The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-03-09

One Million Of Gold DuSi Us tOoy 10 NsW York
Choice of United States SENATOR The Cod DtscoUs-
or hs Coast, &c.
The new steamsnip North america arrived of the
Hook midnight. and al her berth at IL O'Clock this
morning, having been compelled 10 lay TO seven hours on
She left Chagres February 25th arrived of kngsion
the evening OF the 27h aud lett Kingston al half past
seven o'clock on the morning OF March Isl. Running
time from Chagres eight days and SIX hours.
The North America arrived of Chaeres, on her out
ward trp al o'clock the evening OF February 9th,
making The passage from the Hook in eight days and
The North America brings s450, 900 in gold dust
We are indebted to Mr. j, Thompson, the pnrser Of
the North America and 10 Messrs. Gregory Co, for
the latest news.
The Empire City, Captain Wilson, arrived at Kingston
Jamaica on the Isl instant She left Chages on The 25h
utmo with $50 passengers, and s75oooo in specie. on
The Georgia. which left New York February IL ar.
rived Chagres the morning OF February II, and was
TO sail al 8, NJ of February 30 The Empire City. from
New York February 10, arrived al Chagrss on The eve
ming OF February 23d, and sailed on the 25th She
rived at Kingston February 2s and was 10 leave for New
The United States soop Of war Albany. Captain Plat,
arrived al Chagres the 10th ultmo, after exlraor,
binary Of only three days from ST Jago She let on
the 22d for Pensacola.
u from San Juan de Nicaragua She sailed The eve
ming Of the oath for Carthagena. She took 100000 in
silver bars and about 81 100000 IN gold dust
Arrived at Panama from San Francisco-S,eaner
with $50 passengers and - 100000 in gold dus steamer
Panama, February 81 with so passengers and 900 ooo
in gold dust ship Oscar, with IS passengers; barque
Tridant, brig Ruth, and barque Drummond
The steamer Columbia, from New York around Cape
Horn, left Acapulco for San Francisco February 18th
All well on board.
miles south OF Acapulco, steering with temporary rud
der. ..
There had been no choice of United States Senator in
California The choice lay between Fremont and T.
Butler King. The election TO take place in two OF
three days 1t thought that Fremont was gaining
ground
Captain Augustus Gardner
| Died at sea- board the steamer North AMERICA. a
half past 10 O'Clock. m, February 27th, Arnold Bliss
Of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, aged 81 years. Bure.
him in lat 10, lon IT, with becoming ceremonies
the Rev John P Gullivan officiating.
March 9Th, at o'clock, p M spoke brig Emerald, o
Windsor, from Porto Rico for New York, lai. SO, Ion
! 10 Is.
Arrived at Panama from San Francisco February 81
British brig Brazilian. Also in port at Panama hiiy
five sail OF English and American vessels, names un
known.
The San Francisco Herald of the LIST nit says:
1.-The stagna,ion in circular of the 18th Janu
AIRY still continues market and but few changes
be made last quotations. During the past week
slight advance has been made IN some lew articles, as WI
by detailed review but the be ltt
reason 10 expect any very material improvement Tor som
week. ,,-.. -.
materially embarrassed the ope rations in the 'dy Dig
gings The miners have occupied themselves, thus lar
that visits them and II reliance be placed tn
persons no have visited that part Of the
a few days rain would enable them collect i'm
mensely large amount Of gold, which, being Itamediatrl
thrown the hands Of traders, who have given credit
the miners Tor stores would have the effect OF at once rev
Z wing business throug bout the country.
- A la number OF men engaged with great
in the county ,inlng the Klamath river, especially
SCOTS and Salmon creeks It's tributaries This porto
OF he mining region has, yet been but e splotd
with the more southern parts OF the State
viii doubtless be found 10 abound in placers fully equs
to any hitherto worked,
I'VE mentioned in our last circular the report of yer
valuable discoveries OF gold the the
OF the amah river Further investigation coniiim, IN
great degee the chness of the depoes but also dcoes
many obstacles 10 rendering them available III
present The Did Bluff about thirty miles or
Tnidad, the safe point Tor vessels dscha ~
caTgoes The road between of almost
bie nature, only practicable for mules.
considerable difficulty also in bringing into op.
really eicacous method of separating the
from the sandihe weight OF the latter, which grea
part metallic, preventing The ordinary Virginia rocker
ftom working successfully. Experiments have been TIE
TO make the extraction by fusion bar whether they
carried sufficiently large scale to be PRACTICAL
useful remains 10 be seen ="