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The citizens of Honey Lake Valley having
concluded that they were not in California
have memorialised Gov. Cumming of Utah
Territory, for the formation of county and
appointment of Judge.
In the town of Sonora the miners are tun-
nelling under the city lots and making good
wages:
They are holding daily union prayer-meet-
ings at San Francisco, in the hope Of stir
ring UP the sinners.
The value of Brandy imported into this
State annually is $264 1000; of wines 1884,
soO-over half million of dollars, which
is yet small sum compared to the total
amount of the wholesale and retail liquor
traffic, including foreign and domestic ar
ticles.
Several large gold nuggets have recently
been found in different parts of the State
one weighing as much as sixty-four pounds,
and another thirty-fve.
The California Police Gazette contains &
preposterous life of the notorious Jim Web
ster. Calls him fatalist; a young man of
education and talent, graduate Of Yale Coll
lege, handsome fellow with q fine voice,
the SON and heir of man worth 100000;
and the murderer of forty Chinatnen-which
race he holds in mortal hatred.
San Francisco now has house of refuge,
where Juvenile offenders may be restrained
and reclaimed. The appropriation made for
the State reform school was too small to
warrantthe hope thatit will be speedily estab-
lished.
The Chinese merchants doing business at
the Bay sent to China by the clipper Comet
Ss3,Go5.
From the year 1854 to 1858, inclusive, the
hides exported from this State amounted to
CAB, ,987 the first cost Of which was $2,1l9,-
l47. Many years will not elapse before these
hides are all retained and manufactured here,
The California exports of wool, from the
year 1854 to 1858, inclusive, amounted to
s,663, $50 pounds, valued at nearly half d
million dollars. The price averaged twelve
cents and seven mills per pound.
The British steamship Forrood lately arr
rived from England, for the purpose of rum
ming between San Francisco and Victoria.
A correspondent of the San Andreas In
dependent describes shaft in Table Mountain
which is 440 feet deep-the deepest, except
one at WeaverviIle, known in the State.
A lady at San Jose was lately relieved of
tape-worm seventy feet long.
The citizens of Yuba and adjoining coun-
ties have taken preliminary steps towards the
organization of District Agricultural Soci-
city.
It is stated that one John Langley has
killed Eve hundred deer on Pitt river, during
the winter past. In connection with this
sporting item it will do to mention what the
Napa Reporter says about fish: THE noun
tain streams near Clear Lake are so full of
these that they can be scooped out with net
by the Dozen In Cache Creek, near the Lake,
in some places, they are in such myriads, and
are so easily obtained, that the idea has been
suggested Of using them as manure for the
poor lands
Tfe San Francisco Branch Mint coined
S340, 900 in double eagles last week. The
sum of 100000 was deposited for coinage.
Strawberries begin to appear in the San
Francisco markets. They are sold at So so
per pound
4 Efunter who has beenj during the last
winter, s'snowed in" on the head waters of
the Tuolumne river, arrived at Sonora, says
the Democrat, with fine lot Of thirty or forty
skins of various animals that he had cap
tured. Some of these skins are very valu-
able. Those of the black fox bring from
S74 to $40; the silver grey from $45 to $50,
and others prices ranging from $40 to $50
APIECE. We believe this is the frst invoice
of skins or furs sent from this country since
the discovery of gold.
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