Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-03-13
TWO WEEKS LATER
FROM CALIFORNIA!
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTH AMERICA !
1To Millons more Gold!
New YoRx. AIar,.h

T. NEW YoRK, March7.
The North America reached her wharf n,
l2 IA O'clock whh 256 Passengers. She
left CI,agres on the 9th, and Kingston
March LIST
The North America brings. $3.50 900 in
the hands of The passengers
The. Tennessee arrived at Panama on the
10th iarSd the Republic OH the 20h-Ihe
latter with 260 passengers, and one $1,000,
900 in gold The Panama arrived at Pana.
ma on the 9th, with $50 passengers, and
81 .OOO. 900 in gold dust. - .tN
The Empire City reached Chagres on the
3d. and the Georgia the next day.
No U. S. Senator has yet been chosen for
California. @i
The Empire City has all the papers.
She was TO sail from Kingston ia two hours
after the North America.
Further from the ISthmus nnb California;
The Empire City reached New York on
Saturday forenoon, with l60 passengers
and $4,000 in gold dust.
The first rails on the Panama Railroad
were laid on The 9th February; locomo-
tive and tender were landed BY the Port
Admiral, Waford, on Washineton's birth
day. The Star notices the escape of Messrs.
Kendall and Patterson, Americans, while on
their way from the prison Of Noviia to the
QuIndin mountain, where they had been
sentenced to hard labor. Senior Manuel
DiaZ is acting temporarily as governor at
Panama.
Steamer Chesapeake reached San Francis
co Feb. 1, from the Gold Bluffs, confirming
the reports as to the gold in that region.
They front the ocean, standing 400 feet in
L. Il xx,1I tIn kn,.,
and the black sand, mixed with scales of
fine gold is found on the beach. In sound
ing half mile from shore with creased
lead, PARTICLES of gold were drawn up. The
Pacific Mining Company claim large portion
Of the beach, and have a large number Of
laborers there. 1t costs 500 a man to get
to the bluffs from San Francisco.
Major Downey rhook out lump Of gold
on the forks ct the Yuba, in the region OF
Grass Valley, valued al $1,000. in about
five weeks lie dug out of the same hole be-
tween ) and 5000. About 500 miners are
at work near Weaversville, whose average
yield, independent Of expenses, is IS per
day. The richest and most wonderful spec.
linen Of cold quartz yet discovered is 2
inches thick, and over one half foot in
length. Large grains Of pure gold covered
it. 1t was found in the Mariposa mines.
The Indians have commenced hostilties
along the frontier OF Eidora,lo. The num-
her of warriors engaged in hostilites on the
Tuolumue and the Three Rivers is estimated
at 1000. An express from Mariposa brings
the news of a fight with the Indians at night
in which 20 white men of MIR. Savage.
party were killed The Indians 60 for ex.
terminating their enemies, and several par.
ties of miners have been obliged to quit
President Flmores message was well re.
ceived, except the proposition 10 divide and
sell the mineral lands, which is by all OPP
posed.
The democrats have practical majority
in the legislature, and have voted al contes
tanrs to seats.
British brig John has been taking in
quantity of quicksilver from the mines nea
San Jose, intended for expectation to CT LA,
and England. This is beginning Of wha
il is to he
man named Brown, who shot anothe
unprovokedly at Curlis's diGgings was lynch
ed in two mlnuliis afterwards aud hung o
meat gallowS. Several other murders ar
recorded III the papers.