The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-21


sinos the last stsansr but little has taken plsos in
aide. On the 9th instant, the Legislature assembled
ct Sen Jose Although the democrats are In the
ssosns.nc IN the Senate parties are very nearly Ss
lAuoed on joint ballet and 1t II absolutely Impossible
70 when the Senator who il to be the colleague OF
MT Gwin, after Mr. Frsmont's term shall have OK,
PRED VIII BE- chosen. who the fortunate person WIN
be. Mr. Fremonts prospects for election are GER
tainly much brighter now than they were month
1t viii be seen by our columns, that the Hon. John
Bgler (dsm elected Speaker Of the House on the
first ballot, by an overwhelming majority.
resignation Of our present. Governor the Hon Peter
Burnett So onerous have been his duties during his
forced to neglss to considerable extent his private
Affairs It Is In Justice, therefore to himself aud fsmi
citizens raised him in Nov Is49 He vas elected az
cording to our constitution for two years, and the
remainder Of his term will OF course be served cut BY
our present Lieutenant Governor, the Hon. John
Within the last two months there has been fearful
increase Of crime, throughout the entire length and
breadth Of State Although several skilful rob-
berries have been contaminated In our own city yet,
in comparison with San Francisco and other portions
OF State We comparatively tree from this kind
OF outrage We may, however, expect at any moment
to hear Of frequent highway robbsriss and urdsrs in
ICED bands Of lawlsss cut throats are carrying en-
their outrages wherever an opportunity offers 1t IL
our cities and larger towns are restrained from re-
turning to that promp and eficacious mode Of sup
pressing crime, known as lynch Law. However to be
dsplored such state OF thiRgs might BE- there bs
no question that during 1Sa9 while 1t the Law Of
California no aad was freer from crime and outrage
than our own In several cases recently uals
have been lynched in the mines by the enraged In
habitants In case, while the prisoner was In
charge of the Sheriff the officer othe Law was violently
the prisoner, and he was dragged bodily by large
crowd Of men, up hill where he was promptly hung
1pon the nearest tree Extended plans for stealing
horses and catte-running them off from ranch, or
from one town to another, and selling them in
successful operation and it is easy to that i'm
meme fortunes are thus being realized
THE QUICKSILVER MINES.
From the Pacific News
II is very generally known that quicksilver mines
in California; but until since the discoveries of gold
but little attention has been bestowed upon them.
For some months past, quicksilver has been offered
IN our market, known as coming from the New
Amade mines.
The principal mines IN California are the Gauda-
lupe and NewAmaden, and are situated in the same
eighborhood, some four miles distant from each
other. These mines are about eight miles from
San Jose, and can be reachsd by good road at all
seasons of the year.
We are told that the mines are now worked ex-
fensively, the produce amounting to several mil
lions OF dollars the present season, and that the
yield from the ore is almost past belief. Eighty
hve per cent of pure mercury is not an uncommon
yield.
Quicksilver, in working the silver mines of
Mexico and South America, has heretofore been
required IN large quantities, but its high price has
tended to stop the working OF many productive
mines; but II is believed that the California quick
silver mines will, when fairly opened. furnish
supply suffcien. to induce operations throughout
Mexico and South America upon an extensive
scale. The silver mines which have been aban-
dOned, will, il is presumed. be re. opened, and with
profit to the owners. Quicksilver can be furnished
a one half the price for which has usually been
sold, and still leave large profit for those who
work the California mines, If we have been inform
ed correctly. This will at once open to commerce
the silver mines which have been closed; aad, in
addition to the gold mines of California, shall
shall have, from another source, the means to
stimulate the commerce which is growing up on
The Pacific coast