New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-12
From Our Own Correspondent

From Our Own Correspondent
SAx Francisco, Feb. 20, 1860.
TIE great topic OF news is Washoe The stories are
coming in Ike those from Fraser RIVER bat accom-
named by much tangible evidence in the shape OF pre-
cious metal. The Washoe Melting Works in this city
are turp1e ont thousands of dollars OF the pure metal
weekly and the propetOrs say that more ore has been
offered 10 them than they can possibly melt Every
hodv thinks Washoe; everybody dreams Washoe;
everybody talks Washoe; provisions for Washoei
loL,ng Tor Wsshoe; mining tools for Washoe every
tbino for Wasboe Fortunes have already been made
in bSv,np and selling stock shares in the veins, and
even in veins which have not yet produced anything
and which the present claimants have never see anu
nrobablv will never gee. We expect now that not
ess than 90 600 persons will migrate TO Washoe III I1e
Sprjue Many have already gone, although tne WIN
ter there il intensely cold, and the snow still covers tne
ground. Hiram Person, notorious mhhohanc vi
tbis ety Ia among those who stsrted Many private
letters have be EN- received and they contain soFee as
wild az those current in California IN ~ a Young
fellow named Brandes, who used TO loaI ABOUT oau
Fran cisco went over 20 Carson CITY last Fa anu es
tablshed iouor .bop and he writes that ne Is
taking in from Sos $50 every day at his bar sho nus
two silver leads each 200 feet long, Tor one ne mas
been offered $500 per foot, and for me other soV 20
that the former lead would be worth S6OO ana inc
latter 500 OCO He has worth 81 OOO already ong'
Reside his remarks about his claims, he says in ms
letter hat Washoe is the finest country IN the word
for shOotdg. Oniy the day prior to that npon "hen
the letter was written five men had been shot, ana,
he remarks, ait was very poor day for shooting at
that" . ~ ~,
writing from Quincy, says: IA, ,.,.- .o,,
aOy & the ad f the
could not give faint conception OF the severity oil the
Wsshoe Winters and that Of Cost9ek Spanish and the
any account while hundreds Of miners arr holding claims
by realize fortunes the coming aud he
NJ he
Territory outside OF the owners Of the eians
who know the mineral from which they expect 80 much WILL
rightly assyed yield gold and silver or only copper and
"Wasboe silver" is to be seen affixed, in the windows
of the svsrsmths shops 10 many articles OF plate and
| table ware. -
The excitement about the quicksilver mines in Napa
and Sopoma Counties increasing Numerous speci,
mems of the ennabsr have been sent to tins city, aud
they are rich. correspondent OF me Naf0n0e
ssys: ,,.,
was supposed to contain the plata In st quantities. but which
contains dly enough to pay for qgatng ne iesl com
and extends dction little north Of northwest passing on
south side Of Mount st Helens thro9eh Pine Fiat and las
south Springs, and extending In the same dec
tion Russian Iye distance Of twenty i've miles Gin
found in its re rc abundance o Pine Flat to
short the Geyters distance OF some SIX or
breaking the lies powders the urcs and catch
ing the mercury as runs oS Il o 'I e hnve
Of the that caught from the rock ao rock na
We have lust receyed ceeate Of the assay the
ennsbs which yields 3 cent OF quicksilver and thoas
mixed with fsps and other earthly substeaces and Therefore
cannot be called fair test Of the richness OF the mine.
The cnnsbr found In oose ders on the surface and
extending into the mountain and the Dip OF those
indicate an extensive deposit The country ia all
supposed to be valuable and several comPe.
The Robinson Company numbering sItyhree men, pave a.
ready commenced While near the Oeyse' tne rehIryNAa
hocuhy prospect the lead rOck eneAos the cinnsbsr
species decom posed felspsr with mcslc formston in
|
prove extensive appearances denote viii supply the mar
te with this nueh needed article The mereuf feature Is not
only wothy of note in this region qlsr yen has
1SS IH nf the rate of 50 tie tan The
quartz Of blush color almost bordering on ste and
| fne quality such a. suits the eye OF the miner"
The Republicans have been holding their primary
elections for delegates TO the State Convention. IL Is
understood that delegates to Chicago will be in
| favor of Seward.
The Vanderbilt steamer Cham ZION, With the mails
from New York to the 20h January, arrived here on
the 18th iLst five days after the arrival OF the Golden
| Age. ,
The State Medical Convention held its 9Th annual
session week before last in Sacramento, and elected
the following officers: President-l Roswell, NJ. d.,
| San Francitc0 Vice Presdents-l. 5. Titus, M. D..
Fl Dorado; X. Kirkpatrick, n. d., So'ano; X. Is.
| Cole, NJ. d., San Francisco; b. ii. Pierson, NJ ID,
Sacramento; |. +. Oatman, d. d., Sacramento. 60, Cor
responding Secretary-E. Cooper, NJ d., San Fran
cisco. Recording Secretaries-G. Taylor, NJ d., Sac
ramento; G. l.. Simmons, NJ d., Sacramento Freas-
| urer-H. w. IiarkDess, NJ D., Sacramento. Censor,
| u Harvey, III ID Eluri ~
A Sheldon, San Francisco; J. Il. heLane, Yuba w.
p. TIden Butte; II. Gibbons, Alameda Asa Clark,
| FL Dorado.
COL T.. d. Baker called the 18th inst. for Sslem,
the capital of Oregon, where he will hereafter make
his home. His family had gone before. He will can
vass the State dnriug the coming campaign and he
hopes 10 zee Republican majority at the Presidential
election in November.
Dr. X. =. Chase formerly Of st. Louis, but e resi-
dent Of San Francisco for the last two years. ar
resed few DAYS since charge OF adalteratpg the
nitric acid made for the mint by throwing salt into It,
Cbsee was formerly partner in tho acid works, but
lately sold out and il now suspected Of having az
tempted 10 ruin the reputation OF the works. Common
salt mpars chlorine 10 nitric acid and the compound
dissolves gold and If il used in the mint would
cause great loss Of the precious metal. But the acid
is always examined by the mint ofcers before il is
used and thus any impurty harms only the makers Of
the acid. Sat had been thrown into many carboys
of late, and, policeman being set to watch, he saw
man 20 in the evening to the Garbage open several,
and throw something in. lie then sprang from his
hiding place. TO arrest the often Ter and after turn
ing the corner came upon DR.. Chase whom he sup-
posed TO be the The was tried en- the 10th,
and the Jury dsagreed there being five for conviction
and Tor acquttal The reputation of DIR. Chase
had previously been very good.
The Legislature has passed an act TO transfer the
jurisdiction, m Of dnes from the Courts of Ses
sODs 20 District Courts This was done solely 70 ac-
commodate the care Of Terry who did not with TO DO
tried in our court of Sessions, wherein the judges
Vigilance men. The District Courts have always had
jurisdiction IN murder coses and the duel cases should
be uied in the fame tribunas.
A Mr. Wright, a nat We Of Massachusetts and lately
prominent citizen Of hendeeino County, was killed a