Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-12-21
CALIFORNIA.

CALIFORNIA
The most sk-pc can no longer doubt as to the exist
encs Of Gold in the valley If the SACRAMENTO and else
where in CaI,f-p,a in IN fusion hitherto urI nown.-
Tbetrne EfD,raio.ab,u which Raleigh dreamed Or hed
would seem to be al enrh discovered 1t can be mat
er Of no suprz. Ii aay ou5 acquainted with the energv
and enerprizs # o,r clunirvInen that the accounts
Official and pryate-a,ely published should induc, nm
.mora,n 10 NAL oar;er If JUL newly ACQUIRED terrir,y
exceeding in amount any thing We. experienced notwib-
standing I'M GREAT Distance Weluot exar,-4-aie ,ybe
we saw ,b,t since the d,rs If IN. Cr,.,d tb,, has
been M lcca.i,o., Ir ,.ci- l,. t4 n, rr hanna, t
dririn, fam IT. r,o,rfns I'm, tbo .,,l I, ,b u,
GranJe and tbru1f,pt the ,l,.,-, anil Nr,b,yasa,,-
States the prospect " a,taiuaer r, ,r te mara rba
Of pjckinr it up will induce thousands upao thousands mn
Mi 4,euc, IA Mn excited ioaof7,,i, N r,ac,it7to
themselves un,n Ill., Sacr,nnento Not qy are H. ILL.
and the worthless reni,,,ad inns IN rr,irr,te m, MAJ, #
character and u,j habits are Iyrej rn.m tber siaI III
Ties and have ooue or are Dreoarirr to On t The eb
ofthe Pacific and he vaIrev il HILL rIver tba mama liz
which mist hereafter be used instead If the p.ctIos
=, emb,dv our c,ncenti,ns uf b,,nlIass ,y,th WIN
We reflect upon HE energy IF .ur ,o. tbe;r
If bejnu Dossessed will, an ida, a. Mis- 1,t,, .1
=. ne nnnb ,rb, b,ve aI-a,l,, IN, I-, r- u HI /
friends and the sin o,ro,s, ;i.a-,:
tod IN MI frt fl
ra,rs yn ,rol.co ,,eb,rs Y, HILL ,rs,r,ao
f,s j.; F,r,ns Sr,b A,.-i 81, i a,,r ,,, la.,.I..,.l
Islands we are convinced HE u sb,I ,nd.rs,.,a III
rr,rb, when v,e ,,rii4t that marc than, bf Ill =,
people will find their way thither within ;be ersoin
twelve months
We know what multitndes were ured 10 ,be new,
world ii pursuit IF cold NJ he vaque and exarrsr,,eJ
umors Of its existence carried to Fu1ope by the early
Spanish discoyersrs and expIorers But WHAT ere tbe
stories, Wild and lancjful as they were to the authentic
accounts Of the gold Of the Sacramento? And what diff
farenc. n the facilities ofnavir,tion n,y and tben N
We not con cude therefore, that Europe will furnish her
full contingent Of adventurers
1t is unfortunate that at present there is really NJ
government there a quasi military rule Is ordained,
but such the attractions Of the Mines that TIE few
ders there be kept from deserving In lei:
ter from the Rev Mr.. Cotton, Of later date than that
published in last, he says that in short im- there
would not remain thirty all The military posts in
Calf rnla. This ab5eIce Of government continue
for some months since, should Congress promptly
organize for the territory ID which they are
prompted by every consideration of Justice expedency and
duly some must eapse before it could b. fulIy nau
gurated. In the meanwhile, strange and anomalous
state Of things will exist Many thousands Of aJvenu-
4eis nun Nd'l1uS c4es all aclna Ell by me strongest
passion othe heart, and restrained neither by the inu
Of society the othe aw will Be thrown in
80 ,arr,,,- H.; n. :., ... NJ
s,a,o.,f n,,.r.I '''' 'A~ -
we nave neither lime nor disposition to extend our
fpeeuatIoHs to the reflex influence of this extraordua-
~ state Of things UPON The business IL morals If IA st
Il he Psnn5Iio !, aoa,, ,r;IS :
,nJ ,ta. r,r;,io, .o.-,; n.
Jill, = III - We i,'ay Y ST
1'' " ou' '4' o9 lfae Oh AL we near there Is not
az interest q society "hch VIII act tee the influence ot
50 enormous an addition to the quantity Of gold use ii
the world.
The Dr,n-ist,rs If ia I;o f sta,r,a-s e-, VA. II
:, 0a I'm ~" o'N
e'"' ,H o''s''' anu ''a''ie' VIII 10 l"r!'ih9
business lheE vessels VIII be crowded FIR many
months TO come. Panama must profit largely too BY the
transit of sucb crowds and ~ nlurb ,e7,bonl;o l. nov
> s,ma n,s,s,-. rs,iiz, M biri.at
VI L C:I1 Ii,. 0.'"''' I''''eu ~
- '0 'Pd"'a'oS ""e" 'ley I1u Us foundations. W.
remember e nave oeen amused a. az anccdJte toll VI 40
American loattr who had drifted to Panama and when
questioned as to his movements said that ba was ,i
!, r.,,,i, ,bs,a il w ln,, Il; ! ,o-,. I'll ii
:, - ~ SUM- ''''lI NC
.'eu N'A'e' ""uu &c colis along 'h4' way IHe lei
low was prophet
We could I'll column with notices Of vessels sailing