The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-17
VERY LATE FROM CALIFORNIA.
HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM TIE
GOLD NINE IS,
From the New Orleans Picayune, Dec. 81
&C., &c., &c.

From the New Orleans Picayune, Dec. 81
Among the passengers by the TIT, from Vera Cruz,
is direct from Cassrnis He left San Francisco on
the llth Of October, and proceeded to Mazatan aud
thence to San Bias He the ncrossed Mexico, by
way Of Topic, Gusdalajara, SO, So, to Vera Cruz
Mr. Cutting has been himself engaged IN gold hunt
the tenor Of what has hitherto been said in the
United States ON the subject vast tract of ntry
rich with the precious metal and the mere labor Of
extracting 1t is but slight. Mr. Cutting has shown
samples Of the metal, in the state in which found.
There is nothing astounding in his specimens in
the report he makes, but obvious that gold
can be had In California with less labor than in any
other part ef the world To all appearances, too The
stocked with gold as it were been exaggerated Toe
largest piece Of native gold Mr. Cutting has known to
be found, weighed thirteen pounds. He was not so
who have picked up 81 500, 9. SOW and ST. 200 in |
single day but those were extreme Of good for
much smaller than thi, out yet huge to accustomed
to Atlantic price,. Itiwill be seen, by document |
gwen below rat it is computed that the lowest
rage for very and boy engaged in the business,
white Indian is not less than eight dollars
! day. take the year through. This estimate is con-
What inf aence this plethora of the precious metals
speculation, for which we have not time at this mo-
rent The diversion of industry from its usual pur
suits works the strangest results. Mr. Cutting tells
ushat the rate of ms at San Francisco Ia
from SIS to $lo0 month Sixteen vessels were lyin
in the bay when he left there short of hands would
be but thrice told tale" to say how the prices
all the necessaries Of life increased by the influx
of strangers and the diversion Of labor from its ord,
nary channels Food and clothing and implements
of hardware bring prices which only not extor-
tionate because every mans pockets crammed with
gold dust. and with all this, they have coined
| currency in Calfo, mia This we have before men.
toned but IL is extraordinary to public mees-
irys held to secure fNed value to gold dust' and
to denounce measures reduce the price as iniuri
! to the best interests of the country" that We
think our readers viii be pleased devote unwont-
proceedings Of meeting held at San Francisco for the
Gait EirOe heat Viii hnna
thrives. Writing editorials must be deplorable bu-
sress to pursue in sight of gold mine where man
picks up ounces, boy world potatoes in New Eng
land. That the abundance Of the metal levels inequa
ties Of condition. may be eeduced frcra an aneodoe
which is releted by Californian fellow laborer, who
Gays, " what would the craft in New York Boston
say they to that usually humble individual
split up fre.wood 3 Alas for Californian editors
In the neighborhccd of Los Angeles, recent explcTa
mt a, on the american FOX The editor Of the
CGernian in his paper OF the 9TH October announces
certify: Really dread the digging of wsl or the
grading of q street in our neiehborhood"
The establishment Of branch mint in California by
government would seem to be urgently dera nded.
Tae memorial Below upon this subject, will command
1t hard to bring the voters up to the POLLS at San
cisco, to vote for municipal officers but the thing
and B. r. Backelew and Barton Mowry elected n
cilmen. ltInsy give idea of the population of the
place to say that one hundred and Fifty eight votes
We have in the papers letter of instructions from
] II. w.
tary of stste in regerd to registering and lice nsng
vessee the coast Of California 1t is addressed to
register vessels bat will forward applications to
Washington He grants fea letter or license. under
oessary purpose Of securing the projection Of our
flag The letter would not interest the body Of our
subject
The Plover sailed from Honolulu on tbs oath of Au
Ross should he have arrived in that Vicinity OK
We conclude with the following copious extracts from
the Californian
,v. THE r:,s GOLD MEETING
Pursuant to a call published in last weeks Califor.
largest probaby ever held in FrsD
csco-arsenb ied at the public hall in Portsmouth
to secure xed Value to gold dust and to
insure lite ADOPTION in the present scarcity of coin
circulating medium in the ordinary transaction of
business, at sixteen dears en- ounce.
Samuel Brannan Esq, called the meeting to order,
when the Hon T. M Lesvenworth appointed Presi-
dent, and J. d. Hoppe, Secretary.
The chairman opened the meeting with some very
MIR. Brsnnan then addressed the meeting at some
length and at the close of his presented the
Resolved That we the citizens Of San frsaeisoo will use
wifi Iese aes s aSs market at this place which
VIM S. Clark, Esq then occupied the for short
followed BY Messrs br.np.n and Evans
f. Jones' Esq then obtained the floor, and re-
ing chairman committee to report upon the practi
cabiity Of adopting gold dust as circulating medium
verbally,
best information the committee could arrive at thew
were fully Of the opinion that the measure prac.
tcable and recommended it to the adoption Of the
meeting
Messrs Buckelew, Hyde. Brannan, Clark, and Others
then addressed the meeting in turn, elciting the
of their remark some very interesting facts
MIR. Brannan then presented the following resou-
tons, which were adopted -
Resolved That unless the citizens sustain the price
Of geld at home it must derreciate abroad ~
soa a.ss' the price
Inc following resolution was then presented by Mr..
Res.yed That the citizens San Francisco. will unite in
On motion CIV Of Dr. john ToxnsenS committee Of five
were appointed to draft memorial to the Congress of
the speedy estabishmen Of branch mint at this placs
The committe consisted Of the following gentlemen,
C.. v. Gillespie, Judge G. Hyde, DR.. John Townsend,
Capt j. Il. l.; Folsom Samuel ys Brannan, Esq.
lutions, which were adopted
Kesoyed That the who viii receive gold dust tsl6
On motion Of Mr.. CLARK it was voted that the pro
fornion
The meeting then adjourned sine die
T. M. LEAYENWoRTH President
J. D. HoPrE Secretary.
MEMORIAL.
To THE SENATE HOUSE REPREsEyrATISrs or
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN CONGRESS AS
The peace recently con cluded between the renubIc
Of Mexico and the United States has created ne in
terees for the latter country by the acquisition of va
uabe territory upon the Pacific Ocean, the late dis
covery Of very rich and extensive gold mines in Cali
forna, has suddenly invested this subject with new
and unexpected Importance
Within the past six months deposits of placer gold
have been found at various points throughout region
of country, in California about six hundred miles in
extent, which believed to be equal in richness to
any simiar ones in the world. All that section of
country lying upon the eastern side of the sacra.
head waters to its mouth, Ia known to contain rich
deposits OF gold. Gold is also known to exist upon
some Of the tributaries Of the San joaquin River and
in various localities in the chain of sepa-
rating the waters Of that river from those which run
n he ri fsr a;
Angeles
AT this moment the largest portion of the people OF
Califor n IN ing basar