Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-08-20
From The y, q. pienpno. lug
The News from california;.


From The y. O. pieapne Ing. 5.
The News from California;
As we sormsod, the ufavorable accounts Of The I'll
male and rrsontces II our newly acquired territory whirh
W. published INN Mexican paprta and which fur
uishrd hy Mr. Iuan Reddap and ors have turned ont
Ia he oNfNnded. originating in want # intelligence. il
mol hasiy pfeindiece, the result u daarp1lnej uro
Ne Yesterday had The pleasure ola lone Goasersa
i'm with Mr llenry u. Cooke, gentleman from San
Francisco thu 81 July VIM came hiiher on The Ealcon
lie rtho.aos he information we formerly published
l1om MIR Christopher Taylor, of Ohn es IN The pcnia
nature of The climate and he abundant resources tho
county. which are as YET hut very little dnv4,,pal Mr.
Cooke is nativo &C PHILADELPHIA and lad for h
Inst three Yrafs bcsn trailing the Of California.
his principal commercial relations having been with Val
patas"i consequently his experience extends tho
Whole ttme that has ,aneed since nnr orcupaan Ac
eofdhg to his testimony TIN cmnic In the is de-
heldul, although on the coast atmospheric chanaes. ia
natural tn MI spots IN the temperate 2ne aud in le
emily at the aea, arc occasionally sudden and extreme.
! he Great valleys. lying between Inc Sacramento and
Saa joaquin. lede, virrin inds must always ba
an oirr the finest praarrs agricultural ahnr. FROM
lie few watff TIM tN ST. the hand # Art will he
required uf purposes ii irrigation
Much a the duk colerng which he pictures Of at
larnla a1 drawn by the MeNcans bare "a aiifhninblo
the general Disappointment Of apefaofs NJ lie Mines
Winch occurred at The time Mr.. 1nan Rad1inq wrnr.
aud Witch wa orcnsuned hv the ranv seaam AMI the
consequent nauiniiun, th1 prevented the diagefs from
continuing The paeefs. except nj Tie loss nj heah
aud with lnalf qnatr renfns ir tlef toll Thu waters
subs.duq, daglng had fer1mmrHen1. with be sln,a i
haudnnt reward ~ bHte. Mr. Gonbe represents thu
country ~ elietng The afeaifst Inducements II all whp
arr willing Ia work. lbnbols howrvcr unarrus'on.
81 IN rrn1 bodly eNerliHn yuuns f tender rrarinp
viii tlf natural cnensy tried the dinpife Hni
became d9naed vii II, turning lher attention
oher channel Of industry. Hence there il At san FraI-
a#eoai lhe fnspnl mon' "a gfeat number ennemrloy-
81 clerks, tor HON ainailas cina be readily hancd.
In cp-rguenee Of the eampondve plncty Of aui
elnnlln9 hm1sos thrte. ihoV have haweger never,
failing resource Ia manual Labor which il eNttaoldinui
" rcmuuoaled Ihie. who are in employ are lad at
the rate ii Rlol az &l5lln mouth Boob keepers have
occasionally iiom 5000 IN 5000 ,cu llandierat
men -catpenters. masans, &e.=reeelve Al5 days
Washing had ton iiom S. 70 So dnzan lumber lr0n,
8po the lpo) feet iva manh4 pew ufy, settling
At i $50 bneh brought lt5m So Ii 800 per 1000,
eofdmg Ia the qu1lG perhaps ut neaufldcrabIe
quantity ii goId has been thus locked up in BRICK lorev
Ief.
We lfan from our eourtens inormant that he quon
uty ct gold n the hands OF nd Silual the dlggefs pfa
eraly IN talilutnla, Is Immense. II il believed that
within the last ,trce OF lnnt months my. perhaps Tor
still longer ilme, the opluuu has been extensively enter
tanned by The dggrrs and others knawIng little about
The operations al money exchange, that Their gold a
worth 81 . m ounce. ndcr This impression They ung
PAT with barely sufficient purchase necessaie4 tho
rust they hoard tot better u.e coming. which llty
tieplc. Ii - estimated h1 OILY one,thd Of The gold
collected = actually cNptl'j the remaining iwu thnl
being tetaaed a resi-. No wonder that Prices ct lots
are s., high. since gold il always hand 10 ,xehaueo
ihetlur. MI Cook eIgesus the lallewiug aone"t .,
te anount ol gold dust shipped within the igu wueLs
preceding The st Of July:
GA the Oregon SlS000
British ifiga'c lncnnstant 3OlUOn
| L. s. soup ST. Mary. 225 600
Toni $too50u0
Tho rrlee org ID al San Francisco is So 30 10 SIG
The unucc.
We learn from him also, that of The largo com
ranlcs that went on iron the Stafs. broke up their
arrival Ia California, ifam very natural eanse-t WAS
easier tor men to GET ang aunc, few banded ngctb
er, than N heavy parties All the machinery largo
and small that had been taken ont by aiventurers had
been a"ndon'd. and Tie dieaer5 res red. after
lllaI or se, ID the old wash pan. to cradle, PEEK aud
Jaeh bnlIe, which vcfr the mast effective.
Cen Smiths limou3 order Interfering foreigners
lfom working NJ the mines, remansa dead leiier, aud II
IS mt deemed probable HAT it will he feyiyed whie
1ahioma remains Irritory. Foreigners only
hose who ara uacgaaniod With cur laugug.se Engsi.
/ IRISH and Se1leh. VIII se vrrpt,nln is the
avn, have the rights Of American ri'izrns nnhes' ting
" conceded In hcm. But il appears that tie Ghenus
and Prugians, who are thrto IN the greatest numbers.
have adopted plan By which they seam 10 be projected
"n any lalana visitation ON the part Of the Govern
ment Many OF them Imported abarers -panns-wlp
work for tlem Al The laeers aud in order give az
pearlnce something American t. lho on efpflse they
hlre An American citizen ri handsome appointments
a species If oVrrsccr This invests the with
quasi national character and all satisfied; The
seer represents II to the authorities If Gen Smiths order
Is spoken d. and in consideration packets portion Of Tho
drs the poems are continually excaVang and washing.
As IN the collision which it said hourly rXpect-
ed between Americans aud foreigners. hear that the
report was very broad eXaggara0n If nl positively
invention. Aiming The poor aud needy of the two races.
cert rn jealousy existed, but it was general
tmcnt
Immense sums. Mr. Coohc informs us have hten made
IN buying and selling lown lots at san Francisco. Dr.
Powell, u. =. \. IS ono among many exam pies. Ia
lslf, during period of impaired health. he obtained
eaye Of absence and tn up his residence Tor lime at
tint port Whilst there he practised and laid out few
hundred dollars in tue purchase oflnd within the Town.
lie died permaturey his way back the States but
his real estate San Francisco has been lately s1d aud
account Of sale To his widow, exhibiting
Of not less than 10 000 in his fyor Trade is also
means by which very large sums have b en- made in
short time. gentleman, who hiher on The Fai-
con- started At san Francisco in june lSiS. snall
capital Of sol. Mr. Cooke sold him his fist ventnrs
o goods That person is in possession OF from Si7.
OQO 10 600 the return Of his S26. Domestic servants
1t hotels stores, &C., in san Francisco fran S'00
10 81 80 ner month; stewards get $1,000 year.
Gen. Riley exercises the function Of Civil Governor
by virtue Of his Office commanding military officer
lie department. and has summoned general conventions
meet at Monterey The LIST September. Tor The pur
p of frning State copsulionor a plan for terri
ioIial Government. l. will consist OF thirty dole
Gates who To be elected from the several districts
the LIST of August On the latter day. To be e
lered persons ill he offices of Judges Of the Superior
Curt treeels and sub protects and all " he
offices of ncalde Cor Judge of First usance) alcalde,