Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-05-31
From California-More Gold.

Tho Steamship Ohio, arrived at New York from
Chagres on Friday, the Oath inst She brings 147
passengers, and $4,000 in specie and gold dust,
but no news from California.
The Crescent Cfty arrived on Saturday, the 25th,
with three weeks later news from California. Her
dates are to the 21st of April She brings 100000
in specie belonging to the passengers.
At the late election in San Francisco county, Col
JACK HAYS independent was elected Sheriff. The
county Judge and Attorney Wings the rest of
the officers are Democrats bill incorporating the
city of San Francisco, has passed the Legislature
and been signed by the Governor.
Sacramento City seems to be unfortunate. 1t has
again been overhowed, and also devastated by great
fire. which destroyed property to the amount of $685.
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Business in the Cities is very dull and real estate
has fallen to one-third of its former nominal value
although if we may judge by the following items
from California papers, the mines are as productive
ever:
SoNoRA--N1osT IMPORTANT DIscovERIEs.--Our
friend, G. G. Belt ESQ, merchant of Stockton, has
lust arrived from Sonora and describes the excite
ment amongst the inhabitants of that town to be in
tense in consequence of the late rich discoveries
this district. There is doubt that the placer
is of unprecedented richness and there supposed
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upon it. who in numerous instances getting from
two to twenty per day The placer is situat-
ed about half a mile from the town, is about 600
acres in extent and is about 400 yards distant from
water. Many of the holes have yielded, each, up
wards of 10 pounds of the precious metal From
one hole took 81 pounds of gold in three days
This information may be relied upon, it comes
from highly respectable source. Can Trinidad
beat this
MAR1posA--NEw CITY "A new city, to be called
the Mariposa city, has been laid out at the Mariposa
diggings. 1t has been surveyed by MIR. c. Arm
strong the streets to be sixty feet wide The num-
Der of inhabitants already settled around the place,
is supposed to be 3O00 and the entire population
the gulch is estimated at |, 500. There ff-
teen or twenty stores in the pacea large hotel is
in operation, and lots selling at two to five hun
dred dollars each. In the neighborhood as much as
q pounds of gold has been taken out from one hole
in one day
MORMON GULcH--A FAcT.-Two men, named
Hyers and Bowers dug out the forenoon of Wed
nesday last, twenty-eight ounces, six dollars and
half beside lump weighing one pound, four dollars
and half, all pure gold. The miners all doing
we'll.
THE Fremont VEIN.-The operations on this weir
have not yet commenced. Several fragments which
were broken from the veins have been presented t
us, and, from an examination, we conclude that
rich harvest will be reaped.
The following, from the northern mines, we cop,
from the Sacramento Transcript:
FROM WEAvER's CREEK.--We have Just met al
acquaintance from the mines on Viewers Greek
who informs us that three men dug out, on Monda,
last, $500 worth of gold DUST and that on the fol
lowing day, they dug out $500 worth. An Indian
also, Monday, who working for physician
picked up, in these mines, a lump of gold weighin
= two pounds. There quartz mixed with tn
gold Another individual found on Tuesday last,
lump which weighed 16 ounces. This lump was, al
so, pure gold unmixed with quartz, and in its shap
, it was fiat, oval and about the size of the palm
ones hand.
Nevertheless, miners are at present, going farthe
north as the waters so high on Viewers Creel
owing to the melting of the SHOWS that no work ca
be done the river There are, probably, digging
in the ravnes, but, if are rightly informed til
digging Will not commence on the rivers until ne1
Y month