New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-21

Its said that Duncan, Sherman & Co., bankers
your city, have bought, for 100000, the haf-nerest
Of Henry Laurence in the Enriqueta Quicksilver nine
in Santa Clara County. This mine is the second in
value in the State, and according TO report Is produc-
ing 900 pounds of quicksilver per day. II is five or
six miles distant from the New.Almaden mine.
wrote you in a previous letter about McCulloch's
process for reducing silver Ores claimed as new and
important invention by Alsop & Co. lthe agents of
Duncan Sherman & Co., in this city, who held large
interest in the invention The process was kept secret
for long time while il held threatenngly overthe
head of everybody who proposed TO go into the bust.
ness of sneltng Washoe ore-the threat being that, if
apy washer were erected on the old plans, they would
soon be rendered worthless by the highly superior new
system, backed by the capital of Duncan Sherman
4 Co. AT lsst the McCuoch process has been brought
TO light and s found TO be An old affair." and of little
value. II is 10 pulveze the 10 very fine powder,
then mix with clay, water fine charcoal and straw,
and few other substances, knead 1t TO stiff paste,
then mould il into bricks, which are set up into kn,
and in that very strong fire is built aud maintained
for seven or eight hours at least keeping the bricks at
white heat. After cooling the bricks are easily
crushed, and the powder is ready for ANAL amaton
with quicksilver.
In The New-Almaden case, some important docu-
ments have been found among he papars of the late
Robert Walkinfhaw, of the shareholders, who was
for time at law with other shareholders about dis
puted interest The newlydsco 7ered papers are the
original certificates OF the announcement of the mine
by Cssilero made in lS45 and witnessed by Antonio
Maria PicO of San jose, Republican candidate for
Presidential E'ector; Pedro Ssiosevain, the veal ny
wine merchant Of this city, and the maker OF the
"Sparkng California;" juan Malarin of Monterey,
and Others all highy respectable gentlemen. The eX'
isence of the documents during the last six years dat
ing back TO me before the question OF fraud In the
raised has been proved by three or fonr wit
nesses, including Hall McAl.ister, who was Walkn-
sbaws attorney, and who, in that capacity, had the
papers in bis charge frem 1854 10 1855 The new tes-
timony is very Important.
Some months ago, a Catholic priest named Riyieceio,
an Italian BY birth, declared himself covert to the
Church of England, and went to British Columbia 10
be Protestant Missionary among the lndlans but
now he has back TO California, and returned 10
the Catholic Church
Ire Town of Vallejo, formerly the capital Of the
State If attracting come attention, and promlsesto
become an important place II has lately, and only OF
late become certain that the proposed railroad from
Vallejo to Marysvile will be- completed soon-wlthin
year, probably, surely within two years-and thls
road will make Vallejo very important town. The
place has excellent harbor completely landlocked,
three miles long and quarter of a mile wide, at low
tide for vessels drawing four fahoms OF water, ana
considerably larger for vessels of less dtaught IL IN
the midst Of the richest agricultural district in the SSat9
it has beautiful site tor city; occupies centra,
position, and can have railroads running on westward
TO Ionoma and Petaluma northward TO Napa and Rus
sian River, north eastward 10 Marysville eastward 10
Sacramento, sontheastward, crossing the Straits OF
Carquinez, to Stockton and southwark to Oakland ana
San JOfe has the United States Sayy-fard In front,
only half a mile dstant-a NavyYar3 to be one of the
most important in the Union, and all the worknen OF
which must live in Vallejo, because they are not per.
mitted 10 reside Mare Island; it has very deep and
wide channel from the Golden Gate, from which il il
thirty miles dstaIt with unfaiing breezes aud safe
navigation; It is properly at the head Of ship navga
ton, and must be the landing place Of the good
intended for the northern Mines because of the rapidly
increasing difficulties IN the navigation Of the Sacrs-
meno River. II estimated that 40 900 uns of grav-
Ell and dirt are brough, down into the Sacramento
River every day from the mines, the river running
thick with mud the whole year through. The Sdcrd-
item:
The ht o. yesterday morning brought 90 view another ip
nidabe bar At the mouth Of the American The bar soose t
In. Of tbe norb bah of the Auecsn and seng fasoTaoy