The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-04-10

T MEIo1s STATION, Thursday. March y. ,a.o
The Overland Nail coach, with re,,Is ssN
Francisco dates TO March Q, and teleeS,rs:.
vices TO the 10th, arrived here at o'clo.s =.
morning I'M
San Francisco, Friday, March s-,s.
There have been 10 arrivals hers 49,,
last dispatch to Fresno Civ.
There has been an increase Of fu,,, "a
cent in the number Of foreign invoices - -
At the San Francisco Custom. House from ~. =,
of January TO date Of this year over ~ =
period in 1859.
The new steamer Milton S. Latham h..
menced running as an opposition boat 49,.
San Francisco and Sacramento.
Orders continue TO be received ct Ssnr
CO for the construction Of considerable 49,
cry for the Washoe Mines.
Many men of means are leaving hers e.. :,
Washoe region, and the amount Of c,pis,l -
ing us for that region is prominent reseo. :
en- for the light shipment East by the l,u ~ -
er.
The allabsorbirg question in the Le,;as
is The bill now under consideration TO rr,n. ~
Company the right TO construct a ses,v,p ~
the waterfront OF San Francisco There i
danger of the passage Of the bill.
The Senate bill appropriating 100000 N a.
Company completing the first line Of tele.,..,
between California and the Mississippi r.
and $4,000 TO the Company compietine ~,
second line by another route between the -.
points, has been referred TO Select Counas..
Tie indications are that the bin will PEA
There was Ss25, zoe in the State Tressuv :.
the close of last month.
The Senate has special COMMITTEES spv,.
cut the country east of the Sierra Nevada Nom
rains. The design is TO inquire into the expeSL
ency and practicabiity of annexing the W aah..
gold and silver region TO the State of Cai5oro.
There il proposition to substitute the lisa
for the l20th meridian Of longitude A the ~.
Diary between California and Utah Territorv \,
which about $4,000 square miles Of that fe,,i
tory, will bc brought within the limits Of n.
State, including the settlements anu an the M.
tie and inhabi;abe land in the Western rim 4
the Great Basin. Ii is rumored in the Lee;sh.
ture that $4,000 Csli.ornians nav visit this nev
mining and agricultural region during the eum.
ing season, and il is proper and advisable th.s
Congress extend the borders and Government a
this State so as TO include and protect shen.
This plan will be urged upon Congress q prefer.
able TO creating the proposed Territory Of Ne.
vada.
bill has passed the Senate 10 authorize But
Ter county 10 issue 100000 in bonds TO cid n
, the construction o! the Sacramento Valley Raj
road 10 Orovillc.
The survey OF railroad route from Placer
vile TO Folsom proves the ground more favora
BILE than war anticipated and il 10 estimated thai
, the roads can be completed for 81 200, 600.
a vein Of coal las been discovered within
two miles of the town of SonomA, which I
thought to he extensive, and OF quality clossy
5 resembling camel.
7 The news from the Wa.hce mines CONTINUES
Of the same character as heretofore, and IN
! near approach OF warm weather is having n
I effect in a brisk emigration.
A passenger train of 100 mules 10 soon h
commence making regular trips between Nevsan
and Carson Valley.
The Grass Valley National has news that q,
' owners OF the ground known as the Shafi On
: have struck the continuation of the Coueeocl
: silver vein, about one-iourth of mile from 4
rich mine already opened at Virginia City. y
e At last accounts from the original Couapra
e lead, the Ophir, the Mexican, aud the Cenus
r companies, were engaged in extracting silvu
: ore of astonishing richness. The Mexican Con
4 pany had refused TO sell any more of their chin
declining al offer Of & 200 per foot The Obi
claim was held at ever higher rates. Aho,
E which had already been extracted from III
, mine. The gulch or canon, for ten miles bslos
E Virginia City, Was being worked for gold end
= paying largely. A correspondent Of the Att
9 California, writing from Virginia City, On IL
: 29th ult., closes his letter az follows:
2 al have seen almost every mineral IN thl
world here, gold, silver, lead. copper, antnony,
bismuth, plumbago, &c. Lead and copper
| 10 sssa A
, mines Of silver, or at least Of silver indications
have been discovered for IN extend Of c00ntr]
; 60 miles in length, and perhaps Is in width"
/ Very exciting accounts continue from ~
, new gold mines in Southern Oregon. All -
counts agree that the quartz leads at Geld IA
near Jacksonville, are among tae richest eve
} discovered on this coast. The ledge has bee
opened in two places, and two men have alrsad]
taken out $50, 900 from one of the opeoin0I
|, with nothing but ordinary mining fmplsmssal
On the 9Th inst, $4,000 were taken frou q
, other openings, least so We are informed By
telegram from Ureka, the northern terminus .
the telegraph line. The people from the north
ern part of the State are hocking to Jacksonvih
daily by hundreds.
A destructive fire occurred in Sacramento &
Sunday. Six valuable houses and number .
fine horses were burned. Total loss t25,V 100.
Flour at last accounts was selling st Csc. ,
in Carson Valley; Barley 3sc., end other kind
Of provisions in proportion.
| San Francisco, March l0--5 p. n.
A large Fire occurred at Tehema on the nigh
Of the 9th, destroying the Touring mills situsls
there, together with the grain contained in then
The mills and their contents were valued Z
500, 900, upon which there Was an insurance. Z
4 ONLY Ia apn in tho Fin. cnmnaov
Raw sugars are active; sales Of 100000
pounds China No. to specuI, tors aud the tssd
tho highest price realized Was IL cess1
The country demand is somewhat better n
general merchandise. srJ 81