Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1854-01-01
FROM CALIFORNIA.

We have San Francisco papers to the lst Dec
From summary of events in the Alta California,
of that day we select the following:
| The MneS-The past fortnight has been a very
| important for the miners. The rain ha:
filed the guches and raised the rivers, and the
works Of the dry season are closed.
The diggings in the river beds have been abar-
doned, and in many cases valuable dams, fumes
! &c, have been swept away although the rise has
not been great. The miners now look back upon
and count their profits and losses for the last six
months.
The shipments show that undininished amounts
of gold have been produced, ye. many of the dig
| gers complain that they have Spent much money
ID canallng, machinery, &c, and have made little.
The fumes which have not been carried off are
being taken down, to be used next year.
The miners are pretty well prepared for the win
ter andf 1t be favorable the golden harvests will
be richer than ever.
Some miners have no good prospect for the win
ter but are preparing for next summer Canals
to be finished by June, have been commenced on
the North Yuba Middle Yuba, and North Fork of
the American River.
Many similar enterprises have been planned, and
they viii have very important effect on the pros
perity and produce of the mines
New diggings have been found in a number of
points, but nothing extensive.
Near Minnesota in Sierra county, the tunnels
pay very well. A lead two hundred feet wide,
evidently once the bed of stream, has been found
under mountain, and six hundred feet above the
level of the Middle Yuba, near by.
In this lead are found the remains of trees. some
rotten, Others petrified others changed into min
eral resembling sulphate Of iron.
Several valuable quartz veins have been opened
IN I'll Dorado; and some discoveries have been
made in Caaveras which, it is thought will raise
the latter to a high position among the quartz
counties.
The shipments of specie made by the J. L.
Stephens, the Panama steamer Of the LIST inst
amounted to S804,871
The committee raised by the Legislature to ex-
anime the books of the comptroller and treasurer
of State has made lengthy report. Total indebt-
edness 3,l97,6S9 Al.
From oregon and Washington Terri3ories.-Ad-
vices from Oregon and Washington territories are
two Ceks later, to Nov. IA.
linn grants by the new route over the Cascade
mountains had suffered very severely.
The Pacific Mail Steamship Company had re-
solved upon removing their terminus from Port
land to St. Hele s.
There had been renewed troubles with the In
dams OF South Oregon.
Gov. Stevens was expected at Olympia, Wash
ington Territory, on the 10th Of November, and
would Immediately organize a territorial govern
ment
Com. Allen, of the u. S. surveying Steamer
Active reports having arrested the principal Indians
engaged in the disturbances in Washington Terri
tory.
.SndcicI Exhaustive weeks later intelligence
has been received from Honolulu, VIZ: to Nov. ).
During the fortnight ending on that day I'D
whalers had arrived at Honolulu, Lahaina, and
Hio. Owing to the fear of the small pox, which
had been at Honolulu, unusually large portion Of
the fleet have been Lahaina their depot.
The small pox has abated at the port Of Honolulu,
but still fingered in the rural districts of the island
The political ferment in the ISLANDS had COM
pletely subsidized. The policy Of system of free
trade now occupies the attention ofthe papers and
principal men.