The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-23
a True Copy'I
r. A,UProH. of Louisiana,

LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.

LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
The steamship Prometheus, Captain Graffan,
from San Juan de Nicaragua, odsthe 18th inst.
arrived Monday morning at New York, with
447 passengers
The barque Lucerne, Captain Yates, WAS
in port when the Prometheus left, nearly ready
to sail
On The l4lh instant, in latitude 20 40, longi-
tude 83 "A, the Prometheus spoke the ship
Luconia, from Antwerp for New Orleans.
The steamer S. s. Lewis, from New Y ork for
San Juan del Sud, had not arrived when the p.
sailed
BY this arrival San Francisco papers to the
10th of May, have been receive, three.days later
than tho advices by the Illinois. The inteli-
gence is unimportant
A serious accident happened to Judge Hoff-
man at San Francisco on the 18th of May. lie
was thrown from his horse aud received injuries
which will probably incapacitate him from at
tending to his judicial duties for some time.
The REPORTS that his wrist was fractured, and
that he was otherwise hurt
The steamship Pacific, of Nicaragua line, was
to leave San Francisco on the 18Th of May, but
was detained until the next day by an occur
renee, of which the San Francisco Herald gives
the following account:
The Pacific had on board thirty one thousand
dollars in specie.
A strike for higher wages took place yes'er-
day just on the eve of the sailing of the steamer
! Pacific, among the firemen and coal beavers.
| Their demands were not complied with aud
| other men were engaged at the old rates, but
the maicontents would not allow them to go on
duty, and serious riot appeared inevitable. Both
parties, backed by number of friends and the
hundreds of idlers WIN delight in such scenes,
became much excited, so that il became neces
sary to send large police force down on Pacific
wharf to preserve the peace. The original men
swear their opponents shall not work for less
than the snm for which they struck, and the
others as resoutely swear that they will work
for what they please.
A letter from ID. X. Minor, well known in
New York. gives the following description of a
block of gold quartz, on exhibition at San Fran
CISCO
The block of quartz and gold exhibited at
the store of Messrs. Case, Heser q Co.. was
| taken from vein in place on Monday the 10th
instant, by DR.. N. Conkling, Job S. Hearn,
Christian Soule, and John III. Kimbe, at Volca.
noville, Ell Dorado county, near the trail from
Georgetown to Volcano Bar on the Middle
Fork of the American river. This block weighs
lis pounds aud the gold in it is variously esti-
mated by different persons at from to ID lbs.
but no accurate test having been made, OF course
the amount is quite uncertain. The vein from
which it was taken has been opened in several
places to the depth Of 8 feet in one place to
the depth of 25 feet, and in another 80 feet,
with tunnel cutting the vein at right angles,
by which it ia drained, ventilated and the rock
carried out on railroad car about $50 feet to
the mill.
At every point where the vein has been opened
gold has been found on the surface, and more
Of it as we descended but this new and uncom
monty rich discovery is boat $500 feet from the
deepest shaft in ravine running with the vein
and at level Of about 100 feet below the top
Of the shaft. 1t was discovered by Messrs
; Saul, Hearn, and Kimble, while washing with a
: +" Tom," and is now owned by the Volcano
Quartz Mining Company" and it is proposed to
erect powerful machinery at the earliest possible
eriod
The annexed items are copied from the latest
Sacramento papers:
Several miners arrived in Sacramento on M on
day from the Mormon station. They brought
a little gold and are not enthusiastic about the
trans-montane pacers. Provisions were per
feet drug in the valley flour selling at four cents
per pound and reported worth only two cents
at Salt Lake. A considerable emigration from
the Mormon city was expected during this
month.
1t is said that G. Ryckman, esq of San Fran
cisco, has received the appointment of flour in
spector.
! AUBURN, May l0.-Yesterday two men
6 named J. Duvy and James Lucas discovered thu
: body of man in the river near this plsce
Sl,300 were found upon his person.
:, INDEPENDENCE CT SAN JUAN.-The Prone
y theus also brings intelligence of the arrival a
San Juan of the British steamer of war Albion
having on board the British admiral from thu
West India station.
. The Admiral immediately notified the authori
ties of the place that Great Britain would guar
antee the independence Of San Juan.
Commodore Parker, with the Saranac, wa
!. expected to meet the British Admiral thare AM
|, |. no doubt was entar'~'- Ia, hs ,as ;nst-ncte
!. !, concur in the guarantee on the part of tn
/, United States. 81. p;e
'e Commissioners had proceeded to CosNa NC
D. and Nicarapua, for the purpose OF oe''nie =,
r. settling the boundaries OF the territory OF o'
= Juan, -, M. .,,o,
10 of hioh Qualification on the part u NE i''h""
: tants.
he Attempt TO DETAIN MRS. FoRREsT-it
e. IA tho. on oho~t;vo ~tt~--~t ----
@rs 81 Sinclair, (aie Mrs r.. as maze TO ann,
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