Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-03-30
OVERLAND MAIL.
MaLror,s sr,rron M.rol

. NALLof arATIOH, March "
The overland mail coach with regular San Fran
CISCO dases to March 9th aud telegraphie advice
10 inc 10Th arrived here this morning,
Orders continue to be received e. San Frsnoiso
lSr 1ne construction Of considerable machinery 70
the WeshOe mines ~
MANY men OF means are leaving here for III
"ashoe region, and the amount OF capital Gavin,
US for that region is q prominent reason pivei
loF the ght shipment east by the last steamers.
Ihe all absorbing question in The Legislature 4
the bill row under consideration 10 Vr3nt a CON,
pany the right 10 construct a sea wall alouV IN,
water iront Of san Francisco. There L. great dan
ger OF the passage Of the hill
Ihe Senate bill apprOpriating 100000 10 the
company Completing The first line Of telegraph
between California aud the Mississippi, and s46.-
OOOto the company completing the second line bv
another route between the same points has been
referred to Select Com.
There were S725, ,0O0 in the State Treasury Al
the close Of last month.
Tue Senate has a special committee ont inyesti.
gazing the country east Of the Sierra Nevadas de.
signed 10 inquire into the expediency and praoti-
cabllity Of annexing the WRshoe gold and 81 yer
| regionto the State Of California.
Inc proposition 70 substitute The llslh 10 the
lzOtn meridian OF longitude as the boundary be.
tween Calllornia and Utah Territory, by which
about 900 sqnare miles Of the Territory will be
brought within the limits Of the State. Including
iae settlements and ell the available and lnhabita.
bic land south Of the western rim Of the Great
Basin.
Itls rumored in The Legislature that $1,000 Cal.
llornlahs may visit this new mining and agQrieul-
tura region during the ensuing season and that
il Is proper aud advisable that Congress extend ihe
borders and government OF this State 50 a. to il
cude and protect them. This plan will be urged
upon congress as preferable to creating the pro.
posed Territory Of Nevada
The news from the WashOe mines continues Of
proach OF warm weather there is having lis effect
In brisk emigration.
The Grass Valley National has news that the
owners OF the ground known as the Shaft Claims,
nave struck the continuation Of the Comstock
SILVER vein about one fourth Of 3 mile from the
rich mine already opened at Virginia City.
AT last accounts, on the original Comst0ck lead,
the Ophir and the Mex can aud Central Companies
were engaged extracting silver ore Of astonishing
richness.
The Mexican company bad refused to sell any
more OF the claim, declining an offer Of one thou
sand dollars per foot.
The Ophir claim was held ct even higher rates.
About one hundred thousand dollars worth Of
ore was visible at Ophir, being already extracted
from the mine
A correspondent of the Alta Californian, writing
irom virginia City on the 29th ut, closes his let
ter as follows.
Il have seen almost every mineral in the world
5NtNt eii'Sli SolkyeEt ltl4f o0ppefAst lIu0s
ny, bishmuih, plnmbage, &e.,-lesd and copper
nave seen In an almost pure state"
Already mines OF silver have been discovered for
40 extent OF country sixty milsa in length and
perhaps Is in width
Very exciting accounts continue from the rev
gold mines 10 southern Oregon.
All accounts agree that the quartz leads Al Gold
hlll, near Jacksonville, are among the very rich
est ever discovered on this coast The ledge has
been opened in two places. Two men have already
taken fifty thousand dollars from one Of them,
With nothing but ordinary mining implements.
me people from The northern part OF the State
are hOcking to Jacksonville by the hundreds,
daily.
A destructive FIRE occurred in Sacramento on
Sunday. Six valuable houses and q number Of
fine horses were burned. Total loss S24. $50
large IRE at Tehama, ON the Dight Of the 9th,
destroyed the Touring mills aud grain, valued at
SlOO 00O-insured for only $4,000 in Etua
county,