The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-21
The Golden Age.

The Golden Age.
The gold mines of California continue to be the Aaron S
rod which swallows up almost every other topic. Even
the territorial question and the cabinet yield every
where 10 its aracon-excep perhaps, in one of the
magnificent cities of the North, where a masked ball
regns for moment in the ascendant! From almost all
the towns on the Atlantic hear of adventures rush
ing to California, with goods with labor, of companies
formed and of vessels destined to the scene Even in
! quiet old Richmond vessel up for California
'Io California; is the ying cry everywhere Among
the other evidences receive Of the wonderful fertility
of the placers is the following from old, worthy and
intelligent friend, who formerly conducted the "Paner"
in Richmond and has been more than twelve. month in
the service of the United States the coast of the Pa
cifc We extract it from the last Richmond Exanin-
err"
MONTEREY, California Aug. 81, ls4s.
You will have heard undoubtedly of the immense de-
post of gold that has been found in this country-t is
not mine, but is found deposited and the
gin of rivers washed down from the surrounding hills
where is also found in the greatest abundance Such
deposit is called by the Spaniards placer pronounced
passae and by that name il is universally known. The
world has seen anything like it, Multiply Sindad
the Sailor by the Arabian Nights and add the product of
Aladdns lamp, yet the result would not half equal the
placer" could relate you the most wonderful stories
OF immense wealth acquired in few weeks facts coming
within my own knowledge, that you would hardly be-
leve; but refer you TO the despatch of Governor Ma
son. who after careful and full survey OF the premises,
sends special messenger to apprZe the government at
home of the extent and abundance of this valuable min
eral presume of course his report will be published
| This discovery has led to the most astonishing
Suits eectng total revolution IN the price OF labor, and
of in the price of everything that is (and what is
not p the product of labor Any in health ave-
rage his two ounces (about $35 day the placer and
of course TO this neXhaustbe mine of wealth everybody
resorts. We left mean those whose engagements
with the government lie them down to Monterey with
out servants assistants of any sort This, you may
suppose, went little hard with at first but be-
ginning to get used to it, as they ees do to sknning
AT this moment everything is absorbed in the place.
Law agriculture, iclne, and every other profession is
abandoned for the digging and washing of gold. Any
body who has it will give copy of Blackstone for
iron pick and shovel is worth more than law library.
My eldest boy of I6, has been offered 800 month,
and any that read and write get much.
If he Is willing to encounter the manual labor OF digging
and washing, he can make a great deal more. But we
shall have civil government here, and then pro-
tessonal men will be IN requsuon, and of course at
proportional rates. In short, the product of the country
promises be immensely great whilst there is COM
paative dearth OF coin, OF talent and even of manual
labor. Either of these three things will be immensely
profitable for the next ten years in California.
Your friend CHS. T. Bolts.
We copy the following additional facts from the New
York Globe:
press that the jewellers of the city had meeting Riley's
Fifth Ward Hotel Tuesday evening, for the purpose
forming "Caforna association" The greatest enth,-
sasm prevailed and the number of enrolled for the
enterprise encouraging Tho Sun newspaper, of Wednes
day. has advertisement for 200 young ladies wanted,
Immediately for the 'god diggings ;"they must be
respecabe-good and steady employment guaranteed
passage paid and found The OF the steamship
Crescent City have been induced by the persuasion of
number of persons anxious reach the gold region add
her for Chagres. Alter landing the adventures
that place, she will proceed to New Orleans, where,
doubt if the feel inclined to send her back Cha
aI,p,yu
'sa few of the sort left"
Besides these, dozen expeditions fitting out
from this city, all hooo for the region of the shining sand
We hope they will have good time.
PHADEIpuA.-Eight vessels advertised to sail from
this port with all pos ble despatch, for California, Wis the
steamship Columbus; ships Levant, Mississippi Grey Ea
gle barques Louisiana, Hertlia D. Meaus and brig Edin
burgh. Two ships will be laid on tomorrow, max Ing
! in all ten vessels
BuPPALo-A company of sixteen men, having a small
amount Of ready money, has been formed in Buffalo, and
leaves this city to engage passage for California
The discovery of the California gold mines made by
the Jcsuits about century ago They subsequently
expelled from Mexico In 1863, Don Jose Cavez, Marquis
OF Sonora, accompanied by Jose de ARENA, Marquis
Sonora made fruites expedition there. and the Marquis
was subsequently pronounced insane. The Jesuts after
wards disclosed SPAIN that the charges of discovery
concealment were true.
gold company is organized in the vicinity of Austin
Texas for the purpose of emigratng the gold region
They intend starting for California about the of Febru
airy next.
| CALIFORNIA GOLD AND PoErRV.-The New Orleans
Delta OF the Sh instant says: We yesterday had The
pleasure of meeting Mr. Joseph H. Cutting, who comes
directly from the gold mines in California and has in his
possession quantity of the precious metal" Just as
he dug from the bowels of the earth in its native state
Mr. Cutting left San Francisco the 18th of October
He took the route home via Mexico and arrived here
yesterday in the brig Tt Captain Radovich from Vera
Cruz. He very prudently, we think, disposed of
siderable portion of his in Mazatlan fearing toe
Tho If tbo
his person. Everything was quiet in California when Mr.
&c left Nothing was thought of talked of but the
gold region; and almost all other business than the u-
craye one OF gold digging suspended. The conse
quence OF this state of things is, that the prices Of
all the necessaues OF life are enormously high
Flour, for instance, which was principally brought
from Oregon, was selling at $50 a barrel bad bran
dy from SO to s. bottles and for ordinary board
from $40 to SIG a week paid So far as
| explorations have been made, it has been ascer.
tanned that gold exists both sides of the Sierra Ne
vada, from latitude 40 NORTH TO far south the head
waters OF the San Joaquin river, distance OF four hun
dred miles in length and hundred miles in breadth
The gold region already discovered, il is estimated i,