Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-04-13


cannot for believe that Congress will reject our
application for admission into the Union, upon the ground
that have not included both east and west California WITH
in the limits Of the State Bot should such an event occur
would be time enough consider the question whether the
people of this State will compromise their dignity and indie
pendence by compliance with such ahumiating and un-
reasonable condition"
The proposal received its queas in the Assembly, by the
adoption of the following resolution
Resolved That the House Of Assembly refuses to entertain
the proposition made by certain persons, calling themselves
delegates from Desere which transmitted with the message
received from the Governor this day.
Il received respectful but equally fatal treatment in
tie Senate.
The designations Of public officers have been numerous
that both branches Of the Legislature have united in an ad
dress to the people. Ieprovins the practice.
The following resou,ions bsfoss,hs Legislature
Be resossd ~ A< Sssafs sad Asssmbiy n california
That Senators in Conss- ~ s-aesd and oar Repre-
sena,ives rsqusssd vsss upss ss Ne Importance Of
authorizing. - ps 20 Ssnrfisn Of Ma
toual Railroad hsm 'As sm 'sAs M'ss'sipPi
river. ,
urge upon hs Nsstaua xsNw % facilitate
the seeom,li.hmsul Il ~. a mnlayasasa IN shs FIRST
resolution us immsaas esnssas 4 a. ss'ens engineer
routes which have sen Pabx notice, for the
- NEW towns. &c.
The Pacific News Of he la 81 March says
tanspres from our hills. san frsncsc, grows with the
rapdy and towns sprngng up all over the land
Il has become really matter OF difficulty to keep the
run Of all the new settlements that dot the valleys OF San
Joaquin and Sacramento Our friends in the states have
heard Of Benca, Of New York. Of the Pacific, Of Sacra
and Of Stockton. What would they say they knew
Of the apdy with which lots sold and houses erected at
Vernon aud Fremont the junction Of the Feather with the
Sacramento Ell Dorado higher up the left bank Of the
Feather Pumas between Ell Dorado and that celebrated
rancho called Hook Farm, which is the present residence Of
the renowned Capt Suffer- at Ncolaus upon the right bank
Of the stream still higher up Yuba city, the left
bank OF the Feather opposite the mouth of Yuba at Ma
rysyle Yuba at its junction with the Feather Then
again there the two towns Bear Creek, which flows
parallel with the Yuba, empyng into the Feather, viz Orc
and Keaney The settlements upon the American river and
its forks not to be forgotten Cooma Hangtown Wea-
vesve Auburn, Morrisvle, Sc. And then what shall we
say to the host Of towns in the San Joaquin valley!
Another indication of the rapdity and energy OF move
ment which marks distinguishing characteristic Califor-
na is the number Of steamboats, plying daily upon
magnificent rivers The Sacramento and the FREELY ply be-
Alvso and San Francisco Several up the San
Joaquin The Senator the Ell Dorado the McKim, and the
Hartford between this city and Sacramento The I'll
Dorado also up high as Iuba City She is not sui-
cient to transport from Sacramento and San Francisco the
loads of merchandise that daily waiting at those two
places but assisted by the Lawrence, the Linda, and the
Phoenix, that ply between Sacramento and Marysville.
"There about 10000 inhabitants in California,
mostly male adults it well sustain population Of mill
lions and in the mineral regions several hundred thou
sand could not occupy the whole ground Those peo
pie the States who anxousy looking for the bursng
Of the California bubble they pleased to call the
traordnay Co them) condition Of things here, consequent
upon entire ard radical change in the standards of value
will be doomed to much disappointment. But single failure
has been known to have occurred in San Francisco
which, in business population OF thousands and transactions
Of hundreds Of millions, cannot well be paraeed elsewhere
THE MINES
With the exception of slight disturbance among portion
Of the population Hangtown, fourishng settlement stu
ated Weaversve on Viewers creek, every thing it
quiet among the miners. The very encouraging
from all the placers. Gold dust fast flowing into Mary
vile, Yuba city, and other cities the mnes and money
there much easier at present than is at San Francisco
One thing appears to be pretty well settled that the paces
richer after overflow than BEFORE the floods bring
down gold from above sometimes depositng consider
able quantity in the holes which had been dug and left
miners. The Pacific News says:
"a friend Of our resident of this city, recently paid
visit to the Georgetown dggngs, situated twelve
miles from Suffers Mill, (he point Of the first discovery Of
god between the South and Middle Forks of the American
river The at that time several feet deep the
hills, and comparatively few then work. Those who
were operating had first TO the snow, then the top
dand stones frequently the depth Of several feet before
coming to the strata of earth the bed rock in which
gold is always found abundant. At Georgetown, the
richest ravne in the northern mines located 1t is
immense gull, running through volcanic hills, and about
mile and half in length, known by the name Of Oregon
canon.
"Only portion OF hall to three quarters OF mile has
been found rch but in this portion those who occupy
the ground have for months been literally shoveng the
gold in grains and pieces varying from dollar to
era pounds Our friend spent day in the camp,
Of which he four take out eight pounds work.
ing but four hours another party Of FOUR pound EACH
This of daily in that locality, and the miners
averaging than half pound per day. each man
who worked But it only in this particular that
such results obtained Elsewhere in the neighborhood
two ounces considered fair days work. II
known that several hundred thousand dollars have been taken
out of Oregon canon alone since the FIRST Of October last
All the the Sacramento and tributaries are report
ed to be thriving particularly the towns of Yubavile
Vernon Fremont, and survey recently made Feather
river its mouth called NicoIaus Three steamboats,
ply regularly between San Francisco and Sacramento City,
and he upward passage always crowded with passen
gers for the Mines at and about these settlements
The disturbance between the Americans and the Chians
the San Joaquin which created apprehensons for the safety
of the latter class Of miners has been adjusted
voyage the Tuoumne river counted in day thirty
boats ascending the San Joaquin bound for the
Stanau for the Tuoumne, and for the Merce
des-but all containing less hardy emg rants
of whom intending locate lands bordering
From San Francisco Stockton the rush is nearly as
great to the upper waters of the Sacramento. Travel is
facilitated by the regular semi weekly trips of small
steamboats,.
SACRAMENTO CRY, FEBRuAnr l9, 1850.
There now lying along the bank Of the ver in front of
this city, twenty EIGHT vessels viz sixteen banks, eight