Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-04-20
From California. bv PONY E.pr,,

FORT kEARSET, April l. The Pony Express
with San Francisco dates TO the 9Th inst passed
gence for the Associated Press:
Accounts from the interior ofthe State represent
the roads in such bad condition that IL will 70.
quire considerable time before goods can be
transported to the prime, pal mining districts
Not much activity in trade is antici rated before
the close ofthe month unless operate s "a Re place
In anticipation Of the country demand
since the election Of Senators, Boundary CON-
missioner and officers for the State Institutions
the Legislature has commenced 10 work indus
triousiy. Three railway companies have been
granted franchises for laying horse railway
through principal streets in San Francisco, being
restricted to five cent price Of passage.
Senator McDougal departs for Washington on
the llth. One reason assigned for his departure
forthwith is the purpose Of endeavoring to infiu-
ence some Of the California appointments, about
which there is unspeakable anxiety among Re-
publican politicians at the present time The bill
appropriating money for the survey IF the harbor
az san Francisco under the direction Of corps Of
United States Engineers to ascertain the necessity
OF constructing bulk head passed both houses
OF the Legislature. The last Eastern bound stage
on Butterheld's overland mail route left San
Francisco, and the Pony Express now furnishes
overland communications with the Inst
Accounts Of the damage I'm the mining regions
resulting from the late storm represent the losses
far greater than was at first antici pated
Inc dams supplying wster TO the principal
quartz mills OF Col Fremont and tie Mariposa
Company were partially carried of, and cannot
be repaired before September, IL reducing the
yield OF gold one third or more. Msantime II is
thought that the damage to the Tuolumne Com.
pany amounts to 81 10000
The Spring Valley Water Works Compan; in :
troduced water in their reservoir on he hills near
the southern borders Of San Francisco on the 4th
rom whence they expect to supply water to the
greater portion OF the city in opposition 70 the
Benselev Company.
The United States District Court tas rendered
decision giving TO Robert Morrison S25 DOC
\ ma fn0tf F,a g. Ga
pany, because the Company sold Morrison ticket.
for an entire state-room for himself nd wife from
California, and then compelled them to give up
thelr room at Panama and each make the balance
other passengers
The Breckinrdge State Central COMMITTEE
have not agreed to propose fusion with the
pongiasltes; there being no chance except by
adopting the Douglas platform. They have
adopted an address acknowledging all as demo
Gratis who favor the Crittenden Com promise reso
lutions and oppose coercing the seeded States
and have called State Convention FOR the 18th ui
June.
The steamer Panama, on the 9TH brought Ore
gon dates to the 29th ultimo, and British Colum
bia TO the I'D
Geo. X. Shield ard A J. Thayer, contestant
for the successorship Of Mr. Stout In Congress ar,
among the passengers who arrived on their wa,
TO Washington. Also, Lady Franklin and he
niece
Meiggs' sawmill on the Columbia river. had
been blown up, killing nine men.
The Portland papers allege that silver mine.
have been discovered in the rock Oh Gray's vel
at Astoria
The whole Of Vancouver's Island, together
with the small islands that form the dependensIe,
OF the colony, lie now thrown open &c pre-emptIon
BY proclamation Of Governor Dough larg.
number Of negroes have been struck from th.
voters list in Victoria
project IS before the British Home Govern
ment for complete exploration of Vancouver !,
Island The plan, says the COlonist. is simply Il
form two exploring parties, each party TO be di
vided into land and a water party, one ex plor
ing the west coast ia one Of her Majesty's steam
shi ps, and the other, with one Of her Maiesty'
gunboats to pass up the east or Gulf of Georgi;
side of the Island