New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-11
NHw HEINKTiA. June

Nav IlELNKTlA. June 30, ls4o.
have inst returned TO Fort Sacramento, nom
the gold region. whence | write this and Ia com
pliance with my promise leaving the sea coast l
send you such items ~ have gathered.
Oar trip after leaving city by way OF Pueblo san
jose and San Joaquin River we found very agreeable,
passing over lovely country with It's valleys and hills
covered with the richest yefdure, inteIIwincd with
flowers of every hue The country from the san Joa
qun River 10 this place IL rich beyond comparison and
will admit OF a dense population
Wefound the fort miniature OF Manchester, young
Lowell The blacksmiths hammer, the timer, the car
penteT and the wesvers shuttle plying by the ingenuity
OF Indians at which place there several hundred Ia
the employ OF Capt J. A. suffer | much pleased
with wsk Ia the large and beautiful garden attached 10
the font II contains about eish, ten acres laid out
with great taste. under the supervision of young
swiss. Among the fruit trees noticed the almond he
olive pear. apple aud peach. The grape vines are In
the highest state OF cultivation and for vegetables
would refer you 10 = scedmans catalogue.
About three miles from the fort on the east bank OF
the Sacramento the town OF Sutiersvilo is laid out
The location Is OF the best n the country situated
in the largest aud most fertile district IN California.
and beng the depot for the extensive gold silver ps
tina quicksilver aud iron mines hotel is now build
ing Tor the accommodation of the travelling public, who
Obliged to impose On the Kind Inequalities OF
Capt Suffer. party of men who have been eNploT
INK route to cross the Sierra Nevads mountains have
lust returned and report that they have found good
wagon road the decliviy ridge between the Amer
much less than by The old tc This road viii psss
through the gold district and enter the valley near The
American foTk.
ferry is to be established a, Suttersgille the
Sacrstoeno and the road the siaris improved
soon which will shorten the distance from this place
10 Sonoms and your city about 90 miles
After leaving the fortwe passed up the south bank
Of the American fork about twelve miles Ihs l. a
beautiful river about three fshoms deep, the be
Ing very cold aud clear and after leaving the river We
passed through country. rolling and nneered win
oak. We soon commenced ascending the bills at the
base OF the great Sierra Nevada which theky st
With oak and pine timber. sud soon arrived 81 Sun al
sV1iet o"e OF our party dipped up cuptuu Of ssnd
iio'n me bed OF the creek washed IL and iound i've
pieces OF gold THIS was our FIRST attempt at gold as
sins. About dark arrived at the saw mill OF Capt
Suffer, having ree over gold. silver pstias and iron
mines. some .~ensy OF thirty miles Tho past three
days have spe.t in exploring the mountains in this
district and converslng with many who have been
81 work here for some weeks past Should attempt
90 relate you ali tas have seen and have been told
concerning the extent aud productions OF the mines
am fearful your readers would think cxsggeraiins
too much therefore viii keep within eoands could
al your columns about the mines here far exesng the
ATsoisn Nj ghts. ami all true 10 the letter.
As as cen ascertain there are now about Ooo
persons engaged aud the roads leading o. the mines
are throDged with people and Wagons Inc nipple
used sre shoyels. picks. nn pans, wooden bowls
SUD indian baskets From enc ~ nine ounces oil pure
virgin gold per day i gathered by every man who per
forms tae requisite labor TIE mountains have been
explored for about forty miles and gold has been found
IN great abundance IN &lmos' every part OF thenL
ssaIiemaa informed me that he had spen, some time
IN exploring the country aud that he had dug nity~o
holes with his butchers knlfe different places sao
found gold ia every one
Several extensive silver .gases been discovered
bet very l,tls attention Is pain TO them nov, Immense
beds OF iron OF superior quality yielding ron -
10 10 per cent have also been found near me American
FORK
sist mill Is 10 be attached 10 ,he saw mill for the
purpose Of convenience OF families and others senos
II the miaes Tue water power Of the American fSik
Is equal to sny upon this continent and 10 siew yesIs
large iron foandries, splitting and nal! mills WI" &c
erected
The granite Of the mountains is superior 70 The eeie-
,rsted OaiRcy quarry OF beautiful marble has been
rhieh you win in few years Ia the front Of the |
custom House. Merchants Exchange. City Han and |
thor edihces In your roprishing city.
p s." Toe cry is. sin they come Two men have
1st arrived for provisions from the Adjlbs River, who
tsis tia; they have worked Eve days and ssthered
80 In gold-the largest piece weighing nearly one