The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1854-04-04
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT.

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ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT.
The steamship Northern Light, Capt Chur-
chill, from San Juan del Norte, arrived at
New York on Saturday morning, bringing
San Francisco dates to tho lst inst.
The Northern Light left San Juan on tho
7th. with 3s2 passengers and $5l 900 in spe-
ce on freight. She connected with tho stoam-
ship Sierra Nevada, which left San Francisco
on the l7th inst.
Gen Wool arrived out on tho 18th Feb.
and entered on the duties of his Office, and re-
lievcd Gen Hitchcock as commandant of the
Pacific division. on tho 18th. On tho goth,
tho Council of San Francisco tondercd the
freedom of the city to him.
The late rains had forced the San Diego riv-
or into The new bed, which has its outlet in
False Bay II was thought that the dams
made last summer would prove amply strong.
II was expected that the Sacramento Water
Works would be in operation about the lst of
March.
The agitation in the north for the formation
of new territory out of the Klamath country
still continues. Another convention had been
called for, to meet at Jacksonville o. IT,, on
the 9Th of April.
On the oath of February tho Assembly pas
sed the Senate bill for the removal of the cap
tol from Bcnicia to Sacramento, and on the
lst of March the Legislature was to meet in
the now capitol. The citizens of Benicia were
| so much exasperated that they would not per-
NIT the steamer intended to remove tho rec
ords to lie at the wharf without paying $500
Money was very tight in San Francisco
perhaps thore never was such pressure. IL
is anticipated that the opening of the mint,
which would take place about the middle of
March, would bring relief by furnishing coin
Real estate had fallen considerably since New
Years day
Since tho rains, Sacramento river is naviga-
bic and communication regular as high up as
Rcd Bluffs.
During the month of February, in San Fran
cisco, there were but four marriages and ten
divorces
THE MINES
At Little York the work Of operating tho
plaza is progressing rapidly, and as they ad
vance into the hill it is growing richer.
At Alpha they are also doing well. Tho
present rainy time is fortunate for them, a.
they are too high up the hill to have supply of
water during the dry weather. Hundreds of
men are now busily engaged here, and making
wages with which all arc satisfed-about an
ounce per day--sometimes $50 10 $50 per
day.
| AT Gold Hill, near Jeffersonvillc, one com
pany of three men, few days since, took out
z 100 in one day, and another day the same
company took out $500. This is taking tho
ore with a vengeance. The prospect here is
cheering and encouraging in the extreme, and
as we remember to have predicted short time
since, the day sooms to bo rapidly approach
| ing when the richest mines i'm California will
be found in this vicinity.
| block of gold bearing quartz, weighing
| ] 90 pounds, was found within q few hundred
yards Of Mariposa recently. The Chronicle
SAYS alt is one of the most beautiful speci-
mems we have ever seen. There are various
estimates as TO the value Of this lump, ranging
from five hundred to one thousand dollars
The ordinary yield at the Colorado diggings
J i'm Mariposa is stated by the Chronicle to be
from sixteen to fifty dollars per day 20 tho
hand In some instances the yield reached
one hundred dollars per day. and in one claim
two hundred and fifty dollars per day.
In consequence Of having a copious supply
OF water, the miners in Shasta county had re-
Gently taken out an unusually large amount OF
gold dust
The newly discovered quartz mine al Cher
okee Flat, near Angels Camp, is pronounced
by an expert. tho richest in the State. A
company of Frenchmon and Italians are tho
discoverers, and refuse to sell for less than
s25 900. lg
Wolearn from gentleman who resides in
Spanish Flat that the miners are making from
four dollars TO an ounce per day. the average
being about six dollars. A post office has late
ly been established.
On Gold Run miners continue to bo doing a
good bus;ocss. Above the fiat, the ravines
are paying larger wages than ever before.-
Mon are making regularly from $40 to $2C
per day
The Mariposa Chronicie:--From tho head
of this crock, as far down as Mormon Bar, the
miners are doing we'll We nave the average
of fourteen dffercnt claims, and it amounts tC
Sl3 so per day to the man. Some miners
working on small ravincs leading into the
} main creek near the head, are making from
$40 TO $50 per day to the man.
The mines on Bear river are doing an aston
ishing business.
! At Lowell Hill everybody is in tho best spir
| its. and doing tho best business. They arc
making from $40 to 800 to the hand per day
} The mines arc getting better as they advance
, into tho hill. s
! Sonora Creek Tunnel and Mining Co., from
r Nov 10, 1853. TO Feb. Is, 1854, eight hand
{ took out little over 500 ounces. For tn
last thrco wccks--being one fourth Of tho a
bovc named timc--very littlo work has beel
done in consequence of incloment weather.
The greatest quantity of gold taken out in on
day was threo pounds. The largest lum
0 found weighs 10 ounces.
. DiscovRRy or GOLD NEAR Los ANeELEs.-
= The city has boen in fcverish condition du
' ring the past week, says the Los Angeles Sta
y Of tho llthFcbruary in consequence of tn
0 discovery of gold in the mountains ncar San
= Ia Anita, about cightcon miles distant. Th
: samo kind of running TO and fro, nsking {
{ hurried questions aud uncertain expectanc,
+ has exhibited which have often witnessed !
n northern towns wbena break has been mad