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

dv 10 our hand have been transPiznted 70 ihs faro
Ins Here ia Stale OF two years existence, the moral
;a,snce OF the press, the wonder working agency OF
steam are fully felt, and as much appreciated as IN the
oen lands that date their origin 80 lar back IN the misty
reee,ses OF the past that the memory oil man runne
moi 10 the contrary" The great commerce OF our city
the sm porium Of III, Pacihc-has produced thousand
wants that have only 10 be known to be supplied One
oil the most needed-one that has come home 10 almost
every shipping merchant and commander OF vessel-has
been the lack Of means, some contrivance, BY
which the vessel might be repaired, without going
thousand thousand miles 10 effect IT. Such means
such convance is now 10 be found IN our haTbor ~
the recently constructed dry dock OF Messfs Neeius
fichenor Il has been reserved for private enterprise 10
paie the first movement, and be the first TO complete
dry dock on the Pacific. The United States government
has been long while contemplating aud talking about
such work, but up 10 this time il has only been done on
paper-no blow has been struck toward It's constTuc
ion
While our government, with its immense resources,
has been loudly procaming its intentions, and making
great stir OF what il gong to do an enterprsng nrm
20 quietly to work without any fuss busier, and be
fore anybody knows they have commenced, Tue work IS
done.
This dock of Messrs Neefus s. Tlchenor is situated
the foot OF Second street. beyond and 10 the south OF
Rncon point, on the northern promonlory OF NILSSON
bay The high bluff has been cut down, the beach en-
larged 10 give room for the necessary work Inc rst
and greatest difficulty to be overcome In the construction
81 dock al this point was the very unequal deph OF me
mud from three 10 sixteen feel In spots not nifty leet
apart Ii was all-important that solid aud enduring
foundation should be made in the water upon which
the railway might rest THIS railway projects, slightly
outward extremity ships drawing IA feet IL inches water
may rest upon it, The point 10 be accomplished al the
obtain something s0id al this distance IRON
the shore upon which the extremity OF the railway might
rest This accomplished by constructing OF large
mbes placed side by sde crib $50 feet IN length and
go in width which oaled out to the desired point
then loaded with $50 tons Of coal and sunk II was al
lowed to stand SO days. gradually forcing its way
through the superintendent mud anli II settled on Inc
bed rock AT The end Of that time the grade that would
have given 10 the railway was taken The railway
ITSELF made of the heaviest timber, sunk until out
wafdly il rested upon me CRIB rs upper extremity was
moves, iron rollers, $50 IN NUMBER what IS called
cradlea frame OF the strongest timber 100 feet long and
80 feet wide and heavily laden with rock so as to prevent
ii from floating.
When it is desired to haul vessel up high and dry in
order TO copper her, for instance the cradle Is allowed 10
roll down the inclined railway 10 its lower exfsmy 1t
is Ii en- fifteen feet below the waters surface vessel
drawing that depth is oa,ed the cradle and fastened
to ii. An immense iron cable extends from the shore
side OF the cradle TO cylinder turned by machine
moved as yet by horse powet All being ready, The ma
chincry shore put IN motion, and the cradle bearing
the ship gradually hauled up until 1t energies from the
water and stands upon the beach.
i The brig Sid Hammet, OF $50 tons, is now on this
Dock being newly coppered She is the first vessel
this sort needed. vessel had to go 10 the Sandwich
Islands get it done. Now any vessel not exceeding
TOO may be hauled up Messrs. Neeus & l'che.
nos dry dock, and the necessary repairs made II is the
intention OF these gentlemen 10 and provide conve-
nences for dry docking the larges, that float
upon our waters They have Lad many difficulties 10
contend with, but by their energy and have
surmounled them all. We have given somewhat
tended description of this work because subject OF
public interest," and one that concerns our whole CONNER
cia population
/ NAvAL-The United States sloop Falmouth sailed for
Valparaiso the Goth ut II is expected that she will
Immediately proceed homeward from thst port, as she has
been already years and halt this station 1t is
probable that she has been already ordered TO proceed to
Japan with the shpwecked Japanese brought TO shis
port, but the orders have not arrived aud OF course
some oher vessel will be despatched that voyage
| The following list of The Famouh's officers: Com.
mander Geo +. Pearson; first lieut., g. M White sec
ond lieus., 9. w. Harrison and c. McDonough acting
lieut., H. 5. Newcomb purser, John Y Mason, IT, sur.
geon, c. II. Nbeelright; lieut. commanding marines,
John s. Devin; acting MASTER Peter Wagner; assistant
ssugsoo E M GunnS asssd mldshRaT S W% H.
D. B. Harmany, j. N Quackenbush; captains clerk, c.
J Porcher; boaiswan, c. Johnston; gunner, Aug F.
Thompson; carpenter, Lewis Lomes; sailmaker, Lewis
Rogers
| From SAN DIEco AND THE SouTH-The San Diego
Herald says that two had arrived that place for
provisions. from Lower California where they had been
working Tor a month at a placer recently discovered
Santa Tomas, about 800 miles distant The least
they had made was g. q day. -
The forces under Gen Bean. in the Utah expedition,
have been disbanded Over $50 900 of scrip has been
issued pay hem and selling there at rs cents TO the
dollar
The San Diego Herald OF July "a has the following
notice:
4 BOUNDARY mosuMHsr--We alluded last week to an
entertainment given by Capt Hadcase OF the boundary
commission, The occasion Of completing the monument
marking the initial point. We have been furnished by
Capt H. with the following copy OF the record deposited
10 the base OF the obelisk
Oh the Illh day OF July, A. d 1851 the undersigned ap.
pointed and by respective governments,
DC poste this record beneath the marble monument
erected by marx the initial point of boundary be.
the United and Mexico established by the
Joint commission, October 10h. 1919 sReeaby to the
treaty dated the Of Quad alupe Hdalgo February
ID 1913 This point is situated the Pacific
south of the southenmost point OF the port
0f san Diego, and u. geographical position rs north latitude
3l3b95s longitude IN ~ n. n l. Of Greenwich
/ EDM'D l. + UARDCASTLE,
i Brevet Capt. U. 8. Topographic Engineers.
j RICARDO RAMIREZ.
Our dates from the Australian colonies are to the slh
OF April
a larfe number of Sydney immigrants have arrived in
our barbor within the past fortnight Most OF them on
producing certificates OF good character allowed
! remain. One vesse brought 25t passengers
The people OF the colonies are exhibiting FESTIVE
spirit under the restrictions put upon their prosperity by
Great Britain The want OF industrial TO assist
developing the colonial resources is OF great
Complaint
| QUARTZ MINING SAN JOAQUIN DrsrRIcr.-The
San Joaquin Republican contains letter from Colonel
Kyle VITO at present experimenting the working of
quartz vein al Quarizhurg, Marpo.a county He notes
the operations Of the first crushing machine set put upon
bis NINE and states that nth 1--WE stanpers he has turned
out over thousand dollars day The folio wing
count OF four Of the most prosperous companies IN Tuo
lumne county we extract from The Sonora Herald:
! 81. The Texas Mining Company Of fifteen nbers
Among them OF our old iriends-Gen. Ander.
son Joshua Holden Mr. Edwards MAJOR Sullivan,
Judge Barry, DR.. Murphy Mf. Stfibblins, Mr. M chen,
and Mr.. Cooper, The NINE Is IN sight from our city,
Two miles distant north, and the descent OF hIih