The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-18
CALIFORNIA.
NEWs nN lllE CuEROKEE AND FM
FIRE CITY.

Nl l'N nNHln 81 llt Hutlt on hin fhcUl
eide,
aiuee or lasl irsae Gir il.t ftoastrr, man
changes hive urCuurd, AfGWinB tic rap,
onward progr0rs al California. The rain
hHSe reused, and c'oylliug bct0kens 70
vlvnl of the accustomed activity IN husiues
Cifclra,
The emigration lfom Ilio GInios h begin
Mug ~ pour ~ upon our shores iu one uubro
Ken curloul, md Lia steamers plying upor
aur Fircrs grs Gf0N'lHd 90 llisir uiiiGht Ia he
c"uvryuuce ol-purronRrm aud frlglt 10 lli,
Valipu5 rifles aud lGwu5 ~ lhG grrHI inferior
valleys, nud a. lliH different mines,
COR accounts from tle mines nre reliable
and ~ concur iu slHtiug thn ineNhnuHlHho
quantity 0l the prcrlnuH metal, ~ iari u "a
thn oWuiDn of tie oldest ulurIs those wli0
ilnyu spout lhc past winter in tho moan
Hlua-lhnt tho same ground worked over
Lrl ycur viii Ice found hr nOrn productive
tfG white NJ the same Time additional and
Offensive districts are being 0puuod which
VIII give prnGmle emnlnYmnnl Ia hundreds
ol thousands lur generation 10 conc,
IlIc present steamer will TAKE less gold
thuu tho last which h. 90 he attributed a. the
rains which prevailed IN tho tore part Of
March, closing communication with the
sllnrr,
The increase Of population, aud the return
vi settled weather viii soon give TO our
slrecia'thCir accustomed hustle, aud he felt
~ all Ittc uNHuuus Oflmde.
san Frhnciso II still increasing Ia extent,
though lss- faP''ily than ir-t firth, Rents Hro
lees, win sill lhullur decline which viii prove
beneficial ~ rlie substantial prosperity of tho
city. Ia short, Tie future Of Snu Francisco
aud Chlliurnia 10 full Of promise, Which can
only be temporarily oyersliudowod by the
passing clouds.
The following picture oflhe hurincsA az
tnire Of san francisco Is from Wm Cornell
Jcwclts review ofihe mnrkct,puliliscd IN the
thc Alta California;
',Sncc lie departure of dre stcnmer IcHy-
ing Ibis port Oh ihe lat af March, the oom-
,uoncomcm of long looked lor change hns
taken place, A reaction may now be con.
sIluFcd ~ Under way calculated at no Noty'
ycmoio period to hriug mercantile nilarr,And
the Interests Of the county on firm aud
rcliri'lc basis, 10y n iirnithy stole ct tliIngs,-
Rents are declining, Buildings not long
Hincr commanding il4unaaEda nuw3 yield only
hundreds, while ninny are vacated. IL IN VOL
Uutrr6t0Gt ItIhI sufficient iinc has clnpaad,
enabling tic nsrrhnuts 60 discover that no
business Gun hdoId the exirayhgani- rhlGs -tul-
ing IN all departments necessary Ia carry on
the same successfully. The necessity ofcOu-
scqucut heavy payments, with urgent de-.
+iiHt,'t- N'4-,ng from tt'Fossib'l'ty to real
3Ze on Investments uade, whcn money was
s.usicr aud confidence iiinvcrsnl, Inns caused
Inauy failures. No nllusion is mudc m par.
Iculnr To The lnlo suspension of the hoavi- |
est house IN Ibis city, considcrcd here "A great
calamity
large failures apart from mercantile bust |
Hess have arisen from real rtHtc operations
aud added much To the want Of confidence
- Il L.. A.
served IL much lover aud the tendency |
downward This is unlocked for 1t was
thought llAt the husy season, or demand fdr !
Iho mines would have q contrary effect. The |
change ms we'll unlocked for IN oihcr matters 1
has counlcrnctcd the otherwise good cflrc, !
Of an active demand. The miftcs yield as /
much NJ formerly. Tho same extraordinary !
accounts abound mad though to a consNcra-
Ole cS,cu, exaggerated, may br relied on I
firni Estate very dull; no disposition for in
NesItnrnt. The spirit for speculation ~ prev.
hlGnt few months since, seems 10 have en-
iircly subsidized. The most valuable property
hns deprecated on account Of the prevailing
siaguation IN general business affairs. II Ill
10 he hoped that the next steamer will carry
moro favorable news"
Tho Pacific SGwsu March 30 says TtHT I
the truyci toward The Southern mines IL in
every day, and the prospects in that
region, the coming season, are more flnticr.
ing than last year. New tilacrrS rrc discuv.
cred Rs explorations are mndc and new
towns laid out 40 the population iucreascs.-
Stock is said to be growing rapidly, mud bus
mess becoming brisk MS tho roads TO The
,nnos become passnbr.
w. Tie, Stockton -GiMes says that ~ iluitt,n
over 100 ounces u lbs. o. WINS
found in one of the gulchcs near Frcmout's
Mns Enid thai the -nIiness- ~ laaEa-
posa had generally done well during the
winter. Some Of the green miners had
been gathering mica for gold. Tho old
ldngo is good, call is not gold That gliltcrs."
Tho Mokclunme Mines were yielding we'll y
From April to December last, 100000 in
his dust had been paid out Men generally I
-tturu were uvurugiug ounce dry. II
At Carson's Creek they talk of lnmn Of
y Tbs. II has bcon spit into fragments, and
he. Ain California has seen n specimen Of ,
he Lfnp Of l-l2 Of the whole of 93 bs. W.
lnS<St. The bars on the North Fork ofIhe !
Y ulm continued very rich,b but there were but .
ow unocoupied placcs
SPURoUs Com DUsr.-Thcro II every req
op to suppose that arrangements are max
ne to practise upon this community stu l
,rndeus fraud, by throwing into circulation !
large amount of spurious metal, and il is Z
ilne our merchants should be upon the look n
nat. We understand from unqucstonnble y
uhority, TINT large amount of metal, pur-
ortiug to bo and bearing tho semblNnco Of
old dust, WINS received in this port per u
leamer California, having been shipped from q
ono of the Mexican ports on the Pacific d
oast. We also learn almost to n certainty
hat arrangements have been made for the
hipmept of constant supply of this spu- Y
ious metal 10 this port.-.4hd California, It
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