, 1866-04-05

,t!icts centl!u:ng mines of gold, silver and con-
rcI, Of incalculahle value. which are pow be.
ins developed by private enterprise, or By
sulan mining companies. Most Of these
mines lay nore tllan a mile from the river
hank, but Others arc within this distance, and
Tic 1eos:cssion Of half Of the river front would
enable the monster corporation to monopo-
iizc the immense trade now spfoging up with
such astonishing rapidity, and at The same
TING rclard md impede The Development Of
1hc country to tic great injury Of the
public a large, and the rights and
acquired interests Of private individuals. And
wlAl consideration is TO be paid for this more
than lTincely donation By the lucky recipl-
tnts bt Federal bonuty: Judge for yours:if!
Al q meeting ot the merchants OF this city,
held few dnys fincr al the Merchants Er-
change, Mr. linrdy. citizen Of Arizpnn, aud
1oundcr Of HarayviIlc, on tue Colorado, said
that The Colorado Is navigable to Callvitle,
but needs improvement. There are a number
of large bouldcrs, which might be lifted ont
by u steam derrick placed on the bow Of q
Congress for M appropriation Of $4,000:
And delegate Goodwin says there Is q
fair prospect Of getting IL. II that sum
Is fudiciol,sly expended, the river will
he In good condition. Mr. Hardy po1ed
barge up, from uardyvil1c. to Cailvllle, ITO
2Lfo teams to Carivillc this winter Already
there arc irc river steamers on the Colorado,
and some vessels clear from this port for the
Colorado nearly erery week. A military
company Is 10 be stationed 1t Callyille il the
spring, for the protection Of people and prop
cr1y against Indians, as Mr.. Hardy had bern
assured by Gen. Mason. am assured by
steamboat men that the Colombo Is alreadya q
letter stream lor navigation than the Upper
Missouri, and that $4,000 would remove ev-
.cry obstruction in its channel to E!dorado
Canon, or even 10 Callville.
4 FRUITFUL SEASON.
We nrc now certain Of n fruitful season this
tarics Of life In California fur the next etgh-
tecn months, at least. a correspondent, writ
ing from Redwood City, San Ma.eo County,
So long ago as the 18th OF February, says !:
- II is clcar that the people have not lost faith
in asriculture in this region. There Is greater
1Ae coast line, than at my time before in the
last Fix years. The wild cats 10 many places
ON the slope are six inches high, md every
where grass is abundant. TINS seeding Of
every nvnslnb1c mere Will tell wonderfully
at harvest time. Alter all, who knows bnt
the best placer. disgings are In the wheat
fields high up In the mountains-aot when
The very bowels Of the earth arc torn ont, but
when harvest fields updulate in golden WAVES
and wait tor the re1pers.f' Fruit Of erery
description promises better than ever before,
and the appearance OF the country IS now de-
ligh,tul beyond measure. The vatleys are rs
green und the grain almost as high IS on the
prairies Of Illinois in June. / saw them now
ing hay Of this years growth In the Plaza
Pnrk opposite the City Hall in this city last
week.
The first ins.all,ncnt of the wool clip Of
1sGi arrived from the San joaquin Valley yes
terday. The staple is fines mud longer than
that Of last season, owing TO better feed.
Green rcas and new potatoes made their ap-
pearnncr yesterday. The first bring 25 and
The last cents per pound. Asparagus and
rhubarb We have had for weeks past
WHAT We WANT IN sAS F1AscIsco.
Il Is singular TACT thai Caliiornla-Includ
ing San FranctscO-has not yet a single ware
house ior handling grain IN bulk, and twenty
ncr for his crops Of wheat aud barley goes
1or bags, which bring him nothing, not one
cent, baek. How can our grain interests
prosper with such 1ystcms We can raise
scvcnty.6vc bushels Of wheat to the acre, OF
II better quality than II is possible to produce
in Illinois, md yet our farmers can hardly
pay expenses, owing to the miselably iuade-
Nuate system Of transporting and handling
The grim. Last week, for q wonder, the
Figaro loaded with wheat In bulk for Austria
lia. This is the first vessel which ever went ont
from the Golden State with wheat not il bags,
and even in this case the TURNER'S got nothing
hE 1t, rs the wheat came here In bags, aud the
commission men or warehouse men got the
benefit Of the change by selling the hags Sec
ond hand for their own profit, after the grain
WIS dumped into the hold.
WINE FOR THE MILLION.
Eonoma aud Los Angeles are at present the
Two greatest wine producing counties in the
tstntc, the latter producing much the most,
! presume few facts concerning the Vintage
Di iaet season may not be uninterestinr,
Owing to the h.sh Price OF brandy and the
lesser cost Of transportation, mnch Of The
grape crop ot Souonla for 1866 was run into
brandy ot.Msh proof, the Bucna Vista Vino:
gallons, but nevertheless The United
Stntes Assessors books-on which
the amount is not likely to be
oycrstaled-show that the township Of
Sonotna alone produced Of first-class wines
l.A 22a5 gallons. Or this amount the Ducna
cnllons; Drcsscl q Co., a0,oo; l. Ilchaor,
l..5oa e. H. s. Williams, II 900; knnp &
Bro, 1850; krohn & Williams, 1900
Camille Agnillon, 10, ,430, and smaller vinyari
owncrs the remainder. Owing to tho increase
3u the number Of benring vines, The proauc'
this Ecnson Will be fuliT 5o Per cent create
1lan that Of 1865,
WHAT BECOMES OF TIE TREASURE.
The steamer Of Fcbrunry e9th took away
from here about sIs4 s15.lo, consigned as fol
lows:
10 New York.. ..... -..-........ -$3E.ss7.6 G.
10 EneIand d.......s...--...-.-. S4-67I a
o To isasa1 isnts Arms sSS s & 8
And yet our mines were never yielding st
richly, and the amount leaving here Is create
than ever. The fact Is the current is chang
ing, and the precious metals now drift towart
Asia. The United States Branch Mint is nov
1us,ly engaged in manufacturing flue bars to
The Chinese market, and single ship. tht
White Swallow, took away On the Sd lnstan
for Hong kuns SGs;,55 GIL JIG, shipped ns tol
lows: By 1!acondrav d. Co., China uud Japa,
merchants S.o5 ,sS:D.A; Agency British an'
California Bnuking Co., 81, ,0ls4s; Londo
sN;oa; Barrow & c., 81, ,oS5; Folkner
He'll q Co., SET, ,574. 80; C. Adolphe Low 4
Co., japan and China merchants. SIS, ,0D
Chy, Lung & Co., and Other Chinese lnet
tluuts, s1d7,397.
TETnoLEEM.
A wear eiuce denounced through the Tal
ErSE the thousand and one magnificent hc
1i,sAs set sGoat by a. oil land" owners ami
erccuia,ors In California and In New York
concerning fhc - rivers OF pure coal otI' ant
still more wonderful and utterly astounding
discoveries In that line on the Pacific coast
For this was roundly bcrnted By some O
your correspondents. ! was "a croaker,' =
''crying down vast resource oi the county,
ETC., etc. These magnificent fctious cos.
many poor man his last dollar, and ruined
not few rich men. Now, who told tue trutt
:" Altamonte'' OF the rpcculatorss Tht
three great coal oil regions of Cslitoruia were
Ly common consent, humboldt, in the north
and San Fernando (los Angeles County,, anl
Santn Karbarn in the south. Immense com
panies were formed at the East; vast sum
spent in purchasing lands, sending machiner,
md boring for oil, and mark what came OF ii
From Santa Barbara mud San Louis ObEspu
we have occasionally email shipments q
crude surface oil which is refined in this city
tic whole nnount being but dro
in the bucket to our wants on thI
coast. From Humboldt, NC have til
following by the last malt: At the Nobl
well we found large tank prepared wit
considerable oil in it. and the men ndjusttn
the oil pump preparing to I'LL the tank. n
oil was Of q beautiful character, burning bra
ltantly In common lamp, crude tram IL
well. was told that thcT pumped out ba
rel in thirty minutes. Ny steps were next d
5ccted to the Allen & sntter, where We we've
the Developments with renewed hope-
small amount Of fresh oil had just been take
IRON the well, mud NIL hands were engaged
inserting The oil pump preparatory TO pnm
ing, By horse power, the encouraging etn2
which they had just struck.
cot aoS1 vera orr q hara ~ IL
we'll, but no considerable quantity though Il
4sprospects" arc represented ns bpuutiful.
Nearer home, in the county next to 81
Frnucisco there ecetns to have been actually
EIlul1 bk} AhE. - y A9 III %uE 2tEuuEtf vel q
the Carlo Mndlra Greek near the San Gtcrori
San Mateo County At one hundred and Iot
feet tie well commenced AowlnE-pn Il
s,1th Of last mDnth-and continues to 10,
considerable wtttf funs with the oil, but It
finrr hi tlat from one to two barrels a d.
ran be saved, ~ soon ~ the necessary tanl
are erected. The oil il Of q yellow color nj
burns splendldly-
In Los Angeles County, single district
Tho san Fernando-produces = limited qua
~ e U ,sa 1ss ta E 'e'
S,,raa rffh \ few months labor. L VI