The Placer herald., 1862-02-01

| but the weather was 80 cold that they could
not work steadily. There were about one
thousand men at the diggiugs and the road
leading thereto was lined with men and pack
animals. Good diggings had been found on
Salmon river fifty miles from where gold
was first found; the gold is very coarse.
From tie Walla Walla region there will be
general stamped for the new mines in the
spring.
Nss- The Legislature removed last week to San
Francisco making that city the temporary Capi-
tai until the lst of next June. candid crit-
cism upon the act will Justify the removal, as it
was found that neither Legislative or business
equations could be carried on to any satisfaction,
| in the overhowed condition OF the city. The
Sacramento newspapers are quite severe upon the
members who voted Tor removal, and threaten
them with the Indignation of their consti tucncy.
We think those papers attach too much import
ance to the removal. and in fact are doing more
than all others in converting the temporary into
permanent removal.
Bay A writer in the San Francisco Bulle
tin suggests that the interior valleys could
be relieved to a considerable extent from
overhows. by reducing the point of rocks
near Benicia, in Carquinez Straits, to low
water mark, which would more than double
the width Of the Straits, and would quail
ruple the drainage of the valleys above.
The writer is positive that overtlows would
be greatly reduced is not altogether pre-
vented.
IMrAssABLE FOR TEAMs.-The road from
Placervie to Carson City has been SO much
damaged by slides and washing, caused by
the furious storms, that it is scarcely passa-
bic for mules. Repairs are being made as
fast as practicable.
Ls' Cotton is 40 cents per pound in
New York, and Coffee IS cents per pound
in New Orleans.
Ess- The Sacramento Valley Railroad is now in
running order to Brighton and will soon be
paired to Poverty Ridge.
The GREAT pEkklxs.-The irrepressi-
bic Perkins, Republican Senator from San
| Francisco. seems bound to reduce AL the
world to harmonious state Of equality
He has not only introduced bill for allow
ing negroes and Chinese to give testimony
against white persons, but also one to repeal
the acl requirin. Cinnamon to have IA license
for fishing IN harbors and streams. White
men are required 10 have license
for fishing, and nearly everything they can
do; but Perkins thinks Chinamen little
better than white people, and should be
allowed liberty to make and take out of the
country all the money they choose, without
paying any taxes. He has also given notice
of bill to ttrn out all the present Notary
PubIics, and fill the offices with Union men
that is, men like himself Not having said
much of late, he is supposed to be preparing
a bill to run the Sacramento river back into
the mountains. Colusa Sun.
Tna ROAD OVER THE MoUNrAGNs.-A
gentleman who arrived in this place yester-
day morning from Virginia City inf, rms us
that it is difficult and dangerous and ex
tremely unpleasant to cross the mountains
at this time. He came part of the way
on horseback, and part on foot. He says in
a week if the weather keeps good, the road
can be put in good travelling condition for
pack trains, and in month for teams
There was but little snow on the mountains;
the weather was clear, co d and freezing.
Mr.. Goss, the Superintendent of the county
road, is vigorously at work on it, and the
proprietors of public house S on it, are rem
derng him every assistance They are fill
ing up the gueys, shovel ng off the small
stones, clearing away the br ush and remov'
ing the trees and boulders, which cover and
obstruct it at many places. 1t will take Il
large force TO remove some of the trees and
boulders, which cover and obstruct it at many
places. 1t will take large force to remove
some of the trees and boulders, and the
Superintendent is authorized to employ
large number of hands when they can be
worked advanageously. The weather is too
unsettled for him to do SO at present The
freshet washed away the walls on part of it,
and it will take some time to put them up
AS strongly as they were before The food, but
they can be temporarily repaired so as to ad
init of travelling. The Superintendent is
energetic and industrious and will improve
the road as rapidly as the weather will per-
nit. Mountain Democrat.
From the Norfolk Day Book we learn
that in the rebel Congress, on the 10th
December, II. G. Burnett and Judge Monroe
were sworn in as Senators from Kentucky,
which State has just been admitted into the
Confederacy.
No SABE.-It is related of John China
man during the late food, that he was seen
astride log in very rapid current making