Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-05-04
LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.

The Pony Express which left San Fran
cisco on the evening of the Goth of April
reached st. Josephs, Mo, at noon, April 80,
coming through in less than ten DAYS. It
brought dates from Carson Valley to the
Dist
The Express brought two hundred and
eighty-fve letters, five private kilograms. and
a large summary of news
Tho first Pony Express with telerraphio da ties
from the Atlantic cities Of April Sd. aud letters
from ct. Josephs mailed a. 30 P NJ Of the same
dav, reached the telegraphic station in Carson VAL
ley ut go P. NJ. AnriI 18th. whencA the news
was teiegraphed TO San Francisco, and published
the same evening in extras by the Rulr,n and
hte Californian. The news was only nine days
from ocran 10 ocean. Tho rreat feat created IN
bounded enthusiasm. The Express encountered
serious obstacles in crossing tho mountains from
Carson TO Placerville having accumulated
four feet deem during storm which prevailed inst
previously. ONLY narrow road had b'en opened,
and this entirely occupied for miles hv pack
trains on their wav from California 10 the WashoH
mines. The EXPRESS rider was comnelled 70 dis
mount and break path around each mule he met,
thus causing several hours delav. Finally nc
overcame these obstacles. and reached Placarville
at ? 20 p. NJ the 18th. AMI Sacramento at
$50 p. NJ, and thence proceeded to San Francisco
BY steamer arriving At 4. ". or the I4th A
spontaneous celebration took place at every town
through which the PONY passed. At Placerville
gun, were fret. speeches were made etc. At Sa-
cramento the Legislature adjourned in honor %
the event, while the streets were draped with
banners, ladies thronce1 the balconies, and crowds
blocked MP the sidewalks along the streets through
which the pony was expected to pass. As he
came gallopng along, followed nv a wild cavalcade
Of men who had gone out on the Plains To meet
him the city echoed with the ringing Of bells
booming IF cannon, and the long continued shouts
OF the multitude. The demonstration was equally
enthusiastic and moro imposing when the EXPRESS
reached San Francisco at late hour Of the night.
The CITY was lit M by numerous bonires AMI a
torchlight procession formed. The military
companies were out and tho Pony was escorted
from the steamer to the city, amidst blaze Of
fireworks
Alto-ether these were amongst the most JOYOUS
demonstrations ever witnessed in California,
evincng hearty appreciation Of the enterprise
81 cloriouslv contaminated.
The prospects for fruit and all kinds Of crops
throughout the State are excellent.
The latest accounts say the inclement weather
and scarcity Of provisions in Carson Valley, have
checked. temporarily, the Washoe emigration,
The gold re.eipts at San Francisco during the
quarter ending March. were rising SIC, SOO,OoU;
beiag an excess Of more than a million over the
first quarter Of 1858 and ls59,and showing an IN
usual accumulation o gold.
The accounts from the quarts mines near jack
sonville. Southern Oregon. continue almost fabu-
lous. One ledge. worked nv Arastras yielded IN
one week 100 ounces Of gold.
The trial Of Judge Terry for killing Senator
Frederick. is again postponed till June.
OREGON.
Two arrivals bring Oregon advices to the 18th,
and British Columbia 10 the l4th. The charter
election in Portland, on the q, resulted in the
election of an Opposition Mayor and Treasurer
and tie balance Democratic. The Republican
State Convention would meet April l4th, to nom
mate candidate for Congress. The growing
crops throughout Oregon and Washington, were in
fine condition.
Extensive new dggings Of coarse gold were re-
ported on the upper Frazer river. Large numbers
Of Chinese were arriving from California, and
were likely soon to outnumber the whites in the
mines.
Copper was stated to exist in large quantities
Vanoouvers Island
The French Catholic Missionary Society was
about establishing missions among the Indians On
VancouveT's and Queen Chsrlotte's Islands, and
the Southwest coast.
The town of Victoria was fourishins. and much
building was going on. A Methodist Church,
seating five hundred persons, had just en COM
pleted; also a new cathedral, costing $4,000.
The population Of Victoria is 500.