New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-04
FROM TIE SOUTH.


mires From The Southern Californian of the let
inst we extract the latest particulars this import
sDt subject:
THE KEEv RIVER MISEs.-Hall & CO : stages ar
rived from the mines on the evening Of the 24th Fe1.
yusry. Mr. Saith the sGperIutenc ent OF this rOGte,
brous hi Bis ssges from Elizabeth Lake 10 this city 10
one dsy-a dftauce of sixty miles.
The proC rleors of the line perfec'lDg their
arraI IN. ni- for stables ard relays of teams upon the
rosd With a view of making the trip through in two
days; sId by running two lines OF stages connecting
| with the mines twice d week An addition 70 their
stock Of W ices is expected the next boat ia the
! way Of two irst-csss Concord coaches The stages
| from the river brought iii but ons passeDger-every
one Of the numerous parties in the dsgngs proierrng
| 10 remain where they are.
Reports of rich strikes continue 20 come in, One
miner iCok out, with bis own hands, 500 in day.
fiis1d of ours Just returned, Informs US that, "a
less than two months he took out, by his own labor,
! 5000.
Large numbers are still wording their way to the
prcnised laDd.
Mr.. Floyd Jones the Indian Agent a, the Re-
serve, srrveo at Los Angeles on the 25.h de met,
the day previous, up~ard Of 200 people ana IN
forms that parties constantly passing the Re-
serve their route to the mines
The II ines rspidly making Their mark in Los
Angeles. The Gust begins to roll IN to our merchsnts
vi have o. CO more Drawn forth from their hall for
gotten lurking places the scales that did sdcl good
service in ihs halcyon days OF 40 and So Mn-rs
and SPECTATORS busiy engaged IN selecting their
stores spd merchandise, and transferring the stocks
Of our chants tn toe mues Scarcely day passes
without tLessiug the departure OF heavily io11ed
wsgODs end mule trains, the rspo fight of tue
stage Goa b, with its crowd of passengers In fact,
xe are really becoming mnIg toen-rapidy put
ting all the characteristics peculiar 10 me north
eIn cities before their mines gin eout
News b6s Just arrived that parties have commenced
NH ipg upon the road, gold having been discovered
by peIsoDs casually experimenting at their camping
places. Mir Calhoun, formerly OF this city, has
psIty at work Wlo have for some tune past been
taking out IRON five TO twenty dollars TO the man.
TIE late heavy rains will doubtless render many lJcal
tiles hitherto uselofs On account OF the aosense OF
water perfectly feable for mining purposes. la
view of ,be Gfliculy in obaioing suabls lumber for
ope.toms, we would suggest to some Of our enter
pIhIg merchants the propriety OF making shipments
Of few hundred TO the mines. They would meet
with ready and profitable sale
LATEST NEws-We stop the press to insert the
fouosjpg important news received from gentleman
of our scquantauce, just srrived in torn.
He iDfoTns us that a company OF i've men took out,
in len COWS the lnagLifc< Mt sum OF "a 500. or thl,
there is DO doubt. Numerous parties are averaging
SOS per day ,
nv .xIre,s from San Bern srdino we learn that a
| COMPANY Of a hundred men about starting for
| some very rich dggipss about 40 miles from Kern
River, which have been already prospected by por-
! ton Of the party.
The Soutlon Californian contains the following
| letter, Addressed 10 the editors:
KrRS RIVER, Thursdsy Feb. Is 1855
According 10 pronife, and Alexander a Banning
Express leaving this morning, | will give you few
Of NY ideas aoout these Mines which you can take
| for what they are worth.
arrived here about week ago, and have had
good opportunity curing that time of visiting the DIFF
ferent camps, and uogDg of the average yield, hsv
! ing little ese 70 occupy my time. crest many
companies taking out suUs daily, that are almost
| TOO Incredible for belief. Two men fs days ago
took out 1904 in day and have been doing well
since on the same claim.
Others who are fortunate frequently make from s25
to ESQ per day, bat as fair average, meo who can
and viii work can mske fros 81 10 60 per day. Bat
If men will staud round the rUm.shops here aud be
satisfied with talking and listening to stories about the
mines without going to work, they cannot expect to
make money: and you will, no doubt, have plenty
of these grumblers vending their way back TO your
town. Goods are plenty, and selling at co'nparauVe
" reasonable prices.
People are very orderly as a general thing, not sin
gle instance Of theft having occurred since the open
ing of the mines.
company Of forty men is about being formed
for the purpose Of turning the river about seven
miles, one hundred dollars per man ano labor OF one
nsp, which they expect csn be done 10 one inonth'
ana tboud they succeed they Will make fortunes for
all. take t~o shares.
l shall write You by first opportunity, and inform
you If anything extraordinary occurs
Coon NEws PROM SALT LAKE We condense the
following from The Southern Californian:
The entire business Of the Great Salt Basin will be
hereafter carried with the Pacific coast Ii has
Oh the Pacific fully as chesp as IN Missouri. And
DOW that Il Military Road through the borders of this
State is being put unc contract perfectly feasible
thoIous hiare will shortly connect the Mormon settle
meIts with ports, az leA asst 400 miles shorter than
the route TO Missouri.
IL is in contemplation IL start tfsin of four hun
drtd wagons 10 the Pacific over The Southern route,
n coon at Col SteI toe bas opened the r0a! for which
eos Geo wss spprol ris'ed by Congress.
This 10 the most important moveusnt that has ever
The PEOPLE # this portion of the Stsse aud
is cestirt to wieu posertu influence IN behalf OF
The property and improv ement OF the South.
The suppie demanded by the large and rapidly-ir-
ceasipg populston spread over the immense couotry
Of the Salt Lakes, will develop, by i's prosecution
through borders sources OF wealth lar surprising
any that he's vet been afforded this portion CT the
State and will have the Eject of building up bust
ness which will give importance to our hNbors sud
activity our cities ard furnish an outlet for the
productions of our valleys that st present from the
want OF adequate markets, fail 70 bring suitable
return.
SAN BERSARDISo.-Thf S0u,kSrr Californian has
hsd soNices nom San Bernsrdino, which give latter
rg ssufabcts OF the peace AID prosperity OF that
Mormon settlement 1t appears that there are no
gambling houses, ~hiskyehops rows or riots in that
hsppy community. The people are pesce.be. indus
trops tnterprsipg, sid thriving The southern Cab
f0rhtaR Gays:
Extensive prtparIops are Masking for tia CD
preaching sesson; sir, ady 900 acres Of ~hea, have
teen put in, which xili go far toFard obvating the
necessity efoporiing b'tsfs-uhs from abroad. Mach
heing dir ctpd CQrluY OF pork aud