The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-04

Correspondence of the N. Y. Journal of Commerce.
MONTEREY, California, Nov ~, 1916.

California.
Correspondence Of the N Y. Journal OF Commerce.
MONTEREY, California, Nov. IL, 1916.
Tradesmen of all kinds are very much wanted in this
country, and would strongly recommend large number
OF them TO emge here for here there are next TO none
and those who are here are mostly 70 drunk
If not, they yaaby, after having been short time
in the country desert their trades and go TO farming or
specializing
tailor will charge twenty -four dollars for making
plain frock coat, and finding trimmings hve dollars ior
The panes kind OF pants and every thing else IN proper
ton A blacksmith Cor substitute for blacksmith
will work here unless he make from six TO ten dol
per day. and them often happens that the
who wants job done has to wait nll either some man
who fairly knows how to strike blow with the hammer
has time get SOBER be in the humor 10 go to work
There wharf partly built in Monterey last year, and
crane put on il for hosting bales, boxes &c. Al iron
band required TO go round the cap IN winch the
crane swung There then four blacksmlhs IN
Monterey, and he who was considered the best work
engaged to weld this iron band winch consist
ed of piece OF flat bar iron six feet long, four inches and
La half wide, and hreequarters OF an inch thick. On
asking the blacksmith what he charged to weld that band
and put the cap he said six dollars per days which
was agreed on The job took the man SIX days to finish
it, mention these Incidents that your readers may PLAIN
y the lack there is in this country OF people who
understand their trades and the opportunity 1t offers for
their pecunary advancement There are some lew car
pentes the country, but they will not work days work
have known of them TO make twelve dollars each
day when they thought proper to work. and that at the
most ordinary kind of work For instance they charge
eighteen dollars for making PANEL door OF the most
ordinary kind, and OF red wood which Is remarkably
easily worked and the same price for pair OF common
shutters, made OF the same wood For making window
sashes fifty cents for each pane the sash contains, and
four dollars per square for laying ioor II OF red WOOD
and six dollars if Of pine.
could mention hundreds OF instances OF the same kind,
in all the various branches of trade but let It suffice to
say that any adesman particularly who is master OF
his business, who has wish TO emgrate to California
ought to do it without the least hesitation. There is no
use in any man asking if such and such trade will be
advantageous to him in California because no trade can
be mentioned, that required in civilized country, which
is not requisite in California
| If a watch chain should happen to be broken, the
watch be sent to the Sandwich Islands to be repair
ed, and the must wait SIX nine months Tor his
watch; and more than likely, when he gets it, it will be
spoiled for
November lsM-Having obtained piece of quicksil
send it to you specimen OF the quicksilver
mine in operation in the northern part OF Upper Cal
ifonia This mine is very rich, you will perceive by
the piece of send you, which is by no means Sc
leced piece, it the first took hold of from box
full All the stone contains quicksilver, but the richest
parts the red sreaks which the stone contains The
experiment may be tried in the following manner: Take
piece Of the stone and beat i Up very fine Then =, take
stanceand make it red hot Then put the pounded ore
on the shovel, and it over with tea-cup The
por may be gathered, when the quicksilver will be found
by putting piece OF silver com in the cup or with the
finger scrapng the SCOT out OF the cup upon piece OF
silver.
But the best method is, to take gun-barrel, and fill it
with the beaten into pieces about the size of small
pea keep the beech end of the gun barrel in the fire.
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keeping plate or basin in the water for the quicksilver
to fall into, and likewise for the purpose OF keeping 1t
clean.
The quicksilver ore from this mine is procured with
the greatest imaginable facility. You will perceive that
the stone is easily broken; and from this you will form
pretty just calculation of the quantity of that may be
procured IN day, either by one man or hundred
Notwithstanding the facility with which this mine may
be worked the owners OF it have not as yet procured
to their slothulness, and ignorance OF every thing like
labor A. th, mine has yet been properly explored,
it is not known how far il may extend.
Nature has been bounful TO this country in many
wonderful ways, but her goodness has been disregaded
by those who have held possession OF it for SO long
time The reprodactveness OF animals in this country is
extraordinary but Incidence, careessness and the love
of luxury have within the last twelve years brought 1t
almost into a state of desolaton.
farmer in California, who may have for instance three
thousand considers that he ought to brand and
mark during the season one thousand calves, allowing
thirds Of the number he ought to brand to be eaten by
the wolves and foxes which constantly preyng upon
them. They lie about, watching for cow to calve,
when they Immediately destroy the offspring All the
farmers are of this still they take steps pre-
some OF them will procure poison. and mix it with the
flesh OF dead horse bullock, and scatter it about the
farm They generally fix it in such manner that it is
certain death to any animal that eats of it.
What have said above, concerning farmers brand
ing only third many calves he has cows,
general and established rule amongst all farmers in this
country, and many OF them do not reach that number
February 19.-There is not perhaps in the world an
other country climate well adapted to the breeding
oil sheep as Upper California Inc reproduction OF TINS
useful ANIMAL and the facility with which it is reared
here may appear amos, incredible to those who have
witnessed what every person who has resided in this
| country few years knows to be the fact.
| A eve in this country exceeds year old without
breeding and at the expiration OF every six months,
within that time, she wbe with breed, and
otener with two lambs at birth; though amongst the
natives the latter is not considered profitable because
when sheep has two lambs she is likely to lose
them both than she would be to lose if she had no
other 10 look after. have frequently sheep have
three lambs at birth, but knew single example
of the dam having reared the three lambs thus born
The wool produced In this country is not of the finest
quality, neither is it by many degrees the most inferior
but there is great for improving the quality and it
can doubtless be done considerable extent In al
every large flock of sheep in California may be
four five different qualities of wool, from very fine to
very The of this is carelessness and mat
enton on the part of the owners many of whom allow
goats to run with the sheep Thus the goat coupling
with the sheep spos the wool of the breed of all such
sheep, and in very little time it becomes and
hairy
Sheep are not subject to any disease whatever in Cal
foma. Although | have known them when the mis-
sons in their opuence to run in droves of from
ten to fifteen thousand, either saw heard tell
of one solitary instance of any malignant disease ever
having been observed amongst them There is
sy here for washing and savng sheep In Short there
is little expense whatever attending them far