The daily union., 1854-12-28
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

We copy the following from the Alta Californian of De-
cember lst:
THE MONSTER SAN FRANoBco-rHE
LARGEST IN THE woRLDAu immense lump of quartz gold
has been found in Caaveras county weighing 6 pounds
2,576 ayordupois. Estimating 1t to cona' %
pounds of quartz rock which % large allowance in the
opinion OF enced persons who it. the actual
of the gold in it will be l4 pounds, 2,256
avoirdupos the value of which, at SIT 25 per ounce
would be S3s96. This is the largest nugget of pure gold
found in California or in the world 1t was brought
down to this city yesterday by Adams Co, and will be
shipped to the Atlantic States in the steamer of to-day
The prOpreors of it excited by their good luck
that they up beside their treasure night and day its
way here Mr. Perkins, of the company to whom it be-
longs, states that it taken out in Calaveras county,
Wednesday evening, November ed just the company
about quitting work for the day He would not give
any particulars in regard to where the claim located
except that it is in the county above named The compa
consists of four Americans and Swiss Mr. Perkins
belongs to Lexington Kentucky; and for the past
years although he has labored hard very success
full having more than $500 any one time during
that period. The length of this immense is about f
teen inches and its width from five and onehalf to six in
ches As side is extremely irregular and uneven in its
formation it is difficult to arrive at the exact thickness but
it will probably average four inches The other side is al
most fat and presents solid mass Of pure gold the only
quartz percevabe is the upper ragged sde and
pieces loosely mbedded in the precious metal that
with the aid Of pointed instrument they might be easily
removed The whole mass at some PERIOD has apparently
been in fused state
Con-. BUCHANAN BEFORE THE nEcoRpER.-C Commander
Buchanan of the steam rgate Susquehanna brought
before Recorder Waller Saturday last on charge Of
false imprisonment preferred against hin, by of the
named Joseph s. Chapman, who charged that he
wiully and macously imprisoned board the Susoue-
hanna without authority: court-maral vas held few
months ago in the China seas, which found Chapman
guilty Of derec Of duty and sentenced him to conne
ment until the vessel should touch at American port
Commodore Perry Issued order approving the sentence
.ria commanding the to be executed Under this
state of facts the recorder decided that he had no ursdic
ton over the and dismissed the defendant mainly be-
he acted under the orders of superior officer Ag
the Judgment of the court had been pronounced
second warrant issued by Justice Rix served Com
the musicians belonging the ship The band had been
ashore by permission of the commander aud the complain
ant with several othera failed to return at the time spec
fed. he called up the next morning. and the
mander ritated at his conduct slapped him in the face
Justice Rix fined Commander Buchanan $l0O
TREASURE REcovERED-The pilot boat Dancing Feather
Capt Fowler has arrived fre the wreck of the steamship
Yankee pade. Sue has been absent about twenty-five
days ind, owing to continued heavy sea- entirely
successful in obtaining all Of the lost that i'll
fatea vessel They, however succeeded in getting four
boxes each containing Sl7000 making $68,0oO in all
The d. f. will mako second trial and is in hopes Of OBJ
tanning the balance, Nothing remains "a mark the spot
where the Yankee Blade wss sunk The wh,e wreck was
driven upon Ito beach, and the heavy portions of her ma
chnery still lie on the bottom in the same place One of
her guns lies close rock by but owing rough
they unable TO obtain it, They have been unable
to work for the last eighteen days,
ARRIVAL RUSSIAN MERcHASTMAN-Ycsterday the
3oh the Russian ship Kamtschatka Capt Riddle arrived
rom Sitka, after passage of 20 days She really fine
looking ship of 600 tons burden and has been very fot
nate to escape the allied feet this coast She has an
chored on the bar