Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-09-23
CALIFORNIA NEWS

by The steamer Illinois we have the following furbar
items OF intelligence from California and the Pacific
coast. The dates from San Francisco are to 18th An
gust:
The CHILEAN government advertises for loan of
Sevo'uoo lor the completion OF the public stores
In Concsptlon the vote of the presidential election
was IN favor OF General Cruz by an overwhe m ssr
majority, cut not sufficient TO counteract Mounts Ma
lority IN other perta. w
The rails are laid on the Copiapo railroad distance
OF 70 nillss. The track is spoken of as excellent
Steamers are running without difficulty between Sac
ramento AID MarysvlIe. 7"'-
there was row at Y uba CITY between some neace
iu Indians and some quarresome whites but il went off
without loss of life. ~ va
Urine IN SACRAMENTO The police made las
arrests during the month of July. OF these "a were
charged with larceny, 81 with dsordery conduct and
10 with violation OF city ordinances.
GOLD on THE COAST, We learn from Major G. raba,,
that gold has been discovered in many places near San
ia Cruz Many parties have been out prospecting and
found gold wherever they would dig, but found no
place that would pay ~
The Nevada Journal states that tho Gold E;u Nr;;
company al Grass Valley is clearing quartz opera
| per day "AO ooi'''s
| Captain E. K Kane has declined accent;ro tba
nomination OF his southern friends as governor of iha
| State. " VIZ
| SUCCESSFUL MINING. Within the last t wo weeks
says The Sacramento Times, have heard of several
cases OF extraordinary mining by different individuals
But that OF party upon Bear rver composed of eioh,
INDIVIDUALS; one OF whom this city Yesterday on
his way to the Statesexceeds any we have vet heard
OIL hfee persons went up Bear river early in JuIv
a short distance below Steep Hollow where thew tnrn
ed the river and worked twenty one DAYS Upon divi
ding their money, they had little over twenty two
| hundred dollars eacil-in the aggregate 81 GOT 80
| EARTHQUAKE.-The Nevada Journal saws that mar
ties OF emgrants who have recently arrived report thai
severe shock oil earthquake was felt on the Sd Juv
| IN the vicinity of the Soda Springs and alono
Bear river, some two hundred miles this side of Sail
Lake. The highly volcanic nature of that section of
country ana the numerous remains of old craters rem
DER probable that such commissions are by no means
| OF unIequent occurrence in that neighborhood
| The same paper says:
The lrst emgrant train by the Tuckee route ar.
rived IN tins city on Thursday afternoon in ninety DAYS
from The Missouri river The company was from Ga
lena, Illinois, They came through with oxen, and
lheir cattle appeared in fine condition They report
that they found plenty ofwtass, and met with no diff
cuity nom the Indians Theirs was the first OK team
that crossed the mountains the present season.
LATE FROM OREGoN--The Pacific Mail Steamship
Company's steamer Columbia, Capt. LIE Roy, arrived
from Oregon the 4th
Gov Gaines had returned after making treaty.
with the Rogue River Indians, which he thinks will
be observed The castigation given the savages by
MAJOR kearney has had salutary effect
Mr.. +. l.. Raymond, of Indiana, arrived on the
LIST instant across the Plains. He represents the emf
grafton assmal, Several small companies on the road
had neeh advised not to attempt come to California
on account ct the Indians and they had TUNED towards
Oregon ~ '"'u'