Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-07-25
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.


The Crescen. City brings Slsoooo in
gold dust 10 the hands Of the passengers.
The steamer Columbus arrived al Pana.
ma on the 9Th iass., having left San Fran
cisco on,he 18th of June she broueh, I 0
passengers and sl5O.OcO in gold dus, on
freight, snd tho mails.
The sls0,OOO in gold dust broueh, on
freight by the Columbus was detained at
Chagres TO avail, The arrival Of The steam
ship Cherokee.
The steamer w ST Poin, arrived a, Pan
ANA on the 4,h Of July, and will leave on
the 18th for s. n Francisco.
BY this arrival we have full files Of Cali
fornia rspers to the 18th Of June, ls days
later, but the late ho IT o. which they are
received (pas, Two o. 'clock) makes IT impos-
'sibls to give more than cursory glance a,
their contents.
The mos, importan, Intelligence is that
Nhere has keen another destructive fire at
San Francisco. About 800 houses were
destroyed, and The loss is variously es,ima-
ted at from three to FIVE millions Of dollars.
= The fire originated in the Sacramento
bakery, q small aooden hiding in the rear
Of the Merchants Hotel, and was caused by
a defect in the chimney. /, commenced
little before eight o'clock A. NJ; ard as
the wind was high at the time il communi-
II ,.,;sh .ha aJ; mi hui
The Alta California says -
4 The FIRE was quickly communicated TO
the Merchants Hotel, the Waverly House,
and the Sacramento, and thence it progress
ed rapidly, destroying all the buildings on
the south side Of Clay street, from Kearny
street to the water.
On tho north side Of Clay street all the
buildings between Kearny AMI Monlgom-
: ~, except Messrs. Bauell's and E'leards
-Sacramento street, from Kearny street to
the water, has not building remaining
-, California street, north side, from the Gus
tom House to Kearny street, is destroyed,
and all the most valuable buildings on The
same side of the stress beaw Montgomery.
The east side of Kearny street is in ruin,
between Clay and California streets, every
building on Montgomery street, between
Mr.. Naglees and Mr.. Cannon's auction
store on the one side, and Clay st. wharf
and Adams Il Co.'S on the other, were al
30 destroyed.
nas apI bp IA
ter much valuable properly was consumed,
including all the buildings On Central
Wharf, and large quantity OF lumber.
A vas, amount Of thu property destroyed
yesterday was in the hands of commission
merchants, and heavy bsses will fall upon
the shippers, principally in New Ensl nd
and New York.
From the San Francisco Hnald, June II.
The intelligence from the mines is of
such a nature, as 10 prove there will be
be a greater quantity of gold dug on, this
4 Summer than ever before. We scarcely
know whether the San Joaquin or the Sac
ramen,c, has sent ou, the riches, specimens
icient quantities to prove ,ha. there was IL
tie exiravagance in the assertion that the
ore Is inexhaus,iblc. II has hcen found,
too, as far North as Oregon, and as far
Sou,h as the mountains near Los Angles.
There appears to BE- ridge of gold-bear-
Nc quartz running the whole length OF the
country North and South. Tho ore has
been found richer in the mountains Of Los
Angeles Than even in the m mes OF MariPo-
ea. We have seen large masses from both
localities. As found in the former place, it
will require the employment Of science and
machinery-the one to direct operations,
and the other for grinding the rock-and
With these two agents engaged, 1t will al
4 ford. from the immense quantity that exists
sufficient employment and compensation tor
e-fourths, a, least, of all the suPeriluous
labor of the United States.
& Ii will be seen by our comm ercia' report,
the business has been dropping for some
time pas, in all our principal cities. In
Stockton, the merchants ascribe the depres-
= sion in some measure to the operation OF
the law requiring foreigners to purchase IL
censes. The law was as it might be ex-
pected, extremely unpopular a. first among
that class Of miners; lauerly they have be-
eotne more reconcled TO its operation, and
have in most instances, We believe, return
ed to their work.
The recent murder Of G lanton's party by
the Yumas at the mouth of the GiIa, has
caused an order to issue for detachment
Of the U. S. troops to proceed to ,ha, point
, for the protection Of the emgrants, and for
the punish,n n. Of the murderers. Captain
Lyon has also proceeded to the head waters
of the Sacramento TO in estgate the partic-
= ulars of Captain Warmers murder in No
vember last.