Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-12-28
| would refer you 10 seedman's catalogue.

Fl would refer you 10 seedmanss catalogue.
About three miles from the fort, on the cas-
bank OF the Sacramento, the town Of Suffers.
sille is laid out. The location is one Of The
best in the country, situated in The larges; and
most fertile district in California, and being the
! depot for the extensive gold, silver, plalina,
quicksilver and iron mines: A hotel is now
building for the accommodation Of the travel
| ling public, who are now obliged 10 impose on
The kind hospitali.ies of Capt Suffer- A party
tof men who have been exploring rout 10 cross
the Sierra Nevada mountains have justfeiurned
| and report that they have found good Wagon
road on the decIvily ridge between The Amer
can fork and the McCossamy rivers. the dis
tance being much less Than by the old route
This road will pass through the gold dislfici,
and enter the valley near the American fork.
A ferry is to be established al Suiersville,
on the Sacramento, and tbs road across The
tularie improved soon, which will shorten The
distance from this place 10 Sonoma and your
city abou. go miles, -. -
After leaving the fort We passed up on he
south bank of the American fork. about tw elve
miles. This is beautiful river, about three
faihoms deep. The water being very cold and
clear; aud after leaving the river we passed
through country, rolling and .imbered with
oak. We soon commenced ascending the hills
at The base Of me great Sierra Nevada, which
are, hickly Sc, with oak and pine timber, and
soon arrived at a small risulei. One of our
party dipped up cup fu!l Of sand from the bed
Of The creek, washed il, and found five pieces
of gold. This was our first attempt at gold Dig
ging. About dark we arrived at the saw mill
of Capt Sa,ter, having rode over gold. silver,
plailna and iron mines, some twenty or thirty
miles. The past three days have spent in
exploring the mountains in this district, and
conversIng with many men who have been at
work here for some weeks past. Should at
tempt 10 relate 10 you all tha, have seen, and
have been told, concerning the extent and pro-
duclons of The mines, am fearful your readers
would think me exaggeraIipg TOO much; there
fore, will keep within bounds. could fill
your columns ABOUT the mines here, far excel
ling the Arabian Nights, and alirue 10 the letter,
As near as can ascertain, there are now
about 1000 persons engaged, and The roads lea
ding 10 the mines are thronged with people
and wagons. The Implements used are shov-
els, picks, lin pans, wooden bowls and Indian
baskets. From one 10 nine ounces Of pure
virgin gold per day is gathered by every man
who performs the requisite labor The noun
iaihs have been explored for about forty miles,
and gold has been found in grea, abundance in
almos, every par, of them. A gentleman in
formed me that he had spent some time in ex-
ploring The country, and ha, he had dug fifty.
Two holes with his butchers knife in d,Geren,
places, and found gold in every one.
Several extensive silver mines have been
discovered, but very little attention is paid 10
Them now. immense beds of iron ore, Of SUI
perior quality, yielding from s5 10 9Oper cent,
have also been found near The American Fork
A erisl mill is To be attached 10 The saw mill
for The purpose OF convenience of families and
Others selling al the mines. The wafer power
Of The American Fork IS equal 10 any upon this
continent. and in few years large iron foun-
dries. splitting and nail mills will be erected
The granite of the mountains is superior TO
the celebrated Quincy A quarry Of beautiful
marble has been discovered near the McCos-
samy River, specimens Of which you will see
in few years liz the from, of the Custom House,
Merchants Exchange, City Hall, and other ed /
lfces in your fourishing city.
P. S.--''The cry is, still they come" Two
men have jus, arrived for provisions from the
Adjuba River, who stale that they have worked
five days, and gathered $3.50 in god-lhe lar
gesi piece weighing nearly one ounce. They
report the quantity on that river 10 be immense,
and 10 much larger pieces than that taken in
oIher parts. +
The Journr Of Commerce published spir-
led letter from California, dated Monterey,
Aug. %. We copy few curions particulars :
Al presen, the people are running over The
ountry and picking ii ou, of The earth here
nd there. just as thousand hogs, lei lose in
forest, would root up ground nuts Some gel
light or ten ounces day, and he least active
ne or two. They make the most " no employ Is
he wild Indians 10 hnn,i. for them. There
$ one man who has sixty Indians. in his en-
10y his proffs are dollar minnts. The
Wild Indians know nothing Of ns value. and
ponder what the pale faces want TO do with i. +
hey will give an ounce of il for the same /
seight Of coined silver or ,himbleful Of glass :
eads, or glass fgrog And white men them !,
elves often give All ounce Of il, ~hich Is worth
our mint SIS or more, for bottle Of brandy, +.
bottle of sodo powders, or plug Of robacro
Asto The quantity which the .liggefs get, take :
few facts evidence. know seven men
ho worked seven weeks and two days, Sun
ays excepted -ou Feather River they en-. Il