The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-16

In the article before alluded to, which published in
July last stated the then probable population al thirty
thousand Subsequent experience and travel through me
country have convinced that we were then IN error
We anxious at that time not to beyond the mark
in our estimate bus in the extremity OF our care we I'M
Admitting then that on the nth day OF April last there
were 900 inhabitants in the country, as above stated II
add thereto the 500 arrived by sea- as shown BY the
table above have total OF 800 To this must be
added some 5000 Mexcans, who came into the country
by land, and Of whom probably 1000 still remain Fur
ther than this there have away IRON the several
sells in this port at least 5000 seamen there have
arrived at other ports in California 500 SOULS and there
have come The country by the Santa Fe and south
ern route least 1000 These figures give the follow
ing result the present population OF the country, DEN.
we'd from all sources, except the emigration over the
Rocky mountains:
Cafornans 1900
Americans eayW
Foreigners BOW
| Total $1,000
The number of the emigration by the way of the
'.pains" is variousy estimated from 10000 TO 10000.
Our impression is, that II wall not be found to vary
much from ZOO. Adding that number to the figures
above. we have total Of $4,000 souls, as follows
Americans 6zvW
Caornans I5OW
Foreigners iooW
Toal $4,000
There cannot be doubt that the figures given above
are below the mark and we have hesitation in say
ing and think the figures will bear ms out IN the as
serton. that the population OF California now exceeds
one hundred mousand
The setting in OF the rainy had been the signal
for The abandonment OF labor in most OF the mines The
following the latest intelligence from them, as contain
ed in the Alta California OF December 4:
"Thc heights OF the Sierra Nevada covered with
snow and this has been the nnwelcome form the winner
cold weather The mountain streams bat mpercept.
bly, swollen yei although tho Sacramento has rsen
commence ment Of tie rains From Feather river the
golden news Is highly encouraging A bar Of the South
discovery gold this fork here) has been
worked durog the las ,nonta with Immense success The
W ashings and up . the inc OF rains abundant
The c9sn aIoaad i Of the most mounisnoa, dessr'p,
yielded wei durng tho low stage OF water an'ecedent 10
the rains
at the prescn, time IN ne Sacramento PAGER These are
sused about twelve miles distant 10 noheasery direc-
river Pieces OF gold weighing from pennyweight 10
and twelve been discovered 10 this vicinity
The average day abors said be not less than three
while instances of baggng eight and ten ounces per
"owoa 20 The earlier advent Of the winter rains and In
element weather than anticipated provisions have be-
come the mining districts the wrecbcd condi-
monnians reasonably Many persons are returning 10
conse luence Of this fact Flour Is telling on the Feather
river 81 rs per poundat the mill (Couma) Cor 81 q
All brradstufs are propoulonably high"
large space is devoted in the California papers to the
report abeu,io BE- submitted % the State Department IN
gold bearing quartz, which is found in the greatest guam
titles in that country The samples OF the rock which
Mr. Wright Ia gentleman said TO be every way qualified
for the ask) has tested have been taken from many diff
eren veins In sample tested has the yield been less
than dollar 10 The pound cf quarts. The average
yield OF the different veins has BEEN determined BY
the samples, from dollar and half to two dollars TO
the pound of rock.
The Pacific News thus speaks Of the Improvements
going up in San Francisco
"We glad to that all the new buildings being
erected Portsmouth square large and substantial
and that he fronts are 70 be finished 10 an onamenal
the ST. Charles and Bella Union, u, for this county, no
BILE structure SO also Is the new Miners bank /"
Correspondence Of the Journal Of Commenced
SAN FRAScrsco, Dec 1, 1s49.
The Unicorn steamer crowded with passengers leaves
this port, on her first trip 10 Panama. to-day Nothing
Of Importance has occurred here since wrote You, on
the 18th ultimo, by the steamer Panama, which you
will not receive through the printed extras which will ac
company this and to these therefore refer for local in
elgence Of general character and for the ELECTION re-
turns from the several districts. Gilbert and Wright are
beyond all doubt elected to Congress, and Burnett and
McDouga governor and lieutenant governor. Mr. Wright