The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-12-01
Later from California.
Arripal of the Overland Mail.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. &c,


The Overland Mail, with dates to the
4th, arrived last night.
Business was dull and prices unchang-
ed. Money in good demand.
The steamer of the 9th would not take
a very large shipment.
The rainy season had fairly commence
ed.
5000 passengers had arrived at San
Francisco during the three days previous
to the departure of the mail, by two
steamers from Panama, and three from
Oregon and British Columbia.
The latter steamers brought over 1000
tons of apples from Oregon, worth from
four to six dollars per one hundred
pounds.
The telegraph wires were in operation
from San Francisco l65 miles, by the
Butterfeld route, and would probably
reach Vizallia, $50 miles from San Fran
cisco, by the first of July mex
More improvement was going on in
San Francisco than at any time since
1854, and the city was claimed to be in
a more prosperous condition generally
than at any time since the reyulsion in
1856.
Since the discontinuance of the Tehuan-
tepec route the overland mail has invari-
ably taken news to California from New
York quicker than The ocean Steamers
Dates of ST. Louis to Oct. 9th, reached
San Francisco by the overland mail two
days sooner than by the ocean mail.
During the month of Oct. 81, 348, 600
worth Of gold was deposited in the mint
at San Francisco, for coinage, among
which was a considerable amount Of
Frazer River dust.
The total shipment of gold from San
Francisco during October was $500
coo.
Judge Terry had been indicted by the
grand jury of San Francisco CO., and held
under $4,000 bail for the killing of
Broderick.
The amount of money in the State
Treasury on the 1st of November exceed
ed $500. 900. There were over $500, 600
in the Treasury Of San Francisco.
Correspondence in the Trinity Journ-
ais of the. 29th ult.. from Pitt River Val
ley mentions several fights between the
Indians and a company of volunteers, in
which upward of twenty Indians were
and about the same number cap
Accounts from the Washoe Valley state
that the gold and silver mines continued
favorable and new discoveries were being
constantly made.
Another large amount Of ore had ar
rived at San Francisco which assayed
from two to six thousand dollars per
The Comstock vein had been traced
5000 feet and indications warranted the
belief that it extended ten miles, and is
the richest silver mine in the world.
New gold discoveries have been made,
which were represented as important. and
Notwithstanding the l~ateness of the sea-
son, the large emigration over the noun
continued, rendering it probable
that by spring several thousand people
will have reached the grounds ready TO
commence explorations and labor as soon
IS the weather permits.
The grand jury Of Carson valley late
submitted a report to Judge Cradle
Among the subjects treated are
the outrages upon emigrants by the Nor
mons, and the impossibility Of the latter
in harmony with the American
citizens. The report says in view of dis
similar tastes and intellect, and of the
discordant sentiments, religious and po-
of the people, we submit that the
best interests of the Government of
this Territory imperatively require some
remedial legislation on the part Of Con-