New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-22

disc and building completely destroyed loss
r-obsbIv amounts 10 $4,000 including building.
Mes,Is. Butler & Baxter, general merchandise
totally destroy ed, loss about $4,000.
John A. Huddart grocery and commission mer-
chant. totally DESTROYED; loss about $4,000.
The building owned by T. II. Selby and occu-
pied by J. w. Mckee Co general commission
store. Mr. selbys loss in the building reaches
s4nO. Mr.. Mckee loss must have been great,
tbe whole Of mis- stock having been completely
DESTROYED. The basement Of this house was
used as bowling alley by Hitchings, Lord * 20;
whole loss reaches $1,000.
Totten \ Eddy. general merchants stock and
building entirely destroyed loss about s''VOO.
Boardman, Bacon Co. hardware ana mer'
chandise, also destroyed; loss about s-'VVV. J,
Atlantic Hotel and Restaurant to'ahy ue'
strOy ed loss not ascertalned.
Hawlsv Sterling Il Co. general dealers, par
TALLY destroyed; building and stock IN measure
ruined.
Delong, Mcneil K Co. general dealers, corner OF
Montgomery and Sacramento SITS building pulled
down BY order of some Of the authorities Loss
heavy. -
Butler & Bakers stove store on Leidesdortst
was also totally destroyed Their loss In this must
have been heavy.
The corrugated iron building on Leidesdorf st.
belonging to Capt. Folsom was partially destroy
ed. Damage slight.
CINE companies, from the circumstance that their
machines were undergoing repairs The st. Fran
els Hook and Ladder Company carried their appa-
ratus by hand from the workshop to the tire.
San FranciscO-The MInes-Discovery OF
silver Mine-HOmeward Travel
San Francisco is steadily progressing In every
branch Of local improvement, the most Important
and attractive Of which is the grading planking
and sewering of the streets. Oar city now pre-
sents greater extent of panked streets, probably,
than any other city in the Union, II not IN the
world. Since these improvements commenced,
over 40 900 feet, or above seven and a half miles
of street have been graded 800 feet have been
plapked; and over 200 feet of grading and 1000
feet of planking are now under contract and VIII
shortly be completed. All this has been accom-
plished in the most substantial manner and even
though the heavens should open their hoodgates
and drench the earth with rain, our city streets
will vet remain comparatively dry and comfort
able. The Californian last Winter would hardly
recognize the city in its new garb
The miners karel still hard at work, and their
labors are Welding a fair return Thousands are
wintering in the mines, preparatory 70 commenc-
ing operations early in the Spring, and Improving
the opportunity afforded by the temporary cessa-
ton Of the rains to work sufficiently TO pay ex-
pensssv.ghat the diggiDgs are still rich, if not in
exhi is evident by the large amounts OF
treasure Which goes forward to the Atlantic States
by every steamer especially on the first Of every
month, when commercial men usually make their
heaviest remttances.
In addition 10 our gold placeres California is
likely to prove rich in silver ore. We have here
toore had occasion to notice the discovery of two
or three no very inconsiderable mines. Another
has been discovered few leagues from Monterey,
which promises to be exceedingly rich. Portions
of the ore have been taken out and assayed and
worked up for use. A company is now forming
at Monterey for the purpose of working the mine
upon an extensive scale, and the stockholders are
confident that it will prove good investment
The Commercial news from this section Is not
important No material changes have taken
place in prices of merchandise. A fair supply OF
almost every article is in market, and the con-
slant shipments which are being made from the
old and the new world, give us reason to anticl-
pate that the supply will continue adequate to
the increasing wants of the country.
strong tide of emigration is now settling to-
ward the Atlantic States. Hundreds who came
early 70 California, and were numbered among
those individuals so often referred to as :" the old
est inhabtant are returning to the scene OF their
early associations, their families aud friends
We are quite confident most of them go with
remuneratpg reward for their labors and what
ever privations they may have encountered, and
nearly all with the most favorable impressions Of
our country.