The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-09-19
From California.

in the steamer Augusta He is Just from Commodore
Joness squadron; and he has performed the most rapid
Journey that has been known from the Pacific to
Washington He left Commodore Jones at La paz on
the LIT of August came by Mazatan and arrived the
Pom of san Bias on the 9TH and pushed his way by horses
and mules across the country 10 the city OF Mexico.
where he arrived on the nth He detained by Mr..
Clifford three days for dispatches and in As hours passed
from Mexico to Vera Cruz about Els miles sleeping not
more than ten minutes at a time. From Vera Graz he
failed Mobile, and arrived here on Saturday evening
Mr. Beale crossed from the Pacific a, San Bias to the
Gull at Vera Cruz in the unexampled journey Of ten
days on the read and detained Mexico three days
lie brings dispatches the Secretaries of the Stale and
Navy
He found the country full of Instruction robbie
ries and murders He passed several murdered bodies
on the road 1t said Mexico that there were only
about 100000 of the $4,000 900 left on hand and when
il is all exhausted, fears entertained of an insur-
rectonary spirit and of serious disturbances
But the most extraordinary intelligence which Mr. Beale
brings isaboutths real FL Dorado, the gold region in Cali
fona His OF the extraordinary richness OF the
gold surf ace and the excitement had produced among
all classes of people, inhabitants OF the country and
of the towns among seamen and soldiers, con-
hrmed by letters from Commodore Jones and from Mr.
Larkin the United States naval agent at Monterey
California Mr. Beale that the whaers had sus-
pended their operations-the captains permitting their
seamen 90 TO the gold region, upon condition that every
OF gold the Aamen obtained should be given to
the captain for $40, making six dollars by the
bargain The towns being evacuated-mechanics,
&c, going to the attractive spot The two newspapers
had been endedthe compostors going of to gather
gold for themselves II is fortunate that such FL Do
RADIO is within striking distance of ofce-although
we hope that worthy partner will be amply compen-
stated tor leavng alone in glory for the rich FL
Dorado gold mines of Virginia.
We lay before readers the last letter of Mr. Lar
kin TO the Secretary of the Navy, which he received
from Mr. Beae, and for which indebted to the
courtesy OF the Secretary,
The danger in California is from the OF food for
the residents and still for the stream of emgrants
Would not some of our merchants find it profitable
speculation send cargoes of biscuit, flour, &c, round
to the Pacific coast
We repeat, that this wonderfully rich region Just ac-
CURED by the present administration every respect
deprecated by Messrs Webster, Bell, & Co. 1t was re-
ported as worth possessing. and Messrs Duer, c.
Smith, g. Co, are even anxious 10 give it back TO the
Mexican government.
Marx, tnlS Inc country winch ot
Representatives has left without organized government
provision made for the public landsand none for
the collection Of revenue, at time when much could
be obtained from It's increasing resources:
u. s. NAVY AGENCY,
Monterey California, July l, lsls.
SIR Since my last letter you, written in San Francis
co. have visited the Placer, gold region Of California
and found all had been represented TO My antic
patIons were fully realized TIE part visited was the
south fork OF river American, which ioins the Sacra-
Suffers fort two miles from H. This RIVER mas
ts NORTH and south forks than twenty niles
from Fort Suffer- forks there 1000 peo
pie digging washing for gold On Bear creek and Hnio
creek branches Of Feather river many are now beginning
work 1t is supposed that the banks and bottoms OF all
these small streams contain quantities Of god and that
The valleys them rich with the same metal
The people are working many places; some are
eighty niles from others The place visited was about
league this We're about nifty tents many have
not even this covering At belonging eight single
men, | remained three days. These men had
two machines made in day, from 30 TO 100 feet, inch
boards and very roughly put together Thelr form was
something like a childs cradle, without the ends:
1ne end there movable SIEVE or rack To wash
Iowa the dirt, and shake OF the SONS DIES were
made in the bottom OF the machine TO catch the gold
this wash stopped, and this scraped out hourly
These two machines gathered each day present III
pound EACH three TO fur ounces Of gold
,rr man These had worked week W ith pans
ne ast week the machine. saw the result Of the
arst days work of two brothers, (lnercans one had
seven dollars the other eighty they vorSed on the same
i've yards of land one ho worked less Than the
whole day Their pan like hundreds of 9th was first
with pck atsi shovel off feet OF the top earth
then mt ia tin pan or bowl a shovel of Dirt 20
INTO running water with hand stir up the dirt and
h-ave stones, until they have remaining spoonui
emery black sand, containing one We doiias Ths
can be done twice a day
Each day is causing saving Of labor by the improve
inents in the ron "a in The dy left,
some small companies of five eight bad machines
fro n which they anticipate five six hundred dollars
day. There certainly must this day be at work the
different Pacers several hundels ofAmsricans ID Others
who are Gle aiming of gold day. have this
week seen in Monterey a Californian, who rvs tour
hundred dollars of gold tn. labor of week much
Of il was the size of wheat myself weighed piece
from his bag aud fosnd the weight He,
ike many others, only up the gold regions
the place. borrowed tools, worked few days, and came
home to show his labor brothers aud
and prov sions Flour the Placer" Is Si6 per
100 lbs AT almost this price continue, ope
rsaking their fields do think Sge rating in es-
imatng tue OF gold obtained the rivers have
neniioned at thousand dollars day for the last few
DAYS. There is every believe the will
not this (uness the washers driven the
work by knes) be any less. In this the addition
Of joining the first aud the grants
from the Atlantic States shall have in October and De-
cember will swell the valne of California gold that
will be washed unheard-of value. Many who
nave the placer" think it will last thirty or forty
years. | should think that would afford two or
years many thousands of people, and may very
having gold The working quicksilver Mines like every
shs of