Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-03
From The Nc,r Orleans Picdytnc, Aug. 81.
ATE FROM CALIFORNIA AND HAYAN.

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ARRIVAL TIE STEAM sur FAAcox.-Thc steam ship
Falcon Capt. ilatlslenc, arrived this port early this
morning. eleven days from Chagrc< which port she left on
the morning tie i3i, and Havana The 10th inst
She brings the California and Pacific mills brought
down by the Is;hnns and Tennessee which left
San Francisco The 18th ana l7lh o July.
She b.ings IL New Orleans only small Of gold on
freight bu a large amount in the hands of passengers
She brought hundred and fifteen passengers from Cha
gTcs-lorty shl Of whor were lar New IosS Tor li
yana, auc siyiy-s!x for New O'laan>.
Bes:4,s Se brings f,tg iro. Nesv York brought By the
Georgia an lrom Misunderstanding altogether one hun
drtd a.:o nine, Tor New O.Ieans.
The Panama rearhr! san Francsc" the Sh of
JULY with dates iu.n the L. Safes the first Of June
The news from California continues fAvorabc-god is
still found in abundance and business o every description
prosperous. Authentic accounts had been received S.n
Francisco Of wonderful discoveries Of gold in the outlets If
Cold LnEe much pHreT t'an any VT discovered
II wa- stated i from four IL s!N the average
Weld Of clcl. PER day.
Engraats were ourn in Som ali parts of the world and
mining season had already commenced mighty rush
PR a.in- ior thc mines.
Money "as plenty, al pcas much lower t.an previous
rates.
Com Ap Caicsby Jones AMI suite passengers by the
Tennessee en- roats for :hc United States.
Com. McCdi!ey had arrived ott an! taken command Of
the Home SGGgtron.
Cun Jonc. The guest of Capt. Iar,scne on board
the Falcon, daring his stay at Chagres.
Frvi Havana there is nothing "t special interest except
;;nporan; chang in the government Of the Isard
il IS reported anl no doubt true ;la, Gen Couche is on
his way to Havana - BE- vccrcy OF the Island
Con Emma is on his way 10 tie Island second in
comnlaui VI The troops.
Count Mir<9i was passenger by the Ohio, which left IIa
yana last TUESDAY Tor New York.
The DAY after the Falcon arrived Havana German
naaS P S n INV vas 5r on passenger o" PANAMA.
The Stochon TIMES Of the 9TH ut., is with accounts
Of murders and robberies in the mines showing ais.b.d
and dangerous oi things The Times contend that the
foreign miners a has contributed 10, and brought abou,
this unhappy result.
The Placer Times, of Sacramento CITY, gives the first de-
Finite information the ";,ld Lake discovery on the
Feather river. Ii is the authority OF a wcll-Anown citi-
zen who had just returned. He says:
Gold i found in great abundance large tract of
quartz rcgion The richest deposits believed be
distance oi feet below the surface. Washing is perform
ed from the yield the earth from feet beneath. The
gold Is coarse ard beautiful.
Capt = states his conviction that these richer danns
than get discovered in the Northern placer Men
making from five hundred dollars per day, with
Many thousands congrerlng there. The captain SAYS
'e Mains nl # em' The time Of this discovery
appears to have been in February last.
The in thc Sacramento Feather, and Iuban rivers
continues all steadily about foot per week II will
reach lis lowest ehh The hnats heau find difficult
~ getting high Marys.Ic In short time they
will a pass the bars and the short and
le, 81 md below month Df the Iubl