The republic., 1851-02-21

and Mr.. Graham exchanged shots. as before stated,
on Sunday morning, when Mr.. Walker was shot in
| the thigh He will recover.
The Indian difficulties in the vicinity of the Mar
iposa have assumed an alarming character. Every
day brings accounts Of murders. and the whites
have called upon the executive for aid. Troops
now being raised, and the Indian agents will proceed
to the scene Of the difficulties Immediately, to
icavog, if possible, to bring the Indians to treaty
The mails have Of late been very irregular. The
Tennessee left behind seventy bags Of the 2sth Of
Noyembsr mail and i i said that portion Of the
is attributed TO the tardiness of the New Grenadian
authorities in transporting tho mail across the 18th
mus.
Three steamers will leave for Panama this after
noon-the Unicorn. Antelope, and New Orleans.
The mail goes by the Unicorn, the slowest boat in
the Pacific. The Northcrner advertised to
the steamer Tennessee shc ia prevented from going
down before the lst of February; and therefore the
mails were transferred to the Unicorn.
The frigate Savannah, Commodore McCaulay,
Panama and Valparaiso.
The working OF quartz lodges will give employ
ment to a large number Of men in this country.
very successfully. They have sunk a shaft about
thirty feet, and they find that the gold increases in
quantity every inch from the s0rtace Several
Cornish miner: are employed by this company,
and they say that they have worked in tin mines
in England, where the tin was not SO abundaht as
is the gold in the Mariposa ledge.
The quicksilver mines near San Jose are very
successfully worked. The uadaupe Company's
mine yields ton of quicksilver per day; and the
New Almaden Company larger quantity. Ano-
ther year will develop the resources Of California to
an extent unparalleled, believe, in the history Of
any country j. A. L.
The New Ell Dorado.
Our correspondent ys the Commercially has given
summary account of an alleged new and most
,Iorf f,,l
sands. We need scarcely say that we are disposed
to receive the narrative with all due caution II not
TO class with the now exploded stories of the god
lake." the "gold mountain" &c., by which the
world was to be speedily enrched that il. gold
not made sol plentiful thereby to be OF no more
| account than 30 much old iron. We suppose, how
ever that our readers will take some intercs in the
story, extravagant as it is.
The Balance says:
That the line of the coast, from twenty five
miles north of Trinidad to eight miles south of the
in scales, internixcd with black sand, is beyond
dispute. The gold bearing range of the interior
hero strikes the ocean, and running down to line
Of bluffs from one hundred to six hundred feet
high, moro or less precptous, skirts the coast for
nearly ten miles. These are the celebrated gold
bluffs. Old father Neptune here carries on gold
washing operation on his own account, precisely
on the principle of the miners gold washing, but
on the colossal scale. As the waves ebb and flow
they wash out the bluff carrying back into the sea
all the lighter sand, gravel, &c. and leaving be-
uiHu on TUG ocdCn tHo ucaVy DIaSA tahu, Cohtdiu-
ing the gold.
occasionally, after a storm, the black sand is
buried under sort of top. dressing of grey sand
slight depth, Inc I black gold BEARING Sand is shown
as before.
The very richest portion Of this deposit is con-
fined to strip OF coast nearly two miles long
although, for about seven miles or moro, the sand
10 more or less abounding in gold We have been
shown one sample, which we assured has yield
cd upon analysis at the rate Of six dollars to the
pound-which, We presume, of course to be very
| favorable specimen. The more sanguinc MEM
bers of the Pacific Mining Company confident
that the poorest sand will yield from fifty five cents
one dollar and hse s cents pound Tor all
BILE, although the company ia giving the best evil
dence Of its faith in them by its expenditures in the
enterprisc-the purchase Of the steamer Chesa-
peake, &c. That the gold exists all along the
coast at the foot Of the blufs, and in great abund
ancc, seems to be indisputablc
How to get at it in any available shape ia another
affair entirely. The ordinary methods (by wash
ing, winnowing, &c., of separating the gold from
the sand in which it ia found fail in this case; the
black sand being nearly or quite as heavy the
scales Of gold which il contains We presume that
there is within the resources of modern science q
mode of obtaining the gold by solution or otherw
and learn that Professor Spcker of this city has
the secret, and has had it in successful operation.
We believe it is in the exclusive possession of
the Pacific Mining Company.
Whether this or any other possible mode Of scpa-
rating the gold is not going to cost good deal more
tuanlb COURSE pOlntOn WnlCn every
thing depends If the gold can be obtained at such
cost as will leave fair margin for profit then the
deposit at the gold bluffs is immensely rich If not,
it is worthless The point is TO be decided at the
expense of those who make the trial.
Message OF the Governor OF California.
The message of Governor Burnett was transmit
ted to tho Legislature on the 7th of January. 1t
fills eight columns of the -Aita California. The
San Francisco Shield publishes the following sum-
mary of the document:
The message opens with roview OF the general
history OF the State since the adjournment of the
last Legislature, and thence proceeds to fecom-
mend certain measures for the action Of the pre- |
sent Senate and Assembly.
After speaking of the difficulties we had to en-
counter before admission into the Union, the |
Governor details the Indian troubles on our FROM
tier. His cxcellency thinks that the Indian diff
cultes have been brought about by the failure Of
the General Government TO make treaties with the
tribes for their lands.
Our relations to the negro race come in after the
Indians have been considered. The messaEe re-
comnends the passage ofa law excluding negroes
from the State.
Following out the idea Of unity Of race in the |
State, the Governor then recommends amend |
ment OF the constitutional article requiring the
laws to be published in Spanish. He urges this
the score OF economy, well for the policy Of
having only one official language.
An amendment of the criminal laws of the State
is suggested. For temporary purposes it is pro- |
posed TO extend capital punishment II is particu-
larry recommended to punish grand larceny with |
death.
The interest law of the State is dsapproycd of.
and change so as TO have a law against usury is |
recommended.
The election of notarics public by the people Of
the respective townships in which they reside is
proposed. II is also suggested to pass law in re-
gard to the duties of commissioners of deeds
siding in tho several States of the Union.
The agricultural interests Of the State are duly
considered. The surveyor general ought accord
In tn ft,co mi tn
statistics OF agriculture.
The passage of a homestead exemption bill is
urgently recommended.
A general reduction Of the salaries OF State OFF,
GERS Is suggested, and also reduction Of tho fccs
of clerks, recorders, and other officers. The no.
ccssity of cheap and speedy justice is insisted on.
The necessity of pasainR nrcacrhino he