Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-11-22


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INTELLIGENCE FROM CALIFORNIA.
Our dates from San Francisco are TO the 18th
of October. From the summary of the "Pica
yune'' of that date we extract the following
The last fortnight has been unusually barren of exciting
news Great hs0s beautiful specimens, and extensive
diss;ngs and quarz discoveries together with wharf and city
improvements assive FIRE proof buildings Of brick ron and
stone, and increased facilities for locomson by land ant
water absorb public attention. the exclusion Of dread
u conhagraons, daring robberes and summary hangings
The Vigilance Committee is longer needed; and as .
consequence of this state Of things esumng it.
wonted activity and the busy hum of industry heard ia
every city snd village the banks of every river aong the
slope OF every mounain and in the depths Of every guch
and valley.
The Southern Convention for the division Of the State ia
be held Monday next the 2Oh instant Those favorable
the project have length united upon Santa Barbara
the place where the delegates assemble San Dego
Los Angeles, San Luis Obspo Monterey. Santa Cruz San
Joaquin, end other countless have eleced their delegates.
Several addresses have been pubhedn support Of The
ment. *t te a sF5ss 7fsR
Some idea Of the traffic between San Francisco and the
Southern mines may be formed from the fact that there are
this moment ten steamers plying between San Francisco and
Stockton There are ten also plying between San Francisco
and Sacramento Tee latter are the most part Of lareer
size than those the San Joaquin river and make the trip
OF about lao miles in from eight hours There
ten other steamers plying from Sacramento different places
above that city, One year there but steamboat
in Oregon, the Columbia there eleven teanboats
Of different kinds running in the Columbia and Willamette
rivers not including the Pacific Sea Gull and Co
lumbia, running between Oregon and California
Stockton, in the early part OF monh became the
Of ourages of similar character those which,
since, dsgaced San Francisco On the Sd instant three
shot in the vicinity Stockton on Saturday even
ing attempt made shoot Others without PROVO
cation; the night Mexican was most nhumaply
buchered in house in the outskirts of the city; and on
Sunday morning attempt made shoot gentleman
for no reason that be could imagine. -3s
The Mormons have at length taken possession OF the
rancho Of San Benarno, Los Angeles for which they
are to pay SlO2. 900. twenty-five thousand was paid
down, and the remainder be paid 10 equal pay
ments. is said to be he intention build great city
there and railroad to Salt Lake is confidently spoken Of
is also said that the heads Of the church in Deseret have
given directions to the Mormons in Europe that all the emil
grafton to this country must in future by the way Of
the lshmus Of Panama to San Diego the population OF
San Bernardno is to be ncreae1 FIVE thousand within the
next six months 1t contains within its boundaries
than eighty thousand Of land great part OF
which be irrigated The Santa runs through
furnishing large and unfaing supply of pure water and
having excellent mlseats. The mountains covered
with pines, sufficient to supply with lumber all Southern
California for years. The Improvements to be Immediately
made will be Of great benefit Los Angeles county, This
settlement commands the Cajon Pass and win protect The
valley from further Indian ncursons f,urng mill and
several mills win be erected there during the rainy
SON. The tract of land included within the limits Of San
Bemardino embraces about sixteen leagues. The Mormon
emigration from Liverpool, it is said amounts TO l3, 900
Salt Lake City, the headquarters of the Mormons contains
population Of $1,000 and the other settlements in the territory
about aSmany more. IA
Judge late Judge ofihe Superior Court has been
appointed by the Governors Associate Judge Of the Supreme
Court, in place Of Judge Bennett, resigned. es 1f
An attempt is again being made to establish steam com
muncaon between the Sandwich Islands and San Francisco
and the first steamer expected to be placed upon the route
in about month.
THE weather throughout Oregon and Upper and Lower
California delightful The northwest wind has completely
died away snd nature never smiling aspect
under an Italian sky. IN
The agricultural, mining, mechanical, and commercial
interests are in the full tide Of prosperous Mechanics
readily obtain steady employment So per day, and
laborers at 49, and from the large number Of buildings
in progress it probable they will be oil engaged for the
next six months. kslA 34 E8&1
The Picayune also publishes long and interest
ing summary of the operations in the mining dis
tricts, from which we make some extracts:
The gold is still being taken out Of hills in immense
quantities. and unless circumstances totally unforeseen
arise there be doubt that throughout the whole of the
coming winter the yield will be Through every
section Of the mining districts parties engaged throwing
dirt for winter washing while others are locating and build
ing cabins In spots which cannot be worked until the heavy
rains pour through the guches and fill the aoya dry and
baked at present, with foods Of fosnipg water.
The number Of men engaged in mining at The present mo-
men probably larger than any period since the gold vas
first discovered, and the pay per is at least
good has been The odashoned clumsy methods
Of washing rapidly bng done away with, and improve
mens by which the time of the laborer saved while the
quantity of earth washed is increased being, particularly
in the Northern mines, very generally introduced Fumes
and long taking the place Of rockers and baea and
half dozen miners wash out the amount
they formerly could and wb if any thing less expense
either in labor money. &M 9d
The Of gold which is being taken out in the
Ynba and Feather rivers, is unusually large. In the neigh
borhood Of Downieve the dggngs what would have
been called good in the best days Of gold discovery In
Sweeands dgengs Ca peculiar locality, in which the miner
has penetrate through several feet Of sand and deep bed
Of rotten cobble sone extraordinary has attended
Norihern mines most brilliant future is ueading on the
heels Of an extraordinary present.
The yield Of gold present exsodinary and the pros
poets that increase is to be expected far than
decrease dreaded The beds Of the have proved
rcb the banks richer, the cayote shafts richest Of oil while
every gsch and every ravne great piles Of sueous earth
standing, only waiting the advent Of The rain give forth
their golden produce ~
From the south the not less encouragipg At al
every locality from which have heard the miners ar
doing exceedingly WE'LL and hardly day passes without its
record Of new rich diggings The in the vicinity
Of Sonora have been very successful and the Tuoumnc
the Losses Of last year being rapidly repaid The total
Of wster in many of the localities during the last win
ter, rendered the labor Of many, who spent in throw
ing up earh vauces for the time being, and in many an