Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-05-28
Two DAYS LATER FROM
G ALIF O r MI A.

New York, May II. The steamship, Him
os, with $40 passengers, $l.25JOOO in god
on freight, and S25O,O0O in the hands OF pas
senrers, arrived at o'clock this morning. She
left Asplnwall on the Stn, and Havana on the
9Th, and brings San Francisco dates 10 April
18th; also, the California mails.
The mining news continues highly favorable
and the markets steady. Flour, however, Ful-
ed dull, and could not be placed in large guam
titles at over 80 per bag. Stocks steady.
The weather on the 18th was scorching hot,
the thermometer in the shade reaching 500.
The shipments of gold per Northerner' on
the 18th, for Panama, were $l,52G,0OO, max
inr "A total for the month thus tar OF $3,ll9,-
SIT.
The Democrats are to hold State Conven-
ton on the 3Olh July.
A special message from Gov. Bigler had
been Transmitted to the Legislature invoking
early attention to the difficulties and danger Of
the overland immigration to California. Gov.
Brlcr states that information in his possession
had led to the belief that the overland emigra-
ton from the Atlantic States during the pres
eni year will be larger than at any former pc
rod.
The reports of Indian hcstilties are scken-
inr. Many have been killed in engagements
with the whites, while the latter have also sut-
fered considerably.
A challenge fight for $500 side is said to
have been accepted By Count McCusky.
The California section OF the Methodist
Church South was holding its conference at
San Francisco.
Legal proceedings are about being instituted
by some of the passengers OF tine North Amer
lea. to test the liabilities of the line for damages
sustained by them.
GENERAL. NEWS.
The news from California is remarkably en-
conraging as regard the mines, particularly
the quartz veins, which were yielding rich
returns. The Neradl journal says that
those engaged in mining in the vicinity OF
Nevada, are in decidedly better spirits nov
than three months since. fiveaud a-'a't
tons of quartz, taken from the leadot the
Gold Run Co. a few days since, yielded SllOO
or 1900 per ton. Placer d,ggngs Qatuarlz-
burg are paying fair wages, aud some OF
the quartz machines are paying handsomely.
The Washington mill, yesterday, yielded 10
ounces in the amagum which Is equal TO Sooo'
giving a uett profit of 500 per day the eN-
pense being 500 per day. Miners IN Weber
Creek are dong better than ever. New diE-
glngs are discovered almost every day, and
from So to SIG is the average yield TO the man
per dem. DG tdHOH' O"c VI 'hS O'eSS' P''NN''
Is also turning out very rCh.
The EdoraiD NsrS says, Saturday and Sum
dav were busy DAYS with our gold dust deal
p ers. We took some pains to ascertain the
amount that was bought by those regularly en-
vaved in the business aud 1t amounted IN the
AGGREGATE to twenty-,hree hundred and eighty
ounces. Thus amount was purchase at Sl7
per ounce, amountlngto Sj9,l6O.
Adyces from the southern part ot the coun-
try continue to represent The miners AS being
very prosperous IN working their cId'm'. Al
Nalecet, few days ago, party OF rlIh' Sc
cured lump of gold which weighed 20 pounds
Rich mines nave been discovered IN Rogue nv
or valley, Miners there are averaging SlO 10
SIG. There is a great excitement III Mount
Shasta CITY and in llumburg Creek, consequent
on tl.e discovery of these new aud srich Dig
sin.s. ,.,,,,.., >,ru,..
Tho rainy season had not commenced when
thc Illinois lett. The PnHaml Railroad Is
omen to a puut eight miles hclow HorEona.
Oar Panama papers are 10 the SiA. Ih'
most important news Is an account uI the nos
uIc measures adopted by iHe government
against those South American nations """ are
suppnscd To have assisted Flores IN MS 'Np'-
dlon against Ecuador, The President "i the
new Grcnldiau government had issue" Il ''''S'
sarr proposing tine raising, either 'f i'"h "r
force, sum ot sixteen million r'A's' also '"'
raislnr twenty thousand mon to asSlS, N qn'.-
luL ne rebellion.
Tnr President accuses Peru OF lifting out
two vessels and Valparaiso one, to assist the
rNncdItlon. lie also demands authority to con
h-cate the property ufull natives and foreigners
residing in New Grenada, VINO may nave ne'h
I,.,rl ,ilinr Flores in auv way. lie lnrlhrr