New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-09
Mineral Land. in California.
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SAN FRANcIsco. Upper California June f7ss


SAN FHANcTsco, Upper California June 7. i7ss
I SIR. have o report IN tho Sts,e
Department one u the NOS; astonishing eNctsnept,
sni State OF a1trs now existing in ihs country thsL
perhaps has ever been brought 20 the notice of The
Government On the American fork nf The S.r~.ner+,
and Feather River. another branch OF the same .nd
the adjoining lands there has been within the vrr.sr,
yesr discovered placer tssc; 81 and contain
ins god IN small particles rals gold. thus lar has
been taken the bank OF the river from the surface n
eighteen inches in depth ard = supposed deeper az
20 extend over the country
On sccoun, OF the inconvcncnce OF washing. the
people have ~ % this time. only gathered the meta
ths banks which 3 done simply with shovel. Sling a
shallow dish, bowl basket or TN psn with lusniity
90 BACK sand similar o. the class used on paper and
"sshins out the sand by movement 81 the vessel Il
= now two or three weeks since the employed 10
these wsshngs have appeared this town with sold
% exchange for merchandise and provisions ,,rs.
sumo nearly $4,000 90 this gold hs. - YET oecn cx
changed some lIN or 81 men have remained up the
river gone O. their homes Tor the purpose IT 70
turning % the Pisc-rs sni washing Immediately With
shofes picks ami baskets many them tor the hrsi
few weeks depending on borrowing from other. z
have seen the written statement Of the WORK OF one
man Tor sixteen tays which averaged s25 per DAY
others have. with shovel and pan or wooden bowl
washed cat si0 20 even e. In day There are bow
some men yet washing Who have $500 O. : oOO A
they have io stand two feet deep In the river they
wnrS but few hours In the day and not every lay
the week
few men have been down in boat. 70 thi. port
$40 am coafdent that this iosn san Francisco
has ono half ~ rs eneneuts empty locked up with
furniture. The owners -storckecpers. lawyers me-.
chsncs ant ahurrrs-al gone o. the Sacramento with
their families small parties Of I've % hitecn men.
have sent O. iris town AMI offered - trn ftfeu
dollars per Day fnr few weeks Mechanics and team
si'r earning ne year past I've o. eight dollars per day
hsvc struck and some several volunteers have
descrtcd. harque Anita belonging t0 thr ARMY
u0s ~ anchor herc hss hui 80 mon One Sandwich
Island vessel tn port osi al her msu engaged another
crow ~ So Tor tn run ~ hicrn tsys o. The islands
One american captain having MI. men shipped on
mis- cnsst n such manner that they could lrsre ~
any time. bad them al on the eve ct Qusns when b.
agreed o. continue thrir pay sni food iosvns on
board D. took bosi and csrrici them g. the gold
leEons furnishing tools and giving hs ihrd
They have been gone week common spades and
shuffIs one month ago worth , will uUw Nr n. a.
1T me gold regions am informed go hs. fe,n ct
tered Tor one should this gold continue a. represent
Co. th. town and others would boz depoplatsd CLERK.
ws-es have risen from sou d eco per -nnum snd
board cooks - % 80 pr month fh. sum vii
not boz any inducrnruf am0uth longer unless the rvar
sni sgle appears among iho washers The Cahi1raifs
printed here. stopped this week The >fw Newspaper
Office where the nee avs 0i Gov Mason fls tis
chant lately nom China hiss even loot h. china .sr
wants should the excitement continue through the
year and The shsic.ships vslt san Francisco think
ucy siI 'use most sN their COWS How eco. Macon
can retain hi. men unless be- pui' force on the 'po,
know n0t
have seen .syeral pounds of th. gold and consider
it very pure worth in Nv lors ~ a. 90 psf ounce
90 o. SO iH mercnsndse, ls paid iDr a hefs bet
good NO bad feet ibis fo't region e have CsiDr
nit cannot iorcirl BE- may cni his year 1ui am
inform d that "a will cnui.nue many yesfs Mechanics
npN ln This town are only waiting o. hush some rudo
machinery a. enable them to obtain the gold moro ~
prdIuuusiy and free from working n the river fpto
tbi. trs, but lew Californian. haze gone tho mines
being afraid the Americans oil soon have uuph's
among themselves, and cause disturbance tn all around
have seen some of toe bsok sand taken from the
Dottfu ui the river u should thins lea tho slate. u
suud BRING % o. ~ cents per pound containing many
pieces U gold they 90 iron the sra ~ mo bead Of
pin to the WIGHT ~ the eighth oi an ounce have
seen fune weighing ono quarter Of an ounce So Al
fhOlgh NY statements almost Incredible seleyr
within the statements believed BY every ono hero
Ten days back the excitement hsf not reached Monte
ny shall within few days visit this gold mine md
vii make another report o. you Enclosed you will
have specimen
hst- ifr hnaHf fsf I.fr~ii4lf THOMAS fAHkiN
uIa J.sss Hr.sssas. s-istsfr FL .ifie Nssllson
r. H--rhl. placer or gold rcsion. |. situated on pub
e land