Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-11-26
Arrival Of the Oveland Mail.

Heavy rains fell on the 2Sth, with indica-
tons of continued wet weather.
Sandwich Island dates are to Oct. 3. Busl-
ness prospects We're poor.
The community was troubled by reports
from the Atlantic States relative to the cheap
ness of coal oil, which, it was thought, would
diminish the demand for whale oil, thereby
injuring the whaling business at Honolulu.
Some sugar plantations were paying mod
erately well, but the coffee crop was an entire
failure.
The humber of whale ships which had ar
rived at Honolulu up to October 1st, was only
ten.
SHIP BURNED AT SEA-The British steam
er Achilles, Capt. Hart, arrived at Honolulu
on the 27th of Sept, and reported that the
American clipper ship Mastitf, Capt. johnson,
fcom San Francisco to Hong Kong, having on
board 1s1 passengers, of whom 175 were Chi
nese, was burned at sea on the 10Th Sept
All the passengers, with the exception of one
Chinaman, who was smOthered, were safely
taken off by the Achilles, and conveyed to
Honolulu Among the passengers We're Il.
Ii. Dana, of Boston, G. G. Harris, Geo. Cliff
ford, H. c. Richmond, Mr.. Schonbron. The
Chinese are said to have lost large amount
of treasure. The cargo, OF about 500 tons,
was all lost
! The fire originated between decks from some
| Cinnamon smoking opium allowing sparks to
get among their combustible articles, which
soon set the whole ship in blaze. The es-
cape of the passengers was owing to the dar
| ing coolness of Capt johnson and his Off
GERS, and the fortunate appearance of the
Achilles.
A rich silver mine had been discovered
near Fort Ryan.
Gov. Weller would appoint L. S. Senator
before the departure of the steamer of the
9TH. 1t was supposed he would make selec-
ton outside of politicians.
4 special dispatch to the st. Louis Repub-
lican says Ex-Governor Ransom, Receiver of
Public Money at Fort Scott, Kansas, died on
Friday last.
ST. LOUIS, Nov 1S.
The Overland Mail with dates to the 29th
ult, has arrived. Accounts from Carson
Valley and Walker River mines continue to
excite great attention. A stampede of Cali
lornians in that direction has already been
commenced, which promises to equal that to
Frazer River. There are mines on the east
side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains supposed
to extend from Honey Lake north to Walker S
River, and south distance of three hundred
miles.
The principal discovery yet announced is
called Gold Hill, mound 60 feet high, 5000
feet long and 1000 feet wide, situated twenty
miles north of Carson Valley, which is trav-
ersed by veins of auriterous quartz, partly
decomposed, which realises $25 per ton.
Large quantities of silver ore from Carson
Valley continued to arrive at San Francisco
for shipment to Europe.
The emigration in the spring will probably
result in the complete exploration of the whole
country east of Sierra Nevada, and the dis
covery of equally as rich mines as any in
California.
Gov. Waller has appointed Judge II. P.
IIawn, formerly of Kentucky, L. S. Senator
to fill the vacancy occasion by the death o
Broderick. The new Senator was to leave
for Washington 10y the steamer of the 9Th
inst.
The loss of the fire previously reported al
Coultonville is $4,000.
The Committee appointed at the recent Pa
citic Railroad Convention, has published a re
port recommending the immediate organiza
ton Of Il company to construct the road from
San Francisco to Stockton, with the view O.
its ultimate extension to the boundary of the
State.
Col. Lander the superintendent OF the For
Kearny and Honey Lake Wagon Road eX,
petition has completed the work for the sea
son and is about to repair for Washington
; having on had an unexpended balance of $50,
His stock purchased in Missouri last spring
at $l3O per head have been sold for th'
benefit of the government at over 5000 PEI
+, head.
Business was more active, but without i'm
prOyement in prices. Some leading staple:
5 by recent arrivals sold at low rates