New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-04
CALIFORNIA.
Further News from California, China,
and the Sandwich ISLANDS.
CALIFORNIA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AND ATHS-SHIPPING NEWS


has been the City Election, which took place on
Monday last the 2s,h ult and resulted IN complete
triumph Of the Wings. Nearly every candidate Of
the Loco-Foc was defeated, and the only member
elect out Of the ranks of the old Government Is hon
est lanes Grant" as Aldennan-an Office which he
formerly filed
This noliical transformation is of course, not so
much the result Of any great change IN the views Of
or citizens or from conversion TO the faith OF the
nresept National Government at hOme-for we stand
ouiie aoof from such influences as party politics re-
coonized with vou-as from thorough hatred and
disgust pervading nearly all citizens Of the cor
r1Irt men and measures that have held sway in San
Francisco the past year The great body too Of men
here as IN all large communities, hold to conserva-
tive and prudent administration OF affairs, widely at
variance with what has been hitherto experienced
here. ,;-.-.... =.
every department the newly elected Government viii
enter upon their labOTs under many disadvantages
but believe that only hope OF aInehOrdtlOn Tesls
with them and this opinion has become quite general
| Indeed Democrat" could not be met with IN any
quarter Yesterday the day before The whole rlbe
ofcorrupt devouTers of the loaves and hsheS, hdd
suddenly become wanting. what TINS augurs a. 10
the next general election II IS Impossible now 70
state The body Of miners with whom the decision
rests is believed, however to be strongly Loco-Foco
Most abundant showers of rain for the past SIX
weeks have greatly revived the hopes of the agrcul-
turst at least throughout the Northern section OF the
State though am sorry TO know that the position
of California to the South OF Monterey mas not Oeen
visited by these timely latter rams lrrlgduOh can
do something for the charming Ucnltes OF Los An
gelos and San Luis Rey but the INJURY TO the farm
ing interest and especially to stock at the south, VIII
II IS feared be very considerable What with the pre-
datory Indians of the region 10 the cast of them and
the numerous outrages perpetrated upon them' no
doubt by maraudng outlaws from among he "hiles'
the southern section of California thus Tar appears as
OF have
by the " coming of the Americans"
On the other hand, the northern section OF our
State is pruspcrng beyond degree IN every part At
the present moment no less than fourteen steamers
are plying upon the waters OF the upper Sacramento,
the Feather and the Nuba Rivers while more than
hall that number daily making their trips, loaded
with freight and passengers from this city to Sacrd-
mentO. The last are steamers OF larger class as
all who have ever seen the Senator, NeW-WOyd,
Confidence, and Hartford, viii recollcct.
The coast to the north is also still attracting good
deal of attention and the large agricultural and
gold-bearng regions lying between Bodega and the
line of Oregon and extending from the coast TO the
Sacramento, is rapidly coming into notice, and filling
up with permanent and thriving population. In
deed for the purposes of agriculture and grazing, as
well for the production OF timber, II is greatly to
be doubted whether any portion OF the west coast
affords greater advantages than the counties OF Men
docno, Trinity Napa and COlusi.
Oregon now more than ever before, begins 10 feel
the benefit Of the great immigration. From the
Umpqua to Vancouver's Island, and from the coast
to the Falls of the Columbia, and even beyond
these latter that territory is rapidly filling up with
a most desirable population. The last steamer
{" California which arrived brought out over TWEEN
~ of this class bound for Oregon, among whom |
noticed J. b. Preston, Esq Surveyor General and
Hon. Thomas Nelson, United States District Judge,
accompanied by party of eight or ten ladies, SIX
of whom were sent out as teachers under the aus
pCes of the very useful society for furnishing teach
eTs, over which Ex-Governor Sade presdes.
From all the means of Judging which / have at
command, the public at home seem inclined still to
look with more lasting favor, upon Oregon than
upon her younger, but more precarous sister Cali
Ornia. And tins, too, Is perhaps not without reason
The multitude who make haste to be rich sought
the shores of this modern FL Dorado while those who
would seek permanent home look to Oregon. | am
more than half persuaded that to most who emigrate
from the North the latter is preferable. with IT'S
broad naVgable streams, Its ample ullage and pas
ture lands ITS forests fisheries, fruits and It's now
excellent market 10 be found Tor years 10 come IN
California, Oregon at present certainly offers great
inducements TO those who would there seek home.
In tins connection too, word as to It's commercial
metropolis may not be out of place. Recent arrange
monts have been made, | understand, by the Pa
cifc Mail steamship Company, To make their
depot IN Oregon at Pacific City, on Bakers
Bay, site at very short distance within the
mouth OF the Columbia river. In the opinion
OF LioutS. Blair, Hudson and Blunt as well as of
many other scientific nautical gentlemen, who have
expressed their judgment IN the matter, TINS location
must eventually be 10 Oregon what san Francisco
now rs to California great emporium of COM
merce Will arise there Ocean steamers and ships
viii there unload their freight and receive IN return
products of the extended interior
The interests of mining and of business generally
have been gradually Improving for the past two
weeks Goods IN suitable packages and IN good or
der sell at slightly improved rates and the suppose
ton that shipments from the East are about closed
for the present also tends 10 enhance prices
The great deSideratum with the mining interest
Sull continues, as at my as date and for some time
previous, TO be To ind out some cheap and Effective
method of securing The me gold contained IN the quarts
He who shall make this desirable discovery needs
Abundant II
Quirers Of the richness Of many of the VEINS of quartz
As many as 30 40, and even 90 cents worth OF gold
per h. have been discovered, by careful experiments.
TO exist IN quartz which by common methods OF
working now IN use cannot be made 10 yield over ),
10 and ~ cents OF course, there Is no lack of pre-
tended discoveries of thus philosophers stone, but the
great problem Is. ! believe, as vet unSOved, TO Wit
TO md method at once sure and cheap.
The quartz IN the vicinity OF Nevada City, on
Deer Greek Is probably the best type OF that which
most battles the skill of eXpermenterS. was sur
prSed, few days since, 10 ind that on looking at
fragment of this, which appeared TO contain no gold,
by the and OF powerful microscope, nnumerable
PARTICLES of the precious metal were 10 be dis
Somlnaed throughout every portion OF Il and II IS
10 collect the wealth of this microscopic gold that the
attention OF the scientific Is now invited To aid IN
tins inning Journal is among the present wants OF
California, as stated IN my last letter
The discoveries OF Prof Shepard, not only IN the
quartz, but al the GeySerS 20 miles north Of Benicia
have been truly wonderful Some account OF these
have already been published IN the newspapers. and
disclosed IN lecture recently delivered before men,
bers Of the Legislature al san Jose party of gem
uemen Will leave tins city with Prof : for the Val
ley of Pluion, l understand, on Monday next, 5th
inst From San Diego, and far below H. to the line
of Oregon and beyond, these warm or hot springs
exist al no distant intervals along the coast range Of
mountains and they are 10 be met with occasionally
along the foothills OF the Sierra but nowhere do
they exhibit such remarkable phenomena as IN the
valley OF Napa and thence 10 the StupendOus Gey-
sorS recently discovered BY Prof Shepard
We have had no RAIN for about a week, and the
dry season IS fairly commenced. The rivers are
very low for the season, and are not likely 10 rise
much IN consequence OF the melting Of snow, of
which there is no great amount on the mountains
c.M. B.
MARRIAGES and Deaths.