The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-15

Webster, Mr. Lord, and to Gregory Go. and Adams +
Co.'s expresses for full nies Of papers, &c.
The latencss Of the hour OF which received the
news oblges us to be very brief III selections
We find nothing Of special importance In files The
recent wet weather said would greatly interfere
with mining operations and make vast difference in
the yield Of the coming Extensive preparations
were making for agricultural pursuits The New York
built clipper ship swordhfh Capt Babcock arrived at
San Francitco the 10TH making the passage against
light winds and Gains in the short space Of ninety days
This coming close upon the celebrated trip Of the Flying
Cloud Her greatest days run reached 325 miles and at
periods she made Is knots an hour
The mail steamer, Panama. did net leave San Fran
cisco till the 18th u consequently friends will have
to wait few dsys for their letters.
gentleman from the mountains reports the snow
forty feet deep at points between harysvllc and
Jamisons Creek.
fatal accident occurred in the bay San Luis Obispo
by the upsetting Of boat belonging to the steamer Ohio
and persods drowned On the 18th Of Feb the
Ohio arrived ut the cmbarcadero landing the
near San Luis Obspo and sent of boat containing tho
second mate, Tbos. McCullcn, Purser E. L. Deane Hon
IL A. Tent, and three scamcn, William Parsons, Will
liam Jeston and William Stevens When within one
hundred yards Of the shore the boat capsized all
her, except Purser Deane and Stevens were
drowned On witnessing the accident the FIRST officer Mr.
f. Briggs, who board the steamer Immediately put
off in another boat to render relief and reaching
scene Of disaster also overturned His party how
ever were all saved
gentleman walking in the vicinity Of Sonora short
ago observed small point Of quartz sticking out from
the ground with gold in 1t visible He proceeded to pull
out the stone and found it to weigh nncty-sx ounces,
and to be worth thousand dollars upwards Four
other lumps previously picked up in similar man
ner and the total value Of the Eve Jumps is thirtyx
hundred dollars
Indian depredations arc still frequent. Recently
young Californian was suddenly attacked by party Of
Indians at his ranch, San Marcos distant thirty
miles, and barely escaped With his life, getting several
Wounds what for he knows not Being young
and wild horse probably saved his life This took place
only thirty miles distant and in the direction Of San Luis
Rey On the I'd ult party Of sheep drovers arrived at
San Diego but out of sheep not hide did the poor
fellows have. In passing the Colorado, the Yumas stole
all their horses which left them afoot with drove Of
sheep Of which the Indians afterwards deprived them
project is on foot in Placer comfy having for It's OBJ
ject the settlement ola colony in the state Of Sonora 1t
proposed to form company Of about hundred per-
sons each Of whom to pay twenty dollars and COM
mission OF three or four to be despatched to that
State. to treat with the authorities there In
regard TO grant OF land for the company
The Lands along the Sacramento river are occupied in
quarter sections and fields barley and other grains line
the banks Melons and other seeds are verv
generally. and the health of the country is good
Theodore Vaenquez was executed at San Jose on the
3Oth OF January, for grand larceny
special message of Governor Bgler announces TINT
the total debt Of the State 2s Of December last
was 81 242,330 "a, as follows
Civil debt outstanding. ................ S7a6,903 a5
~. ponls n, :......, 2l2Oo0 90