Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-16

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phews.
THE GOLD MlNEs-The setting in OF the rainy season
has been the signal for the abandonment OF digging in
parts. The following is the latest intelligence
from the gold mines, which we find in the Alta Cator-
MAN OF December L.
The heights of the Sierra Nevada are covered with
snow, and this has been the unwecome form OF the win
ter vstant in the more elevated diggngs,' accompa-
MED by cold weather The mountain streams are but
mperceptibly swollen as yet, although the Sacramento
has risen many feet at its junction with the American
river, since the commencement OF the rains From
Feather river the golden is highly encouraging
bar OF the South Fork, situated about nine miles
above Bidwells bar, the original discovery OF gold
this fork was here,) has been worked during the late
month with immense success The character OF the
gold than that OF the lower washngs and up
TO the time OF the rans was abundant The country
around is OF the most mountainous description. The
Yuba and Bear Creek waShngs said to have yielded
well during the low stage OF water antecedent the
rams.
The Georgetown diggngs perhaps the most ia
nous at the present time in the Sacramento Placer
These are situated about IL miles dis tant in North
Eastery direction from Couma, the South Fork of
the American river. Pieces of gold weighing from
heavyweight to ten and twelve pounds, have been dis
covered in this vicinity. The average for day laborers
is said to be not less than three ounces while instances
OF baggng eight and ten ounces per diem are by no
means rare.
Owing to the earlier advent OF the winter rains and
Indictment weather than anticipated, provisions have
become in the mining district, the wretched
dition OF the roads preventing supplies from reaching
the mountains seasonably Many persons are return
ing consequence oil this fact Flour isselling on the
Feather river at 81 IS per pound; at the Milf (Colu
MAJ for 81 25 All breadstus are proportonably high
MIscELLANEoUs.--The present population of Caitor-
MA including the overland emigration, is thus summed
up by the Alta California: Americans, $1,000; Cali
tornans, $4,000; Foreigners, l9,50O--Total "a 900.
From April II to Nov %, 667 females arrived at San
Francisco and "a 1893 males
large space is devoted in the California papers to
the report about be submitted the State Department
Washington, by the Hon. IT, Butler King in relation
10 the gold bearing quartz which is found in the great
est quantities in that country The samples OF the rock
which Mr.. Wright Ia gentleman said to be every way
qualified tor the task has tested, have been taken from
many different veins In sample tested has the yield
been less than dollar to the pound of quartz The
average yield Of the different veins has BEEN as deter
mined by the samples, from dollar and half to
Two dollars TO the pound of rock
Nothing definite was known in regard to the political
complexion OF the State Legislature.
U. S. ship Preble was expected at San Francisco on
the LIST January On the 9th November she still
at Honolulu. Crew improving, having lost % with
scurvy.