The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-06-15
!. LATEST FROM THE GOLD REGION.
Arrival Of the United states.

An act fundlrg che civil debt of the State
This law contemplates redemption of the
bonds not outstanding, which bear a monthly
interest ofthree per cent and an absorption of
ali the State scrip which is now in circulation,
or which may be put afoat up to December
next. The scrip to be redeemed by an issue
of seven per cent. bonds. bae rs N rssfrfI ~
An act securing foreign miners. This law
compels foreign miners, who have not taken
the initiatory stops towards becoming natural
lied citizens, to obtain State license, at the
rate of three dollars per month.
An act in relation TO fugitivcs from labor
This law authorizes tho removal of slaves,
which were brought to California previous to
its admission into the Union One year from
the first of May allowed for such removal
| An act providing for the collection OF rev
enue for State purposes. aa1t0
| An act providing for tho sale of 100000
acres of land set aside for school purposes
This law provides for the sale Of the school
lands at two dollars per acre, payable in state
bonds or script The land warrants to be is
sued by the state, can be laid upon any vacant
lands belonging TO the United States, which
are now unoccupied, to the extent Of five hun
dred thousand acres.
An act for the relief of immigrants This
law authorizes the Governor to expend for the
relief of immigrants from the Atlantic States
'io thc ldlHc, LuO pIc5cul JcuI, llc SUN Vi
twenty-five thousand dollars.
The accounts for supplies and services, rem
derod in the Eldorado and other Indian wars,
to the amount of six hundred thousand dollars,
have been authorized to be audited, and seven
per cent. bonds issued therefor, but no provis-
ions have been made for the payment Of either
principal or interest. 1t is however believed
that the United States will provide for them.
MNINe.-A letter dated Onion Valley, April
30ih says
"'fhere is good sight for three or four hun
dred miners in this region, say for twelve miles
around us, and even here, at this very place,
company last fall took out So, 800 in short
time, but were obliged TO quit on account of the
early snow. Onion Valley Greek is from IL
to 5 miles in length, and has been worked
but very little. Poor Mans Creek, State
Creek, Gibson's Diggings, Middle Fork or
Feather River, Jamison Creek, and Hopkins
Creek, arc oil in the immediate vicinity, and
all but Jamison Creek are within six miles of
this place, and at the present these diggins
comprise the snrest and best in California; and
as an old miner, having been in the mountains
more than two years, L would advise those
wishing to try their luck at mining to make
their way out of your dusty, musquito haunted
place below into the pure salubrious air of the
mountains, where they can see the whole of
the elephant" and line their pockets with ore
to boot"
Wages in this region are six dollars per day,
but if new comers are as ] was, they will not
look at that low price. man can live well
here, if he boards himself for 62 or 10 cents
per day, at prices provisions are now. Flour
is worth 7c.; pork 25c. hams 35c.; bear meat
no sale. There is not "female woman" in
all our town, but we have two dogs and plenty
of wolves
EcUADoR.-Ecuador continues in very
disturbed state, and war between Peru and
the Republic is confidently looked for, at least
if we may judge from paragraph contained
in the proclamation of Gen. Urbnas. wherein
he says: "a nation, that defends what we are
about to defend, and has on its eide the Justice
we have yet duty TO perform We must in
flict an exemplary punishment on that Govern
ment that has traitorously put arms in the
hands Of our murderers.
We or the Government of Peru must cease
to exist. Those of lis who should remain a. |
live, after the defeat of Flores, viii march
against Peru, though it should be to die in the |
first encounter, for it is better TO die than to
live dishonored, and the Government of Peru
has humbled tho sovereignty of our country |
by arming gang of murderers to invade her. |
Ia arms! fellow citizens, may those who in |
wade our country diei To war, with the Gov |
ernment of Pernf'
On the 22d Of May, the morning after the ar |
rival of the Winfield Scott at Panama Messrs |
Bours, Van Valkenburgh, Perkins and Duran- |
do accompanied tho purser, Mr. Shed, ashore |
in a charge OF a shipment of gold dust. On ar |
irving at tho mole, the boat was surrounded by |
a large party of natives, who endeavored to |
seize and carry away the gold. A violent strug
gle ensucd, aud the natives were repulsed.-l
They then returned to the shore, and assailed |
the small party in the boat with large pieces |
of rock. Fortunately all escaped with light
bruises. excepting Mr.. Perkins of Sonora who |
received severe blow over the left ear and |
fell senseloss. Aid was eventually procured
from Messrs. Garrison & Fritz, and the gold
landed in safety. Messrs G.. & f. placed their |
rooms at the disposal Of the gentlemen, and |
kindly extended every attention and assistance
in their power
The u S. sloop Portsmouth was at Guaya-
quill on the lst inst. a -
Advces from that vessel, received by the
U. 5. Consul at this port, state that sit is now
uncertain whether the Portsmouth can visit |
Panama soon. From present appearances, it |
may be several months before she leaves QUAY I
nquil and Paytn. Gen. Flores is still at Puma,
waiting for re-inforcements. His force is es-
timated at GOO to 1000 men. HaR
The Qnayaquil government has 1000 troops
to oppose him. The u. s. Charge dAfares,
and Consul are confident in the opinion that
Flores has no chance of success.
The u. s. frigate Raritan was at Payta on
the l4th ult., where Commodore Nc Cauley |
writes he is likely "to remain some time lon
ger;' so that we may give up hopes of seeing
u. $. man of war in Panama for some time.
The Echo of the Goth says: We learn, with
much pleasure, that the Panama Railroad is
now completed some four miles beyond Frijo-
Ii. and will, in all probability, bring passengers
to Tebennilla on the 25th inst. 1t is thought,
that the line will be IN readiness for passen-
ger travel, to the crossing of the Chagres Riv-
er, about the 18th June. 81ll rsH adI
WATER DRiNkINs.--P Prof Sillimsn closed
q recent Smithsonian lecture in Washington by
giving the following sensible advice TO young
men: ~ nfr-sh s..f,~g g ~ ~ 49, /