Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1852-01-20
FROM CALIFORNIA.
NEW York, Jan.


Francisco are TO Dec. 9th. The trip is the
most remarkable on record, having occupied but
25 DAYS. II hours from dock to dock
The Golden Gate left San Francisco, Dec.
Eth. She had on her manifest Ss2,4S0,000 in
gold. and large amount in the bands of pas
sengers
The general news from California is not i'm
portant.
Extensive lime stone and marble formations
have been discovered on the American River,
within thirty miles of Sacramento.
The snags on the Yuba and Feather Rivers
have been removed at an expense OF $4,000.
The people are looking anxiously to Con-
gress to make suitable appropriations for their
rivers.
Various Railroad projects are being agtated
in different parts of the State.
Snow has fallen to considerable depth on
the mountains
The new steamer Golden Gate attracted the
great attention on her arrival out.
Murders in the interior continue, though
somewhat checked by the efforts of the Vigil
lance Committees.
Large sized steamers went up the Maysville
river on the Goth.
Volcanoes have been discovered in the Sierra
Navada.
The social and moral condition of California
is daily improving.
A company have secured the exclusive right
of steam navigation to the Sandwich Islands,
under the name Of the North Pacific Steam
Navigation Company. The first steamer was
to sail on the 9th.
Hon. Willard Hall, California Land Commits
sioner, had arrived at San Francisco.
The Indian difficulties in the southern part OF
the State continued. Thus far nine persons
have been killed by them.
The rainy season appears to have begun in
good earnest.
Five indictments have been found against
Capt. Waterman three of which were for MUIR
der.
The mining news is Of cheering character
and the yield increasing.
Business matters were dull. Flour unchang-
ed. Groceries unchanged. Stocks quiet and
tendency downward. Dry goods are declining
A new route has been discovered across the
Sierra Navada, said to be superior to any other
Died on board the California, on her passage
from Panama to San Francisco the goth ofNo-
vember, Amos Lantell.
SHIpwREcK-The Barque Oak Leaf and for
ty passengers lost. The Barque Imaum, Capt.
Batchelder, arrived at this port on Tuesday,
from San Francisco, having experienced Sc
we're hurricance on the night Of the 28th Octo-
Der, about one hundred miles s. E. of Cape ST.
Lucas; lost boat, bulwarks, sails, &c. October
3oth, spoke Brig Lowell, which had been in
same gale, and reported having passed about
four hours after, wreck, with the masts bro
ken in three pieces, keel out, and full of water;
read her name as Coax Leaf, Of San Francis
co." The sea was too heavy to board her.
The Captain of the Lowell supposed she had
been out fifteen days, for Mazatlan, with about
forty passengers, all Of whom found q watery
grave
The following, we copy from the New York
Herald of the Sd inst.
By the arrival of the steamship Prometheus
yesterday, we have received two weeks later and
very important news from California. She
brings 2S5 passengers. On freight she has $685.
600 in gold dust, and the amount in the hands
of the passengers is estimated at 100000.
The Prometheus arrived at San Juan on the
morning of the 10th Dec, 8 days and l6 hours
from New York.
We deeply regret to announce the total wreck
ofthe revenue cutter Lawrence, about four miles
south of the harbor. The storm overlook the
Lawrence on Tuesday night, about nine o'clock,
and forced her ashore. Every effort was made
to save the vessel and to save themselves. By
n special interposition of Providence, their own
lives were saved, but the cutter is supposed to
be total wreck Col. Russell, Collector of
Monterey, and Mr.. Starkey, Of the firm of Star
key & Brothers, were the only passengers, both
of whom escaped unhurt. Since the above was
In type, we have learned that the Lawrence is
ashore on the beach between Point Lobes and
Point Pedro, nearly opposite the abbey. The
wind was blowing heavy gale from the N. N.
w. at the time. When our informant left, at
four o'clock P. M, she was high and dry, and
they were getting ashore her spars and proyis-
ions.
Information has just been received in this city
of important discoveries in the Marposa region.
We understand that the greatest excitement ex-
lists among the miners in that section and many
hundreds of persons are flocking into the new
diggings. We are Informed that the new placer
exists in Bear Valley, and in the neighborhood
of Aqua Frio.
The discovery was made, in the first instance
by some Mexicans, who succeeded in keeping
the matter secret. There were seven persons
in the party, and Major Daniels related to a
friend that these men made the enormous sum
of two hundred and seventeen thousand dollars
in eight days. Finally they were discovered at
work, and they then resolved to apportion the
land in quartz claims. The miners, however, as
they dropped in, upset these arrangements, and