The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-04-09
From the Bai,imors American.

From the Balimos American
One Month Later FROM California
Arrival Of The steamship Cherokee al. Nsv York-Tuo
naiLhons Of gold dust received. 49,
The steamer Cherokee, whose arrival at New York
was announced by telegraph in Saturdays American
having ieit there on the 18th uliimo She brings IS
passengers and $,l5ssls on freight and at least $780,
900 in the hands OF passengers making total Of 81 $751;
which s ess 6 ns oeSon IN charge OF MN
A. Bailey, Of the new mail agents The Cherokee
brings the OF the arrival OF the Tennessee at Pan
anna, and her departure for San Francisco. She arrived
the 18th and sailed on the 2eh or 2sih When the
Tennessee coming out OF Valparaiso, February 26th
she met the Sarah Sands going and she expected
nessee
The number of passengers which reached San Francis
co by sea, from January 20 TO February ~, 1850,
2 $50 males, and AZ females
The propeller Chesapeake arrived at Acapulco the
l4th February and remained ten days TO arrange
her machinery She had not arrived at San Francisco
1t quite healthy at San Francisco and Sacramento
city; and the mud drying up busn assum-
ing very active appearance Money still remains scarce.
Loans made al from 10 to Is per cent per month
Lumber II all kinds was arriving in large quantities, and
prices had materially declined in consequence Good
lumber could be purchased al S5 per 200 feet, and
forced sales made al still lower rates
The intelligence from California was brought TO Pana
ma by the steamship Oregon, Capt Patterson. She
sailed from San Francisco on the evening of the LIST
March. She brought to Panama o62 passengers, and
81 $40 500 on freight, principally in gold dust and at
least 81 100000 in possession OF the passengers.
from Mr. Van Allen charge dataires at Ecuador to our
Secretary of State announcing revolution in that coun
try and the appointment of dictator
Among the passengers in the Cherokee is Passed Mid
shipnan M p. Jones, with dispatches IRON Commodore
Jones TO the Secretary Of the Navy, and MessIs T. O.
Larkin, Priest, &c who have been appointed by the
California Mail Steamship Company committee to ar.
range Tor the immediate construction OF the necessary
steamers.
The mails per Cherokee have been "a days only on the
route from San Francisco TO New York.. which is as
quick il not the quickest time that the mails came
in from that place They contain nearly 10000 letters
Te oeon arrived az ON he morning
OF the 22d OF February, and remained in port but one
week English dates 10 the 2sth December. were re-
ceved by her in San but 50 days on the
route.
Many OF the passengers who left New York in the
steamer Cherokee the nth of January were but 36
DAYS in reaching San Francisco.
On her passage down, the Oregon aground ona
sand bar near San Bias, bur got of in short time
without the least injury. II was very foggy at the
time.
Correspondence Of Commercial AdvertiserJ
STEAMSHIP CHEROKEE, April 4, 1850.
BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
MExIco.-The commissioners for running the boundary
line between the United States and Mexico had meet
ing the 18th OF February at San Diego, when
present state OF things in California advance beyond
the mouth of the ella, towards New Mexico, and moth
ing Of importance remained to be done on that side Of
the hne the commission should adjourn 10 meet Passo
del Norte on the 4th of November next
Col. Weller was passenger in the last trip of the
Oregon to San Francisco and General Condo and suite
were also passengers in her TO San Bias on her trip
down.
The most amcable feeling had continued to exist be-
tween the commissions, and letters expressive of such
had passed aftef the adjournment
From the Alta California, March
GENERAL NEWS sUMMARY-The new State has been
nj uanta NJ nav oinra
sailing OF the February steamer.
The rivers Of the Sacramento valley, tributary to the
noble stream which through its midst have skunk
back into their rocky beds. and The towns along then
banks are left high, dry. and accessible.
Since the floods have retired, business has returned,
and in Sacramento city town lots, which during the
reshe maintained unabated prices every day increas
ing in value The publicspred citizens Of that mum
cpay have taken measures against disasters similar 10
the OF late, and 1t is believed difficulty will
be experienced in raising the necessary sum for construct
ing evees along the rivers banks The estimated cost
Of the work is nearly million Of dollars
SAN JOAQUIN MIHEs.-The disturbance between
the Americans and Chans, which created apprehensons
for the longer safety of the latter class Of
miners has been adjusted, and good will if not mutual
harmony, restored.
From the Pacific News March Is-
MINES AND MISIsc.--We do not wish, nor do we in.
tend to lend ourselves TO the encouragement OF the
ciiement existing in the United States In relation TO Cali
fornia and her mineral but at times to give
such authenticated facts come to us from the different
placers From large number Of miners with whom we
have recently conversed direct from the various Dig
gings" are all well satisfied that generally, profit
able business has been done by those who wnieed in the
mines and that there dimnuton in the yield Of dust
II places apparently worked out Others OF equal
richness being discovered almost daily that be-
comes evident that the business OF mining Is as yet
only in its infancy in this country.
There will be vast amount OF mining done the coming
with quicksilver, many OF the rivers the par
tcles OF gold extremely hne The Virginia or Burke
rockers going extensively into use, either by purchase
manufacture herethe price being about $3.50 each
By the OF steam water power gang OF i've or ten
rockers may be put in motion, and led with water re-
ducng the number of hands necessary supply them with
ir at least one. half and than doubling the guam
tty that can be daily washed In banks" that contain
more than fifteen cents TO the bucket or PAINFUL the
quicksilver rockers thus worked produce from ten 70
twenty per day each Dirt that pays less than
twenty five cents 10 painful is rarely considered pronia
/ BILE TO wash with common rocker.
There are now about 10000 Inhabitants IN California,
mostly male adults il can well sustain population oil
millions; and even in the mineral regions several hun
bred thousand could not occupy the whole ground
ARRIVAL or THE EMPIRE CnY,--The steamer Empire
City, which left Chagres the Goth u simultaneously
with the Cherokee, arrived at New York on Friday
| evening.
On her passage out the steamer Tennessee made the
run from New York 10 Panama in 6fty-seven running
days From Valparaiso 10 Panama, she had passageof
fourteen days. There tidngs at Panama oil the
steamer Isthmus
The United States ship Falmouth was at Mazailan on
the 9th March, and 10 sail in few days Midshp.
man Tsbb, attached 10 the Falmouth, was murdered