New-York daily tribune., 1854-05-01
Nrm'2oerk Daily gribnns.
CALIFORNIA.
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ALAnrp. Co., California Monday March -, 1854.
Ihsye now been rc.dcr: in The agricultural portion OF
the stat, abou, Is months and being here permanent
r,sden, with ny family feel my OWE interest iden'hei
with that Of this young growing and may odd wonder
fu State Il 10 amc- able that IN the short space
os four wear. such changes are visible on every hand
shoulG have taken place desert and GcsolHe country
has been changed into one smiling abundance anu pontT
Tie lrus about the bay of san Francisco especially upon
the erst side which three years since were entirely
uroccupied except cattle ranges, ere now hicsy se'-
tied almost every having actual settler
and cuyutor upon il. Thee lands are oil c.Imed III
LARGE bodies of from 400 TO - 600 acres, under
Grants or pretended grants made by the Mexican
and spanish Governments. These Weithue1 grants,
however not respected by the actual settler oar
Srrrcne Court have refused 10 recognize them "a any
,uco of title until saob time as the General Govern
neni shsn have passed upon them anu declared III
favor of their validity and the oonSoG aomce Is that
,Icso "a bc ra,, land 90 and take H. and the settlers,
an,ug themselves are protected by state law, which
aIlovs leo acrcs tor actual cultivation Ion are aware
that Board OF Land Commissioners. APPOINTED 10y the
Preside under Go OF Congress has now De.n IN ses
sion hero for about months past. The Old Board
Who Weua out with tie iSst Administration were com
yosed ot Nessrs Thur >;on, Hail and WILSON, iney de-
til,d rome 20 or claims al "a facor ~ t1 ciGiSaas
two of viii, h. the Cruz Ceryanies casc, anu me rre-
"ncrt cirim have been reversed D., the m'ed States
District oUr. and others are bound 10 pe as hey come up
Nv tho vav JUDGE Hoffman l. al excellent Judge, and
e. nlanG, entire respoc; and confidence ;or LIS legal al
cur S;ee courts re tribunal over winch ne prcsdeS mas
Iy,, &c , suffered any suspcicn o bribery or cor
r,iutou These landed ,ou"volios ar gT'H' lcIOus
81 drawback ulon the prosperity al1 niproVtnt OF inc
tho couut,v The claims have mostly been seized upon
aid bou 1T up by Sroculatng Yankees aud although
standing upon court docket IN the name o te span
III; claimaus vet the spocuatog is really the only person
IN interest The question not one between The old pop
ualon of this country and our Govormen;-bUt between
Greedy OF land monoio anu the ac'uai seer' ana
II is 70 he hoped that Supreme Court at Washington
y III strictly follow the line ot decisions heretofore made
bv thr: tribunal upon similar cases irom LOUISIANA ana
Florida eud thus wife ont the greatest snare Oh me-
-Jsyds aud cvrses The present Board l. composed o
very able ner-ey-t;ov Fetch OF Michigan and hessrs
Csmpbol OF Illinois ana Thompson Of Virginia They
have rejected a vcry considerable portion OF the claim.
prerentd and tic people live IN hope mar me aPpela.e
courts will sustain those reject"ns ana add 10
tleir number. The land here Is o; the most Ter
tiio character Barley end wheat are the prihclpai
cos-of the former about Gj bushels and 30 OF me latter
por acre esteemed average crop Were me writer
sc- but - OF ~hea; aud 100 o barley 10 the acre
not uncommon. OF these grains immense quantities are
sorn and California will, with n good season, ot when
there /. now every prospect, TGise her gNH U hJ ana
gram n,s ycdr ANA You lNe Ia see ''cc'ipqi VI ou
AIRY next, gou aH sc 0iDpcs e0"ag ' y9Ar Na'o0| "~
on. ,rtc0i tor sour rartc'. Ils j. bold announce
m,u but mark il down cut IT out !ou please, an
paste il in your hat ana see does not come ue' we
r.r, ro more States flour and your rhippers of goods
voul hesitate in thcr ventures |; they couid pehu uay
or two ~ cor. about now III wakiis un"uSh 'ic ""ouo
,,,,,. of San Francisco. | don't believe they would
rh IL III all 10 sec their SugnrC ured hrms 20 ~ 10
10 cents and their Orange County june Butter all the
from othcr thli-- IL propoItlou.
Tourplv population of 800 0O0 one-thrd "i whom arc
(u.sa and Indians aud non-consumers OF eastern pro-
duco there has been slipped here 300 oOO un- OF mer
l.,is. in the last wear: which tuns 70 every con-
s,ur in the state and fully two-ths of winch yet
on ppnd The greater proportion OF tins large surplus
vuroye an entire los, 10 the shipper. Such articles as
luer hnlns and bacon and many other tngs detero,ae
and become worthless by keeping, and for damaged pro
visions ,hu market /, extremely poor here quite mum
be-. of failures have occurred among the merchants o san
Francisco in the last weeks, and more VIII follow
Wages of common labor on farms have fallen nasFay
From sa5 10 s35 pcr month current less than haI
cf twelve months ago Ext produce il low we have no
,r.an market and farmers had better do 10 more than
40, can do with tleir hands than pay nom 500 To
s;5 r,r month Tor hands The n,Hss, | know but little
about rcrsoually hut report speaks avoraby o them,
n,d the miners a. a body SAID To bs dong well.
Politically. not much II doing. An attempt TO eject
L Serator has the OF several weeks excite
u,t in the Legislature, but has finally been lad or the
.Ie or under the table II the adayits aud crose of
Palmer Cook Go. true, your Bank lot America or
American Exchange, | forget which, did very scur'y
film in not paving the interest our State Bonds; but
cood half Of all our citizens look upon the matter with
,.u;con SO far as san Francisco bankers are con
c.iod California is ard has BEEN und III all probability
is destined to be- governed by se of gambling aud
connpt sleculators governed State than Cali
frua and more reckless set of Operators than me
cv government, of ts State do not and cannot exist
say caanO, bocnuse il is difficult 10 conceive how any
thing taking the form Of government shoud not suDside
into an 0aGrch4 with Int step further down Stir up
Ccngro. about tlsl Pacific Railroad busiuees. We want
W0y out