The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-13

STRAINS and Offering some points which good landing
and deep water with advantageous positions between
the sea and interior country indicate for future settle
ment
The strait of Carquines, about one mile wide and
eight or ten fathoms deep connects the San Pablo and
Suitoon bays Around these bays smaller valleys open
into the bordering country and some of the streams
have short launch navigation, which to con-
vey produce to the bay. Missions and large farms
established at the head of navigation on these
streams, which favorable sites towns or villages
The country around the Suisoon bay prese smooth
low ridges and rounded hills, clothed with wild oats
and more or less openly wooded on their SUBMITS
Approaching its northern shores from Sonoma IL as,
sumes. though In q state Of nature, cultivated and
beautif appearance Wild cats It in continu
fields, and herds Of cattle and bands of horses are
icattered over low hills and partly isolated ridges,
where blue mists and openings among the abruptly
terminating hills indicate the neightorhood Of the
bay;
river formed by the junction of the Sacrame nto aud
San Joaquin, which enter the Francisco bay in the
tame latitude, nearly, as the mouth of the Tagus
Lhbon. delta Of twenty five miles in length d.
vded into islands by deep channels connects the bay
with the valley Of the San Joaquin aud Sacramento.
into the mouths of which the tide flows and which en-.
| ter the bay together az one river
| Such is the bay, and the proximate country and
shores Of the bay OF San francisco lie is not
Of the coast but little to itself con.
nect,d with the ocean by defensibe gate, opening
left upon breadth of ten fifteen, deep enough for
the largest ships with bold shores suabl towns
and nts and fertile adjacent country for chi
tivaton. The head of the bay Is about forty miles
from the sea, and there commences its connexon with
the noble valleys of the San Joaquin and Sacramento
THE GOLD REGIoN--THE CLIMATE.
The gold region of California is in the Sacramento
and it's tributaries. The climate of the country has
winter in the valley but the rainy season and the
dry. The rainy season begins in November and con.
tinues to the middle of February the beginning of
March the rest Of the year is without rain but the
streams from the Sierrs Nevada afford all the facilities
for irrigation in the heats Of July and August The
whole valley aboupds in wild cattle, wild horses elks
deer anteopes grizzly bears, partrdges water fowl
a1nnv sc n thp nj Hfat.a
from apples to oranges from potatoes to sugar cane
may be Produced in the valley Of he San joaquin and
Sacramento. The climate Is remarkably healthy.
Such is the California the Paciac-the richest
most picturesque and besutiful region fer it's
upon the face Of the earth Such is The FL Dorado OF
the gold mines such is the great acquisition of the late
with Mexico.
from the Boston Herald Dec III
The sutjoned letter from Col James Ross Snowden,
Treasurer Of the United States Mint at Philadelphia
was received yesterday ia reply to addressed to
him short time since by the junior editor Of the
Boston Herald
U. S. MINT, Philadelphia, Dec 8, 1s4s.
DEAR IL have your letter Of the 9Th inst.
had prepared an answer to your inquiry by stating
that California gold had been received at the Mint
but had scarcely finished the letter when was
called on by MIR. David Carter. who had just arrived
from California and has Deposited with me for
1904 80 of the gold Of that region 1t is Of
excellent quality and the amount will yield about
s95 eco although its exact fneness cannot be stated
until it Is which will be done in day or NO.
suppose this is the first of long series Of similar
deposites from that golden region.
JAMES r. SNOwDEN,
Treasurer u. s. Mint.
SAMUEL r. GLEN, ED, Boston.
From the Philadelphia Pc nnsylvanian, Dec 1871
We visited the nited States Mint, in this city yes.
terday in company with a friend for the purpose OF
assuring Ourselves Of the quality OF the precious
titles by the rude mining operations Of the citizens Of
California DR. Patterson, the accomplished director,
and Col. Snowden, the intelligent treasurer extended
all the inform alton in their power. The later
gentleman especially attentive in fur nishing
highly interesting Details which cannot fail prove
useful and satisfactory 70 readers and the public
The frtt gold from the California region was depo-
sied in the United States Mint Friday last, and
vas Immediately asssyed Mr. David Carter an intel
gent nitrous citizen Of Boston (the Yankees
forever brought his gold amounting to- s04
left Monterey, California the LIST Of September and
reached Philadelphia on Friday last, the Sth December
He came via Payta in Peru, to Panama across tbe
sthmus Of Dai. to Lhagres from thence to Jamaica
and New Orleans-and then direct to the Mint, where
his treasures lett to be assayed. He the
gold every from individual operators in trade
for cash and has realized very ha ndsomely by his
enterprise. Tie value OF the gold, IL in the
Mint, into bare and gots is estimated at S35 900
Its exact fneness Will be ascertsned by the assayer of
the Mint, and report made to the proper department
en- the subject IL is said to be equai to the North
Carolina gold, and little below that of Georgia
MIR Carter gives come most nterestng accounts of the
gold country. The extent of the gold region in Cali
mia. thus far ascera aimed Is four hu Bdred miles
length and forty OF City miles wide. OF course, fur
th.r invest cations will throw more light upon the
wonderful ources Of the country, and develope
other districts in which this precious metal is em-
b.. dded The gold which he transported the dis
lance referred TO, was chiefly oh, aimed from near So.
ters Fort, and rome Of it from Feather River Mr.
Carter describes the people efCaornia perfect
moeracy where labor is not only on par but far ahead
Of capital Every has hi, pockets full Of gold All
that is rtqutite TO make every man prosperous and
comparatively rich Is ordinary enterprise and in
duttry.
We learn thct on Saturday la,t an amount of two
three hundred Of the same gold sent by Co
werner Maj and deposited st the War Department
~ hat fine young officer Lieutenant Loeser. re-
gsd at the Mint, and is now as aged and cast into
1t is appropriately suggsst ed by Col Snowden, |
portion OF this gold be- reserved for medals for |
Ulcers who served in Mexico We beg tS add that /
hould certainly be sent 10 General Taylor as q |
of ever present remembrance of tho little oppo- ,
n which his own lends now shortly to be his |
aers and col fdantts made to the perse vering ex-
ons Of the naturalization and the democracy to |
opire territory the resources Of which bid far to
utsie the boosted treasures of the Arabian Nights
bemfslvss Let these who doubt, walk to the Mint,
the geld in its rude and rmeed state aud hear the
attm. nts made 10 the officers Of that Institution
~ MI. Carter himteh
From the Boston Courier Dec 12l
rciai house in this city, interested In the
trade Of MA received In 1913 small Parcel of
grain gold. This forwarded to the Mint at Pha-
delphs, through their correspondent, TO whom they
wrote-"Ths gold Is from mine In Upper California,
discovered in 1892 and the owner Is very DESTROYS of
knowing it's real value so the officer Of the Mint will
he is desirous have it. In the parcel that is in
bag, there are parts of Jump, that appear to have
been melted and we should think had base metal with
TIE following the results of the examination at
the Mint -
WEIcHr IN CALIFORNIA.
do. gr.
Paper parcel. ...................,2 l9 IL
Linen bag ............... 1865 IL
WEIGHT AT MINT
o., V1Iy-
rarer Acr netting 1879 Finenes 49, SOY ss
lien bag, 1854 do. do. ls0l do. 926 3t 10
s55a 50
Rendering SIS PER or IL received from California
qusntity Of the latest produce Of the California
20 I, submitted to cton yesterday
This D, cimen rent from st Frencisce, by Capt.
George w. Vincent, Of Boston, in August last and
as IA from the soil the Rio Sicrame INTO, about
10 miles from ST. Francisco. IL Is In Jumps half the