Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-03-14
Two Weeks later from California.

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1 ing hight, but the miners still continue to work
par, of the time On the night of the Sih of Janu-
! ary, the Yuba River, at its junction with Feather
River, rose fifteen feet, flooding about half the
town of Yubaville The inhabitants were moving
to bluff about eight feet higher, which it was
supposed would be secure from inundaion. No
lives we've lost
The Sacramento River has oyerhowed lis banks,
both above and below Sacramento City, and in
many places, the ficod extends nearly the whole
breadth of the valley, resembling an immense sea,
the course Of the river being only marked by the
thcke,s on its banks. Great numbers Of horses
and cattle have been swept away and drowned
Along the banks Of the river many persons were en-
gagged in wood cutting and charcoal burning, the
flood rose so suddenly that they were obliged to
climb into trees and wait for some chance OF re-
! lief asa.
Sacramento City was entirely submerged on
the night OF Jan g. When our informant left, the
the next morning, the water was rising at the rate
of an inch per hour, chiefly from the American
Fork. The flood on the Yuba had not reached
the city.
| These unprecedented floods have been occa-
stoned by two or three successive falls Of snow in
the mountains, followed by two days Of warm
summer weather. On Feather river, fall of
snow two feet deep entirely disappeared IN one day.
There was rumor-which it is feared is but
too tru,--that between one and two thousand per-
sons were imprisoned in Suffers Port by the wa
ter, unable TO escape, through want of boats, and
with very little means Of subsistence
Owing TO the rise in the rivers there are now
three steamers plying between Sacramento City
and Yubaville. a distance Of about seventy five
miles; fare SIS. Provisions were plenty on all
the northern rivers. The prices remain about the
same as at previous advices.
The burned district" in San Francisco is now
almost entirely built up. The Exchange, FL Do
rado and Parker House are again in opera'ion.-
The growth Of the town in all directions is even
more marvellous than heretofore.
The California had on board million and a half
in gold dust, including the sums brought in private
hands.
The neglected placers in the Province of Vera
guas, about IS miles north of Panama, are now
worked by Company of 40 American emigrants,
and yield So TO $50 daily per man. The gold is
in large grains, and % carats fine.
Col and Mrs Fremont were at Chagres, await
ing the arrival of New-York steamer. Mrs. f.
had entirely recovered her health.
As the Alabama was leaving Chaeres, on the af-
ternoon Of the 10Th inst steamer bound in, and
supposed TO be the Empire City, passed her at
about miles distance, in consequence of which,
several passengers on the Alabama returned in
the Orus TO meet her. Among those who reached
New Orleans in the Alabama, wereChas. Eames,
Esq. Ex-Com. to the Sandwich Islands, Rodman
NJ. Price. late Purser U. S. N. and Geo. Tyler
the City Auctoneer of San Francisco, who has
cried himself into large fortune.
The Legislature now in Session at San Jose,
have passed an act which has received the appro
val Of the Governor authorizing loan of money
($200 ,0O0) to pay immediate demands upon the
treasury, until permanent fund can be raised
for the purpose" There being no money in the
Treasury TO pay the current expenses ofthe State,
this act deemed indispensable to keep the
wheels Of Government in motion
An opposition line of steamships to run between
San Francisco and Panama, is about being organ
lied A meeting was held in that city to consum-
mate the matter, and open books for the subscrip-
tiou Of stock, &c.
A sale Of water lots in San Francisco came off
on the Sd of January, and brought high prices.
One fourth cash, one fourth in three MONTHS one
fourth in six months and the balance in nine
months. Amount OF sale Of $685., ,13O.
VIM. ] Shaw, Esq has been appointed by Gov.
Burnett District Attorney of San Francisco.
The propeller Hartford arrived at San Francis
CO on the 7lh January, 1850, having left New York
on the 25th January, l8i9 She brought con-
siderable number Of passengers from San Diego.
Diggers on the banks Of the Tuolumne are real
Using from four TO eigh, dollars per day
The PLAcER.-We have very little Information
from the mines. From the Fork of the American
River we have no news, communication being cut
off from the bad condition Of the roads Occa-
sionally boat comes down from the Juba and
Feather Rivers, and we learn that miners on those
streams do a good business when the weather
will allow them TO dig A gentleman recently
from the Mokelame informs us that he thinks op-
orators on thatstre are averaging $40 per day.
AS 1t seems to be the opinion of those best quail
fed 10 judge that the rainv season is mostly over
and that we shall have an early Spring, miners
domlclled in our cities will be enabled to GET to