New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-25
CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA.
SAN FRANCISCO Monday. Aasl 1861
recently made nasty visit 10 the Valley OF tbe Santa
Cara, of the fertile portions # tn state
which includes wirhn ia limits the renowned Missions
Of Santa Clara and san jose the pretty village Of Saua
Clra the pot of AyIso AMI other towns AMI villages
IN length this Valley is some 90 10 20 miles, by
IRENE breadth Of say 30.
4 portion is sub sc 70 0yerlJW from tha high tides
Of The Bay Of San Francisco; aul daring the raioy
from the alm IT dead level 81 much of ia
face IL becoses a prrf.ct slough. Yet when l.. captc
IS Tor predicting crops shall be thoroughly is,'si there
Is TO doubt lls hat will yield fill supply Tor halt
million a. people The misnam,d Valley OF san Jose
is IN fact portion Of this, in which the farms OF those
reIowoed cu.tiya-ors Mossrs Bead and loruer, are
situated whose joint boundaries, Independent OF their
waterfront, requires (J is sad) ~ less thAu eighteen
miles o. fencing or their doiug. anil 'Omr others
tls year shall give you report 10 good seis1l Your
great Fair will permit you all to some Of the extra
ordinary evidences Of the fertility OF potion OF CHS
cline.
The great quicksilver mites Of the world thc NV
A'mad, H. are situated on the ght OF his yll.ey about
ty.iiye 0e5 from san Francisco and ar aDpni med
tit tie ely If san Jose aud mos. lovely Ie ZION OF
country upon whose immediate borders they are situ
a'ed
Themou'h Of the main tunnel opens into the m,lnfin
in Nhic the mine t. found 40 ee,ali1l I'd 2)J fee.
above ne works %; re company from the mlin,g ie-
res are now 10 every drec a, aud the Oe, rel cilna-
bar found luIiled masses generally embedded lu
c1y by rough mule track. duciug che pasr AMI pres
EFT VoIl ING OF the mine, has all the raised 5eea
tausuotrd % rhe works, which extensive rallo
al substantial buildings, mostly brick, 10 hch all the
wooden .trctures afc soon O. We way.
Tie o,e IL very rich. ranging from say p TO ; p5r
cent a;cla, ing about 30 per cont Iii MT make my
inquiries roo particular TO De- pialabe, but misr tnat
terfsfflt product f. Che works nu5l b. about 5000
lis per week and when the aiiidors c,npetr, an
the wagon road 20 the mines fetched ler clpl.iy
cannot be les. thln toe amount u l)NO Oi fr that
space q time.
The Company "a fv wealthy inlisilIas) osns IA
immense tract Oh. ali abOuIluy 40 WOOL, ga'er, uns
&c. &C. cay 81 access and tran p)itatOD, ,ing them
uueaampd ar.'es Tor furn shI- the Mercury oi 60
Urrcp, which furnished by them even n S4n falciseD
at e very l0W rare OF six i've cent per p1uld q be-
live or less. A. org che mines h0d ou- all tao
prospect is as rood "a at the commencem .nt these
porlsa.ore Cal. supply fhs worlds aides. demand
tlce tie commencement of Qlarz Mining and the
l.loisc, on Of siLces in Surface Mining an immense
me demand has been created which Is extending
daily To rs only within the last four or Use ysals lta
tie value Of these Mines has been rec g.led The
void iULifcs no parallel 20 them, 10 value
No-uil-uuiinl thar genius AID art has been called
into .sutnOst rel sition Ia the appliances for separit
Ing t' u. erl. ye such Is u.s. deldly poisonous quality
that although he w)lkmen age rotated " sky Do tQe
different brrclCs If heir labor go. few escape uJre
tana month unscatbed from us eircrs and salvation
almost without exception, ensues Tie wl.es are 10.
tI ihcLuduc V0gAmen O. perseverra lOug pric-
tlsic and the sequence is thar very many leave the
Mics finally. B. .less cupyes fr shot wre-rha D.,
u..rr ...- fler Tie SDr. TOO is al periJrM- in rh q
Crtu dr. Il.. is re mineral which furnishes aliOpihic
drUl.cu. ant al empirical knayes, plten. medicine
xuders generally ard fools who medi,lte the nsegss
wb tief staple Of Pendeuce, catomel-ahose elects
are similar guf bie p0isOH eCsn more dcadiy Nn-n VII
tue world Boo whipped INTO wisdom
\ tout 20 wOsAme1. more or lees are employed az
Me- Auaf n whose DeauteOas ald serene agpecl gives
10 warren. for tbs death dealing SAVIOR Of Us mineral
products.
Il IS curious ,'gh % ses great kettles Of mercury
One receivers I'D which one might drOSn, AMI tlefe are
Il any u them. >implcons prone 10 dip rh.r gold
AMI silver into these kettles bent On experimenting
The mercury is put up for market in ca.tirjn hasks
With scres p.gs IN the Top each dIk containing ~ %
,uaws show, &c. ms Of thousands Of these 1ilks
o.c 70 b- 10 tine and the por. Of de5arAa
ton Alyso. The COMPANY their own eDasters up
T. au fanci SEQ In Of toe hesks, what g)-s
I'D muse come down il said and char the tasks set
uay DO down Il not cispured By those who enjoy
the labor II banding them. Il Is an inm-nss business
ard yt to Csc mines is Of the OOjec Of grea.
interest which California possessed
There il very strong alkaline sprng here, pouring
forth powerful volume Of water, Of ,le Galore Of say
f.e 10 six inches which viii vet render NegA' -edeu
fvorce place IT fashionable Teso-t simDe,0ns NJ
every Grade Tl prefer impure stream % gor2e a.,
rorhrr pure i!mpd fountain.
! Daguerrean srtiss tngagei IN making some ez.
cellsnt views If New Aluaden during ny y.s, and his
reminds ne a series Of panoramic views Of San Frsr
cisco recently taken By Mr. s1eg. Which IA point Of
beauty and merit lal any yi.ss taken b. this
urcces AID are admirable indeed.
Tie god mines throughout Tire state ara being wo-E
81 this easOl with increased scsiy, energy ed intel
Hrerce A. immense outlay Of labor and money cana
ard d.ctes convey Eater in almost every drec-
TN Rivels are turned from Their beds, othfrstapped
mil almost exhsusted-aDd sirn the upturnngs Of
tie urfee If TIE saftn the mEi0g regions are com.
rlefely CHANGED IL their aspest he INTRODUCTION Of
water 10 ,hs dry dgergs gives the miner the use Of
he ce by means OF hc dirt has paid largely Which
lad previously been washed over, wliie virgin sog
ri,l5s generally tie most gratifying results This year
tbe miners arc dong well unl.c rsaiy-tke sober In
du,,rous If course. Geld is plenty Il is With here
~I7 siNSl7 s. per o. Take the whole bcts If min
er. and the cost Of the gathering Of ne god
which goes forward and the probability is that r aoan,
70 some si2Gsl5 per o. for ever ounce Iich has
been produced during the last three years However
long the yield NAV continue the probability is YER
great that the cost will never rule loEer than al th
/ present time May miners vii return home tt6s yea
who have hitherto had fruitless struggle, Willie other
sre securing homes on the soI md sentiDg for lhei