New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-16

Los ANGELES. CALIFORNIA. April -.
II Is Just possible that you would Ike 10
know " hat am about and how Ike the country Sc
believe have already written you about san Fran
cisco and Monterey the next town along the coast Is
santa Barbara. which have not seen, and OF course
know nothing about except hearsay. From what !
learn il is about the size OF Cherry Valley II Il
seaport town situated on a sandy beach without A
shrub bush within sight and for eight months IN the
year there j. not green thing 70 be seen, always eN
ceping Company Of New York Volunteers, which !.
stationed there The next seaport torn Is san Pedr0'
a beautiful little place consisting Of two mud houses,
on high bank overlooking the bay or rather road.
stead OF Pedro thus these two houses, gloomy an
alone with the unchanging waste OF water IN front and
bleak barren hill shutting out the view OF the sur
rounding country. constitute one OF the thriving little
towns OF California
one OF these earthly habitstons il occupied by an
old bachelor who j. Collector aud Harbormaster The
other is entirely monopoized by the rats and owls rs
former occupant and owner, an American, having re
Gently drank himself 20 death merely because he had
nothing else % do. There Is very little water 20 De
had the distance Of mile and poor article OF wood
can be found within some ID or % miles. The mon0t
ony of this place IL occasionally broken by the arrival
of vessel 10 trade for hides aud tall0w-and IN tins
delightful place stationed two months a. Custom
House officer. until would stand /: no longer ana did
not succeed IN getting relieved until LEFT the place
without leave and came 20 town, distance OF 3u mues
foot-or there IA not horse TO be had there Tor
this henous crime was reduced 20 the ranks and once
more had to stand guard. &c. However, am no" re-
partment and once more shove quill for living
Thirty miles inland from san Pedro is this town the
largest in the country, which for some reason 70 me
quite incomprchensble il called the City Of the An
gesr High sounding title is notl Like every other
town in the country il is built OF sdobies and accord
ingy every days rain does more damage than can De
repaired in month-this makes adoby making the beet
business in the country. The mod 0pTfRai 81 naA4n-
these miserable apologies for bricks il a. follows
quantity OF earth uO matter what kind Il dug ana pull
verified with this is mixed small quantity o. cut
straw. and wet 20 the consistency OF mortar level
place l. then cleaned OF stones and rubbish and upon
this the adobes moulded in mould II By i inches
By deep the mud il allowed 10 strsn ie y moments
In the mould when il is removed and lett exposed 20
the sun for about three days when they are NJ for use
OF course the moment they IN contact with water
they are entirely DESTROYED OF such material az TINS
then is the City Of the Angels built In the "noo
town containing over 2OpJ inha0ants mere are scarf
liz twenty females who would Be coniaered "hlte 10
the which there are many very
beautiful girls here
In this delightful society pass my time, mostly IN
idleness During the autumn there IS an abundance OF
fru!t-pesrs apples peaches, oranges. pomegranates
&c There are two billiard saloons and one tenpin
alley. every other house is GROCERY and gambling
hell There Is at present band OF strong players mere
last evening number OF soldiers hired the tneateF ana
had performance in English. They enacted Fortune
FroEr the tent scene OF Richard HID Clown and Dent
1T &c &c the regimental band was IN attendance
The next and lsst town Of which know anything about
ia an Diego li0 miles south OF Los Angeles IT'S also
4 seaport about enc inlIu lne SIC VI '-i-' P7Ne So ~
duUest and most miserable place ever saw between
this place ani san Diego are three houses ana Two M
s.ons or old ruined Catholic churcnes. Apart OF tle
country would be fertile enough II Il was not Tor the
fact that there is no water but the greater part could
not be m4de to produce more than i no" does VIZ
.tuutei bushes and grizzly bears u was ever 50 wei
s,,8 The fact OF II is' the lower part oi the country
il not worth owning any how, and have my doubts
about the upper or Northern district only saw a
small portion Of the country in the immediate vicinity
hi san Francisco snd that entirely worthless Inc
400 country i one grand humbug ard We, that Is the
soser.r feel Ike lot OF fools Tor coming here Not
one I'M atty Will rensinn the country hope 20 .nake
your hand before the year : out could hll volume
sbot row the men are humbu ggei and abused Al this
,ort mat u,ust get the Qgsrier papers ready
Tor hi. mail in i've days. Within eight mouths hope
- '''' 'N-' yoTy. trilv. jerry The soger"