The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-01

The gloomy condition of business affairs here so pal
board that with degree Of patience the trade hear
Of resumption Of the evil The last advices from the
shippers Is condemned in harsh terms whence they de-
rive their encouragement for renewed shipments upon
what information they infer that this country is in want Of
goods, We cannot determine In our establishment ut
their proceedings We can only conclude that they better
understand the necessities Of people than do
very difficult matter to induce this community 10 believe
IT, Their goods will here to freight and st
sive country, to lay here without buyers, and
perish many of thef and finally to yield that
ever been written or stated Of the over estimated capa
city Of markets So much has been said this sub
jec that seems like hopeless effort 70 endeavor to con-
troll shippers We have been compelled to write in the
same tenor throughout this year. and their interests
have suffered TIE fault lies elsewhere than with author
Francisco obtuse fail to appreciate the magn
hcence Of the schemes Of those who supply California
generously and at present they look on wondering whe
Their the bounty the Of the beneactors of it's
people with first give out these being the only alter
natives that present the prospect Of change
The following, reliable, is Of the highest importance.
It Is likewise from Coleman circular
Within the past month in regard 10 the
precious metals have assumed new and most interesting
feature We say our resources though properly speak
yond our border. We allude to what has been called
quite appropriately, howcver) the Washoe dgg,ngs
the eastern slope Of the Sierra Nevada, about latitude
80 deg. % min, distant some ten miles from Washoe Val
That is to say the main discoveries have been made in
the locality named, though indications favorable to
the conclusion that much Of the adjacent country, for
many miles In extent partakes largely Of an aurerous
and argenterous character. At Virginia City, Silver
HILL is varously called, mines have been opened.
yet but few hundred yards in extent which yield al
most fabulous amounts Of silver and in instances Of
gold TO the ton Of These metals found in the
same vep and mingled with each other in irregular pro-
portions yielding about half Of each while
other specimens are principally Of silver generally about
three parts Of silver to one Of gold One assay Of
alency 1dnI
in silver, while black sand from placer diggngs ad
acen yielded So in silver and 5000 in gold The mine
p @ c p9ua
part owners Judging from the announcements Of the in
terror press infer that some forty tons have already
been forwarded TO this city, few tons Of which have
been shipped via Panama and New York to Havre, for
analytical examination. The assays made in this city
leave no doubt that the ore will yield from 900 TO 900
per ton. We learn from reliable authority that from
seventy I'VE TO one hundred tons will have reached this
pended operations Al The mines some rude efforts at
smelling the have been made which have proved suf
hceny satisfactory to warrant the parties concerned in
prosecuting the undertaking. and thus economzng the
cost OF transportation 70 this city, which at present
about 500 per ton.
The Washington Constitution says
wecompe from recent French statistical reports the fol-
lowing comparative exhibit Of the amount Of taxes levied
by the French government one Of leading staples
during the first nine months Of the 1862 1858 and
1857 1t would seem almost Incredible that, in this
ghtened age Of the world, any government would i'm
pose such taxes upon leading staple Of nation
like that pr0fers commercial reciprocity to every
flag but that enlightened and liberal government
that Of France should annually levy tribute Of
twenty six millions Of dollars upon the bacco producers
OF the United States would be incredible if had not
official custom house evidence Of the fact.
We need not assure readers that every effort has
been made and that every effort will still be made, by
the present admnisr Atom TO effect basis Of mutual
advantage and fair reciprocity reduction Of these op
pressive exactions not entire abolition of the to-
bacco monopoly system in France; and when borne
in mind that every article Of French industry-agrcu
tural and manufacturng-is admitted into the United
States, and finds among consumers free aud unrc
sricted Market tho surprise s that the government Of
France has not before this yielded the persistent
forts Of government place the commercial relations
Of the two countries footing consistent with the
liberal spirit Of the age and certainly advantageous
10 both governments.
The following comparative statement showing the
amount Of indirect taxes IN France leading items during
the first nine months Of 1867, 1853, 1859 -
Fryus courostu1 flsf IN