The hydraulic press. (North San Juan, Nev. Co., Cal.) 1858-18??, 1858-12-04
THE STATE AT LARGE.

maintain at their own expense through
the winter weekly mail between Shas-
ia and Honey Lake Valley, with view
to proving the superiority of Mobiles
Pass for the purposes Of an overland
mail route. The Yreka Union men,
tions the massacre of three White men
by Indians, ON the head waters of Pitt
River. The same paper remarks on the
necessity of thorough State Geological
survey.........According to the Sierra
Citizen the earthquake which lately
shook San Francisco and other coast
cities wasperceptible at Downieville.
Brooms are manufactured in Oroville
and bough in preference to the import
ed article. ........ The Sonora Democrat
says it is estimated that the rock now
on hand ready for crushing at the
Soulsby" claim contains over $780,
000.. California Laurel and Oak
are largely used at the Navy Yard in
this State. Several small crafts have
been built of the Laurel, which is said
to be very durable. There is one piece,
cubic foot in size, which weighs fifty
nine pounds. The Petaluma Jour-
nal gives particulars of the discovery of
a coal vein on Russian River. Several
shafts have been sunk on the lode to the
depth of from twenty-five to thirty feet,
each of which passed through veins of
coal varying in thickness from two to
fifteen inches. 1t is pronounced to be
a clean article of bituminous coal, and
the prospector cntertains no doubt of
finding large deposit after sinking to
the depth at which coal is usually
mined. .......The number of children
between four and eighteen years in So
noma county is 2,851........The citi-
zens of Petaluma are taking steps to
permanently locate and improve pub
lie cemetery.........The San Jose Trib-
une claims that the first bee-tree ever
found in California was in Santa Clara
county, in July, 1857, since which time
several others have been found in that
Valley and adjoining mountains. An
oak was lately cut at the head Of Suison
Greek, and proved to be veritable bee
tree, from which over sixty pounds of
honey were extracted. They are
finding opals and other precious
stones at Knights Ferry on the Sta an
islaus. Various coloring pigments are
also found there. The miners of
Aqua Frio, Mariposa county, have de-
termined to exclude Chinese from the
diggings.. college is about to be
established at Napa City by the Chris
tian Reform Church. 5000. The San
Francisco chain-gang rebelled, refused
to work, and were starved into submis-
sion. Three whales were lately
captured in the harbor of Monterey,
and yielded $500 gallons of oil. The
citizens had full view of the exciting
entertainment. The Bee says that
the first execution in the State, under
the late law requiring a degree of priva-
cy, took place at Mokelumne Hill on
Friday last. Since the last earth
quake the people Of San Jose have dis
covered bottomless openings in the earth
which emit sulphurous and heated air
.........Dr. H. Halle, of Alameda, raised
from three hills 1900 pounds of pie
melon.........772 letters were sent by
the Southern Overland mail of the Goth
November. The steamer Hermann
arrived last Saturday. ........A CORES
pondent of the Sacramento Union for
wards that paper from Ell Dorado two
specimens of what he claims to be crys-
t,lized gold. Doubtful. Case,
the Marysville stage-driver, who was
righteously shot by Ames, is recover
ing.........The new amalgamating pro-
cess, Of which Judge Chambers is the
agent, has been tried with the most
satisfactory results according to the Au-
burn Herald. Quartz tailings treated
by it have yielded from $50 to $3.50 per
ton, and this from rock that has hereto
fore paid but from $40 to SIS per ton.
..".....The Telegram says there are
two hundred and fiftv doctors in San