The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-07-07
CALIFORNIA NEWS.

cript. The Gold still continues to be
taken out in large quantities, and business
is about as good in that country as ever.
The emigration is still going in there
thick and fast:
Ey- A Rich Specimen of how news
paper can know and tell of what is doing
in the diggings, is given by the Columbia
Gazette of May %.
We still hear of the continued success
of the miners in this immediate vicinity
and the neighboring camps, and of few
good sized chispas being taken utby some
of the lucky hombres. In the show case
of James Mills q Co. there can be seen
pieces of the yellow metal, all the way
from five to one hundred and sixteen
ounces.
We have been shown Jumps of %, IA
10, ounces, and infogmed of another one
of 40 ounces; all of which were taken
out in one day, this week, in the nei igh-
borhood of Columbia
A few rich holes in the Main Gulch
were filled up with "slum," by the late
flood, butwill soon be all right again.
On Saturday last, on True d Co.'S claim
in sight of our office, lump of pure gold
weighing twenty ounces and six penny
weights was found. Other claims on the
gulch are paying good wages.
At Spring Gulch, as we are informed
by friend, the miners are doing as well
if not better, than at any other locality
around Columbia.
A piece weighing eight ounces was ia
ken out at snkee Hill last week, and the
Miners generally, at the rich spot, art
doing some if not more so.
AT Springfield, last week, an Irisbmar
picked up ''crathur," which weighed
nineteen ounces. A valuable animal
surely.
Saw Mill Gulch, near spring gfeld, ha'
proved to be very rich, and several com
panies, of four men each, are taking ou
from one to four pounds day.
At Murphy's, afriend, WHO was ther.
last week, informs us that Turner q KNAPP
took out in one day, S776, and the mex
ia ounces, and another 81 ounces.
Two good Jumps, weighing, one sew
enty-four ounces, the o,her, six,y-ivt
ounces, were taken out last week, shor
distance from Columbia.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES AT SA,
: FRAnC1sco-From the 1st of January tt
the 29th Of May, there arrived at th,
port of San Francisco, 480 vessels, O
which 299 were from foreign parts
During tie same time 755 cleared, O
which PA were American vessels for for
eign ports, and 22o foreign vessels fo
forei gn ports. The total number of pas
sengers by sea that arrived in San Fran
cisco, from January lst to May 29yh
!. was 1896, Of whom 16, ,495 were male!
!. and 3, 924 females and ATT children
During the same time 2,7O5 departed by
sea. These figures show an excess 0
arrivals departures, during the six nlontls
of only libby far the smallest in
crease of population the State has evel
received during the same length of time
SCHOOLING IN SAcRAMENTo.-The U
Mon states that Judge Willis, and severa
of his rGsl Ecrs lave bought lot OF
Tenth street, Immediately opposite Rev
Mr.. Wheeler's upon which they have
built very neat house intended for
school, It is to be occupied for schoo
purposes by Miss Coles, who is nov
teaching a limited number of scholars a
the privateresidence of Judge Willis,
SHASTA Acknowledgment with Pla
cersville's assuming to be great place
for gold dust, the Shasta Courier asserts
that Rhodes q Lusk's, and Adams & CO..
Expresses alone, frequently purchases
and thousand ounces Of ORC per week
From reliable data itfurthermore remark
that Shasta sends down upwards Of si1
hundred thousand dollars monthly.
BIGAMY.-We understand that mer
chant of our city who has within the las
two years amassed handsome little com
potency was surprised re Gently by the ar
rival of his vile from tie States, ant
made a hasty retreat from California il
the last steamer, with a fair lady to whom
he had some time since sworn eternal al
legiance in this city.
A CHINESE NAME.-Among tie decora
tive signs of K street may be observed
tie name of tie Chinese merchant On
Lung-Tsan, a genlema of probity ant
condition among lis counlymen. A
clief article of traffic in his business, il
that of dried earth worms, for soups
Union.
The SUTTER DEMocRACY-The Dem
Gratis of Sutter County met at Nicolaus
on 31st inst. A County Democratic
! Committee was appointed, after which
Mai J. Hopkins and E. O. F. Hasting