New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-12-09
p s-rhl. placer or gold region B. situated on pub.
~ land


NusrHnEF ctLWunSik, June ~ lsi-
sra Ny asi Dispatch b. the State department ~.
written Ia San ffsncsco. the lot nf ihI. month in
that had tbe honor g. give some Information respect
log the new placer ur cold regions stely f.scur
cred The branches ~ tr Sacramento river Since he
writing 10 that dspsth have visited part of che gold
region and found u s bad heard snd much more
than antr lp@icd Tho part that gs.ted "a. upon b
fork 0f me American River abrsnrh If me sacramento
joining the main river Al suffers bort The place Iu
which found The people digging sss shout p mlles
have reason o. breye thu, gold viii be- found On
many branches uf the Sacramento suI the Joaquin
rivers People already scattered over hundred
miles Of land and u 10 supposed that che placer ~
employed within lO or 20 ysrds ~ the river that they
may be convenient O. water ON Feather river there
several branches upon shch the people sgng
i1f gold lhis q two or three days ride from the
place visited
A. my camping place iound on .uri.cc n t~o or
three miles the banks of the river my tent.
mostly owned BY Americans These bad their families
There gaiii0rnians who have taken their ian.
lee yet D. the gold regions bet lev or will
over 40 Il some from Ne~ Mcxico may DO "a nest
year. but no Csliforuians
"a. tw0 nights ~ tant occupied BY eight Amen
cans VIZ two sailors one clerk to carpenters ant
three daily wofkfncn These men we're In cumpsny
hsd to- machines each made from 100 iect ~ board.
lNarth there $50 In Monterey sl5-bcins one DAY .
work. made similar o. childs cradle iu fe1t long
without the ends
The two evening. ssw these eight men bring b.
each e. per day their own calculation wss two
pounds oi gold dsy-f0ur ounces o. fnan.-s't
tro brothers that worked together and ony ~ors
ed by washing the dirt In tn pan weigh tho gold they
obtained In one Day Tho result o. b. one - ~
the other. There t~o inr this difference
ono worked less hours than the 1thsf md ~
chance had ground lcss impresnsted 9TH gold eve
this statement A. n extreme case Dunng ny fisit 4
Nss IN Interpreter Tor nstiVe ~ Monterey Nho sa-
purchasing smschins or csn0s hrst tired t0 par
chase boards and hire Csrpenter ioi bin There
bat few hundred iesi ol 1osrds b. 81 hat ior
these ne owner askef me- : ID qfr hundred 90 prr
" and a carpenter washing fo'i i1si iemaad.d a.
yor Dag Coz Nofkng q act pure 1sssd .Og tus1u'
sIth riddle and sieve made uf slur apushs ~ IL
Tor : l1 ysysble In geld dusi ~ : pef ounce. Ihs
ownsT excused himself iof ne price ~ saying b. sss
TO dsys mskng IT, snd even then demanded ths sse
of u snui sunset Ny Californian nss tO'i me f.nc~
that himself partner and iso lndisns obtained 9th
this canoe eight ouocss m hr'i soi hse ounees no
an Of .he opinion that ou M Americas fors yesihsf
hivrr sI.d Copfnfs River there 49, 2up gsop'r
nine enirs n them ioresners Perhaps there sfs 0p
ismiliss who have thsir teams. wagons and tents
Many psfsons are waiting ~ 90 shetnef M noash'
1i laly snd August vii bel srsy before me- eags
their present Jgs Hfss D. ~ o. a. Placer he "a
coTery a his 500 sss mad ~ som@ aofmpns ~
January ~ February sh1 fof unf kcpi g = secret
me u. orits VI rho.e rho sofsss here begso is
N.T i1 mUst every iUstanre IN men sfbf fiEgrg
- fsys hsFe ben compelled ~ eass 'of fae psrposs
ri returning home b. their isnes sfrsnse fhef
aging there are fty uca 10 this Placer sho ha-e
on a. sverige q 80 esch. obtained r Mar snd lan~
! have ct met sin suy gsrsrr shn hs6 been luilJ
emp oyed IN washing god Qns nlonth most. 1osessg
appear - have averaged an 0nce pr day I t1ins
there ulAf q MS Tine - ~ mea a. e0rf
sgon The dferen branches ~ tts -scralnesto pgtna
their gains ~ 1000 qer taJ Or ss fays the sess
sgpssrs O. ne NJ oTsrsfsd
-houla tnis nsss fsseh he nnisIsfor ~ Csiforus
md prsgon no~ 90 tne I'D. ronn.rted sta trs ir
a an vac DC impufrrlsl.ng no ls,trf roaHlfi
should hs7s afss addt1e b. oar gugasuoH sud
Should ne fisnaess n M Fli region eontngs nur
en- Erstion ~ 90 sii b. nsny tfoussnd sni in -
stil more u oar counirymrn 10 California 81 c'efs
mechanics sni surkn~n Ill iofssss enplQyrnsni -
from - ~ = per day, ho~ many more a NJ sanls
csss 10 tne Ausntic stairs sssuios mech lrss -
lesFe Or Ms eoghtry under such preiI~c,s ~ - ne
opinion q many sho have Visited ~ fof feFous -
past and pres.ui n0nths ihst M ground - 800
gid i1r May yc.rs psrasps Cor cetfafI. ffpm ny
lNn examination II tlf rivers snt b~r tsnss IN
n opinion lhst q es.t Tor 10 ysss me soiaen pr
ducts al e48a tn present yssf here'sf a ne'hei
men o. science aor he is3orors nos 81 rofs asT-
made any ekplorsfons " conse1aesat Is mst,ef =,
lmpossibllty &C. give soy op.nioa 80 tas efisa. sno
sn1 scsnsss q MS ,srs d csornis kvsrT hsSiess