New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-08

found 10 such abundance - seriously depreciAe IN
value
On the til Of July returned . the lower mines and
on The following day 70 Suffers where The 10Th.
was making preparations for vis D tne Feather IL
ban and Bear rivers, when received eiter from Com
m7nder T. Long United states Navy. Nno 1Hl --st
arrived AZ Al Francisco from Mazst with crew tor
the sOOp Of var Warren with orders 20 take hat vessel
10 the squadron ~ la Psz Capt Long wrote 70 me
that the Mexican Congress hsd adjourned without rAi-
Tying the treaty d peace, tnai D. mad erer' Tor me
from Commodore JOnes and that he orders were %
sail with the Warren or before The 2tn o. July IN
consequence Of these determined 70 return 10 Monte
rcy and accordingly arrived here on the IN Of July
Before leaving Suffers satisfied mysei inst goo eH
sted in the bed Of Feather River IN the funsn and
Bear, and in many Of the smaller streams tn4i - %
tween The latter and toe American FORK also ulat IL
had been found In the C0summes % the south o. the
American fork In each Of these streams the god =
found 10 small scales whereas 10 the intervening noun
isins i occurs in coarser Jumps
Hr Sinclair. whose rancho y tnree niles .pofe 1ll
teY On the north eide Of the American employs about
- Ind ans on the north fork not far from - JUNCTION
with tie main stream lie had been engaged about I'VE
weeks when saw him and Up ihs time BIZ Indians
bad used simply closely woven willow oaskfis lis
net proceeds (Which saw were ABOUT 60 W worm
Of gold he showed me the proceeds 81 IA lst SeeS
work-iourteen pounds svoirduPois OF clcan-N asneo
The principal store At suffers Fort that Of brannsn
s Co. had received In payment for FOODS -soOy
worth Of this gold from the lst Of Nay % the lpn OF
July Other merchants had also made extensive sases
Large Quantities Of goods daily sent forward 20
the mines the Indians heretofore 30 poor hhl De
graded have suddenly become consumers o. tne lux
ures life ! before mentioned that the gresier part
o: the farmers and rancheros had abandoned tnerds
70 20 to the mines Thi- = not the case with Captain
Soi,er who was carefully gathering his wheat est
mated 81 10000 bushels. Flour Is already worth Al
suffers $50 a barrel, and soon viii BE- hity Unless
large Quantities Of brcadsiu-s reach the country mucn
suffering WI! occur but r. each man o. now aoc 20
nay large price il is believed the merchants VII
bring from Chill and Oregon plentiful supply Tor the
coming Winter
The moot moderate estimate could obtain from men
acquainted with the subject Wa that upward Of four
thousand men working Ia the gold district OF
whom more than half Indians and that from
$1,000 % 5000 worth Of gold u not more was daly
obtained The entire gold district with very iew eX
cepti0ns Of grants made some years ago ~ the NeN
can authorities IL on land belonging 10 the United states
Il matter Of serious reflection with me. No."
could 10 the Government certain rents or lees
Tor privilege OF procuring this gold but upon con
sdering the large extent Of country the character Of
the people engaged and the small scattered force -
my command ] resolved not % interfere but % per
NIT all work freely unless bros and crime should
call for interference. surprised 70 learn thai
crime Of any kind was very unirequent and that no
thes or robberies had been committed IN the gold
district
All live In tents IN bush srbors or 20 the open air
and have frequently about their persons thousands
OF dollars worth OF this gold and was % matter
Of surprise that peaceful and quiet state oi things
should continue 10 exist Conflicting claims 20 paruc
uar syots of ground may csusc collisions bat they vii
be rare the extent Of country Is 90 great and the
gold 90 abundant that for the present there and
enough for all still the Government entitled 20 rents
Tor this land and immediate steps should be devised fo
collect them for the longer % .s delayed the more diff
cult il viii become one plan would suggest -. o.
send out from the United states surveyors with high
salaries. bound 10 serve specified periods.
4 superintendent 70 Be appointed at suffers Fort
with power to grant licenses work spot of ground
say 100 Yards sQusre-f0r year Al 4 rent ri
from 100 10 900 dollars Al his discretion the survey
to measure the ground and place the rertor n poe
session.
better plan however will be TO have the district
surveyed and sold public auction 10 the hghos, bid
der in small parcels-ssy from 20 10 30 sores 10 either
there will bee many ntruders. whom for years IL
will be almost impossible 20 exclude.
The discovery Of these vast depOstes OF gold has
nrcly changed the character OF Upper California H.
people before engaged In cultvstius their small patches
of ground and guarding their herds Of cattle and
horses have all gone TO the mines their way
thither Lsborers OF every trade nave eft their work
benches aud tradesmen their shops. Sailors desert
their ships fast AZ they arrive on the coast and sec
raj vessels have gone to with hardly enough hands
spread a sail Two or three al anchor In
san Francisco with crew on board Many deser
tions too have taken place from the garrisous within
the influence OF these mines twenty six soldiers have
deserted from the post of Sonoma twenty four from
that OF San Francisco. and twenty four from Monterey
For few days the evil appeared threatening that
great danger existed hst the garrisons would leave
body and refer you 70 my orders of the 18th Of
July, show the steps adopted 10 meet this cuntngcn
cy shall spare no eXeftons 10 apprehend ana pun
ish deserters but believe time in the history OF
now exist In California.
The danger Of apprehension i small aud the pros
pect Of hgh certain pay and boanes triies
laboring men At the mines can now earn IN day
than double soldiers pay and allowances tor
month. and the pay Of a lieutenant captain
not hire servant carpenter mechanic would not
listen 10 offer Of less than fifteen or twenty dollars
day. Could any combination of affairs try mans
fidelity more than this | really think extra.
ordinary of should be given those soldiers
who remain faithful to their dag throughout this tempt
ing crisis No officer live IN California his
pay, money has go little value the prices Of necessary
articles of clothing end subsistence eXoTbtsnt
and labor so high that 10 hire cook servant has be-
come an impossibity, save TO those who are earning
from thirty 10 fifty dollars day This state OF things
last Yet from the geographical position
of California aud the character IL has assumed
mining country prices Of labor will always be high
and will hold out temptations TO desert therefore
have 10 report If the Government wish 10 prevent
desertOns here the part Of men. and 10 zeal
on the part OF officers, their pay must be increased
very materially Soldiers both Of the volunteers and
regular service discharged In this country should be
permitted a; - locate their land IN the
gold district
Many private letters have gone 10 the United states
giving Of the quantity Of gold recently
discovered and It may be matter OF surprise why
have made report this subject earlier date
The Is, that could not bring myself believe
the reports that heard Of tho wealth OF the gold o..
trici until visited Ii mysclt have no hesitation now
In saying that there more gold Ia the country drained
by the Sacramento and san Joaquin rivers than will pay
the cost OF the present war with Mexico hundred
times No capital IL required g. obtain this gold |
A. the lsboring wants nothing but his pick and /
shovel and tin pan. with which dig and wash the
gravel and many frequently pick gold out OF the GREY
Ices of rocks with their butcher knives Ia pieces from
TO Elk
Mr.. Dye. gentleman residing In Monterey and /
worthy OF every credit has returned from Feather
River lie tells me that the company % which he BE-
lonsed worked seven weeks and two days with an /
average Of nifty Indians sashcrs and that their gross
product was two hundred and seventy three pounds Of
gold His share l0nc-seventh) sitter paying al ~. i
pcnses Is about thirty pounds which brought
with him and exhibited In Monterey see no laboring
man from the mines who does show NJ two three
or four pounds OF gold soldier OF the artillery CON
psuy returned here few days $40 from the mines
having been absent on iurou twenty days lie made
by trading and working during that tmo : 500 I'D
During these twenty days he travelling ten or
eleven days, leaving but week. Ia which he made a
sum OF money greater than be IN pay clothes
and rsiions during a whole enlistment OF I'VE years
These statements appear incredible bat they are true
Gold Is sso believed exist the eastern slope Of
the sierra Nevada, and when At the mines was TO-
formed BY An Intelligent Mormon that had been t1und
near the Great salt Lake by some OF his fraternity
Nearly al the Nprm0ns are leaving California o. 20 10
toe salt Lake aud this they surely would do unless
they "erc surc u Binding gold there IN the sbgnd
aucc As they now Co on the Sacramento
The gold ulacrr the mi III - Al