Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-09-07


order into effect Bands Of foreigners already esvng
and highly probable the expulsion will take place without
any disturbance y
"The waters have fallen in the upper and lower minss
and already the miners ayans themselves Of the adan
sges Of the for the prosecution Of their operations 10
most instances the average yield greater than in any
season. and there is every prospect that more gold WI
be collected this than before Several crushing
machines being put in operation in the Marposa and
other mines. where the goldbearng qparz found in su
cen quantity to repay the outlay Exploring parties have
found gold further the slope Of the Sierra Nevada than
has hitherto been sought for Parties every day extend
ing their explorations, and while the dry season LASTS the
miners determined to employ their time diligently.
"The law for the collection Of taxes rom foreign miners,
ies has generally been imperative The of
derived from it very small and it has hsd avery Djnsous
effect in the southern mines.
The gratifying activity prevails in this city pre-
sent New buildings, mostly of brick, going in every
quarter, and the extensive arrangements being made
for the fall trade Il Is expected that very large Of
business will be transacted during the coming and the
preparations for are on scale propoonass to its an.c
Pated extent"
THE OVERLAND EMIGRATION.
Ameeting held at San Francisco on 24h Of July
to devise relieve the suffering Of the immigrants then
coming the plains letter signed BY number Of the
citizens, urging the Mayor to call this meeting says
Conformation Of direct and reliable character has reached
Of extraordinary suffering among the overland mmgans
Several who arrived few days since at Sacramento city;
These to their death from starvation Provisions gave
entirely out and the only subsistence left the immense
train still on the way, mules and horses The grasses
have given out Also and the mules and horses their on
ly hope, are dying. 49,
The following is an extract from letter in the Sacramento
Transcript
"The number the plains is variously estimated
from 900 IO0 900 souls destined this Ell Dorado the
one-haf Of whom will reach here without suffering, and
one-quarer without subsisng their animals enduring
starry have hupd vodo hmm drod
and fifty miles the other side Of the Sink of Marys river
that out oprovisions had but few pounds to
tain miserable and wreched existence, with animals that
could reach the Desert by Of the scarcity Of
forage"
sThose who started late will fare still worse as the
becomes warmer feed less and provisions shorter saw
with small boys 100 miles beyond the Sink,
who had left his and lost all his animals but and
all the provision he had three four poundS Of rice
another with his wife and children overlook sventy6ve
miles beyond the Sink, with four horses that just able
to move with the empty wagon the wife walking ahead in
the burning and scochng relieve the poor laden
animals that destined the Sink saw, on
the road sde where slices had been asn out Of the dead
horses and mules to appease the gnavng apPetes Of imm
grants"
The Sacramento Times says
"MrT A. Springer late Publisher Of the Galena Adver
tiser, arrived "Wednesday las He left his party at Pa
cervile having reached there in eghtyfvs days from ST.
Joseph whence they started the 29th Of April. Tbs
immigrants are reported generally short Of provisions but in
good health No cholera had been heard Of among them,
far Mr. S. informed. The only sickness q
tain fever which seldom Of serious character great
cuy encountered their journey the height Of the
rivers ("
Mr. Sprngers party found between FIVE and six hundred
persons at the Sink Of Marys river the 18th Of this month
AT the Cason Valley they first met proysonsa train Of
twenty pack mules from house in this city, which they adj
vised push the desert The traders hcre carson
Vaey) buy broken down animals at from twenty dol
lars the immigrants compelled to sell them any price,
being too poor to travel further The and grass
Shnr k~c
those who arrive there month hence"
FROM OREGON.
We have copy of the Oregon Spectator Of Iuly iith.
The party had returned to Oregon City from their e1plo
ration OF the Yakima and Spokan district They reported
that they had found golda very small quantity, how
The streams all high that satisfactory exam
nation could not be made. It is thought that when tho
waters subsidized to admit Of it, more thorough e1am-
nation would bring light hidden mines Of the precious
metal.
The United States steam propeller Massachusetts, Com
nander Knox, arrived Astoria the S0th June. with the
commission of army and navy officers appointed select
positions for lighthouses and Notifications.
The Spectator says that it is understood they have
peted their duties so far Plges Sound and the adjacent
country concerned and examine the mouth of
The Columbia The Massachusetts, through the south
channel drawing seventeen feet finding abundance Of water
Captain Thomas Hawks had buoyed out the channel from
Pillar Rock to Tongue Point and carried the Tafquina
through it, finding perfectly good beating channel with
sufficient water for all vessels navigating the river. The
Did channel round Tongue Point bar bad long been Of
the greatest difficulties to the river navigation. m
MORTALITY ON THE PANAMA STEAMSHIP.
STEAMSHIP EMPIRE Crrr, SEsrrMBEH 5, 1850.
The steamship Panama left San Francisco the LIST Of
August with two hundred and twenty passengers She stop
ped Monterey, Mszatlan, San Bias and Acapulco At
The place last named few of cholera reported.
We remained there days take in supply Of coal and
water during which the passengers permitted to go
ashore We left the evening Of the l4th and arrived at
Panama the 2lst
son the fourth day Of cholera occurred and
up the morning Of the 22d twenty buried from the
ship every proving fatal Ten died at Psnama FIVE on
The road from Panama Cruces three at Chagres and
On board the Empire City, before her departure, the only
rase on board that steamer.
m is estimated by the surviving passengers OF the Pa-
mama that fifty of our number dead"