Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-11-20
FROM CALIFORNIA.

| JOSEPH CoopER, Esq, handed us letter
a few days since, from his brother. STE
PHEN COOPER, who emigrated to Califor-
MIA, last year, we believe. The letter is
dated, "Napper Valley. ST. Francisco Bay,
Upper California, June 9Th, 1s47."
Mr.. Cooper says he is much pleased with
The country. He was five months on the
route. but feels amply rewarded for all his
trouble and toll. His wife has entirely re-.
covered her health, which was very bad
several years before he left The val
ley in which he resides is from one hundred
and fifty to two hundred miles wide, and
seven hundred long-is very healthy-"no
winter, neither thunder and lightning
produces grain, fruits, wine, &c, in abun
dance-excellent grazing-,imber and wa
ter scarce, but plenty of the latter can be
had by digging from fifteen to twenty feet.
Oats are as common as the grass on the
prairies in Missouri and red clover nearly
as plenty. "Oats nor wheat do not fall
down-no cheat in wheat-no horse.tlies,
snakes, or other pests; grisley bear, elk,
deer and antelopes very plenty in the set.
Elements" 1.-THE best speculatons in the
country are in lands. The government is
fortifying the entrance to the bay. Ships
are more common in the bay than steam
boats at Boonville."
"Prces of produce of the country
wheat, ST. per bushel-plenty, and crops
fine; corn, the same; butter, SO cents;
chickens, same; eggs, fifty cents per dozen;
potatoes, SO per hundred pounds: The de-
mand for these articles very great. Labor
of all kinds very high. Money plenty"
There is great variety of climate in
this country; one days travel from where
live, west, the summers are disagreeably
cool; and one day and half, east, very
hot; still little further east. and the Cali
fornia mountains are now white with snow.
A man can stand in his tracks, and be in
full view of all this variety of climate
Almost every little valley has its climate"
Mr.. Cooper states that Frank Woods,
who went out with him, died, soon after
getting into the country. He sen, in with
the letter from which the above informa.
ton is obtained, newspaper called the
Californian, published at San Francisco, by
Robert Semple. 1t is very neat little pa
per, and has been published upwards of
a year.
THANKS. G1vINa.-Thursday mex, is the
day designated by the Governor, for
" Thanks Giving to Almighty God for his
blessings upon US as People and Nation"
We hope this recommendation of the Ex-
ecutive will be generally observed. This
day-25th November--has already been
designated by majority of the States, as
day Of Thanks Giving-and it is ex-
pected that it will be universal. What
beautiful spectacle, TO behold an entire no.
ton, scattered over such vast scope of
country, simultaneously engaged in return
ing Thanks to the Giver of All Good, for
His Blessings and Mercies
UTLet the day be observed.
The New York Sun says many of the
weal,hiest capitalists of England and the
Continent have resolved to remove TO the
United States, where enterprise has more
activity and freedom, and where there is
ample scope in the various departments of
industry for safe and profitable investments.
This determination, it is said. has been has.
tened by the appearance of things in the
old world, threatening revolution, anarchy
and reputation.
DEATH IN THE PuLrIr.-As the Rev.
Mr.. Tappen, chaplain of the aims house at
New York, was concluding his opening
prayer, during Divine service, few Sab
baths since, his voice faltered and he sud.
denly fell in the pulpit in an apopec,ic fit.
The venerable man sank during the night
under universal paralysis.
Mr.. c. F. JACKsoN.-We announced last
week that Mr.. Jackson had gotten the NOM
nation for Governor, at the Randolph mee-
ting. He met with some opposition, how.
ever, as will be seen by the following, from
the Paris Mercury
We were forcibly struck with the indie.
pendence and manly bearing of Mr.. Mckinney,
Of Huntsville; he declared publicly in the meet