New-York daily tribune., 1851-08-27


seciIcn. The docks are giving place 20 ezra nrma,
and the sand hills are removed and cast into the sea
The stearexcayaiOr has scoopet It's way t"o or
three hundred yarcS IN MaTset-st. and he high
piles OF sane behind the Oriental have vanished.
The rapid progress of improvement IS nat checked
by any pCsSt.c calamity, physical OF moral,
Trade IS tull-'Ull-'ul L S impossible for
every e--.rffl cInN r.ore than gallon Of lrlOr
a cay cT Ia eat tAan a barrel OF pork IN wees.
VERY feW persons need more than twenty olnsets
~ ch'. or csn wea'. conveniently. more ,has
dozen bass or q siIc cle case OF boots At one tur.
sunny : aa.If knHIrte. demand one. Il TIE word
vii allow - 10 consume. or burn, or waste What
We have CT hand, shall lhen De ready 20 receive
further shipments.
Em.gTat on exceeds immigration. IN regard 20 the
Alenuc States. From other parts " the ~oti0 tht
iuflX OF population ! IN excess There are, now
ever. Two c0nSol,ng features namely. that many oi
these leaving for the Ola States intend returning
with their families and large proportion oi iso>e
who arrive here are families and permanent resi-
dents. Hitherto, no country on the gooe could com
pare with this Ia the iTanStory and iuctuang char
seer Of us popuauon-one powerful cause. oy the
way. OF TIE prevalence of disorders and excess o AL
kinds.
The low rates Of passage TO Panama temp; many
TO make a trip homewarcs In the caom the fare
has been and some OF the best steamers, 10 or
from Panama. one hundred dol ars.
The weather continues maryeiously monoionous,
each succeeding day beng the ditto oi rs predeces
sor. The morning SpleaSant, almost "oeyond com,
pare" the mercury reaching o. or Co oy II OF IL
O'Clock Then comes the sea wind, which has no
friend OF advocate m the country. The dust rises
and people II the streets shut their eyes The tenn
peraure falls and they button their Goats. Long be-
fore sunset II chilly. In The middle OF the al
teruoon you see cloakS IN the streets. In The
evening the mercury fixes itself about so. and there
stands TIL eNt morning. The warmeSt nights thus
tar have required two blankets for covering. and
that i not enough IN common In one respect am
agrceahly disappointed there has been but little
misty or cloudy weather. For three ourthS oi the
time brieht sun Is shining. but his majesty don't
burn A. With you.
The most nomentous topic which has excited the
public mind for long while Is he new Sty.e Oh dteSS
TOR ladies' One of our dreSSinaher> placed dol fl
her window equipped IN the new style. and donned
the like apparel while IN her store. The newspapers
got wind OF the innovation and the editors all gave
their opinions on the new costume, founded on per
sonal observation Az day and IN the evening
throng OF men stood about the door and window, to
get a peep at the lady. Persons were hired 70 enter
10 make purchase so aS 10 draw heI rom lhe od'A
room into a position yl>lole through the "lhlo"
Men aud women. all the city, talked OF nothing
else They scarcely cropped the subject an hour To
discuss the hanging of Stuart The general impress
sion Is decidedly favorable and should not oe sur
rrlsed 10 see II generally adopted. Certainly II mas
convenience and utility IN It's favor, though lnSweep-
ing the streets the old style has the advantage
The mining prospects continue good. mere n
no doubt that the quantity of gold obtained this year
viii far exceed that OF any former year The miners
are better reconcied 10 the moderate compensation
o five TO ten dollars day, and they have ceased 70
expect fortune by the shower Improved modes OF
washing have added greatly TO their ptohtS Az hrst
the ran was reSorted to--hen the trdds or rocker
now the - Long Tom IS at work. TINS - SIMPLY
trough through which water Is kept running whe
the earth Is thrown at one end. The gold Is re
tanned by small strips nailed across the bottom me
miners have also learned that the earth may oe pro
ftably transported 10 great distance, Tor waShns
| have lust talked with friend from near sonora,
a carpenter who came ont last Winter. AFTER spend
lug several months IN alternately digging and pros
pecting he settled down al the chinese Dlggings'
where he has been doing well. The water falling,
they tired caTting the earth two miles To wafer and
have realized great profits from the operation inns
gentleman tells me that by carrying the ear'h 'hiS
distance IN dry state and then washing 1t, twice AS
much can he realized by digging 1t IN wei state,
and washing It on the spot. BY the former mode II
crmbles to pieces and IS soon washed b} the Id't'
II grows sticky and coherent.
Fmnloy Is thus givent 10 teamsteTs, wheel-Wrlghis,
smiths and other mechanics. An immense number
of teams are engaged throughout the state IN haullhg
dirt My friend has lately resumed ms tade "i car
penter and sometimes made twenty-five doiiafs
day White oak timber Is IN great demand. ~ hds
brought a. high as one dollar foot al sonora mere
Is no substitute for 1t inthis country Our OAK Is 700
brittle The native yellow pine IS coming largely M
TO use There are Lwo steam saw mills at sonora
one of which cuts 1000 feet IN day, which sells
readily at $l60 per thousand. The clear pr9ht 0i
tins mill Is 500 "A DAY. Near sonora Is th,r,i mii
Jrven by water The grcen boards are nailed mp to
make boxes troughs, pumps, &c. There Is no dan
ger OF splitting the wood, The nails cannon oe uid"h'
and the u ood undeTgOes no change Whlle WEI -
The cost OF transporting goods by wagon rom ~
TO 100 miles, is from three cents TO ten cents
round piece OF oak for an axetree cost Al stock
ion eight dollars, and the transportation oi IL 10 ~
nora. 50 miles, waSthree dollars
ought to have mentioned thai the miners are P't
parng 10 cover their immense heaps OF earth =" IN
canvass. III order t. keep them dry-so great i the
ADVANTAGE of dry earth for washing.
The country siill aoOunds with loaefs ana MAJ,
contents Many who are not content with so" ana
steady stream Of I'VE dollars day, spend thef tihe
oSpecingr or IdAng. But tins class dlnllnlshes
rap.d.y There are many others who work VII uley
gel moderate pei, and then dash into drinking ana
gambling, ana when the dust ls gone, go 10 WoiA
asaln Near sonora there IS Texan wl,h MS thfee
sons-One OF them young man anu me oth.t a. aPVu' ~
entering their teens. The father works Win All ms
sons I'll they collect a few hundred dollars, ana
then sets ont spree and wastes u. "hAi
hle the children especially the TWO ltte oofs
q. rum rum
In some frontier sections the Indian troubles con
tinue and will continue I'll the entire extermlntton
of the aboriginal race. The two cardinal points III
The political creed OF the Anglo Americans, liberty
or deatn for themselves, and slavery Qf deaih lo'
darker skinned nations. viii be caff5d oni ~ re-
gard 10 the Indians spite of all opposing sentiments
Many OF the settlers are humane and honorable, and
with the m the Red Man could live IN harmony. But
there are enough OF different class, without heaEt,
or soul or conscience having the form Of humanity
ard the spirit OF demons, whose intercourse WIKI
DE Indians Will always keep alive n them the spirit
OF revenge and retaliation, and render II necessary
To annlhliate the sayages-l mean the red Skinned
savages--ln Seltdefense
In the Fall Of 1850 | lodged one night a. a tent
rear the Mefced River, on the road 10 Manp)sa
Seven or eight Indians came IN after dark IN hali-
famlshed state, and asAeC for water and food snow
ing certificate from some American setting forth
that they were friendly and honest people. Pete,
the Landlord. gave them 70 eat, and when tney hai
deyoured several Oayes OF bread and variety oil
scraps he made his demand tor two dollars lhe
Indians SAID they had money and referred TO the
certificate, evidently supposlng the meat mad Oeen
gwen 10 taem on the strength oi that document.
But tie landlord stormed and swOre, and taxing
fom them their bows and arrows ne Grove thsm
from the tent They encamped for the nigh, on the
plain. tyo or three hundred yards distant Presently
Pete left the tent, swearing that he would nave
sCme pay and taking sword-cane 10 ihtiindate
them Three OF them were men, ana the resi-
women and girls After fourlshing The weapon ana
terrifyIng them, the brute returned Win one dollar
and hai-the proceeds Of his heroic expedition.
BESIDES myself there were three travellers, VINO
spresd their blankets with mine on the ground out
side the tent with TO defense whatever. HAD Ne
teen Indians ald the other party American our