The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1850-06-12
California News.

The steamship Crescent City, brings late and
important news from California, together with
$75S, 900 dollars in dust.
The election for county officers took place on
the 1st April, and was warmly contested partly
on party principles, and somewhat on individu
al and personal merits.
The result has been pretty fair mixture Of
Wings, Democrats, and Independents.
meeting of Merchants had been held to re-
gulatc the price of gold dust. The proposition
met with little favor.
The mines had continued exceedingly pro-
ductive. New ones had been discovered almost
every day.
On the discovery of Trinidad bay, an expedi-
ton was fitted out to explore the adjacent coun-
try While endeavoring toreach the shore, one
of the boats under command of Lieut.. Bache was
swamped, and several of the crew were drown
ed-among them were Lieut. Bache and Mr..
Peoples.
A large fire had occurred in Sacramento City,
in which about $S0,000 worth of property was
destroyed. Among the losers, we notice the
name of Doctor Crow, probably our late fellow
citizen. His loss is put down as 'not known. "
We subjoin the following interesting items:
SoNoRA-Mosr IMPORTANT Discoveries -
Our friend, G. c. Belt, Esq, merchant of Stock
ton, has just arrived from Sonora, and describes
the excitement amongst the inhabitants of that
town to be intense, in consequence of the late
rich discoveries in this district. There is no
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richness, and there arc supposed to be from three
to five thousand persons at work upon it, who,
in numerous instances, are getting from two to
twenty ounces per day. The placer is situated
about half mile from the town, is about 600 a.
cres in extent, and is about 400 yards distant
from water. Many of the holes have yielded,
each, upwards of ten pounds Of the precious me-
tai. From one hole man took 81 pounds of
gold in three days. This information may be re-
lied upon, as it comes from highly respectable
source. Can Trinidad beat this? .it."t, .
MARlposA-NEw C1rY.-A new city, to be
called the Marposa City, has been laid out at
the Mariposa diggings. 1t has been surveyed
by Mr. c. Armstrong; the streets to be sixty
feet wide. The number of inhabitants already
settled around the place, is supposed to be 5000,
and the entire population of the gulch is estima.
ted at 1900. There are now fifteen or twenty
stores in the place-a large hotel is in operation
and lots are selling at two to five hundred dol
lars EACH. In the neighborhood, as much as
2 1-2 pounds Of gold has been taken out from
one hole in one day. @''' '''<''' .-"' 'A
Mormon GULPA-A FAcT-Two men nam.
ed Hyers and Brewer, dug out, on the forenoon
of Wednesday last, twenty eight ounces, six dol.
lars and half, besides lump weighing one lb
four dollars and half, all pure gold The mi
ners are all doing well. ''' . ..' t''. '' Y
THE Fremont VE1N.--The operations on
this vein have not yet commenced. Several
fragments which were broken from the veins
have been presented to us, and, from exami.
nation, we conclude that a rich harvest will be
reapcd., W. .'.'
| The following from the northern mines, we
copy from the. Sacramento Transcript of Mon.
day: IT,, ,0'
| 81 From WEAVER CREEK.--We have just met
an acquaintance from the mines on Weaver's
Creek, who informs US that three men dug ou
on Monday $500 worth Of gold dust; and tha,
on the following day they dug out $500. Ar
Indian also, on Monday, who was working for q
physician, picked up, in these mines, lump o
gold weighing 2 lbs. There was no quartz mix
ed with the gold 70, ,aano ,..r.,r ~ .,-,v .-~.
Another individual found, on Tuesday last, q
lump which weighed 16 OF. This lump was al
SO pure gold, unmixed with quartz, and in its
shape it was flat, oval, and about the size of the
palm of ones hand. ,, "a, tmrs ,r.. ,.e,,. .,..s.,
Nevertheless, miners are, at present, going
farther north, as the waters are so high on Weav.
er's creek, owing to the melting Of the SHOWS
that that no work can be done on the river. There
are probably, diggings in the ravines, but, five
are are, rightly informed, the dggings will not com.
mence on the rivers until next month 's"' ''as
| The Missouri, the Upper Missiaan,,; and the