The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-04-13
MR.. KINGS REPORT.

NIX KINGS REPORT.
The Washington CORRESPONDENT Of the
Charleston Courier gives the following sum,
mary OF tho interesting document, which has
not yet come to hand
WASHINGTON, March 25.
Mr.. Thomas Butler Kings report on the re.
sources of California gives satisfaction to the
administration, and will be greedilv sought for
by the public, not only in the United States
but wherever else the love Of novelty and the
thirst forgold NAV exist, In addition to the par
tIculars which gave Yesterday, may state
that he report will occupy something like
eight columns of our City papers. 1t gives
minute information as to the agricultural
capacities OF the country The wild oats OF
The region grow spontaneonsly, and Weld for
! ty bushels OF graa to the acre. The pastures
are extensive and rich, and cattle and sh eep
raising may be carried on to a vast ex.ent.--
Enterprises are already foot for raising cat,
tie and wool growing, From Mexico vas
number of sheep are to be introduced
Heretofore, cattle were worth but thre,
or four dollars head, and their hides were
the chef articles Of export from California
Now, the cattle bring high price for the
consumption Of an influx of population
all 6f whoni are bent on pursuits other
than agricultural and growing cattle. The
actual population in the State is now hun
dred and twenty thousand, and the immigration
from all parts Of the World will within wear
from the first of May next, add population
Of two hundred thousand. There will be
wanted for the inhabitants, during the same
| year, two hundred thousand head oi cattle
more than California can supply. From the
Atlantic ports must be shipped TO California, j.,
during the same year, -four to the value o f
four millions of dollars, lumber to thu vau,
Of six million. and o.har articles. The sup.
| ply lumber must continue to come from the
tlanlic ports as long rs the labor require d
for the cutting Lumber IN California shall cost
over seventy dollars thousand.
Some idea NAV ba formed Of the value Of
the gold region from viewing its extent, as it
can he traced on the map. Mr.. King describes
as rising from the Sacramento, as a base
line, by an inclined plane, till it reaches, at
the foot Of the hills, an elevation Of four thou
Sand feet above the river. This region is a.
bout five hundred miles in length, from North
to South, and averaging fifty miles in breadth
!
from West to East. This is one continuous
region of quartz rock, rich in god-very little
of 1t, if worked with proper skill, canable OF
yielding less than three dollars of gold to a
pound OF the rock. From the valley east OF
the hills and between them and the Sierra Ma
vada, number oflittle rivers run through the
hills and westward to the Sacramento; aad in
their beds, gold is found, in dust and Jumps,
which have been washed by the rains and
streams, from the quartz masses which the
rivers traverse Mr. King personally examin-
ed twelve Of the rivers, and found their bor-
ders and beds all very rich; and from trials
made Of the quartz, it is believed that the
whole region abounds IN gpll. The hole OF
this region, with the exception Of one small
tract, is public property, and is subject to the
disposition Of Congress. The President will
recommend Mr. Kings plan Of granting
permits and leases instead Of selling the
land.