The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-12-22
PROGRESS OF THE GOLD FEVER.

The ship Prescott, Mallory, is advertised to
sail from Mystic, Conn, Jan. /, for San Franc,s.
co, where she would emain and board Dasspn
gers at reasonable rates.
There are seventeen vessels up at Boston for
California.
In Sag Harbor, Long Island, efforts are max.
ing to organize one or more companies, of twenty
to thirty picked men each. The New York Ex.
press says =
"Of COURSE all sorts of rascaIity are on foot IN
get possession OF the gold, without working for
it, and it would be well for the sdiggers' TO keen
a sharp look out, particularly for our New York
rascals, who are now making extensive prepare.
tons to migrate. A variety of other swindline
operations are concocting. One party, we have
heard, are buying up quantity of old copper. so
| Intermlxed with certain composition, as to pass
readily TOR pure gold, among the unsuspectinc
This villainous material it is intended to shin off
as soon possible, and when it reaches San
Francisco it is to be stored away, and offered for
sale to the "green-h horns" from the States.-wbo.
it is presumed, will eagerly buy up the spurious
article, II offered cheap, instead OF periling life
and limb at the "washngs" Other nefarions
projects on foot, which, if carried into execp.
ton, cannot fail to lead to riot and bIoodshed :
All who intend immigrating should, therefore
be on their guard
The New York Express publishes letter
imeGt OF volunteers, from which the following i
an extract. 1t will be seen that the writer anf;ci
pates that robberes will soon commence
Lieut.. Loeser, who recently arrived 81 Wo.b
lngton as bearer OF dispatches from Gov. Mason
10 the government has communicated some adj
dluonai particulars in relation to the gold region
to the editor OF the New York Herald. We
make the following extract from that paper.
with regard to the climate, he saws If is "a.
lubrious, at no time being so cold as to reouire
more than hght blanket 10 sleep under Wien
ne ielt' the people were sleeping under the trees,
without the fear of sickness from exposure Tbe
rainy season begins about the first of November
anu continues until March, though there are five
| clear days tor every rainy one
PROVISIONS are generally high, at least such as
! cannot be obtained in sthe country EIonn :;
worth $50 per barrel, though fine bullock NAV,
be obtained for SO. Clothing is very high and
'he demand Is very great. The Indians. who
nave heretofore used no clothing whatever, noU
any price for garments. e'0
He was in San Francisco when the cola moe
hrst discovered about forty miles from that MACE
l ne news was received one day. and the follow,
! ing morning, out of the whole companv to u,biob
! ne was attached, every one deserted excant two
| sergeans. and took with them all the horses ba
longing to the officers. In few DAYS the citv
was Almost deserted, and Col. Mason the Gov
erhor OF the territory, was, and has ever since
Deen, Obliged to prepare and cook his o,en f,od
servant cannot be had at any price and the
soldiers have not sufficient pay for month 70
! sn6slst on Tor one week. The salary of tba c..
eThor Is not suihcient TO support him and. ike
all Others in the more wealthy circles of life. he
IS Obliged to be his own servant. He speaks of
the country as offering the greatest inducements
to young men OF enterprise, and thinks there is
ample room, and gold for hundreds of thou.
sands" - 'hou-