The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-04-03
NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC.

Arrival OF the California Overland Mail.
NALoy's STATION, April I, 1850.
The overland mail COACH with San Francisco dates 10
March arrived nj this station about twelve O'Clock last
night
SAN FRANCISCO, March l1-l2N.
No arrivals Sailed on the 10th ship Emily FArnam for
Cailao
There Is not much news for this mall
During days last week the San Francisco branch
mint coined $685., 900 In double eagles.
Thirty Of washoe silver ore, from the Ophr mine
have been smelted at the chemical laboratory Of Joseph
Nosheimer Co., San Francisco, yielding an average Of
over q, GOO per ton about GOO in ali. The
pany received little rising Of $500 per ton for extracting
the silver Mr.. Noshemer is making preparations to
establish large smelling laboratory at Carson Valley.
The bill authorizing Butte county TO subscribe $20e
towards extending the Sacramento Valley Railroad north
ward 70 Orovile, has become law.
The people Of Stockton taking active steps towards
opening trade with Carson Valley via the Big Tree route
The California Stage Company have expressed q willing
ness 70 carry daily mail between California and Port
land, Oregon, for the pay the Steamship Company
receives for carrying tri-monthy mail between San
FrAncisco and Portland.
Al last accounts there much activity in the organ
zaticn Of companies n the Naps quicksilver mines and
the work Of opening them had commenced 10 six different
places, creating considerable demand for labor.
The last Yreka Union says that the quartz mines in
prons From the accounts gwen they excel anything
yet known in California. responsible merchant OF
saa ms Se q shsss % os
and exhibited specimens Of quartz taken from the
hh mine, seven feet below the surface. The
IN these specimens evenly distributed through the rock
as u had been broken and rounded into small pebble
shapes and stirred in while the hot the owners
OF the mine clain that the quartz taken from worth
twenty thousand dollars the They have already
taktn Two hundred thousand dollars worth out, and
Sec as much more Of equal richness IN the small opening
Valuable quartz discoveries reported at Yreka
bed having been opened in the mountains at the head Of
Miner street, from which 81 800 taken the first day
AFTER its discovery.
Mr. W. Taylor, reliable merchant has just returned
from visit to the washoe mines He informs the Ana
Calforn.an that he found 1000 people at Virginia City
eating what they could get sleeping floors and tents
asnd living generally in ls49 style He went down 100
ee into the Mexican claim in the Comstock lead Three
men were engaged In digging the ORE two IN carrying
mp to The surface, and three in separating the rich
from the poor. The vein ia about ten feet wte The
pays o the ton, and grows richer they go deep
Tunnels are being dug 10 reach other points of this
lead tunnel 70 be run 500 feet between the
count ia considered by the Aaa Californian entirely
reliable.
Mr. Alpheus Bull, banker Ia now 1t the washoe Mines
He writes TO friend ~ foows:-"The country "
Known, and much that said must be taken with grea.
Sms an Of the aI ser the b.saae
. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. their value is ali conjecture.
10 me i appears 70 be mineral country,
fornia."
correspondent Of the Sacramento Umisn writes from
the Daes Oregon under date Of February 10,
ing the new Smkameen gold mines, taAt the Reports OF
rich gold halde c0nr med but that the extent OF them
lie not vet that into
valley the past week or supplies report that for seventy
miles good prospects found, and that the richest
all come forty from here 10 the bar that was first
discovered. Fifty three lett this place for the mincs
yesterday. Tie tide has tsry set In, and nothing
prevent rush 70 tho mines The snow has left us and
farmers have commenced putting In their spring crops.
THE LATEST.
TELEGRAPH TO FRESNO CITY.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1875 p. NJ.
Arrived yesterday ship Reynard, from Boston; today,
chips Harry Hastings Great Republic, Ocean Telegraph,
Expounder ana Good Hope, all from New York; danish
ship Carolina, from Australia; steamer Sonora, from
Panama.
Sailed ship Sparkling Wave, for Realejo.
Sugar market buoyant: No. China brisk at &c job.
hing sales Of crushed at 1870 17c 1900 hrkins Of old
butter at auction brought &c. 10c per pound Pro-
Visions very DULL sales from the feet that arrived TO-
day. The market is generally weaker. The country
trade is without Improvement and the city trade buy
nothing until they are compelled 70 do 90.
Eight buildings were destroyed by fire at Shasta on the
10th. Loss $l5 ,o0o
Geographic despatch from Yreka last night says that
George three others concerned In the lsh claim ut
Jacksonville Oregon, have arrived at Yreka, en- route
for Atlantic States ledge Of almost solid gold has been
found their cla twenty feet below the surface Tho
Corough offered $50 900 for his fifth interest," but
refused it, saying that the wealth OF the R0thschlds
would not tempt him TO sell it.
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