New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-28
Mr. Kings Report on California.

4 Washing'on correspondent Of the Jonrao' Of
Commerce writes March 2Jl rs follows
Mr. TaoMA, Butler KINC's Report on Caiiior-
ma was read o. the President and Cabinet 10 day,
aud occupied two hours and halt IN reading
IL will u course be soon presented b Congress
The topics Of which Il treats Archie population
nj the country is agricultural resources, extent
and production OF the mineral region the com
merce AMI navigation Of California, the legna ion
necessary ior tie Territory and especially IN re-
,lrd - the disposition at the gold bearing snds be
longing 70 the United States
The population Of the country Is now about
100 600 An accession 70 the population by imin'-
ration. dunng the year beginning at the next dry
seaso.-on he first U. Mays estimated al 200 600
The agricultural capacities Of the state arc vast
Isl greater than has been heretofore represented.
There Is a vast extent OF pasture lands, uasurPass
81 anywhere IA the world. IN verddre and richness
To MID oats grow spontaneously a. over the
,lains. WELDING an annual crop al the rate OF forty
bushels per acre Any numberoi cattle and shee =
NAV be raised Two hundred thousand head Of
cattle must be brought into the country cnnns the
lsNt two years.
Ths caii were formerly killed Tor their hides
which was the Oh ei article Of export and they
we're worth bui g. head but now they ae
worth co. or ESQ head
Cal FORMS Is especially adapted - WOO growing
a sepiienar was about ~ import ten Thousand
.aeep from Mexico with r view % 80 into thai bus
ness The future value Of the whey ards Is repre-
scented as very great
A.,o the commerce of the country, he estimates
the value Of imports needed u California from the
Atlantic States Tor the next year AZ tour miions OF
dollars ia four, SIX millions II lumber aad TWO ma
hons M other articles
As 10 the article IT lumber rs price IS now 60
per thousand and cannot be lower, because II Is be
% the cost OF Dor necessary Tor cutting ana "a"
.n. lumber in California ItcSn be carried 70 Cal-
,ornia for s2i thousand aud suPPosing u 70 COS
So here, It wa continue to pay.
The gold region 10 described As extending i've or
SIX hundred miles from the south TO the NORM soo
from trtv 10 sixty miles IN width ron EAst -
West. IL rises gradually Ia inclined piEin irom
the Sacramento Valley. 70 the elevation OF +,0VV
oct At what are called the Foot Hnls Between
these hi, and the Sierra Nevada, number OF
stream, have their source. and take Their course
through the Foot Hd.s, wes'ward
Nj King examined twelve Of these MYERS anu
ouud them al very rich IN gold. The teFFit"r! Oh
the North is very rich n god and the oonc!us IN IS
,,,tnbI, from al the facts that the whole quartz
olsip. containing three thousand square mite, $
mi al cold beaded 10 the quarts and some %.
.hish dis.1tegra.cd from the quartz BY the Or
rents may be found ia dust and Jumps IN the bees
Of The streams.
have been bat seven Thousand Amencan gold nun
tens. The Chi.aas an the Sonora people came IL
crowds. aud hsve carried of twenty i've mi..ion'
The Americans have procured fifteen millions ne
Chulaas are expert clgsers.
The amount Of cold already procured Is 0T'!
Millions Bs, io-ty Millions more WI be pTocar 81
iar.ne the coming dry seAson-ssy from May a.
November
The regular mining operations in the sold quartz
-ock vii soon begin and can oe continued during
the Wet as vel as the dry season
Nj Kins estimates the amount o. god "nlch
VII b, pr5cared ron the let MAY ISL. III the Isl
Novemb,- ls52. a. one kasdrs9 nfllsSAs
H recommends that the lands De retained IS
pubic property lOrever-Gnd As perpetual 20
source or ne public exchequer-
To;hs worSer, ard dissers a gold he propose
10 Grant permits a. the rate Of ounce OF gold Tor
each pound.
For the announcement Of regular mining oPera
,.,ns be proposes - grant leases o, Snlted
number Of acres. 70 persons or companies az
,riAl per ceutage On the amount Of god procured