Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-08-04
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
UNITED STATES!
Ten days Later from California.

New YORK, July %.
The steamship United States, with ten days
later news from California, arrived at half past
nine, this A. M.
The steamship Golden Gate left San Francis
co on the 28th ult., with large number of pas
senpers and 81 100000 on her manifest
The city of Sonora had been entirely destroy
ed by fire. Loss Ssl,OOO,OO0.
The mails and specie are on board the Ell Do
RADIO which sailed in company with the United
States.
The steamship Pioneer, arrived at Panama,
via Cape Horn, on the 18th July, aud would
proceed Immediately to San Juan del Sud- The
u. s. brings 43S passengers-$24400O in spe-
cie-the Ell Dorado, which sailed from Aspin-
wall on the l4th has besides the mails, 400 pas
sengers. The steamer was detained at quaran-
tine by sickness on board, Is of her passengers
died during The passage,-among them William
King, of New York. The steamer Pampero had
arrived at Aspinwall, and would sail for New
Orleans, via San Juan, on the 18th.
Among the passengers in the United States
are S. Purdy, Lieut.. Governor of California !;
Maj. A. II. Sibley; Col. J. H. Higgins, and ma
ny other prominent and influential residents of
California who intend returning with their fam
lilies.
There were still some cases Of cholera on the
Isthmus.
The Golden Gate arrived at Panama on the
| 18th nst and the steamship Winfield Scott the
same evening
The steamship Columbia was to leave San
Francisco with the regular mail.
The baggage of Gov. Purdy, Maj. Sibley and
others, was robbed at Cruces of a large amount
of gold.
The San Francisco Wing says that Sonora,
the chief city Of the southern mines is laid in
ruins.
There is no need to particularize or give de-
tails in regard to who are burnt out and who
are not ALL all is gone.
The fire commenced on Friday morning. the
18th inst, little after o'clock.
1t broke out in the building on the Plaza, call
ed the Hotel de France and facing upon WASH
ington ST., from thence it spread in southerly
direction until it had swept every building that
had any connection with its neigbors, including
the whole of the centre block and both sides of
east and west Washington SITS. The Masonic
Hall, the last building on Washington ST., was
entirely Quilted. The adobe walls only remain.
The whole northern end of the city, from the
place of commencement to the Barnum House,
on Main st., has been consumed. The wind
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rapidly.
Great efforts were made to stop the flames,
but all were unavailing. The intensely inhama-
bic nature of the material dried up thoroughly
as it had been by a month of continual hot
weather, combined with scarcity of water, rem
dered it an impossibity to effect any good
The consequence is that the whole city has been
consumed, with the exception of few scattered
buildings on the outskirts of the city, together
with great portion of the suburbs of Sonorta
The safes of all the banking houses are preser-
we'd without injury and also the County records
Crime continues to increase all through the
country. Murders and robberies and all other
villanies are as rife as ever and Lynch law is
still in demand.
Miners on Carson's Creek are averaging Sl2
per day.
The opposition Quartz Companies of Finne-
gan & Morgan are both at work for disputed
veins.
The steamships Oregon and Pacific arrived at
San Francisco on the Goth ult
The Agricultural resources are but just being
developed.
In Mariposa county the crops promise great
abundance. 1t is estimated that there are be-
tween 30 and $4,000 acres of agricultural lands
in San Joaquin.
Oregon dates of the 22d ult are received
The election on the 18th is claimed to have re-
suited in Democratic victory in both branches
of the Legislative Assembly. The U. S. sur
veying schooner Baltimore, arrived at Astoria
on the 10th to resume the survey of the Colum-
bia river.
San Francisco markets, money is in good de-
mand at 81 81 per cent the stock of -four is
small, prices tend upwards; boots aud shoes in
good demand, and prices well sustained-prices
of clothing are well sustained. Dry goods gen.
orally firm. Brown, domestics are very quiet.
Leather sells in small parcels at fair rates.
Lumber market has improved.
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