The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-09

latter association, it appears has orgaa,zed In Sac
Francisco, Sacramento, Stockton, Mar sgil'e, aod
several other OF the interior towns aud 10 il repre-
septed to be formidable both in numbers and in.
fiuence
A large mass meeting of the moderate men Of the
democratic party, was held vt 50 nento. fr mt
u tetrOreaIs Hotel, on the evening Of sae 5th
August. Its object was to effect q union Of the
party throughout the State, If possible.
THERE'S prospect that fourth set OF Co-yres
slousl nominations Will be made In California BY
'he free soil party Who ~ill nominate meo Opposet
% ,be Nebraska bill, and in favor Of its repeal:
The jackson Stnfina says: 1t is rumo 60 that
lodge Of Know Notbings has been started in his
town, and that they already number over 100
membSr.
The Russiass 1T our DOors.
Awhole feet could net produce more ,ommotior
ou our coast than Goes the Russian frigate Diana.
Rumor has had it that she WAS enteriog the Heads
with whole train of prizes almost every day for
the past fortnight; then il was reported she and
an English vessel were "chasing each other, of
San Diego; and agsin, it WAS alleged she was
TO sail for Sitka. By the arrival Of the Resess we
learn Il at she eide the British frigae that followed
her ont Of the harbor of Honolulu-turned UPON
sooner received the news Of tho declaration OF var
than she ret sail again. Two days after her depart
uIe, o fine British chip, With full cargo reached
Honolulu. Luckily the Diana did not isll in with
her, although IL Is known that she was cruising on
the Islands for three weeks after her depa ture from
Honolulu: since then she has had time to run over
to our coast. Sfe was looking for her consort the
Aurora, and the British frigate Pique, which had
been cent ont BY the Admiralty purpo,eiy to cap.
ture her. The Pque, it is said is In pursuit tue
Diana, but she wilt dnd it more easy to pursue than
TO capture for while she carries but forty guns the
Diana has sixty.-!San Francisco Herald.
The Crsps
The tidings received from every portion Of the
State under cultivation, says the td Caif0rni IN,
are highly encouraging. 1ita triairg exceptions
bounteOus yield has repaid the husband nan for mis-
iabir Although farmers ave been !0r some time
eDgs geo Ia harvesting their crops, the work can
hardly be put down a. half comp!etad. IL mnst b.
remen teted By frie d. alb fOad that California is t1e
safest portior Of the Union for harvesting, the
entiie abseace OF rain during this portion Of the
Nsr, SLOWS ami ole t,Ge for the collection and pre-
servssieB Of The productions OF the soil. The only
causes tor 8Dxesy or care are that the grain may
not become goo ripe and ia'l from the heal, tnHt
tie may huTn ths GRO. before c lecssd. Serious
ctDaee tns b. ca hs liz several DISTANCES by rou-
.as tiu. tier DC asutay iutf ,ionaily started
The eva.enre Of westerly wiacs fans ;re c,a
or spark into fsmes, and tnea watts them, with
desc fai,idty the land, mag ever 7thing
in rteii pass. With all tho abunaant yield, tn
farmer i cpmpelied to complain or rad times, q
IRE prcsen OF 40 over suppl OF foreign grain aod
fonr. depn ss' prizes below the cost Of. growing,
sniang heavy Losses to toe grlser.
The whest crops in Tuiare county are spoken OF
as being extremely light.
Tie Sc auiento Union STATS that since they
coBsDencsJ ,hfes ing oD the ranch Of Me.s.s
autcbieson ara GSen, on Pusah Creek. Yolo couu.
~, y sure infendens, Capt. Cory, me asurod ton
acres. fol b. ro6s square. hauled the wheat TO the
machine, tnreshed AID weighed it. The weigh. " "a
forty thousand snd fonr pounds, whcn, sc sixty
pounds to the busge gives slxtyIsix and swo.thirds
bushels Of whest 10 the ecte. rhis la ger vied
per acre thsn we have ever kuoan taken off the
same quantity OF land.
The potato crops are suffering terribly from thu
drought Of the psst winter, and the quantity will
fail sl,orl ar lenst one sixth. Alameda county, al.
~ n AZ ru1p-a m req a
VIII not generally prove rsmuueratve to her tilere
The Mines.
The ne Ss from the various parts of the mining
region 10 generally cheering. In the dry diggiogs
want Of reer IL {, 1t, but the miners the wait
ing patiently for tbe rainy season, being salts
fed TO pay their expenses until that time. lo
the part cf the mines where tie water is conveyei
by fumes, the miners are doing WELL
New diggpgs have recently been discovere 10
different lort ms OF the country, ard OCCASIONAL
"lucky strikes" are made, az OF old. The people OF
California are pretty toleraby we'll satisfied that
the is 20 fear Of the mines giving out just at pre-
sgrt.
Al Sarta Barbara the VIII lie town was in a ate
Of excitement, caused by recent discovery Of rich
"gold digs.ngs" within eighsy miles IT tnat place,
on Kern river. party OF three Mexicana trss
made tue discovery sbout two weeks since. Ia Ave
weeks they succeeed ia takiag ont $3.50 10 scaie OF
coarse gold Taey returned TO the Pueblo of Saata
Barbara aitor prov isioDs, which havpg procured,
they started again for the plscers accompanied
by large number Of citizens. The average yield
per diem 70 each man has thus far been twelve dol
Iars and nothing but the common rocker has been
used.
The Shasta Copyias contains statements aud cor.
respondence from various mining Localities ia the
northern portion of tie State, which give not only
encouraging but eztIavagant accou1ts Of the su'
cess of the miners. Inc loca tiles most highly
spoken cf are Big Flat aud Cana ian Bar on Trin
ty riyer, ana SCOTS Bar In Sisk,yOu coaasy. In
stances art mentioned Of psrties taxing out pound
of gold day to 81 hand Phe river claims are
Just heginDipg TO be worked.
The : has been grea, excisem snt ut Santa Biroa
IN consequences OF gold discoveries AZ that place.
Ri. Wiz ner has discovered gold bearing quartz
lead Ia tie vicinity OF San Blrnardino.
ArUtl ar b. culdeI wottb about $i00, has been ta-
ken oni Of TIE Arcadia Tunnel at Minnesota. -,
geo'ltman ftom Forest City, informs tie Ne
yada Journal that the Dutch Company took out
lump Of Heally pure gold, weighing 9l onnces, aud
whi h ~ sl7 40 per ounce, i sorts 81 ,6i3 40.
A hat Jsnnle gold nugget, of irregular shape,
we,ehi0g 75f o., aud containing appars ntly 10.
more than $40 OF guar'z OF other impore matter,
was fonrd in She'iocks Creek, in Maruo,a. H.
had been thrown amongst pile OF stone. in rtmnv'
ing VIII n IL was disct tvcred by its weight alone,
i's 81 face being nearly all covered win black
mineral substance.
Arrival or Lieut.. BecIsvvitb, Of the Overland
Surveying Party.
On Thursday evening, Aug gust 3, says the Slcrs-
mento Uaaon, Lieut. Beckwith, Of tie overaod sIr
veyiug party arrived IN this city from Salt Lake
City, VIA the Hnmboidt and Fort Reading, hAving
left the former place on the 6th OF MAY, an tie
latter on Tcestay last. Lieut.. b. kwlth, WITH his
assistant surveyors aud attaches % te corps. CON
sistng iD M Of sixty souls, arfycd At the Grett
salt Lake City ia November, 1903 la Apfll OF tae
| n,,sant YEAR tbe Jiautensnt with his party won't
! aaatssrd aQain az fer an the Giees river, 90 sa
vcvina tour, on the Go Of May the com poDy is't
| Sait Lake and struck oi due westward, ssne ior'y
miles 70 the south ward Of the regularly travelled
California trail About seventy tive miles TINS 81 te
I az tic valley the party came upo0 sllid sran'ts
boulder or hill, some ilfseen oc eighteen nuncrsd
/, fecl IN height, IN witch was fou1d clsar cool
| spring Of wa'or
After leaving tnis poipt, they ourueycd op direct
| " TO the Humboldt, which they rsaeied IN aonut
| two weeks being delayed day or 80 IA remnyins
ohssructicns f,om tho rosd An along toe hnn'
baldt snere "a the rlosr feasible route imaginable ~
a ralroad and ascnrdipg 20 Lieutenant Ba x nth
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