The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-01-25
Additional News from California,

fNS'J 70 w put tHo thdCnlhCIy
ot governmeht in motion. The United
States Senators were to be chosen within
Tour day after the meeting. State taxes
we're also to be provided. fRS Legis.
lalure was to consist Of 16 Senator'S and
81 members of Assembly.
Mi. Moore, the Postmastet 1t San
Francisco, is kept St work day and night
by the rapidly accumulating business Of
the office.
ThE GoLD MiNEs.--The setting in OF
the rainy season has been the signal foE
the abaoaonmentofliggin in most parts!
The following is the latest inte Iii gence
from the gold mines, which we find id
the Alta Californian; Of December /,
The heights ofthe Sierra Nevada afs
covered with snow, and this has been
the unwelcome form Of the winter visi-
tant in the more elevated 'idiggings,," &c.
companied by cool weather. The noun.
tain streams are but impetceptibly swol.
len as yet, although the Sacramento has
risen mahy feet at its junction with the
American river, since the commence!
ment of the rains. From Feather river
the golden news is highly encouraging.
A bar of the South Fork, situated about
nine miles above Bidwel's bar, (the 6fi:
ginal discovery of gold on this fork was
here,) has been worked during the late
month with immense success. The char
scter of the gold is coarser than that of
the lower washings, and up to the time
Of the rains, was abundant. The couE.
try around Is Of the most mountainous
description. The Yuby and BearCreek
washings are said to have yielded we'll
during the low stage of water antecedent
TO the rains.
The Georgetown diggings are perhaps
the most f. nous at The present time in
the Sacramento Placer. These are stu
ated about twelve miles distant, in
north.easlerly direction from Co!uma, on
the South Fork OF the American River:
Pieces of gold weighing from one penny
weight to ten and twelve pounds have
been discovered in this vicinity. The
average for laborers is said to be not less
lnan tnree ounces.
The Alta California, of the 18th Nov,
says:
1--WE have had the pleasure Of con-
versing with very intelligent gentleman
who has just returned from long tour
of observation through the mining dis
trict. His investigations have led him
to the conclusion that its greatest riches
have not yet been reached, but still a.
wait the labors of miners more expe-
rienced and skllful than those engaged
in the work.-He saw personally several
digginSs richer far than those in relation
to which our credulity has already been
severely taxed. At the same time he
places the average gain oflhe whole body
of miners now employed at considera-
BILE lower figure than is usually given. He
thinks that mining, having been as here
tofore conducted a game Of chance and
uncertain as a lottery or faro bank, is
now about to become less hazardous
game Of skill aud scientific game of cal.
culati6n, al which good and experienced
players. and they only, will be sure large
ly to win. The observation of our in.
formant fully confirms the general I'M.
preston that there is to be serious de.
ficiehcy in the Winter stock pf provisions
in the mining region, Without allowing
anything for the consUmp ption of the over:
land emigration how On its way th,her. I"
Owing to the earlier advent of the win
ter rains and inclemeht weather than
was anticipated, provisions havs become
scarce in the mining district, the wretch
ed condition of the roads preventing
supplies flom reaching the mountains
seasouably. Many PERSONS are return.
ing in consequence of this fact. Flour
is selling on the Feather River at 81,
per pound-at "the mill" (Columa) for
$l,25. All breadstuffs are proportioEa.
bly, high.
The clown in tho circus at San Francis.
CO receives salary Of twelve thousand
dollars year.
About 10000 persons will winter in
the mines at California, the greater por-
tion of them upon the Rio Americana.
the Stanislaus and the Mariposa.
SALE OF CRY PROPERTY The sales
of lots belonging to the city took place
in Portsmouth Square, as previously y an
nornced. One hundred and eighty. eight
lots were sold, most of them being so
Vafa (or 1888 fee) lots. Though The lots
generally lie full mile from the busi-
ness part Of the city, the sales amount
ed, we. learn, to the very pretty sum OF
sos, ,965. To this must be- added about
$1,000, being the price of surveying con
vevancing. &c, Of the property sold.
VWeta'ke the following from one Of
Bayard Taylor's letters to the New York
Tribune, dated San Francisco, Decem.
Der / 1885,
Prices are higher than ever, and there
is no probability Of their falling, before
spring; at least, provisions Of all kinds,
] am informed, are more expensive than
they were at this time last year, notwith-
standing the supplies constantly coming
in from Chill, Mexico, aud the Sand.
wich Islands. There is no variation in
the cost OF living. except that lodgings
may be had at a cheaper rate. Houses
are fitted up now ship.fashion. with state
rooms, each ofwhich contain four berths.
In this way an ordinary room will lodge
twenty or thirty persons. The cost Of
Judging in this style is six dollars per
week. Boarding of plain kind, may
be had at $l4 and SIG per week, but at