The New York herald., 1866-01-29

teen OF 20 much importance tat chiron Of certain
49,. we're not allow ed certain meats and vegetables.
These facts. taken tog ther with what person can
a's "a tour through the settlements the whole
question AustI-iia except On the rim of The continent
h@ country inherently rich Artificial means
may overcome this; bat u viii be- the work OF many
years a. lcas' ~ long there other countries Offer
M gIea'cr natural Inducements The country is with
on .niorm riyeF 'ystem many Of the streams start
nT with nesi volume bat losing u cin elves in the
ar he'd plains along theircou aud entering the
re@ The few inland lakes are brach, and wells bored
are found % be the same The country, ton is without
mountain sy'iom With the exception OF a few low
ranges on the coast the Interior immense level and
barren waste Tarched aud sandy, growing stunled
! fras. 'ionds passing from higher 10 lower tenn
f"faiafe 'cndensc. The coast RANGES consequently,
draw little rain from the buroncd vapors ol
but o.. they penetrate 10 the interior become raried
ascend AND ar carried Oh IA the upper regions OF
Tbs tat - probably, the OF the droughts
With which the country = 80 often afflicted and which
viii LONG as the continent retains lis pre.
seni conhgurai on Tho people all the settlements
! have bsen complaining ~ scarcity OF rains and
I short crops the coming season The fearful havoc
sn'oug The stock of the northern tons Of South
australia has been thus rePoried:-In some portions
there has been no rain for years The stock
ir"nl sspiember 20 1861! mp 10 september 60 1865 is
sst down nj two hundred aud thirty 1--WE thonsaud one
hundred aud htstwo out Of eight hundred and twenty
seven thousand seven hundred and six sheep. twenty
eight thousand eight hundred and hy of fy.three
thousand three hundred hundred and fifty me head of
horned cattle nno hundred and three out OF two thou.
| s1hd one hundred aud forty nvo horses lambs with
lev eNceptons, have an pcrshod special instances
mentioned state thai oui OF herd OF cattle NUMBERING
eight thousand which IN two years should have increased
10 twelve thousand only sixteen hundred remain.
ont OF seven thousand sheep fock only eight hun.
dfed nov remain. The clip OF wool for four years in
this ccton has exceeded three and three fourihs
pounds Is full u fine dust and brings sixteen cents
togh pencol per pound ,atage has risen from egh.
teen cents tn ne pncc ton per mile to seycnty.lve
cents Tho whole county described as deserted All
We oiailon has disappeared and violent ds torms rage
cuntiunallv The "runs' have been deserted by their
inhabitants and much Of tho stock lett take Of
hscl Ola residents that these droughts occur at
least QUO" N i've years and admit that under The
favorable circumstance tie country viii moi support
more han Meny i've to hfy hei Of sheep TO the square
mile
From South kusualis, OF the las, years crop abrnt
i've thousand nvc hundred tons have been exported up 10
nov mbef IN, 1900 ihe prospects OF the coming year
are not 80 favorable Flour quoted one hundred
, and ien ,0 ono hundred and twenty dollar per ton
(2000 lbs end wheat al two dollars and eighteen
per bushel Of sky pounds This Ggara VII amply re.
ward the ornia gram ships now ther way hitbcr
Tho mineral wealth Of Australia, except gold has
hardly been brought TO light The discoveries Of iron,
coal and mineral kerosene have been somewhat oS
iensiye recently The coal however s not considered
of first rate quality. steamers, In using u required
to 20 alter their furnaces a. 70 give draft What
ever may be the future uses OF the mineral resources of
this continent, yet there manufactures though
great exer'ions being made bv ccrton poll parties
to nauenrsie an era OF manufacturing en,erprse and
| TO leg Hate for the benefit Of home productions
think Australia, well her sister cOones, might
We much assisted In ting advantage OF The limited
Of oah they possess by the spread railroads
A. yet there arc not NOR than four hundred and vcuy
eight miles on the whole Of this continent divided
follows.-l3a miles in New South Wales, 256 IN Victoria
o. IA South Australia p IN Qeensandi apd ailgays in
fospeci l5S mile in New South Wales and 40 In Queens
governments and built cxpensvtly that rates are>
high and The lseiulnfss OF the roads entirely lost
or cleeraphz iheIe are about ten thousand npes, m
cludng those projected A. yet the system - not con
nceicd with The Oriental lines This enterprise -
under consideration. The route 10 The pre-
sent nrs, which extend along the ctst coast 60 Rock
iugbdm bay about latitude IL degrees south, thence
striking inland IN westerly direction to the mouth
The Albert river which empcs into the Gull of Carpen-
TARA, longitude nearly is0 de east latitude Is
| dcsfec south; thence in nOrhwrstcry direction 20
Adam iay on the extreme northwest coast Of the con.
A Ia % a.Asi
| tude II deErce. south. Hcre The line viii have Tho
mainland by submarine cah" onict1ag the Indian
Ocean. TO ihc isiad 0i fnnI Then along the sn oi
Islands south VI ite tifai Hacked ~ lvta lft1 Ns~
SINGAPORE. thence connecting vu iie Earoleaa 1ocs,
the Ar, line. chiaa AMI Bchring Simt The
| bcnenis which vil acrIe from the compleuon of
| this work are p''h that they uced not oven be al
| ludei a.
Tic steam ti.sior ne extend to 81 porion OF
| the fctii,d "o,t snd LANDS %. ihc souh iacihc
and s"nhetu p'caH. On he details 7 he" ne /
have 'r"sdy vu'en 70 ornot ci cf. If"'" ns 'snors
points
-rnai this uiry ui aitays boz ru.flf ho4nl 20 The
| United States ihe rssy fas'agc ifou Melbourne OF
sydney across ihe Poetic fo san lr1n''" drrts An-
tTaI an trade theGre Ai re0urd if the r1nu.r nu u
California with the nsnuist ring states Of ihe Mani,
and iere T. doubt iil be- able IN greti
10 cut out Lngiish manufacture A. u b. arso tars"H
Of dnereot mannS tur.a arcles ,re coutinusly srnv
ing INK The shipping Interest Of The lnhrd Hairs
should examine The neld open IN australia
picce OF singular Information, which over
looked 10 iorm-r letter J "l menaon here
Consul, Sr wiiiam Bsnrhard, sud should be TRACED
out, although the facts are not - complete a.
would desire fssi month, during NY abs ne IVA fas
manic a msn made hs appearance at the Cpniulde
wishing 10 secure amp. Nc @ofkcd hs way IRON Vs.
psrai-o md va desrous OF getting home % New iors
lNer maijns few ne,esshiy inquire VT hsh' a~'h
| found tnsi The had snrped from New York 10 .
vessel be.r,ns ave qSe ton Guns destined ior ibe ae
fences of san Ffsrrico ha bor Tue informant asi~i
that the .hp 81 be oldest ~ ue scrg 80 " M
company, ~vd was ia,i getting uh,e'Twibs
| ENcfyfhing went we'll un'h thef reached 'aPs
Hofu. Here lbs scs.H e2pcuencrd heavy Nea nof
sud rprnug 'cae. tn. v'H rnd cmitrd u ne
| pump. At iis uI ul The -lafm Nqfur uHF dH'ri.
hnieI 10 thD nrn Until the Nere ~ tls rgf saie ~
mind i0i snythn. ~ ths inc the aihor hnd slh
sided snd ihefe the icst danger % lptn. NE
! -hip However, the men called sn and the cap.
tain haiaugued w az. asking 'Hhefhcr ihfy DAD bfi
| i. t.r ahs ndon the .hu Al hra the men ds ruiei
lady ,senget board called upon 20 draw uu i1r
ucc'ssuJ polrfs vhi,h We're Pislneca qua s.n,a "
he s...., soon after vee.e beariug The Brush 's
or appeared in -sL' and upon coming uP The cree &"
| the Amcfi ed. ~ D0afu ihe 'hW'h "a"
ever, femnihed b'i,'h" iof IN n.lL'.s - y.
elL " the Ns,fcl fooa aver -.hE y = sHlHtrru l.
scuitlc'i her tn. s,orrhlnl ssss the tme rf .l.
by the rev The vessel VA CON fi - q
oiv ana me n mp. ~ s-,a orasr W. bf,'
rpon srriva lbs Ausfican ,spaiu appeared '+ 'f'
Com ul .i ihat rDri for tue rrpper inei won
hIs payer. 10. informant AID ihat tif Wrn DE-
mured bui tbs captain rtied and .sid h ihF ."iF
not sign hc va. ruined u'sn, and p'''nis.i e.r' ~'
dolisrs The nieb gsfe way snd thf rspaih r. if"f h
end bot forgot 10 pay ihe promised Ten doliau
The informant und rstsnd ws. steward % We Z. y
nnt ina hsitl ftt Nt id not AnpN lhffe W. if wv
on board uutu wss alsrn ont the men, sna f iFl
,efv uerh ~ ~ he ship wei ntItri tu.
n.xet 10 reafi her tcei iinst.on
when ,an,e 10 pos ss.om 81 these lacis a.ds 10
erui 10 bad tha uian. bot found be had sarfu A. t
hsn ncthiug d. ~tth ihis port data wetr tfn
10 b. probable our Valparaiso may We ihe
rcsfaIy clue 10 thorough ventilation 9i ite msh
There .ge two PARTIES ibtcrcsfcd-ihe guytrnineut a.
ths fapte compsnice 90 couI-e. u the -'siefnru
aboye examination will show "a lut Z I
cove hsa ist these through The irlrhsfb
he sarisin o ihc ship or the company che ruty gaf
should be- severely dealt uitb n the soternmcnt
ihus tn DO frustrated IN vs. Efforts 10 defend vI hste
We will never accomplish anything
N.ws from san Fr.neiseo.
, -,x FrawIscp Jan -s isfa
Hgmboldt paper. sise glowing account. n l.fo. fn
pf diamond. gold and shver 10 idaho.