are believed
ss.~arops extensive and very valuable
- = - near San Jose, which belongs to, or -
I.L1 -. NJ Forbes, Of Topic, in Mexico. Inc
e..a.,., sre. which produces the quicksilver, lie:
- 4 ss.hss y easily procured ana 0el'eVe'
WSs.srioe of other mines are reported, but no
49, ss0pr,n alton respecting them has been made
css- = - undoubtedly = fortunate circumstances
sSs.s.Asre. q bestowing on California such vast
.rsss treasure, has provided, almost IN its am
sssSr1e neiehborhood, inexnausnole stores On
s,,.s,s vhich 10 20 essential in gold mining.
.s,;ev Of Government with respect to these
q r;nnabar should, in my opinion, be quite
~ srom mt which have felt il my duty to
S ~ he management Of the gold region.
,I..c. q The aecessary explorations can be
- "a proper Information ootAned, WIN ue
1.ss 49, tiese mines for sale, and commit their
49, 1su,.s.aa,t 10 the hands Of private enterprise.
~. rs,ieved hat there are extensive beds Of sill
- "a c0cper ores. in the Territory; but
~ !. = incarnation sufficiently accurate re-
- tAes, 10 justify any statement Of their ex-
s11ace Or vsiue. ).
80" -int II california. This is important in
49,. ss.rsces. At this time there Is not coin in
..s-strv 70 supply currency. Much dimcni-
-sesse.ced in procuring enough TO pay the
49, 4. escorted goods. The common circaia!.
- .s1irn 10, therefore, COLO dust which 10 500
- M g b 4is per ounce. 10 the mines sns
..:s,v go much lower. The miners, the laoor-
49,. - the sufferers from this state Of things.
Ssoss vho purchase and ship gold to the Attain
~ ,ae, mako large profits; bsf those srho d's lose
- eeAes make. 49, 800 ooo
Sssvs Estimated that there will be $50, 900, 900
cclDeaed during the current year. AtSis per ounce
~ sun will weigh S,l25, 900 ounces.
cel.. 4 the United States mint, is worth $lS per
ssnoe. making difference in value on tnat quan
&. Aetwcen San Francisco and New YORK, o. 20,
Is 600. which would be saved to the miners " '"e
establishment Of > mint. III a41gs-5
have also suggested its lmporshCe - : ne..
afueomotinR and increasing our tra0c wa" snc "es'
coast or Mexico and South America.
4 Is not doubted that the construction Of rail-
=. -, across the Isthmus Of Panama, and perhaps
~ establishment OF other lines OF communication
Aaareen tho two oceans, will give 70 the products
ssd aanufactures o. the older S'ates OF me Union
.c.nard Of the market Of California to the cxclu-
-. n great degree, Of those Of the west coast.
= riot viii therefore become OF the utmost i'm
,s,t,pcs 10 rive such marketable value to silver
bulIion q TO enable the merchants OF those coun-
ias 20 keep up and increase their intercourse with
~ nriacipal ports on the Pacific.
- silver bullion shipped to Europe from the
vsst coast Of Mexico amounts to more than ter
niI.ions al dollars per annum. From the coun
tries O the west coast OF South America probably
m equal qusatity. That from Mexico goes TO pa!
sr Europesn importations into her ports on thu
Atlantic side.
IA market Il San Francisco for this bullion will
y - s,eans or substituting American and Chi
me hbrics for those Of European manufacture i,
Those countries. This will greatly increase tn
i.ls between China end California.
Il sve the honor 10 be, with great respect, you
- ebsdient servant, tSisned) T. BUTLER KING
" Hss, JoHN NJ. GRAFTON. Secretary Of State.