New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-01-06

exceed ~ loss " property ,pr.es BY The people Of Tchsa
County by tsese Indiana in any year since iSSa"
The late decjsion of the State Supreme Court, that
The owper Of land uoder grant from Mexico owns the
precious metals in II ALSO and the decision Of the Dis
iet Court IN Csayeras County, that the occupant Oh
Governments land In the mining districts Tor agrcnl-
tural pnrposes may prevent miners rom mvaoing
hs possession, must attract much attention -.
Warrington, and among lawyers throughout the
country. think these decisions are partly owing TO
the Discussion of the question Of the necessity OF sell
ing the mineral lands, and the consequent convlcuon
in the minds Of many Of cur abest lawyers ana oees
men that miners must have fee simple les, ana tnat
our mining population must become permanent, ~
whatever cost. do not mean that the Judges nave
perverted the law, for there was no law 70 perVer
Under cur uncertain system OF uncodlhed law, the
Judges are permitted TO lcgislate almoet as much as
they interpret or judcate-if may coin a new word
Many of the newspapers here are lamentDR over the
late decisions, but think they are for he best. sun
adbeIe 10 the idea advanced when commenced the
late agitation on the sale of the mineral lands, about
two ears ago. that under the present 4nd.tenure or
no-tenuTe in he miaes California would be great
.ocisl and moral wreck in 20 years. The sale oil the
landr the conversion of nomad miners INTO perna-
and the introduction Of the family the rule instead
of the exception and the strong instead OF the weak
element in the mining population, can alone save u.s.
The San AatoRiO Independent, IN Late arucle,
1.-THE average product of mnes allowing $50 working days
Ct % PEI dty is sJI per But mutt be borne In
has been conducted and By the LAYS regulating the ten
q god lands the miner has been pIecoded virtually from
ps ~ snesy and o6tsby conc uced-bepce from this
S.aJ product labor HE board clothing working tool.
s 90 as % so IL SOS lis clothing and Ssddnr
h; yCSs oG with PsSs R 20 and des sss
densons always most demanded mining community But
e Ct his hard Gaming. = ever devoted 20 the Purchase
II all lands around him is adverse to permanent pos.e'
ment s O,I. Whs.evsr capital is invested in this way
is sent cut Of the golden country and goe. 70 ne
s 10 eropey Is secure In either case whether the surplus
hs beard clothes and neces.e be spent for
mupi,y which produces the gold u Constitutes gradual certain
drain ro@ our esouIees and although we may enjoy the ,aa
ing wealth Importance a. STATE and the utter mPosslbliy
% s TS o sn Sees hos Shallow .op
res sDd bshod utter bankruptcy and degrsdns poverty s
poverty and bankruptcy has been the fate of ali coun
tries in watch gold the precious metals were the staple and
which will keep the gold home and foster other interests be-
sc present We have no to rejoice that gold Is
staple ofhe x hundred millions Of dollar. which we
have produced how has gone the wealth of California;
9Th Of the suount and Ia to be remembered that over one
idle ard .isow tsunt that and agriculture sub
Sisted and der Dded exeusivey mining Grant its truth
reply equal spirit truth sn satire bat r the mireEs
tits county our bone should look with the greatest spon
every plan which t.Dd 70 Keep the gold dig in this country
CT e and home msnnfaciures hen indeed win we be the
richest and powerful community Of equal pumbs' IN
peace war upon Globe We have the best tho
ssple product cursed Spain Il cured Mexico aud ell
Southern peigabori ,ba we make 1t blessing to
CsifoIniap
We have dates from Honolulu to the 18th ult. The
only news of interest is that contained 10 the following
extract from the correspondence of The Ala.
The whole whaling Aee with the exception Of twenty-five
vessels are ia or heard from.
"our business community at the hight Of the Fall season
trade The hustle peculiar to that period
number Of the wbale have left to cruise the line bound
10 the coat of California fo OIL Some homewAd bound
,ib4r around the Hon. by the wsy Of the NewZesland
ground around Cape Of Good Hope The unusually large
number of partially empty whale ships homeward bound
willing tale oil aud bone low In order fill up hss
prevented the merehsn from hing up quickly they
otherwise would have done. The Sylyes laydays have
nearly expired ana she wants considerable oil The Black
not put until later date and she has progressed
far the 6yia. The hadugs Hilo, with but
moderate success, end the F Wie at Lahsis although
oil board The SIAM Bhering aud the Bremen vessels hsv
been sdon by parties who and controllers
doing eli that expected Of Freyhs Of oil and bsno how
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