New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-07

The following graphic sketch of Capt Suffer,
and Suffers Fort ia from an excellent letter from Cal
ifsrnis in the las, humber of the Home Journal;
vii give you have requested the readers of the
Home JjurHal sketch of Capt suffer, pronounced by
himself Scooter his means the fort bee ling bis name
and few facts in relation to the gold region He 10
about y years Of ag,. OF middng hight, straight FORM
and Possesses that syrmetry aud ,msllness of hand
and loot which Lord Byron sets down evidence
OF gentle blood. In m anners and conversation Capt
Suffer is perfect Chest field; he is well educated
and speaks several different Languages Aaenty he is
native OF Switzerland and was of tina officers of
the SWISS Guard ia the Revolution Of July, during the
reign Of Charles X. After this Revolution
to the United States became naturslzrd ard resided
several years In Missouri: thence. In 1899 ia came
10 Ca.ifJrna, and obtained grant Of ninety miles
square of land from the Mexican au,hori,ies-his title
is conditional one, and may, hereafter create trouble
for him Ia his private character Csp- Su.tsr IL kind
hospitabe and generous. In fact his generosity fire.
quently lays him open be preyed upon by the idle
and worthless When a.ked why be- permitted such
large demands upon his hospitality without a recon-
pence, hc replied What can | do, Sr-they come
here, eat drink aud sleep and sometimes without even
thanking me-but what can do cannot turn them
out IN the wild forest Surrounded he was on his
nrst settling Ia this country By tribes of wild Indians
hs has by kindness and just dealing attached them 10
his interest and he has from three to four hundred
OF tGese Indians devoted 10 him and his They for
their od and pay from four elk dollars per mouth
man bis fort work his farms and mills and do all the
labor generally required In new settlements. Cant
suffer with all his landed and other property IA .ub
Jeeted TO many annoysnces When the Russians
through necessity, ab ndoned their se'tements at Ross
and BJdegs Capt Suffer their stock cannon
furniture, etc and ransp orted them with arest laber
% his settlements a. New Helveia This purchase was
effected for consideration Of $4,000 TO BE- paid in az
annual in.ialmcnt of wheat deliverable 10 one of the
Russian Fur cOmpanys vessels. The instslments
owing 10 tse unfortunate seasons have laid over for
some years AMI should Russian vessel appear st this
Jlnc.ure, tvs large crop will be swept away at mere
nominal value.
Suffers Fort now called Fort Sacramento il situated
shurt distance from the southern bank Of tho Ameri
can Fork. on OF the tributaries Of the Sacramento
miles from iis mouth and % miles from san Frun.
cisco Tue fort Is In form Of parsleOgrsm 500 feet
in length by $50 IN breadth
TIE walls aud honses built Of the oftmentioned
mud brick or adobe. Bastons at the angles with can.
mons mounted, protect all sdss. and numerous guns
project from the mud walls On the inner side facing
the court are numerous buildings occupied az ,,or.
n1Ises dseliing- aud barracks the garrison The
u'n store house rented during the fever of qold
digging at $1,000 per month The garrison Of the fort
orag more trusy men, better fed and clothed than
the farm Indians
Tie crop Of wnes, rassd by Capt Suffer for the year
l-4o, WAS upward of 900 bushels which is valued AZ
tae round sum of $1,000 This 10 the proceed from
tae labor OF l25 rude Indians lie has also erected mill.
ioT grinding ~hes, aud saving Der sud IL wa. in the
construction OF dam a1d race for sswmin that oue
si TOE persons Ia his employ discovered the gold