The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-03-12
SATURDAY, March s.
Two weeks later from California
NEw y DIRK, March 9TH

The North America reached her wharf
at 12l.2 O'Clock. with 250 passengers. She
left Charres on the 25th, and Kingston
March LIST.
The North America brings S45O,OOO in
the hands of passengers.
The Tennessee arrived At Panama on
The / 9th, and the Republic on the 20lh-
the latter with 260 passengers, and 81 ,OO0,
900 in gold. The Panama arrived al Pan.
anna on the 2lst, with 2j0 passengers, and
: 600 600 in gold dust.
No q. S. Senator has yet been chosen
for California. The choice OF Senator lies
between Fremont and Butler King. The
election was 10 take place in Two or three
days. 1t was bought Fremont wns gain
ing ground.
The BRUSH steamer Avon arrived at
Chagres on the 2lst from San Juan, and
sailed on the oath for Carthagena. She
took $500 600 in silver bars, and about ST.
600 900 in gold dust.
Captain Bartol has placed his company
the Washington Guard Of san Francis
co-al the disposal of the State aulhorlieS.
They are to proceed to the seat Of the ln>
dian difficulties in case military services
ore required.
Steamer Mary Tompkins. from Sacrn-
) mGntO LOT Nuu L TdiElNtu, buls' hNi ppi'ti
J on the 3lst January, killing the I'd engi-
neer, Richard Martin. OF London, and badly
scaIding several others.
Breadeluns were dccliningi provisions
improved clothing dull, and market overs
stocked.
There was much sickness on the 18th
mus. hut none Of maiInan, character.
The news from Jamaica and Oregon is
,, unimporant
The San Francisco Herald of The LIST
ult. says " The siagnation noticed 10 our
circular Of Jan. 18Th, still continues in our
market, and but few changes can he made
from our last quotations. During The past
. week Il slight advance has been made in Il
lew articles, but there seems to be hul little
. reason to expect any very material I'M
provement for some weeks. The unusual
: scarcely OF rain up TO this time, has very
Il much embarrassed the operations in the
drv diggings The miners have occupied
|. themselves thus far in throwing up dirt
, ready to take advantage OF the first ran
? that visits them, and if reliance can b
placed on the reports Of persons VIII, hav
|. visited that part Of the country, few day
rain vii, enable them 10 collect an immens
10 amour, of gold, which, being immedla:el
-, thrown into the hands Of traders who hav
given credit to the miners for stores, woul
- have the effect at once OF rcviving bushes
an throughout the country. Large number
~ o( men are engaged with success in lh
~ country adjoining the Klamath river e'
i. pecially on SCOTS ard Salmon Creeks, II
i tributaries. This portion Of the mimi
N has as YET been but little explored in cou
Of harrison with the more southern parts OF I'll
State. and will, doubtless, he found to a
be bound in pIacers fully equal 10 any hither
"a worked. We mentioned in our last clrc'
20 lar the report Of very valuable discovers
hc of gold on the coast near the mouth oil M
malh river. Investigations confirm, IN
NJ. rreat desree, the richness o. the deposit
mr. but also discover many obstacles TO rende
mn ing them available al present. The 60
iii hluT is about thirty miles from Trinlda
the nearest safe point for vessels 10 dl
al. charge their cargoes. The road betwe'
"a. is almost impossible, except Tor mnlt
mir Considerable difficulty also exists IN bnn
50, ing into operation any method oil separ
ting the gold from the sand, The weiehl
inc the latter, which is in great part me'a'l
es. preventing the ordinary Virginia Tocke
mn working successfully. Experiments
ror> being made to make the extraction oy
,at. sion, but whether they can be carried
.rly on sufficiently large scale TO be p'"'
and cally uselu', remains W "o 10
The san Jose people are planning 10
hin. railroad TO San Francisco. Sl0,ooo
urv already been subscribed and commit
r Of appointed 10 cooperate with similar co
we'd mi,tee in San Francisco.
ar, improvements are daily going on "
,rry Gold digging operations on the "
lass. have been very successful.
The people Of San Jose, nolwlIhsiand
lint. the vote in the Senate, have no idea
is of gving up the removal oil the seat oil
ernment from that place. :.
ting Business IN Sacramento Is eNeesI ~
nent dull, but a good raue Is eNPe''' :"
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