The daily Butte record., 1858-05-27
San FesneIseo Correspond dence.
sxN Francisco, May oath, 1853.

SkN Francisco, May oath, 1858.
EDrroR BuTrE REcoRD :-ln my last
letter from Sacramento promised to write
whenever should locate, bat as | am yet t
undecided where shall go, have conclu
ded to il the interim by an occasion ii cor
respondence. The chief subject Of conver-
sation here is the new gold mines. Num-
bers leave by every steamer, for that at pres
ent, almost terra incOgnita. ! was on the
wharf last Saturday to witness the depar-
turo OF the Panama and was reminded OF
the scenes Of early days of 40 in the States
The wharf was crowded with people bidding
adcu to their friends, requesting them to
write sc There we're over five hundred
passengers on board of the boat. Among
the number was our mutual frierd Lance
Nightingale. who had many warm friends
among the citizens Of this place, who came
to bid him adieu. The Chinese had ambas-
sadors aboard who 60 TO prospect and If ac-
counts be true there will be u general exo-
dus Of that race from California. The best
evidence to me, of the realfsy Of the reports
was large shipment of -four made on ac
count Of the Iudson's Bay Company. The
Americans have been 30 much IN the habit
of Dragging about the resources of the coun.
try, its grandeur sc that they have entire
ly overlooked the fact that the British Pos.
) sessions in America are far larger than the
} United States II gold be found in AS great
| Al nil m
quire far greater philosopher than AIN to
: foretell the future effect to be produded on
California, and in fact the whole of the Uni
7 ted States territory on the Pacific coast. II
( good harbors be found in Washington Terri.
tory or in the British Possessions with easy
= access to the mines, il will disastrously af
r feet the commerce Of this place but if no
{ San Francisco will be the London Of the Pa
8 cic 1t is certain the present emigration
r will seriously injure the interior trade O
h California for several years, as from all car
r learn there will be over thirty thousand peo
- pie leave this State in the next twely,
r months.
+. | have received the following information
= from n reliable source. The agent Of Majo
It Kinney, Of Texan and Central American
o notoriety, conditionally disposed of his Mos
9 quito Grant to tho agent of Brigham YOUNG
IS who was dispatched by the latter, througl
= that country for the purpose of procuring
If location of the Mormons, the sale to be rati
= fed if Brigham desired to accede to tn
y terms which were that all the stock belong
ing to the Mormons was to be given in par
y payment, and the balance in annual install
e ments. The Government was privy to th
n transaction, and was to secure safe pas
Is sage to the Mormons there know that
r. person who is well known in Californin, an
Is pecuninrily responsible, left sometime sinc
for Salt Lake, NJ partner Of Col. Kinney to
the purpose of taking charge Of the stock, i
l. case the sale should be consummatcd.
re The Giobe on last steamer day contnine
n n number of complimentary notices from w
rious papers In the State. Since B. Fran
rs Washington has written the editorials, it hF
y, become (ior one Of its kind> quite readah
i. paper, but the ostcnsihlc editor, little j
!, d., being so ,ccH knOton, has no iuhucnc
BUTTE.