The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-30
MONTEREY, UPPER CALIFORNIA,
lime IN 191E

View Of the Country-Hints to Emigrants-Aneri-
cans in California; Trade of the Country, &c.
Having been for some years resident of your
city, and seen the great circulation OF your paper,
take the liberty of addressing this sheet to you My
object is to call the attention OF the young men in
the Eastern States who preparing to emigras to the
Wsso the unrivaled advantages offered them BY their
fens aR that soil to tn.
best lands in the valley Of the mississippi. Wood and
water in abundance Although We have no large forests
yet hundred miles up the coast there Is
the best Of timber principally yellow PINE which grows
to enormous height. have never seen in the East
States anything that will compare with them in size
Game of all kinds abound in the north, and occasionally
we have bear hunt here to vary our otherwise rather
monotonous lives. Jackalls, in Thousands nfest the
whole coast They live by feasting on the remains Of
bullocks, which are killed for their hides and tallow.
number Of vessel" here from Ike ssss engaged in col
scting hides, horns and taow for which they give us
in exchange every kind Of an article that can be thought
Of. Carts and whselbarrows anchors and needles,
brooches for ladies, and axes for our woodmen-
brought all the way from Boston round Cape Horn and
sold at profit Of 200 300 per cent-takng California
Bank notes (hides) at 50 each in payment, large or
small, 81 is the price Monterey as you are aware, !:
northern Ships generally enter their cargoes hereds-
charge part then run down to "iseward to IT, Diego
the ships are cured and stored until ready for tho voysgs
home and then up and down the coast calling at
each port taking what hides there may be- and leaving
goods for them We have also considerable trade
with tho Sandwich Isles, and there great many
Kanakas natives of those islands constantly the
coast where they are employed in boating helping cure
hides, sc.
The inhabitants Of California are Of very mixed
character being composed principally OF sPaniards
Americans English Indians and sprnkling Of every
other nation under the sun The Americans are last
sor .nerprse and n.eseoce We have one or two
Alcaldes who natives Of the States, one believe
of Massachnsetts, and who are liked very much Quite
some of young "Senortas." and are now doing we'll
Mechanics Of all kinds much needed az the Span
lot lima tvf fact nth
cept riding, in which they very expert spending
their time pretty near equally between sleeping and
We hear rumors Of expeditions destined fer California
from the States. We hope it is So We will give them
shesrty welcome when they arrive; ! think they WI,
ended in sending Micheltorsna and his troops home
with flea in their ear suppose you have heard about Bout
sought for BY the Americans and English here food
by starving man. received from Captain OF one OF
were three Her.ids Of June is44, and few Others. ami
hundred and any hands and were piece meal be-
fore got them sgan. There il nothing looks 80 neu-
m and 50 like HON. Itself u, paper IL country amy
The established religion here l. Catholic, and most
not all who intend making California their residence
become converted that Is they 20 to mas: on Sunday
morning they have nothing else to do. and don't want
fights or horse races this in California constituss
good Catholic foreigner, by declaring his intentions
Of becoming Catholic can have Hacienda" Of nine
square miles Of land granted him, provided he engages
TO nut IN house and certain number Of head OIL cattle
on h within wear ANY thing will do for the house II
has roof 10 IL and cattle be had for three or four
dollars head; and = man is not Obliged to work hve
months IN wear TO keep his cattle the other seven in
New Eng land for here they get their own living all the
wear round But an drawing out my epstle too long
Already and as il 10 an chance you get or
not las send it in package with others via Mexico
will bring II to an end.
Varieties.
Elisha Harris, of Coventry, has been nominated
for Lieutenant Governor Of Rhode Island In place OF
Isaac r. Hazard, who declined the nomination.
The barn Of Congress Hall, Saratoga Springs,.was
burnt the 22d inst.
There are fourteea candidates for Coroner In
New Orleans The once il no sinecure in that city.
Last week, that part Of the Pttsburg Company al
" ork in the blufsl Southwest Of Eagle RIVER, Lase
superior took ont fne specimen weighing one ton u
Is full Of native copper and large Jumps OF naive
many Of which are Of several dollars worm "a sne
u. Fall