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IMPORTANT FROM CALIFORNIA.
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BY an arrival from the Pacific ocean, we received


last night our letters from Upper California from the
25th Of April to the lst OF July, inclusive. We
condense the following summary from half dozen


Interesting letters. The inhabitants were generally


in favor Of the United States retaining possession oi
the country; marriages were becoming frequent
new mines were being discovered, and the busy
hum of American industry is waking up the indo'
lent sayages on the shores ofthe great Pacific.


Amer several dry winters, they have now had q
rainy season, and prospect Of a good harvest on
the plantations. The natives seem to look for an
nexaton, though they are somewhat Indifferent
about t. The main plan suggested, among others,
Is by fair sale and honorable transfer Of rulers
One tenth Of the residents are now foreigners, which
10 thought will be increased by another tenth this
September, and the same number in ls47,


Near the town Of Angels, is large sandy plain
at the feet Of some mountains, in which they have
discovered quantities Of gold. A common laborer
can gather to the amount Of 50 per day. The plan
Of getting the ore IL 10 wash the sand in fiat bas-
ket. They have Instituted ounce currencies OF the
metal. Mines Of coal, btuminous pitch and pew
ter have been found. At Sonora, on the bay Of San
Francisco, quicksilver mine has been opened by y
New Yorker and another bya person Of Massa-
chuse,ts. Both are in successful operation.


VESSELS ON THE CALIFORNIA COAST, JUsE 90,
ls46,-Ships Barnstable. Hall, Of Boston, coasiing
and trading; Vandalia, Everett, do; Sterling, Vim
cent, do; Moscow, Philips do; barque Trsso,
Libbey, do.i barqne Angola, Salem, Varney, ar
rived This month from Oahu, and landed and sold a
cargo Of New England domestic goods, is now load.
ing with soap, shingles and timber for Oahu, thence
to Salem. This is the first cargo sold in Cali
fornia at one sale, 1t was purchased by Thomas o.
Larkin, United States consul. Mexican brig Maria
Terese is loaded with California produce for Ma.
zatlan Her Britannia majesty's ship Juno, Cap
tain Blake, leit here yesterday for Santa Barbara;
United States ship Portsmouth, J. b. Montgomery,
is at San Francisco.


AFFAIRS IN THE FARIHEsr wEsT-soaETHlss
sEw.-Married in the United States consular house,
Monterey, California, by Thomas o Larkin, United
States consul James Williams Of Cape Gerardeau
county, State of Missouri to Miss Mary Patterson,
Jackson county. Mr. John Harris, of Brighton,
Monroe county, New York, to Miss Druca Shad-
den, of Jackson county Arkansas all arrived in Cali
fornia via the Rocky mountains. .. "f