The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-01-03
Correspondence OF the New York Evening Post
FIFTEEN DAYS LATER FROM san FRANCISCO

PANAMA, Dec 4, 1919
The steamer Panama arrived here this day,
having left San Francisco on the night of the
18th November. She brings 235 passengers. and
freight to the amount Of S49S $50 Of this there
is about 900 in gold dust and specie from Ma
zatlan, and the remainder in gold dust from San
Francisco.
There are a number Of the passengers direct
from the mines, looking rusty enough but with
well-flled gold bags There is one among them
who has 100000 in gold dust, the result Of his
own digging his locale was at the north fork of
the Jubs, $50 miles from San Francisco He ar
rived In San Francisco on the Sd June, and will
probably be in New York by Christmas day New
er was daily labor so richly rewarded There
are others with their golden stores varying from
s 600 to SIS 600.
These, however, must be taken as rare excep-
tons They report themselves as so-as having
drawn the prizes, while most about them had
drawn blanks in the grand California lottery
They all report the increase of difficulty in find
ing gold, the exhaustion of it in most Of the ac-
cessible localities the impossibility of working
the mines over four and five months in the year.
and the general dissatisfaction of the miners with
the results Of their labOrS. The yield of this
year will hardly be over that Of the last which
was estimated at eight millions
| There were some fears entertained of famine in
| the interior of California. The rainy season had
| set in, and 1t was feared that the communication
between those in the mines and the river towns,
where supplies could always be had, would be cut
off, in consequence Of the state of the roads and
/ passes.
This would also apply to the emgrants across
the mountains. Provisions had risen very high
! in San Francisco. Pork was selling at sos and
| flour at sl5 per barrel The latter had declined,
however s. the day of the sailing of the steam
er. Warm clothing, India rubber coats and
heavy boots, were in great demand, bringing high
prices, in consequence of the incemency of the
weather.
There was good deal of sickness dysentery
and fevers, in San Francisco and the interior
towns and settlements
would call your attention particularly to the
arrival at Mazatlsn, on the 18Th November, of
the British man-of-war, the Herald, Captain
Keett She was in search of Sir John Frank
/ lin, and proceeded as far rs 70 deg 10 min ati-
tude, but could not get any tidings of him. The
J Herald left the Ployer' man-ofwa to winter
! in Behring's Straits. The Flowers boats had
been sent up the Mackenzie river in search of
Sir John Franklin. The boats were to winter at
the nearest station. The impression of the COM
mander of the Herald is that Sir John Franklin
is safe, although cannot give you the data on
which that impression is founded
regret that my report is so imperfect II will
be, however, the first report that reaches you
and though imperfect such has been the sympa-
thy expressed for the fate of the celebrated tray
eer, it will not fail to interest. The yacht Nan
cy Dawson also reported as at Mazatlan, ac-
companied the Herald in its dangerous search
and being but small schooner, was able to pro
coed as far as the boats and considerably further
/ than the men-of-war. The owner of the yacht was
on tour of the world, and, falling in company
with the Herald, determined to 90 in search OF
Sir John Franklin. Since the arrival of the
yacht at Mazatan, its owner has died. He il
said to have been very rich and eccentric. The
yacht has been put in charge of sailing-masteI
from the man-of-war and will besent by the Brit
ish consul to England
The cholera was at Mazatlan, though on III,
decline when the steamer left--there having beer
only four cases on that day, although the mum
Der of cases in 81 hours had reached forty. -Th'
steamer Oregon had left Mazatlan on the nigh
preceding the arrival Of the Panama the 23d No
yember
The captain reports having seen a steam pro
peller anchored off Cape ST Lucas on the morn
ing Of the 23d November 1t was probably thu
Hartford, out of coal, collecting some Of the scan
shrubbery on the shore there. The II rtfort
had sailed from Acapulco about the middle Of DC
tober.
Der l3-3 100 votes were polled. Returns iron
the country were incomplete, but the Cailorn
papers say that Burnett is probably elected Gov
ernor, and John McDougal Lieutenant Governor
Rodman M. Price and George w. Wright proba
bly, chosen for Congress
The Alta California of the 9Th says
"The regular Democratic ticket for State Sen
ators and Assembymen is elected by large ma
jority and it is therefore certain that Mr.. Kin.
will get no support from the district of San Fran
cisco. Under these circumstances we regard it "A
certain that he will not be returned to the Unite,
States Senate
In Sacramento city, the following ticket ha
probably succeeded
For G0urHOr-P II. Burnett.
Ltmeaam Goreyaor-J McDougsl
Represen,atiCes-E Gilbert G w. Wright.
Safe SaafOrs--J. Bidwell, Harding, Bigelow
c. f. Grant, and II r Robinson.