The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-03-16

species Of crime that gambling 10 the FORE
runner Of, they arc habitunted to. BY m
ture ignorant, by habit filthy and lazy,
they nrc ever rcndy 10 act rs quick per-
ccp.ion and had heart may dictate. True
to the Spanish character, without its proud
bravery. They arc ever ready 10 plunge
their knife into tho first one that crosses
them. Tho Indians arc yet beneath them,
and nrc virtually, their slaves, though not
by law acknowledged to be such. They
stand the lowest in intellect, physi-
ognomy, and mental and physical comfort,
Of any race Of people that ever cav or
read Of The ''sQuaws" are disgusting in
the extreme, and hardly favor the human
species. But enough. What moral to
philan,hropis.s. to look upon country SO
fair and productive, covered with race OF
people very little superior to tho brute ere.
alton. Yet, these very people were hunt
cd from the mountains with dogs and sol.
dicrs, to be cirili:ed, and taught Christian
hyu
We arrived in Monterey on the 9th Of
last January, after long md tedious pms.
sage Of six months and hnlf, and smiling,
as per ship-log, over f,rcnfy thousand miles.
During that distance and time we crossed
the line twice, and the tropics fnr times,
which makes me true son Of "Old Nep.
tune" and having doubled Cnpc Horn, ]
shall ever he protected by the spirits Of
Lord Anson's crews
In an agricultural point Of view, this
country will never vie with Illinois, Mis-.
souri,, or Town, owing to tho long continued
drought, although thousands &C ncrcs arc
covered with ns beautiful wild oats and clo-
vcr MS ever grew in Pennsylvania. Yet
the barren ridges and sandy plains TINT in.
terscne, leave these places like the "onsis"
in the desert, without either outlet or inlet.
The Bucnaventurn, tina; enters into this
Bay, is astrcam Of much Importance 10 the
country, rs il il &c suflicien, strength md
fall 10 turn machinery Of any kind, aud al
So, to irrigatc the plains. TING water is
clear and pure, well supplied with Rock.
Salmon, Pike, Suckers, and other FISH,
The Muckcrcl, Bass, God, md other fish of
tho Bay, nre more than sufficient 10 supply
Monterey, therefore, few fish nrc Trough,
from the Buenavcniura, which 10 twelve
miles from Monterey.
The price Of produce IL very high
Wheat is worth So fdnago bushcl and
, pecks;) Barley, 81 fnnago; Hay, S25
per 1000 pounds; Flour, SIS per barrel;
Potatoes, S4 on ARABIC (25 lbs. j Turnips
IS cents M nrabo; Onions, 50 per nraLo;
Butter. 80 cents per pound; Apples, ono
shilling per dozen; Pears, ditto; W"termel-
ons, Pumpkins, &C., the same ms in inlc.
m; Oats, Corn, Buckwheat aud Rye, nonc
in market, and but very little in the coun-
try; Horses, frem 81 to $40 per head !;
Mules. on an average, SIS per head; Cat
tic, (thc hes, hulocks, aud they nrc oil
cond,) So per head; Sheep. 50 per head |;
Hogs, know nothing about: but rs eansn-
gcs arc plenty, there must be some, or the
dogs suffer severely; and this is the great.
est dog country ever WINS in; some ranch.
cs have fifty to sixty dogs.
The above il true statement of the pri-
ces Of the California market Ut Monterey;
and MS VIC have been here nearly ycor,
and il has not varied any, think il is the
average prices Of the country. Grapes nre
raised in abundance down about San Die
90, and great quantity Of wine is export
&c TO tho Sandwich Islands. Out Of the
hull of the grape they disiil .Aquedicntc,"
which none but n Californian will drink.
Game is plenty; Grizzly Bear in album
daucc. Deer, Elk, Antelope, Wolves, Clio.
tbs. lIarcs, Partridgcs, &c. nre numerous.
There IRE no wild Turkeys or Honey Bees
in tho country! This company will no,
lenvc for home till the war is over. Until
then, Farewell. i. p. X.
cit is n superstition among the sailors, that all