New-York daily tribune., 1849-05-17
T-o-, -. Y o. fisysns. NAV
NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA.
Th. detention Of the California and Deser-
-rrtiou of her Crew, &c.

Bv the .--ival of the .hip TFro.e. from " era
C-ur we have authentic accounts from AZ ll'Ss
20 IRE IL y March j VIII 2e seen - - bs- crev
California hss been entirely deseFtel .. I'' >'''
rbirh accounts for her non arrival A. Panama .,
SAx FRANclsco March = l>-3
have TIRE pleasure . advise our sae Al' ,- = - 49,.
rlsce on the 18th ut after tedious passage o tN.'
si.hi DAYS from Panama We were aeiAnel i.A'. -.
week 81 Monterey. sb0st ninety miles oeoN s-.'' :.
con sequence of being short Of fuel airr uANe % %
board twenty cords wood, We arrived here WIKI A''
two hours sGrpiv 0f iaei on board
Ihave been On shore bui a short time snd Am heafu
X surprised everything that ] So Town OK ar
held a; the most exc. nliii yfc's. s.l eetIl "a III.
I. worth stv two hundred AMI tity thousand ul'.Ns
I have vr. hai no means Z sscerfannS me siNif gu
sssirs generally wa prer en;ed gong On shore yes
.s-Isv ID c.rscc Of severe cold tut cannot "'
i.,ers that .aere = unnatural ana hcrnoa- F1-Ie
rls-ef IA everything. which VII soon b. corrected
Merchandise and .a5or are extraordinary hish.
In relation % rhe mines there = unqgesuenA. ~ s',
sbuufar. supply 1i gold ana - connuey i-co Ne's1
- - .ls,s. The gold region is now believed % ~
tend feivn ~ low - Lower CsliortAs
There s-e Two or three firms who monopoize ihe
business 90 he place whose oI.S..lA ga - -,
selling tas.r goods ~ retail no me hAi.' ana ass
rir uav n -a1w and hides-tAe former shipped % tAe
in,ed state, ami tlle latter % fApAla'o S."'' '.0
avsr hro 40 Cu- rlcv have used ther money ID specla
.-r and tuvtrz goods from vessels which srr'e Ia
Abundance from Mexico Chh. Peru the sandwich
Islands. SC.
The steamer vii be detained here month snd per.
hsr.s ..x weeks for supply % gold
There sre not houses enough 10 conisn us N the
town and shall camp out in the neishoorhoot wiih
s.rip friends who came on in the steamer some iew
buildings are going up. but very few, as carpsrfs
wages are eigtt 20 ten dollars per day an writing
th- n the cold and my fingers fairly ache The rMny
season with cold damp weather Will continue scrar
week. This tas been the severest Winter, however,
for year. in in.s country The rains have been heavy
and The communication with some parts Of IT, money
region rut o. if VIII vet be- month before parties
c,n leave tai. place. owing 90 the snow snd mud.
have some doubts whether the present town OF san
H-us., %. ha Than q sIlfsnH Hf
! sl-rafe few miles from the entrance 10 the rar1or
on the side 0t nll but the great objection % IT, AZ
place ~ business that vessels cannot approach I'm
Der quarter 20 halt mile OF the city. owing to fat
which makes OF. directly in front ot D. vessels are
consequently obi -ei o. De- l-hteuof and hr goods are
a.an 70 he shipped Up the bay into the interior There
are other sites uq the bay more suitable and should
not lc surprised % see an attempt made to change the
port 40 present town lots worth IN san Francis
SAvFR,Ncisco March =, lso
w-0ic you i,w days .incc cur arrival and
avail myself of the detention 0i the vessel for Maza
lam % yve you some items % matter. and things ~
ths isi,cta0r country IN the first place, s0 iar as
one can learn the gold stories al true The conse
Qu,ncc is that labor. rents provisions Sc are cnor'
uiru.iv high Town property tor cash is beyond any
thing ever heard ot n new country. and lots are -,
ing thi. place from I'VE o twenty thousand dollars
reuf- from FIVE hundred 20 one thousand dollars per
month tarusncr- wages eight 20 ten dollars per dsy
The steamer California l. deserted hy every soul ~
cept c captain and chief mate AMI there Is m pro7a
I
s speculation on nay part for there j. 10 saying wncn
she VIII gaf either fuel or crow
Fifty 20 hundred dollars per day i- nothing extra
ordinary f0r miners t0 make. There ls, however some
danger from indisus and our own c0un-rymcu. prowI
inr about tie country. committing murder ari theft
Gold j. very abundant and good. eXtrass s-0nty hsh.
aui an immense population coming forward WHO Ni
resort the mlues lni return merely Old throw away
The proceeds of thfr labor ln act can hardly give
you an idea ot be state 90 the country. Those who
have been here gear. with common Industry amt pru
ieurc are worth from twenty thousand 90 two hun-
irri thousand dollars.
have not been ahie 90 procure board .n ihc place
and n company w.th Mr. Frazer and youn- pucro-'
have pitched our tent quarter ot milo from town
Wages of .crvarf $50 % -2n0 per mouth ami n fAe
colr-a of two OF throa weeks when VIII Poe -cesonl
price Nou may Judge what state ot things exists
when common a1orcr- 20 90 The mines and rr.urn
n month or six weeks with irom one to three thous
and dollars in gold
II early for the macs % srrr 90 the mines
the weather having been very mciemcnt. We intend
% g1 uu % ne mine. ini the country, and have
formed party OF fFe for That purpose The great df
f.rrulty d. 800 procuring convey sncc Tho price Of pas
-ag0 o. suffers Fort 80 each. at - per c"t iIr
baggage aui provisions W. hHVc .n idea ot buying
whale. b0st. thc price is 500 From suffers Fort t1
the -t1nlgs th. n.portaron is df-llt and eNpen
.ivc - team a fs0 oxen and wagon earn -lNo per
day
G.l selling no Sii per ounce llf fi. tasen In trade
- SIt T. is worth 10 Valparaiso -l-, Nl would net
10 the States si1 a'l expenses pud
: know not when -lau he able f1 send yon another
effar have lttc faith iu mi. reaching you, 1- 10 goes
bv transient vessel 20 N,zailan thence through MeN
loo Captains ~ c01sters much in the Afnit oi df
.tray.n- letters. o. avoid carrying mcrcauts uiorma
zion. SIS health s very good