Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-12-29
FOURTEEN DAYS
Later from California.
ArrivaiOfthe Northern Light at \ ew York

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Arrival fthe Northern Light at New Y rk
WITH siILLIoE AND HALF IN GOLD.
The steamship Northern Light H. Churchill,
commander, IRON San Juan del NoIte, arrived at
New York on Saturday afternoon, with 526 passen-
gers ,4SU $40 On freight, and large independ-
ent mail. Lett San Juan on the 10Th inst, at IL
o'cloek, NJ, with adyices from San Francisco o
the Isl inst, bringing the passengers and specie
through from San Francisco 10 New J ork in twenty
two days and eighteen hours, and from San Juan in
eight days.
No sickness or death occurred on The entire route
We have full files OF San Francisco papers to De.
cember /.
From report of the Legislative Committee il APP
pears that the State debt is $3,197 ,6Ss, and the
yearly interest 1921 ,9l2.
There has been some excitement al jamestown
between the miners and citizens, relation to dig
ging up the streets for gold.
The wire bridge over the Stanislaus broke down
on the 10th alt.
slight earthquake was felt at San Jose on the
18th Sli another perceived in San Francisco
on the 21st.
The newly discovered pass, called the Caion
Uvas, leading from Iulare Valley To the Great Ba-
sin, and about 80 miles north OF Los Angeles is said
to be exceedingl, favorable for a railroad
The MoTmuns are discussing the policy of con.
strucling railroad from Salt Lake to San Bernard
mo-
The MINEs.-The past fortnight has been a
very important one for the miners The ram has
filled the gulches and raised the rivers, aud the
work OF the dry season is closed. The digginps in
the river beds have been abandoned, and M many
cases valuable dams, aunes, &c have been swept
away, although the has moi been great The
shipments show that undmin ished amounts Of gnId
have been produced, yet the diggers complain that
they have spent much money in canallng, machinery
&c, aud have made ule.
ha min IL, / r
trr, and il it be favorable, the golden harvest viii be
ricner than ever
Near Minnesota, in Sierra county, the tunnels nav
very we'll A lead two hundrt d leet de, evident
" once The bed of a stream, has been found under
mountain, 600 feet above the level OF the Middle Yu.
ba, near by. Ii this lead are found the remains of
trees, some rotten, others petrfed, others changed
ino mineral resembling -snlphae Of lron
SAN FRANCISCO The ram has filed the streets
with mud, though most OF them ate substantially
pianked. The change Of the grades ha. made The
present inconvenience much greater. In some i'm.
poItant streets the grades are two feet above the
hrs' floors, and in other parts they are much below
OREGON Dates from Portland to the l4b uIt
Abuni 900 immigrants, With $50 wagons, took a
new rOule to the head Of Willamette Valley gnt
last, and suffered seve' ely. Several diedDy sIarya
ton and exhaustion. Within twenty .E,up hours At
lei the news reached the settlements, 20 900 pounds
OF flour were on the way 10 aid them, and within
eight days there nneiy-fuur packed annnaIs
lweniy'ihree loaded wagons, two hundred and ninetv
head OF cattle sent out All the immigrants are now
safe.
WAsHIEGToN TERRIToRY..-The first steamer
for Puget Sound Naygallon arrived on the Isl, and
wdS greeted 18th cannon salvos
A large number Of immigrants Fare settling ON
White River. A large bed Of pure birthstone has
been discovered near the stream.
Gov. Stevens, now on his way across the mains
IN charge OF the exploring party To Pneet's Souud