The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-19

ordinary mir ing items by which it would seem that
the gold is moro abundant than ever. Indeed sen'
tman calling into my office this very DAY, Tells os
that from the bar he has just left ON tho fuoA nver
10 600 men might work for one hundred yeer, ans
vet not half take out tho precious metal so hurran
TO the new corners; be not dsheartened, nor snnK
the I" good time" passed; ID has barely commences.
Come there is room for Thousands more. There
Is company at the juncd don o. the Inse ana Fee
gines and have in their employ sixty men waose
wages are % day. Their claim Is five hundred
feet long and one hundred vide. The company con-
thew have worked the claim, and 81 500 s the share
OF each man week. At another bar on Feather river
there Is company Of thirtythree members, and las
week they divided as ,9O6 amsSg them, or $Iso
this se,son has been the Richest in the yield Of the
precious Petal yet knswn. In one Of the
southern mines, ono bank clain took sus lsse
week four pounds Of gold day. -Four or nys
rade their piles and gone home having sold their
claims for three thousand dollars and four thousand
spiese.
Price Of tickets SO. More than fifteen thousand
were present, and over five hundred ladies, and
will venture to say greater galaxy OF beauty never
gracea ball room In any city in the world. was
y ps..;a ss Ne easy. s
~ Agured white satin was In exquisite TASTE the lively
and vivacisus Miss WAS greatly admired. and ere
ated quite Q fensati0n but II Il idle to parncuarxe
The room was brilliantly lighted and mest elegantly
decorated. The half used belongs to Henry
Nsgs, Esq, once OF the Musical Institute Of Now
York. It was remarked BY many OF the new
comers from your gay city, that 1t would % DIN.
was there assembled. There was the soft hazel
eye, q look from whish goes at once TO
tie heart; lips that lay like roses resting upon each
ober hair 80 bright and SOFT that the richest ; ,s
worms that fed on the mulberry trees OF Eden. Ever
and Snon forms SWAN by me more graceful than
SWAPS beautiful silver clouds calling side by side
over the noiseless blue heaven. Here one soqnsssd
third sat with her tiny hand half buried amid dark
cluster OF flowing rinslets, while fourth beat her
little foot 10 some we'll remembered tune. And when
escaped from this scene Of enchantment scarcely
kr ew whether l stood on my head or my heels, -
entansled were my senses In rich dresses, bright
eyes, long riDglets, and . thousand other temptar
tions, from which prayed earnestly to be delivered
The dancers kept it up till day light did appear"
steamer to day many old CalifOrnans leave u for
homeward visit.
BBNICIA, Jan. IA, 1854.
California Legi s-Capual the Stats-1Hs
Proposition of Vallejo S,cind,ng Tramsac-
ti0ns, &c.
This place is the temporary seat Of government Of
niles from San Francisco. 1t is actually very
small place, both rs regards numbers ~ well - the
characters Of tho residents 1t II said that this il the
prettieAt season of the year here. lit Is, God do
liver me non the ordinary season. Now We have
fogs thst one can almost cut with . knife; water
runs down the cutters OF the houses II 1t rain
ing, and we have the most changeabls weather
ever saw any where-the four seasons IA the twenty.
four hours. The town is situated on promontory Of
the bay, open and exposed to every wind. A city
could be built here unless ct IN immense out
lay in cutting down the hills and filling up the
soughs and frog ponds that intersect the place in
every direction. We have bridges and sausewa to
get from the steamboat landings to the capitol: but
one half Of the place is under water and but few
bridges, has to travel mile two to get around
the head offs slough to place say two hundred
yards distant.
As many of your readers may not be acquainted
with the situation Of affairs here will endoavor to
give them few items, though twenty writers, in ten
practised on the people Of the stass And United
States BY old broken down politicians from other
States.
The capital of the State was formerly at San Joss,
one OF the finest locations in tho State, having
mild and temperate climate, who. invAids particu-
larry those suffering from pulmonary diseases, osksd
to, and In most instances obtained relief The place
equal Win any OSner Town In ehe STATE
and the seat OF government would have remained
there bad 1t not been for reckless, penness poll
ticians, who "took the desperate chance Of makiag
q raise"
est and unsophisticated old native Californian Ii
large land owner in this, Solano county. certain
clique found they could use him, and they did 80
With . vengeance.
They laid of large city on valsjo's land, six
miles from this place, chrtened 1t Vallejo, went to
San Jose, and In Vallejo's name made the most ex-
travagant offers to the State TO remove tho capital.
Vallejo made donations TO the State amounting TO
near $400 000 for State library, State college, State
House, and other public buildings; but you must bear
in mind that the above donations only on paper
Bosh houses were besieged and bribed, or brow
beaten, into voting for removal Vallejo bound him.
self to have the buildings ready by the assembling Of
the next session affer she bill for rembvsl was passed
The archives and library of the State removed
at an expense OF many thousands Of dollars, which
accrued to tho benefit Of the favored ones All
kinds of means and appliances were used to
make the city Of Vallejo place; members Of the
previous session were the principal property holders
in the town, but they had no money to improve aud
ruonied men could nat DO got to take hold; Gomez
quenty the money could not be raised to build .
capital, and the whole affair fell through.
The Legislature assembled ct Vallejo but had no
place to hide theis heads In, and found themselves
dependant on the charity Of any town that would
offer them hospitality. Sacramento offered them tho
town ball, which was accepted, and the archives
removed At another outlay to she State.
The Legislature remained during the session ct
Sacramento. but upon the representations OF the
Vallejo perry it was determined to ASSEMBLE the next
session At Vallejo (Which was 1859 Accordingly the
members met there in January 1858, and found nci-
ther capitol or any other accommodations; 80 they
were adrift again until Benica offered them its to wn
hall 30 there was another removal aud another
item ofexpeDse. Vallejo h Co. caved 10, and applied
to the Legislature to release them, which grant
ed, and all idea Of Vallejo being the seat Of govern
ment abandoned. Tho Legislature assembled here
on the I'd instant, but found the capitol building