The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-07-26

;s;n.,,sa naeush not as favorable a. h.d been am;
as 10 wsy,s., .one q the over ss6guine, is sue
been discnvs.sI q e stating that pIacers have
=, snsss i,ss that will pay for work;ns A. -.
iie prospecting has been dc.s s-Iyl
lnou,ge tne hope that 40 ahe ,n;.s - ~ -
oeyeloped, rleh deposits Of the % prec;o,.s scunes
A6hiCuLTURAL NEws.-Niafipos. eo.,n...
IN addition to being one Of the bess r;,; s;ounsy
tricts 10 the State, ranks high a. an .er;s,,s. I
raj county. Upon either srde Of The Mercs.,l
fiser, from the low bills 70 its mouth. along the|
banks Of the San Joaquin, in the canonrIss az !
along the coast range, and the low hills Of the
Sierras, and along the banks Of the Maripo.
sa, Chouchilla, FTezno and other mountain
streams, are excellent farming lands. The
plains between these streams, during part Of
the year, are well adapted TO grazing, and
abound in wild horses, antelope and elk
Much of the land along the Merced is under
cultivation, and is chiefly planted with garden
vegetables and barley. Along the southern
road leading TO the Joaquin, I. Howard. Fsq..
has raised a fine field OF barley and wheat, and
has fine field of corn, melons, turnlps. pota-
8toes. &C., &c. Upon the MaFiposa river, a
squatter upon Col. Fremont's ranch, has a
number Of acres under cultivation. and Major
aSayage, uI on the Frezno, has just harvested
E2OO acres OF barley, and has yet to harvest a
8large field of wheat. He has also some 80
3acres OF corn. about the same amount Of po-
.tafoes, and Is acres with melons and other
garden vegetables.
All the agricultural products necessary for|
consumption in the country, except wheat
3and beans, will be raised in this county this]
Bseason. There is no grist mill built yet in]
this county, but MIR. Griffin, on the Merced,
Twill erect one the present year. AnotherI
season, Mariposa and Tulare counties will
araise produce TO export. These are among the]
7unmistakable evidences Of the prosperity of
sMariposa county.
SAN JOAQUIN NEWS.
A fatal affair occurred at French Camp, du-
sring the celebration of the festival Of St. John
An American got into a quarrel with someI
Mexicans, when they threw him to the groundl
land commenced beating him. Mr. John Bran
anen then interfered to save the mans life, and1
1.-THE Mexicans then struck at him with their}
KNIVES. Bfannen returned the assault andI
sshot at them. but unfortunately killed an un-
3cOncerned spectator; he again fired at his op.I !
sponent and succeeded in wounding him.
The annexed items are from the Calaverasl
SChronicle:
ANOTHER CANAL.-The people north of the |
i aMOkelumne, in this county, are organizing al
company for the purpose of turning the watersI
aof the North Fork from their channel, andl
7conducting them through the rich placers lyingl
2between Jackson Creek and the Mokelumne.
4 The cost of the work is estimated at two hum
5dred thousand dollars.
THE CALAvERAs.-This river, in the neigh!
6borhood of Jesus Maria, has been alresdyI
3turned al several places by Mexicans, French
II 10 u,hz n
4 progressive energy OF the Americans, are nowl
doing tolerably we'll.
FoRMAN's RAEcH.-The miners in the vici
Unity of this ranch are busily engaged carting
$dirt from the gulches to the South Branch OIL
the Calaveras. 1t is supposed that when thisl
astream will have sufficiently fallen To enabled
1miners to work upon the bars, large wages will
! be realized by them. 1
! HARvEsTING.-lfhe Indians are very busilyl
3engaged in harvesting at the present tine.-i
Their mode is to burn off the grass and then toI
gather the seeds, roasted grass hoppers and|
3oiher insects which may have been left by the|
d6re. These they pack away for winter, but
we are not advised as to whether this ready
cooked provision undergoes another culinary
50peratiOn or not.
are being made in lone Valley for a grand Gel
LIBERATION of the anniversary Of American In
dependence.
LATER FROM OREGON.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company 81
steamer Fremont, Captain Dow, arrived at Sanl
Francisco on the 29th June, after passage otI
364 hours from Oregon. The papers are en-
agrossed entirely with political matters. and the)
result of the election, which took place on the|
l7th June. The returns are not all in. bur
enough are received to ensure Democraticl
maturity in both branches of the Legislature.
The Senote will probably have seven Demo
Icrats to two Wings, whilst in the lower Housed
tthe Democratic majority cannot be less than
5six o: eight. There are but twenty-five mt M
3bers 10 be elected, and so far the Wings havel
secured nine.