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California Items.
From the San Francisco Herald, Jan. 1914.

NEWS OF THE F0kTNlGHT.-UurIng the
past two weeks but few incidents Of gener-
al importance have occurred. The Houses
of Government which met at San Jose on
the 9Th inst, have, as yet, doFs little be-
yond completing the preparatory steps Of
their legislative career. In the message Of
the Governor, somewhat lengshy, but
Tsry interesting document, nansioas very
salutary alterations in the prsseBs code. ere
recommended to the Senate and Assembly,
which eur Pstrss Conscripd will, no doubt,
pay due attention to.
The financial statistics show more fa-
vorabls state of affairs than was generally
expected. The total debt of the State up
to the fifteenth UfDseember, was sass, ,460
%. The amount of receipts to that date
was 1924 974, while the expenditures
amounted to SAT- 1853, making an excess
Of expenditures Of $l22,l79. The estims-
ted receipts for the fiscal year ending Both
June, 1861, ere $5l9, 800, and if the propo-
sed reductions in the expenses are made,
they will amount to but $3.50 1903, leaving
q balance in the treasury on the thirtieth Of
June next, of 1920, ,346, nearly half the to-
tai debt. We may therefore reasonably
hope that at the end of June, 1859, the
State debt of California will be all bat H.
quidated.
On the 9Th inst, Governor Burnett ten.
dsred his resignation Of the Office Of Execu-
tive Chief, which was accepted BY the
House, and Lieut.. Gov. McDougal took the
oaths of Office in his stead. The ex-Gov-
ernor retires from his post with the salts
faction ofhaving been, at least, an honest
man, which we are sorry to say is by no
means universally the case among Cslifor-
mia officials. The candidates for the Sem
storship are numerous, but II 10 impossible
to predict who will bs the successful one.
Col. Fremont will in all probability make q
virtue ofnecessity and withdraw, to repose
on his lsu:sIs. The election viii not take
place for some days.
In our owa city. the muaicipA authori.
ties have proved their conviction Of the fact
that '.the isborer is worthy Of his hire" by
causing "the people Of San Francisco" to
"decree" that each Of them 1.-THE Alder
men, receive $4,000 in return for services
done and performed.
We have also had considerable excite
ment from the rumored discovery Of i'm
mense slluvisl deposits of gold on the beach
of the Pacific, near the mouth Of the Kla-
msth river; the reports hitherto received
sre Of such an exaggerated nature as to
raise On involuntary emile on the readers
lips, and it is extremely difficult to obtain
any authentic infor nation on the subject.
That very large quantities Of the precious
metal are to be found on "Gold Bluff" can,
we think, scarcely be doubted-but from
the fact, that no landing for passengers or
goods can be obtained within twenty seven
miles Of the scene Of operations, the imme-
diate road being Of the most rugged and
nature, very serious doubts rise
as to whether twill be at present so avail
able discovery.
Numerous parties have, however, started
to explore this new field for fortune making
and Joint Stock Company, with good
capital, are preparing to commence opera
,ions on large scale. According to re-
port, gold is found throughout the sand on
the beach for nearly twelve miles along the
coast, and the said sand averages in value
one dollar per pound; the metal 10 found in
extremely small PARTICLES, and can only be
extracted BY means Of quicksilver. The
road from the "Embarcadsro" to the
"BIuff," is 50 difficult. as to make twenty
seven miles two days journey, snd to Sc
riously impede the transition Of msrchsn-
die.
In the other mining districts, the long
continued fine weather has csused very
gre at Inconvenience 10 the workers in "Dry
Diggings," and hss also materially affected
the amount Of dust received in this city ,and
had depressing influence on every kind Of
trade. San francisco still, however, con-
tinues to enlarge; its wharves are busy and
its streets crowded to degree worthy Of
the Empire State Of the Pacific.
MiAlsc.-Ws are glad to learn from q
gentleman direct from Long Bar, Yuba riv.
er, of the success Of the mining operations
in. that district. There are at present but
six to seven hundred miners working there.
Industrious men are averaging IS per day,
and employment can readily be obtsined at
81. The price of provisions are consider-
ably reduced, and che miners are now live
ing at the reasonable expense Of 81 per
day.
Ararury 1Sn,.s sSxrpu,su.-The Tran.