The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-10

LATEST NEWS FROM
CALIFORNIA AND PANAMA

LATEST NEWS FhOM
| CALIFORNIA AND PANAMA.
The steamship Ohio, Lieut.. J. F. schenck, U. s.
~, commanding, arrived here yesterday, having
left Havana on the 9th. The Georgia, three days
and half from Chagres, left there on the 9TH for
New York, and the Falcon for Chagres on the 5th'
The Ohio brought 100 passengers to this city, -
Of whom are from New York, q from Havana
and "a from Chagres. She also brings the Can.
forna and Pacific Coast mails and upwards oil one
nssllion dollars Of gold.
The California steamer from San Francisco of
the Isl Of March, arrived at Panama on the 10th
MI win 29a passengers, and, as near could be
nscartainea. tsco saslions eigbs hundred tostSaad
aa1.zfs poyfh Of cod, about one-third of which
comes By the Ohio; the balance was taken to New
! York bv the steamers Georgia and Cherokee. The
steamship Tennessee had arrived at Panama; the
| Isthmus and Sarah Sands were hourly expected
The Tennessee was to have sailed on the 24th ult
for San Francisco. The steamer California was
passed by the Oregon near Acapulco, crowded
with passeneens.
The following is list Of the passengers brought
by the Ohio:
lady, ms C6smberan. fucker and lady, Fucker
S SRd say VIE sa SSd s VS
HK s 9,imsFsssy: EiRgsg BurJ " Dsmu,s
GS H@O WOOD SORn ARssos Wb M
Lewis. b Caldwell, Peasley, N Roshap, & w Hunt,
Roun Gssa P SpGR sTnss Jo SsOV WIson
w RRsRsts TSSyy3se a' shidle GsfOFd Carpen
sn Bsnf Moore cs s@: a1s / PPS aIIiaSS
sssMfR baRssG9 RG ssssdB Fd Ssa
Scott Austin. Wood Barber. John {ohnsOn,,
Ms Gs GsoPRs fB saFs fSws H. ssO'
L Ayres, J Mitchell, A English, nj Barnard --'' !,
From Meg Pork-W D Abbatt LADY, child and servant,
Horon. Dsah ea asbufs W EGgefs
pd Hs sssSq s. sas sd u. M EaTs
6radee. Rncnamp LOUIS Lowers GraSsons Nc Eigot,
Barnes WIN Dining, Patrick Gausey, DOn jose Ls4SeS
Don Biggest, Don NJ R Corea, Don James Ricarte,
Don Carlos Philippe.
| MINES AND MINERs-A friend of ours. resi-
dent Of this city, lately paid visit to the George
4 town Diggings, situated some ten or twelve miles
from Suffers Mill (the point Of the first discovery
4 of gold,) between the South and Middle Forks Of
| the American River. The snow at that-tim was
several feet deep on the hills and eomparativev
few were then at work. Those who were operating
had first to remove the snow then the top dirt and
stones frequently to the depth of several feet
before coming to the strata Of earth on the bed Of
rock in which gold is always found most abundant
AT Georgetown the richest ravne in the northern
mines is located. II is an immense gulf running
through volcanic hills, and about mile and half
in length, known by the name Of Oregon Canon"
Only portion of half to three-quarters of mile has
been found very rich; but in this portion. those
who occupy the ground have for months been liter
ally shoveling out the gold in coarse grains, and
pieces varying from a dollar to several pounds.
Our friend spent day or two in the camp, on one
of which he saw four men take out eight pounds
working but four hours another party Of four a
pound each. This was Of daily occurrence in that
locality, and the miners were averaging more than
half pound per day each man who worked But
it was only in this particular canon that sueh re-
suits were obtained. Elsewhere in this neighbor-
hood one or two ounces was considered a fair davis
work. It is known that several hundred thousand
dollars have been taken out Of Oregon canon alone
since the LIST of October last. AT Mormon Island.
where the ground was dug over last summer from
Dan to Beersheba,p till hardly half an ounce day
could be realized the recent great freshets have SO
changed the deposits" that miners have been able
to do better in the very localities, than at any
1 time last summef-often obtaining two or three
ounces per day This seems to have been the effect
of the floods all the rivers to greater or lesser
extent.-Pacgfc Nslcs, Mateh l.
FOREIGN IMMIGRATIoN.-The immigration Of
foreigners to the shores of California has continued
throughout the winter. and the opening spring finds
the influx at this port none the less They come
| from South America, and from the English colo.
mics OF the South Pacific, from China and from the
Hawaiian Islands, Though in fewer numbers) and
are the same heterogeneous mass of gold diggers
composed OF persons OF every rank and station in
lfe-of all characters and compilations. With
Sydney, N. >. W., we have now regular communi-
cation, and our merchants count with confidence
upon advices every month, of the state of the mar
kets there Each arrival releases from the con-
/ fines OF ship board acrowd of Sydney immigrants
among whom there are always exeePtionable, char
acters, but for whose general department and hon
est worth we may speak favoTably We fear that
our people are over-preiudiced against this class of
foreign immigration, for we cannot conceive
aught more unjust than the too prevalent supposi
ton that it is made up entirely by gao7sdanl Eng
fish convicts. 1t has been the misfortune of many
to arrive In destitute cifC ON our shores
and instances daily of vagraneV in our Streets
1t is to be hoped the mines will now that the rains
are nearly over, be sought by those who are thus
unfortunately situated.
From South America the immigration has SEN.
sibly diminished, owing, probably, to the reports
WMch nave gone abroad OF disturbance between
our people and Chilians Peruvians and other ma
tives OF the lower countries. Great numbers have
taken their departure from California, returning to
their homes with an utter dsrelish Of all sayorino
OF Americanism in the Gold Region.-Alta Calt
fOrnta.
CALIFORNIA STEAM PACKET COMPANY, An
independent line Of steamships, from Panama to
San Francisco, has been determined ON bv The
citizens Of California. The Alta California Of the
23d February, says:
II gives US great pleasure to announce that this
company has been organized, over which our ener
getic fellow-citizen r. o. Larkin, ESQ. presides
and that already sum little short of 500 600 has
been subscribed. The books have been opened
only two weeks, and the subscription bv citizens
Of san Francisco and Sacramento amount to about
$500,OOO, the remainder Of The sum before stated
having been subscribed by parties in NewYork
city. 1t is the design of Mr. Larkin, seconded by
Mr.. Priest, prominent stakeholder, to return 10
the United States Immediately, and either effect
the purchase or proceed TO the construction of four
Sleamships OF 1000 tons each. So soon as prac-
cable these will be placed on 1.-THE line on this side
10 connect with the Crescent City company on the
other, and Of which J. Howard q Son are prineinal
propretofs This will form an independent through
me 10 Tue United States. The capital Of the com
pany Is placed at one million of dollars We again
DID the enterprise God speed, for il augbt wers
necessary TO- attest the energy and capabilitv of
Calliofnians we verify believe ii 10 be the sccess
Of the California Steam Packet Company.
RTThe Placer Times, published at Sacramento
City, has the following paragraph in relation to the
management of the post-ofice at that place:
This interesting concern has been closed nearly
two weeks, government having made no provision
for paying clerks, and the postmaster being in
quandary whether to go to work on his own hook
or not. The post-ofice, as conducted heretofore is
wholly inadequate to the wants of the community.
and II may as well be closed as kept open Private
enterprise has rendered that shabby affair quite
unnecessary.
10 The news from the mines (says the Alta
california of jan 3lst) is of the most gratifying
nature, not one half of the distress which was pre-