New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-16
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MONTEREY IppEE iALfF0HNIA. July -. LIS.
NvssHs EniroRs The mineral wealth Of California
Is being daily developed Mines Of silver, quicksilver,
copper zinc and lead have been found in our noun
fains From one quicksilver mine alone they extract
daily 800 lbs OF mercury ths with the most rude
machinery With a good apparatus they might easily
extract 1000 lbs day, ana from that 10 2uuO Coal
has also been found but the bed j. not OF sufficient depth
90 work 10 advantage.
But recent Gold discoveryhss thrown al others into
the shade The sands which border Feather River and
the American Fork abound IN particles OF god-re.
semblng in shape snow.hikes. These are separated
from the sand by stirring them in water IN basin or
bowl 4 person will collect by this simple process from
one 20 two ounces of gold daysOme have gone AZ hgh
six and ght have Just been conrersing with
a who. ia six Gays. gathered >Jlo worth lie mas
piece which weighs All ounce. Inefe are pIoyao.y
now not less than 1000 persons whites and Indians,
gathering this gold San Francisco, SOnoms, Santa
Cruz and san Jose are literally deserted By their In
habtants all have gone 10 the gold regions Inc
farmers have thrown aside their p.Ows the lawyers
their briefs the doctors their bills the priests their
prayer books. and all are now digging gold The dl-
mOnd brOOchcd gentleman and the coutcd indian work
side by side lovingly AS they had been rocked IN me
same cradle Tin pans u wash the sparkling sand IN
have sold high = apiece, shOvels Tor 60, and
wooden bowls for IS trough scooped from hol
low tree ten feet long and with willow sieve attached,
sells tor Sl2j. Boards are 500 for LOCO feet.
A very large company left Monterey to-day Tor the
gold scCne-sone on horses, some in wagons some IN
carts foot and some on crutchcs. The tract
Of land where the gold found covers hundred miles
direction and hy in another. Ii Il said that ten
thousand men in ten years could not exhaust H. A.
the news reaches Oregon We shall have large
emigration from that quarter. Nobody thinks OF fight
ing here any longerthe natives have gone tor gold,
the sailors have run from the ships, and the soldiers
from their camps for the Same purpose Inc itst
vessel tlat et the coast was obliged shp entire
ncw crew, and pay each so month. No one can hc
hired % dig gold short of SIC or I'D dsy-he prefers
working ON his own hook-he may make iess than that
but he has a chance of making much more.
The squadron b. It'll at MAGELLAN; but the treaty be
confirmed we shall look for the Ohio here ~ a few
DAYS The Congress and Cyane VIII 20 home, and the
Independence probably 20 China The people OF Low
cr California will never consent 70 20 back permanently
o. Ne xico They may submit 20 the Arrangement for
time hut they will before long run UP the stars and
stripes That section of the country ls rich 10 minerals
particularly IN silver aud would be valuable acqui
siiiou England has her eye on IT, and VIII probably BID
nigh but the people don't Ike The idea Of being the
colony of crown.
We want IN Cahornis, some good school books, a
few good teachers and few ofFhand preachers. All
these would md persons to read and TO listen We are
gathering the elements of great and influential com
muuity-if We are ruined by this gold excitement
There never yet people strong wealth and sound
in morals in the midst OF gold and silver mines.
You talk of farmers Why. ] saw farmer here
brand last week thousand calves, al 81 one year
growth aud he is considered here rather small farmer
You reckon by acres and here by miles ana leagues
Your sheep produce one lamb yesrours ALWAYS I" o.
aud often four. Your streams have few minnOws In
them and paved with gold How are my Phil.
adephia friends expect TO leave this III Dorado IN
a few months and be- among them.
Very truly yours. VIC.