The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-04-02

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MkLoY's STATION, March %.
The overland mail coach, with regular
San Francisco dates to the 9th and tele-
graphic advices to the 10th, arrived here at
O'Clock this morning
Orders continue TO be received Mt San
Francisco for the construction of considera-
BILE machinery for the Washoe mines. Many
men of means are leaving here for the Washoe
region, and the amount Of capital leaving
us for that region lie prominent reason Civ
en- for tho light shipment east by the last
steamer.
The all absorbing question in the Legisla-
ture, ia the bill now under consideration to
grant company the right to construct a sea
wall along the water front OF San Francisco.
There is great danger Of the passage OF the
bill.
The Senate bill appropriating 100000 to
the company completing the first line OF tel
egraph between California and the Missis-
sppi, and $40 900 to the company compile
ting the second line by another route be-
tween the same points, has been referred to
q eelect committee,
Indications are fair that the bill will ass.
There were $725 900 in the State Treasu-
| nv at the close of last month.
The Senate has q special committee out
Investigating the country east OF the Sierra
Nevada, designed to enquire into the expe-
diency and practicabilty OF annexing the
Washn gold and silver region to the State
Of California.
The proposition to substitute the l1Sth TO
| 10th meridian of longitude as the boundary
between California and Utah Territory, by
| which about Is 900 square miles Of the ter
ritory will be brought within the limits OF
| the State, including the settlements and all
the arabic and inhabitable land on the west
ern rim OF the great basin. 1t is rumored
in the Legislature that SO, 900 CALIFORNIA; may
visit this new mining and agricultural region
during the ensuing season, and that il is
proper and advisable that Congress extend
the borders aud government of this State so
as to include and protect them. This plan
will be urged upon Congress as preferable
TO creating the proposed Territory of Ne
| vada.
The news from the Washn mines contin-
ues Of the same character as heretofore, and
the ear approach OF warm weather there, 10
having its effect in brisk emigration.
The Grass Valley National has news that
the owners Of the ground known as the Shaft
| Claims have struck the continuation OF the
| Comstock silver vein about one-fourth of a
mile from the rich mines already opened at
| Virginia City. tlast accounts on the orig
| inal Comstock lead, the Ophir, the Mexican
and Central Companies were engaged in ex-
tracing silver ore of astonishing richness.
| The Mexican Company had refused to sell
any more OF their claims, declining an offer
of one thousand dollars per foot
The upper claim was held at even higher
rates. About 800, 900 worth OF ore was Wis.,
idle at Ophir, being already extracted from
the mine.
1 A correspondent OF the Alta California,
writing from Virginia City on the 29th ult
closes his. letter as follows: 81 have seen
almost every mineral in the world here, gold
silver, copper, lead, copperas, anthony, Dis.
muth, plumbago, dc. Lead and copper
have seen in almost pure state. Already
mines Of silver, or at least silver indications
have been discovered for an extent Of coun.
try sixty miles in length and perhaps fifteer
in width"
Very exciting accounts continue from th,
new gold mines in Southern Oregon. All thu
accounts agree in stating that the quarts
Ilodes and gold Hill near Jacksonville ar,
among the very richest ever discovered or
this coast.
The lode has been opened in two places
Two men have already taken 1000 from
one Of them with nothing but ordinary i'm
plements.
The people from the northern part OF tn
State are fockng to jacksonville by tn
hundreds daily.
destructive fire occurred in Sacramento
on Sunday. Six valuable houses and mum
Der Of fine horses were burned. Total los
$24 $50.