The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1848-10-07
From the Washington Uaion.
From California. % 9af 3

s1sta.. He IS Just. from Commodore
Jeheya sqdadroa; ana he has performed
the most. rapid Journey that has ever
bssn Known from he Pacific 10 Wash
idgton. . he Itf. Commodore Jones at
Id Paz op The ,Ist Of August, came by
Mazatlan, and arrived at the port Of San
Bias n.the 10th, and pushed his way
byhorses and mules across the country
tothe city, Of Mexico, Where he 'arri-
ysdfo On The I7th. He was detained BY
Mfa. Clifford three days, for dispatches,
and in 40 hours passed from Mexico to
Vera. .Ctuz,i about 275,, miles. sleeping
not more than len HmibUtes at b fine.
From Vera Cruz he sailed 10, Mobile,
aid Arrived here on Saturday evening.
Mr.. Beac crossed from the Pacific at
San Bias 10 the Gplfat Vera Cruz in
the 7uhexampled Journey Of ten days on
the road, and was detainedIat Mexlco
tiilee days. Ile brings despatches>to
the Secfetafies 6f State and Navy.
."ss1e found the country full Of lnsurI
'rection, 'robberies and murders. He
passed several murdered bodies on the
flad. Ii was said at Me$jco thht there
Were. only about S2OO, ,00D OF the S.;
100000 left Oh hand ana when It Is al!
exhausted, fears are ehteftAined Of All
i1sprreclionary spirit and otsetiOus dis
turbances. =
But tie most extraordinary ilteili.
genee Which Mr.. Bsale brings IS about
The fea. Ell Dorado, ihe GOA Fegion in
California. His accounts Of the extra
ordinary richness oi tho gold surface,
and ltle excitement, il had prodoced
among all classes ol. people, inhabitants
oi1heepuntryrapd ot,ttee. lpw ,aW9}yelpg W9}ye;lplgg
nihiI Seallieh and ssoldiiaafs, aye cdnt!tmed byI
ieltefsi, from ComnodoIe johes and
from Mr.. Larkin, the U. S. nayaiiugentI
dta Monleiey, California; Nj. Bsale 4
States that The whalets had suspended
tineiIr" operations the capt4lnS permit
ung tlieif sepmen q go 70 the g9ll rel
gsiion, upon npon -c6idlidh That eyeYy ounce
ofgold the seamen obtained slFduld boI
gwen 10 tie captain Tor $40, making
six Or seven dollars BY HE barsaln.
The towns, we're beng evacGatcd- ME:
cbaaif:s, &qi, gpi1g tpp the alIrractiFe r
spot. The tivo n9wsPaPef. liqd been
spspepdad- the cdtnpo stors going of
10 gather gold for themselves. II Is for; |
,pnale lhat,no slch El4ogllo is WilAih
b d.. ata~ '-.f ~ -
striking distance Of our office = al'hohgh
we hope tia: our worthy paltnar will
be IMPLY Compensated for leaving US
alone ia, our glory for the rich Edo.
rado gold mines Of Virginia, .al
I'VE lay before our readers The last
letter Of Nj. Larkip % the Secretary
J.lhe, Navy, which he received from |
Mr.. Beale,, ana for which, we are IN
debted 10 the courtesy Of The Secretary. |
i, The danger in Caiifornia, is ftom the |
want Of food for The residents, and still!
more, for The. strealn Of emlgra.nts, |
Would not some. Of our merchants ind !
Il a profitable speculation 10 send car
goes Of biscuit, flour, Sc, round to the
Pacific coast? r,,,.s.sf
We repeat, that this wonderfully |
rich region ,ljusi acquired by lhe pres
ent administrator, was IN every re-
spect deprecated BY Messrs. Webster,
Bell & co. 1t was reported as moi
worth possessing, and Messrs. Duer,
q. Smith 81 Co., are even, anxious to
give. it back to the, Mexiean govern-
ment. ,4ai e,,al sasstjio ne.,ilaig h, r.
Mark, too: this is the country WHICH
The, House of Representatives has left
without an organized goyernment-r.no |
provision made for the public lands
and none for the collection Of revenue,
at time when 40 much could be OBJ
tainJdifroiniits Undressing resoness:
!, :, ',4 ...,',,., U. s, Navy AeEscY,.
Monterey, California, July j. 1895 80
I s.eSra:-Since my last letter 70 you,
written in San Francisco, have visited
the sPlacer,n, or gold region Of Califor-
mia, and found itsall. il had been repre-
sented TO me. Ny authorizations were
fully realized. The part ], visited was
the south, fork Of the river American,
which joins the, SACRAMENTO az Suffers
fort, o two miles from it, This 'riyerl
has its, north and south forks, branch
ing moro than, twenty miles from Fort
Suten On these twoi forks there are
oyer / 900 people digging and washing
ior gold. On. Bea5 creek and Hulol
creek, branches Off Feather river many
are now beginning 10 work. It's SUPPL
posed that the banks and bottoms of|
I'll these small streams contain vastt
quantities Of gold, and thatthe valieysIIl
between, them are rich with the same
tiistal. The people 'afsInow wOrkinRl
~ many places soma are eighty miles
M Tvbxuv2ick ~ n xfsc al