CALIFORNIA.

Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 66, 23 June 1863, Page 3

CALIFORNIA.

(Utingto the project to lay a teieh cable across the Heads at the L. to the Bay at San Frar.oUtoo. the of 30th March says -.—Hitherto all M^ph lines projected from this city to ferior have gone round the Bay by J,* of San Jose, and thence to Benecia Skton.- The project of laying a • or swinging a wire across the. Heads Ln under discussion for some time ,by the State Telegraph Company. The !Je across the Heads at Fort Point is !, ft rdaSon the water line » but t0 swin £ 1 c tlie distance would have to be Ijnfelengthened. The head lands at Pctfnt are high enough for one abutJ but the rise behind the Foit is IV sufficient, even with a goodly sized to swing a wire clear of the tallest ['of vessels entering the harbour. L s there would be the more serious ler of t he violent summer winds partthe wire. In view of these objections, IfCottipany have decided to lay down a »eiom the Fort to Lime Point, and thence to Sacramento. It is always bie to avoid a cable when water can manned by a swinging wire The ex - ence of the Company in cables is forL as one is laid down at Benicia, and under the San Joaquin river. Both these work admirably, and to inperfect working across the Heads a superior cable will be used, and a Id one always be held in readiness constantly increasing business of the pany, together with the projected line 'ortland and Victoria, renders the eviction of a thud wire between San uicisco and the interior a necessity. • wire cable, insulators, and most ofthe eS are on hand, so tbat when once \ted the "line will be speedily built. \e same paper remarks : — Mr. Seward liis letter rejecting the proposition of ['French Government for an armistice jthe appoinment of Commissioners to : us t our national difficulties, stated in stance that no objection would be e red by the Government if the represents from the . Southern States should went themselves and fill the vacant ees in Congress. A way is opened up \ s for the rebels to return to their eeiance gracefully ; but it is hardly probly they will avail themselves of it. In . first place there are only a few who )U ld have the right, waiving the past, to ,ts in the Senate. If members of ('oness were elected by ihe rebels, they aid not be admitted without taking an h to support the Constitution and the ivernmant, and, therefore, their case at (threshold would be concluded. Some the journals on the other side are of t opinion that some good may come out this proposition ; but we cannot view it that light. It was intended, probably, rthe European market, and not for prac■ftl action here. It will serve to show c Emperor of the French the sincerity lhe Government to secure an honourle adjustment of our national difficulties, d will deprive those who are constants »ing that the loyal States are fighting "conquest and dominion solely, of the hole of tlieir literary arsenal. The San Francisco papers state that one the serious obstacles in the way of the ■osperity and development of the wine terest of California, lies in the scarcity A high price of casks. Notwithstanding c great abundance and variety and maglicent size ofthe forest trees on this coast ere are none suited for wine. A Mine of Wealth.— The Gould ancl arry gold and silver mines, in Washoe, uy be considered as amongst the riche.st iw worked on this or any other continent, niy the other day, a divident of 120,000 Iters' on 1200 feet was made. This ot urse, is over and above all expenses, miding a sinking fund laid by to meet traordinary emergencies. The net divinds since the 28th December last amount no les< than 388,000 dollars.