New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-02
survey of the CALIFORNIA; Provisions.


A friend las allowed US O. publish the following
extract. from az intersstlg letter, written oy an
iuteliigeut toas- man. a native oi Henrco Co.
Ia PAz Lover Calif0rris. July -. ls4-.
" DfGr So ] an - present ordered - the Com
moc0re On surveying party which VII leaTe here 10
saout week for Csu- :. Lucas the extreme southern
point OF Lover California Inere ~ vii begin our
operations > nch will terminate a. Monterey "a Upper
California being journey u some on OF I'D days over
hundreds of m - % unknown o11try and the rcta y
der with few lnhs5isnts 1pon itths whole distance
being something over 800 miles he object % the
survey q obtain every Slnd OF information respect
ing the couutry-iis agriculture nnera.osy toPogrA
ply &c The latter department u my especis cciy,
and : one the difficulties OF which ar many and great
on account Of want Of proper instruments
The came Inconvenience Is felt IN the other branches
but Ne vii make the lest % u ~ SUBSTITUTING sucn
instruments A. We can raise and hope - make Il q
creditsble work The party - under command Of
acting Master :. o. strain, an ot,er OF tne Navy. or
ane sttsuments. TIE second In TIE expedition i w
r. II. siuiOn. someNhst errsic genus, OF whose
qualifications R forbear O. 70 speak al present Thus
-r you see vii have a chance Of seeing the whole Of
the Interior Of Lower as vel a. large portion Of the
western coast of ppcr or American Calliorr's- Mr.
Forrest Ia. kindly given biz consent % ny leaving MIN
for the time 20 occupied Tor Wbifl am under many
obligations o. him u BE- an opportunity rarely offered
o. Young man and would pot miss i for any consid
Grafton and d We had proper instruments We would
make a scientific journey ishi would Do us some
credit Even a. 70 IS. We hope q do something
The mex, thing % importance the gold mAna rssins
n Upper California the accounts % which reaching ~
often this place. oi the most extrsvagsrt KIND
that the mind cen conceive The riches OF Peru the
days of Pizsrro would be but q mite when compared
with mine recently opened near ian Francisco, on the
Sacramento River ~ ia junction with the Rio de Jos
Anericanos. Individuals now getting 80 day by
washing the e0.d out OF the sands The whole OF Mon
orey and San Francisco s deserted whole families hsv
Ing migrated % the gold region. the extent Of vhch u
now discovered % e. coed 20 miles in length snd 80 10
breadth Pieces Of pure metal are common, weighing
bali ounce or - IN value, il being the puresi grain
gold Mr Larkin the Navy Agent in Monterey, writing
from there says that he timed himself upon recent
visit . the gold bed and with hutg Hmniss washing
be collected gold 20 the value OF s. Sd and be- farther
mentioned tTO brothers WHO were working together
with the rutest implements making from SO 70 sloo
per day
TIE riches OF the Arbisn Nights cannot be- com.
pared win the California gold mines and indeed the
wealth Of the entire world s drop u hen placed
with this golden harvest OF California r. D7rddo
BE- certainly found Al last bat AT the gold digging might
10 il had cargo OF f0ur. and clothing and hardware
here Al this time, even Ia twelve m0nths from tns
could amass fortune Al one jump Flour Is selling
here SU per barrel shoes worth 81 90 In the ned
states, = and Go per pair and all other clothing
high In proportion. well provisions beside, com
picks and sh0ve.s for dggins up the gold earth,
sell for so and $50 each aud not b be had n that
price, Upward OF coo persons are ~ work there AZ
this time and the supply calculated to ast for 80 years
The 1000 earn weekly aggregate OF soVlVJo-a nan
millions of dollars
The above wish you not 70 understand me as en-.
dsrsing for believe the statements 70 BE- greatly ex-
sggcrated yet that there has been lately discovered
mine of great and immense wealth there De no
doubt ana that too, of kind that only requires the
simple operation Of washing tO get the purest gold,
without the trouble OF extracting Il from the ore by the
usual process. The prices OF the articles mentioned
can be relied on should any friend in Richmond wish
90 send a cargo may settle there II Ike the place
We will visit the gold bed IN surveying expedition
and d IL only requires 10 De shoyeicd up. We will n
several sacks and take them board for nosues only
The surveying expedition would be- dangerous from the
indiana but escorted by 80 mounted men being
portion the California Regiment returning % Upper
California 90 with ordinary luck, we hope 10 reach
Monterey about the lsi November whence will write
you again