Washington telegraph., 1850-10-23

public which left San Francisco on the
ist September for Panama, had about
S co.000 III gold dust.
Homewavd Boun6.-One might sup.
pose, ty the number OF persons leaving
for the United States, that the tide of en-
] igration had turned, and that the rush for
the Atlantic is as great as it was few
mouths since for tile Pacific The mum.
Der Of c!earances at the Custom-house,
yesterday, reached nine hundred, all
bound for tile Atlantic. Many who
leave to-day, both in the steamers and in
sailing vessels. intend giving the new
| Nicaragua route the preference--in all,
we should say that 200 go 5y ;he route.
The greater portion of those leaving to
day. anticipate returning in few months.
Displaced see it stated that the
| Deputy Collector, Mr.. Carr, has been re-
moved from tile Custom:house, to give
place TO the son of tile Hon. john j.
| Crittenden.
A squatter meeting had been held at
| Marysville. at which resolutions were
adopted. declaring the intentions of the
settlers 20 occupy and cultivate the pub
lie lands, avoiding the townships and sur
veys i'll which property has been pur-
chased and claimed. They deny the
business aud legality of the mammoth
land grants under old titles. but say they
will abide the decision of proper tribu-
nails and laws of the State.
Among the numerous candidates for
Sheriff of Sacramento City, we find the
name of Captain Ben Mccullough, the
celebrated Texan Ranger.
The papers give long and painful ac-
counts of the sufferlngs of the overland
emigrants Assistance had been render
ed to them, whereby many lives were
saved, but more extensive relief was nee
essary, aud meetings had been held i'll
San Francisco, and other cities and
towns, for the purpose of adopting mea-
sures suitable TO the emergency. In San
Francisco and Sacramento City large
sums had been collected. The citizens
of San Jose contributed over $4,000 to
the relief fund; Yuba City had subscribed
$1,000 aud the town of Fremont 1858
Every exeriion, III fact. was being made
! TO send immediate succor TO tho imml-
grants in the desert We have much in
formation on this subject in the papers be-
fore us. but have not room to-day for fur
ther details.
From the ~ 0. Picayu,ae. Oct. 4.
In regard to the mining opel ations the
San Francisco papers speak III very ell
couraging terms.
On the Trinity, Shaste and Klamath
rivers thousands are at work, with extra
ordinary average success, and new dig
eings are almost daily opening. A great
many Oregonlans are employed in these
mines
Over the coast range many thousands
are industriously digging, scattered over
the large extent Of country watered 10y
the upper tributaries of the Sacramento.
The Marvsvile Herald tells of a party
OF nine men who take claim on Osca-
loosa bar, on the Middle Fork of Fealh
er river and iu four weeks took out sew
entv-fve thousand dollars-something
over eight thousand to each man.
The Pacific news relates the following
astonishing Instance of good luck:
We Yesterday couversed with gen
tleman just down from The mines, who
gave us account Of the good fortune OF
man named Johnson. He had been in
the mines but three days in all, and will
return home with the largest pile ever
taken ont in the same length of time.
He commenced work on the south
branch Of the Middle Fork of Feather
river, diyging upwards from the base OF
the mountains, when. on the second day,
he came to rock around which the rv
er had formed an eddy. and by O'Clock
next day be had taken out sixty pounds
of gold without washing a painful. He
then sold ont his claim for 81 1000, and
packed his dust uron mule and started
for this city. lie will probably reach
here in day or two. This is undoubted
ly the best days work ever done in Cali
tornia. The trnilI Of the story is well
vouched for, as our informant himself
saw the gold.
In the northern mines working was re-
tarded by the long continuance OF high
water. 1t was said however, that the
bars on the North Fork of American riv-
er, which last season were considered to
be nearly worked out, have proved, if
anything. more productive than before
On Manhattan bar claims have sold as
high as S6O0O This bar was dug over
from stem to stern last season, and prel-
ty generally abandoned IN October.
The Mexicans are returning to the
southern mines i'll large numbers from
fifty TO one hundred day crossing the
ferries OF Graysonville and San Joaquin
City. Besides these, the influx OF Amer
icans, newly arrived over the Plains, or
by sea- is fast filling up the diggings rem
dered vacant by the flight of the Span
iards
The Tuoiumne gave satisfactory prom
ise of repayiug the immense labor expen-