The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-12
FROM THE PACIFIC.
Arrival of the Overland Mail.

MALLoY's STATION, Friday, March 9.-The over
land mail COACH with San Francisco dates to
Feb. II, and teegraphic dispatches to the 18th,
reached here tonight.
DR.. Chase has been tried for maliciously adulter-
aing the acids used at the San Francisco Mint but
the jury could not agree. A new trial will take
place
A bill has been introduced in the Legislature pro-
posing that the State assume the Indian war debt
amounting to 100000, to be paid within ten years
ifthe United States does not sooner provide for it.
The resolutions asking Congress to dissolve the
injunction against the New Almaden quicksilver
mine, have passed the Assembly.
Resolutions have been earnestly debated in the
Legislature, instructing the Congressional delega-
tion to their best exertons against the separa
tion of any portion of the State from which form
Territory until ajority ofthe people of the en-
tire State have consented to such disunion.
The Secretary of the Pacific Railroad COnven-
tion has sent a communication to the Legislature.
giving summary of the action of that body, from
which it appears that James A. McDougal F. l..
and l.. A. Booth, A. A. Tutte, Samuel Pardy, J.
S. Titus, T. Phelps, j. B. Crockett, and DR.. Robe
appointed committee to communicate to
the Legislature the action of the Convention, and
to urge such action by the Legislature as was re-
commended by the Convention. The principal
recommendation of the Convention is this: That
the Legislatures of Oregon and California establish
each an internal Improvement fund for the purpose
of building the Pacific railroad; that the swamp
overhowod lands within said States and such lands
may hereafter be donated by them, shall be sold
ifornia shall run from the city of San Francisco
through the counties of San Maura, Santa Clara
and Alameda, to the city of Stockton, and be CON
tirued thence toward the eastern frontier of the
State in such direction the Legislature may di-
rect. That the counties traversed by the said road
shall be authorized to levy a special tax and to
contract roads to enable them to subscribe to the
capital stock thereof. That the Legislature pro-
pose such amendments to the Constitution, to be
ratified by the people, as will enable the State to
lend her aid in the construction of the road to the
extent ol not than SIS, 900. That the
Legislatures of California, Oregon, and Washing
ton Territory the several passes through the
mountains, lying eastward of said States and Terri
ory, to be accurately surveyed.
Great activity exists throughout the State in
mining explorations. This is attributable to the
recent discovery of silver mines in Western Utah
The disposition since these discoveries has been to
search more for silver than god and the result is
that veins of silver have been found in Calaveras
and Santa Cruz counties, and in the Coast Range
near Clear Lake.
There is no doubt of silver mines in all these To-
calities, but whether any of them is valuable can
not be ascertained without the expenditure of con-
siderable labor and capital. The discoveries al
ready made are operating as incentives to renewed
exertiOns for more thorough exploration. The re-
cent discovery of quicksilver mines in Sonora and
Napa counties considered important Deposits
of cinnabar and rock containing murcury in state
of durty, have been found all along the border of
what are known the Geyser Mountains, for
distance of more than twenty miles. The mineral
is found in loose boulders on the surface and in
veins extending into the mountains. The dip of
these veins indicate very extensive deposites. The
supposed valuable portions of the mountains have
all been claimed, and several companies are pre-
pairing to commence mining Another quicksilver
mine is about to be worked in Monterey county,
seven miles from the new ldra mines already in
successful operation.
Advices from Carson Valley represent consdera-
BILE emigration thither, withstanding the incem-
ent season. The mining accounts are as glowing
ever, but the speculative spirit covers every
thing, that it is difficult to arrive at the truth
Undoubtedly many thousand Californians will visit
the mines in the spring. for the belief that there is
another extensive mining region on the eastern
slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, rwaling
California in extent and richness is steadily grow
ing in strength Some parties who have returned
from Wasboe sanguine enough to estimate the
probable production of silver from the mires
already opened at SIC, ,OO0,O during the present
year.
Steamboat Springs, north of Virginia City and
Geneva, and adjacent to the Truskee Meadows. At
the Virginia mine the ore seems to be richer as
they penetrate deeper; some recently taken
out, is estimated to yield $4,000 per ton. At
Honey Lake Valley the people think that they have
struck the silver ore, and have staked off claims
At Black Rock, ninety miles east of Honey Lake
Valley, indications of silver have led to the forma
tion of company for their exploration
SHIPPING AND COMMERCIAL.
SAN Francisco, Feb. l7.-12 M.-Arrived, 18th,
steamer Champion, from Panama
Sailed, 10th, ship Malay, for Manila.
There is not much business doing, and it is rain
ing again. The little regular trade is done at
firmer prices.
A sharp movement took place in Crushed Sugar
yesterday, speculator taking 900 to 200 bbls,
paying from I214@13 cts. Eastern is held at 1917
cts. During the week 80 900 sacks of Wheat and
1000 sacks of Flour have been purchased for ex-
port to Australia.
THE LATEST-BY TELEGRAPH.
SAN FRA Feb 1S-1 n Ar
rived, ship Sumatra, from New York.
The market is quiet. Refined sugar is weak at
13 cts.
The news from Oregon is to the Sd inst, and
from Washington Territory and British Columbia
to the 10th.
Dr. Randall of Army, had arrived at Walla-Wal-
la, with considerable gold from Simil Kamseen.
One hundred and twenty pack mules left Dallas
on the 18th for Simi Kamseen, and parties were
leaving for the same place every day.
The Legislature of Washington Territory has ap-
pointed delegates to joint Convention of Washing
ton and Oregon, to be held at Vancouver's in May,
for the consideration of the necessity of construct
ing a Northern Pacific Railroad
The only interesting item from British Columbia
is that much indignation expressed against
Governor Douglas on account of the five dollar
tax on every mule load ofprovisons sent up Frazer
river.
WRECK OF THE SHIP DE Witt CLINToN.-The ship
De Witt Clinton, Captain Funk, which left Liver
pool on the 26th of January, with mercandise and
| passengers for New York, discovered ashore
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