New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-04-04
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later from California.

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BY the arrival yesterday Of the San Antonio and
San Diego Overland mail we received San Fran.
cisco papers Of the 18th ult The Alta California
has the following:
-Four Frenchmen, whose names we could moi az.
certain, were poisoned. on Saturday evening by
eatng Ioaastoois at dinner, installing them for
mushrooms. They were taken simultaneously with
terrible pains, and the utmost CONSERVATION en-.
sued. Medical aid was summoned; but one Of
them who had eaten more of the fatal food than
the others, was beyond help, and died in great
pain. The others are still in preearious situa-
ton.
William Carey Jones has issued the prospectus
of a newspaper, to be called Jones, Calculator.
which will be issued on the 18th inst, and viii
come out on the LIST and 18th of each month. In
its plan will be embraced news agriculture min.
ing, commerce, law, politics, science, art and
bellies tettres. The first number will contain entire,
the Official Report Of Mr.. Jones on the subject OF
Land Titles in California.
FROM San JUAN TO WAsHoE.-The San Juan
Press reports that a passenger train of one hum
dred mules will soon be put on the road between
North San Juan and the eastern slope, by way of
Forest City and Henness Pass. As soon as the
snow on the summit will permit, the train will 60
through to Carson City and the silver mines. The
train will have station at the new town Of Truckee
City, which is situated at the south point Of the
Buttes, in Truckee Meadows, where all the north
ern roads converge, and grass, hay, grain and
water are abundant. A hotel is already IN process
Of erection and several stores and shops will soon
beput up and occupied. better locality for
town could not have been selected The land sur.
rounding it Is adapted to agriculture, and already
occupied by persons who intend to put in grain and
vegetable crops, and plant fruit trees and grape
win f.al
the adjoining hills, where also pine timber grows
and two saw mills have been erected.
The Placer Courier of March s, has the follow
ing on mining prospects in that county:
The prospect for a large yield of the mines was
never better than at the present time, since gold
was first discovered upon this Divide. The tunnel
claims that have reached pay dirt are paving as
well as ever before, and a large number of those
which have not yet broke through the bed rock,
are SO FAR advanced that we can calculate almost
to certainty that they will soonreach the channel
and obtain good prospects. The whole of our
mining community are in good spirits, and none of
those who hold shares in mining claims are inclined
to give up their claims here for the uncertainty of
obtaining better diggings in other parts Of the
country. All seem to rely upon their claims as
upon certainty.
The Independent Slope Company, have struck
spur of the bed rock in their tunnel in the north
side of the hill, back of this place, and have OBJ.
tanned prospect. They are still running on the
slope of the rock, which pitches off very steep,
and expect soon to reach the bottom of the
channel.
The Eagle Company have been taking out good
pay for the last three months and the India Rubber
Company are expecting to tap the lead in about
two weeks. This company run their tunnel several
hundred feet beyond the channel without running
up and since the lead has been struck in the Eagle
which adjoins their claim, they have again gone
into their old tunnel, and are retimbering and pre-
pairing to tap the lead known to run through the
claim, and which is exceedingly rich.
The Pioneer Slope Company are again at work,
having got new steam engine and machinery on
their works, and are rapidly progressing with their
shaft. 1t is expected that they will soon reach the
bed rock and test the richness of the back part of
the hill.
These large mining operations have been heavy
draught upon the resources of our citizens almost
and have invested their all in them. Should the
tunnels strike rich deposits of gold-as no doubt
they wilbur town and vicinity are destined to
become the most fonrishing, and the people the
most prosperous, of any other place within our
knowledge
We were shown yesterday, says the California
Express Of March g. by Mr.. Scholl, grape cutting
Of one years growth which excels anything Of the
kind we ever witnessed, measuring nineteen feet
in length. 1t grew in the celebrated Anaheim
vineyard, from cutting which was planted in the
spring Of 1858, just two years ago. No special
pains were taken to producer it, but it was cut from
one OF Lne ordinary vines IN the vineyard. 10 was
sent to Mr.. Scholl, who owns an interest in the
vineyard as curiosity. We doubt whether sim
liar remarkable growth can be produced in any
other country.
The Herald has the following paragraph:
The annual family visiting stampede for the At
lantic States has commenced. Every year about
this time people begin to sell off their furniture
and offer their houses to let, and go East to pass
the summer. This is probably because the travel
ing is safer and pleasanter at this season. and the
pleasures of society are more accessible during
the summer months i" at home.n The best state
gagged for the 10th instant, and many are taken
for the 9TH and 10th of April. In July and August
the rush will be the other way. For these reasons
there are more houses to let now than at any time
for six months past.
Letter OF am American to NJ. DeThouyenal.
The following letter to N. De Thouyenal Minis.