New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-01
CALIFORNIA.
Los Aprelos-GoId Mines nj the Amorgosa
Observation-Disclosures on the Rio Colorado
New Town at san Pedro -ImprOyements.
Corvasnonderre Of The Tribune

Los AnRelos-G Gold Mines nj the Amorgosa
Observation-Disclosures on the Rio Colorado
New Town at san dro-ImprOyements.
Correspondence CT The Tribune
Los AsGELos, November, 1850.
Among the movements in progress in this
quarter may be mentioned the Gold Mines on the
Amorgosa Springs. These were discovered last
Spring, bu. the company who went out to WORK
them got discouraged and came back. Within
couple of months two parties have come down
from the North to make another attempt. One
of them has lately sent into this place for pro-
visions, &C. and learn that their promises Of sue
cess are most fattering. They bring specimens
of the most gorgeous character. The vein, they
say, occurs in trap rock, and is about feet in
width. Some of the party have gone to the North
to get machinery. The Amorgosa, 1t should be
remarked, is on the road from the Salt Lake tc
this place.
Another enterprise is also on foot, having in
view the settlement of the lands on the hlo
Colorado A company is now here Just from the
North, comprising IS men, who are en- route TOR
the Colorado. They have purchased, it appears,
81 leagues of land from the Mexican Govern
ment, lying upon both sides of the Colorado. and
just below where the American line crosses that
river. They say they have discovered an ex'
tensive placer in the neighborhood. One oil the
stockholders in the Company is the present Gov
ernor of Sonora They have a steamboat (the
ella now on the way from San Francisco to the
Gulf of California, and thence up TO the Hio
Colorado.
movement is likewise projected tn i"""d
IL hno h.aaV tat act .NpIlNy
ascertained that, with moderate expenditure,
good harbor can be formed at that point; and
land has been procured and arrangements have
been made that will ensure, ere long, the building
up of hourishing commercial place. One part
of the protosed plan is to bring the waters OF the
San Gabriel by means Of an aqueduct into the
proposed town. This can readily be done and,
at the same time, the water can be made avail
able in irrigating large amount of the most ex-
cellent land The enterprise, on the whole, is
very important and perfectly feasible.
There is also plan to bring water into this
eity by means of an aqueduct. We have large
stream that runs through the eastern edge OF the
town that with moderate expenditure, can be
carried directly through its center, and not only
furnish water to all its inhabitants, but aiterward
carried below the town, and rendered serviceable
by irrigating several thousands OF acres OF the
best of land that is now perfectly valueless for
want Of water.
Last but not least of the new enterprises ofthe
day, may be mentioned the establishment OF
weekly paper in this city Mr.. Theodore Foster
will leave here for San Francisco next week, to
vUsaim Embellishments with which he intends 10
issue a weekly journal at this place, and for which
he has already received ample encouragement
You will thus see that we in this region are
going ahead. Rents are very high and a large
number of new buildings are going up. The emf
grafton from the South is already great. and must
continue to increase rapidly after the rainy season
commences. Yours, T.