The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-11-15
From California.

FROM Cllli0rnll,
We have received. by the les, steamer, ,hro
the attention Of friend IN san Francisco.
California papers, with dates ,o;he IT oi &C
tojer.
The papers are exceedingly interesting. but We
have not room TO make extensive extracts tll-
week. We are only able to make up the iyl
lowing summary Of news:
The social condition ofthc country Inns greatly
improved under the administration Of the v..,j
lance committees. But few cases Of murder or
robbery are reported. There Isl heavy cmi.ra.
ton daily sailing ior Australia Extensive gold
mines have been discovered there, and many o..
.he sidney couyiots. who have been such a curse
to California, are las, leaving for that county,
much to the qualification OF thc people of san
Francisco, and other cities and towns u Che state.
Every department. Of business {, represented
20 be prosperous. Commerce is in a healthy
condition, Provisions lrug good prices and ma
n0y is gradually becoming easy. Flour is rcpor
teda; SIsui pr Dbl, mess polk Sl5llS pr bJl.
hams 22a25e pr H., bacon l5nl7cpr lb.potatoes
Sweet Sc pr ID, lIrl.bl Ia6c; and onions Sale,
The health Of the whole country Is unusually
good, There is no sickness of any kind reported
among the miners.
The gold mines have yielded more THIS snm
mer than they have any pyoyi's season The
wwiscer Times estimates, from MIA, it call, rel.a-
oie data, the Products Of the mines, for the pas,
four months, at S2ooQ1oo0, OF seven and q hall
millions per H,oa,h. Aboa. one half Of this. +.
thinks, is shipped to the Atlantic States: abou,
one third Of the other lalfremala, in California.
and the balance is scattered 10 the -four corner,
OF the earth
The mines in Oregon are said to be yielding d
'ilh harvest and many of tie farmers Of that
territory have become SO charmed with the vel.
low dust at the Shasta mines, that they have en-
iigeiy neglected their crops, aud great scarcity
Of provisions is anticipated this winter.
Rich silver mines have been discovered among
the head waters Of the San joaquin, and eompa.
mics wege being tormedu san Francisco to work
them upon 4 large scale
There is considerable fguring among the poll
ticaus in reference to the L. ). Ssna,orship. The
friends Of Mr.. Fremont as well as those of I. But
Ter King, are trying to get tie governor to con
yene the old legislature, and have them elec; the
l. 5. Senator before the newly elected members
come into power. They feel satisfied that they
stand no chance Of an election by the new
legislature, while in the old their chances are
about equal. The opinion, however, is, that the
Governor will not call an extra session
A company has been formed for the construc.
ton offs railroad from San Francisco to San Jose
The surveyors are at work, and it is thought the
whole line will be ready for letting by tie Is; Of
Nay next
The Alta California denies that the people Of
that state desire the annexation Of Souora or
Lever California
Indian outrages still continue to an alarming
extent in some parts of the state; and many of
tie papers are down upon President Fillmore and
his administration, for the tarly and Indifferent
course pursued towards their grievances The
Alta California says, the state has already spent
hundreds Of thousands of dollars in maintaining
military forces to operate against the indians,
which properly belonged to the general govern
ment, and size is determined to spend no more
It contends that it is the duty Of the general go
iernmeli; 10 prolee Is citizens against the bar
barous cruelties Of the sayages but, that thus
far it had done nothing for California 1t further
states that much inconvenience had been suf.
fcred by the citizens Of San Francisco for tie
want Of custom house. And, although cong.
rass had appropriated 100000 for the erection
Of one, the agent appointed by Pres Fillmore to
procure lot upon which to locate it, had loafed
around that city for the last eighteen months
Without being any nearer getting lot than he
was the day he aui7ed there, and that the 60
yernmen; had paid no further attention to it.
The credit OF the state has greatly improved
Her bonds which had declined to 30 cts on the
dollar are now nearly par again.
Diglcr's majority tor governor was 1904.