The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-14
State nlemt q 0sssen Gentleman, Direct
Ir.l,a lha SaIlIulnlA liuld Ml"ss.

sroln the Bottom Journal. DOT. 10
We have had the pleasure OF s--ing aad cpnvsrsinS
With gentleman, formerly . resident OF this ety ~no
left San Francisco in the Panama aud csn- on fs'n
Clsgr.r in ths NJ ps city. arriving in TINS city thus
morning s -.s but uios day aoa the p.sssss
fr, San trspci, 90 Ia boston.
srey.beob regime tome three yesr- and s.oe
tn. has spent his time IN Mexico aud Loo snt
Upper CAhfrnis partc'Rstog IN several bard hoasnt
BATTLES, curing the Mexican After the d,sbsnt-
Ing Of rh- ne Proceeded 10 the mines ia Cali
o'h's where - sprnt some uine montss having left
tn On the ga of August lat
He thinks the stnirs which have been published
here IN relation to the quantity OF gold IN CALIFORNIA;
not IN the least exaggerated ra-re ~ almost any
quantity OF 1t. but ~ our previous .ccouhts hsss
fsted Hrquirss small amount OF iab,r and toll 60
obtain lt
he considers the result Of digging tn. precious metal
. c"p'pe,e lOttsry-sone msn sisgiug 10 - cerGsia
tpot VIII obtain their ounce, aud irou, that TO sivo
Worth ana sou4etines more per day when p>rspo Dig
tiDg but n few feet from Ia. spot vouid "A ob
tain enough 10 pay his expenses A few days ostore
lie lett acme miners struok new vein. on the o.
Gutlemos River. out 1T which min-r obi sinea
ov'r % 600 worth Of gold in three days among which
was lump Of tn. pure metal taken from this
We gbiI Y over eight pounds
Our iuioI mnut 81 Me,srs Campbell aud Weeks. for
p.ii, c,untct,d u,th he Boston, Ttme, n .hort tune
BET re he lett rnsy wers obuai 60 the fnines.
Gambling isst carried On 10 great extent seventy
apd on. HUNDRED ounces Of gula irg common stake
One II rbe most noted gac,6er-. he says u ,nish
W. man VITO bar been kno"n To pat up on IL single
sfss-. twenty hive ponBds OF gold dust fney reckon
sust al i've pounds 10 one thousand dollars
The laws syaiust stealing anu other crimes
forced in tb. tsme sunnsy manner ~ before stated.
fsw before inf lefl, he "a
hung fer stealth b. iut $40
here va, scSs sickness at the misss chiefly dyseu
tory. .mb-r of tins EdsRrd h.verett company had
d., d with IL Our iUforuant could RENE mhvr his
name This sickness our irmalt stated ~ss caused
tsbib.ly by unnecessary sxpours the part OF
tboss at. st-d With prus.1cs xSd care. he tbioks,
siesuers miyht be g,psraly avmd.d Uuriox nu his
Say In siioruia ana on ais tour through Isxcp he
La, NJ had sick day IL- weather during the day,
la ali urps, h quite warm whils n'Hht 1t L. cold
requiring Two pairs VI blankets 10 keep person o1m
fvItsbe
i,.C. tb.
to rnsin together after their the dgstus
Loot ~ tbuse thus organized, which had arrived out,
had seps'a'ed Five. ne THINKS. rs maoy W
ss'c~ied together with p,ont tie went 10 the mines
Ia roup aby II twenty. DiDe. who built themselves .
paid into the common fdnd SO every saturday night
In csse Of tckn.ss tbs sum entitled y meci osr u bs
t~kss care oi and to share of the prouts o the
pay
NO GENT, men. who among the 6rst who went
Out after 'h. sDnouncs the gold discovery
pastepsrrs aboard the ianaDa, on thar rrtura home.
ibsy had b.~b in Csiiornis but alb four months,
ava hso tbtAin'd about $4,000 zach One Of them be-
lons,d 10 New Ham D. hire. I'd the other to New York
gf-sI deal Of hostile feeling exits snong the
tossl lis and iniornsu. that
thy vii carry out their of proh biting them
hon hing In he mines quite number of SpAu-
isids came oown in IN. Pansss from San frauoi-co,
having lett ON account Of the " the Anne
ricsn -isgtrs
A. TO slavery our iDfor ant Gays that 1t cannot
1T there 10 use his own words:-"f man .hoald
tskr slaves there. ana attempt to hold them such,
he wound he shot ~ Upon this point he thinks there
cannot be the least doubt Ihe population iudviau-
Rents ~. siill very high A room .b,y enough 70
turn in' he obtained in SaH IrauCIsJJ Tor
from $50 to SlCO per month.
tlothing that IL good Tor snythir Commands a high
price while that which is offs ttid the
lit IL full OF .uchj Is sold very Fnr good pair
al boots our inforua gave aI gold (piol aud
fUI n sack coat, such be l5re for ~ S.,
he gave $50.
Loser Cmiforpis our inform inks 1, as good or
better mining country than OpU.r Particles OF gold
are often found there in the aztec rsu aud he
tbpks that more silver aud other TO bs OBJ
tai han pper A Al
Col. lpse ~ Mississippi bearer OF despsches from
ssn FsIei 90 To our goy.rnmrat CO Washington vas
pssssrger on board the Falcon, from Chssrcs for Ssw
Orleans.
THE IcE SWAMP PLAr,s-A oorrsspous Gent OF
tks Rocbes'er ~ y adrsrfser of tina 10th Instant
'oufs for arUis writing from Salt Lake under date
81 July 18th given the fo wing description u portion
or the country through whicn ne pissed we ., OF
40 Ice ssauP Hs sisogi description VI the
Try Of the Salt Lake moe full particulars OF which
have published b fore. The writer says:-At Scotts
Bufs We beg q" into region OF country satu-
y white With tins alkaline .fioresceDce There ere some
little plains the ISLANDS and banks Of the rtte,
but A. general thing the country Is entirsy ttats
Of timber In Fort Laramie - single isostst bu,id-
lag about zoo feet aud 20 hgn with bastons ut
the IL Ia butt sih aioaes Spanish uooarnt
brick 10 was dull and deso,st. here aud rsmsined
obiy one hall Gay prom Laramie TO the South Pass
dissuce II 80 miles the country is mountainous aud
Of ,lcspc formation. We passed from Laramie the
north branch OF the Platte, about 80 miles
black hiiis. CT mountains spur Of the Rocky Noun
tsiur This road was good tor mountain cad bat in
many places steep ana rough We passed up the
Platte ZONE way, aud then crossed over In nsariy
.ou,h direction TO the Sweet Water River The csle.
brsi.d Independence Rock situated upon the north
bank where the road comes TO the riv.r could dis
cover nothing remarkable in its Appearances &c Is
from 80 To 100 rods iorg 40 20 feet bss aud tos
vide and slopes from base tn the top, that
you can walk up almost any where IL Is composed u
head ct the East. The Sweet Water River IL about
wide and deep the Genes.. IL has beautiful val
Icy 4 nom To 10 miles in width .hich IL boundd on
~ her sior by the Sweet Water Mountaius very hsh
inpyss 81 the Rocky Mountains These mountains are
cenpossd Of the zane materials nds pendeocs Rock,
aud not q particle 81 vrgetsnon upon Them. Ths
Devils Cate nve miles from indie p-ud-nce Rock 10
seoiosty IL Il gorge in tho m' uutsins where the
CO Co loo lev, and ir 400 10 80, feet high me
water Suls Through pretty rapidly aud makes gcest
nsr Above IL afuw mii-s l. chat Is called she Ice
ssrup. 10 IL Mud oi ravtue extending FROM the
ti,,i IN ,outhwe-tvrly direction To the mountains.
the iotom " sn't and upon digging through the turt
which u y kiNd Il peat about loot aud half, You
ecme In pure and perfect ir. you vary
IA from ~ Inches to sI la thickness Tbs soil H.
uicl, lott IDud bsDrstb. IL ~s- q warm day ~bsn
wee there and ava great many sick emgrauts On
the rad ~fsrssfds item the Effects II eating the lee.
did not sst much ~ thought IL had sort Of sans
or sltalib- taste and inamueh - hal subeTe Too
osy, - pretty scs way back from the
,i.ots ~ alkaline water The SEeet wster from
the South Pass In nearly an ssssry course. W~fol-
IL. ed up N. valley within 10 ~ mite. IL the Pass
After left sect Water = ssndsd some pretty
hisb hills, snd from III. rarity and GOODNESS the at
m'tpb,re Ne rsailsd sbst we're ut great eisva-
tion The countr, from here to tue Pass j. sandy and
eisvsliy cV,srd with good aHd has nothing the
.ltt.r sid- ere Febtiy si"p,ng aud not high We dis
not r.sits that had ss.d the ridge which
rates tbe ~ssrs OF tie Atlantic from tho- Of IA
cite until ~e cane TO chat a. caiied fseiis Spring,
and n stream shout three m.lss beg ond whers tue
water runs Wet.
CsLirorsia GolD ~ LoS0o- On saturday last ~
received our nttt .normt "a instaiGeut II Californian
gud On that day s-s.st-.n -.sbus Goa stating
ssvbty tons of goid dast sud three iiions st-risg
ir d'srs drasu by eighty nse horses sud escorted ~
pulice arti,,d ffum 20. faitssy terminus Lond
briop. ~ the back ~ Engaai Ia the ss1iis ~ shcn
ma isrEe quantity of buusa rsprv-.nt,sx a. wp osO
wa 4, y.rttsd a. tmuls treasure atrxsts1 great
curiosity a. "a paced along "a. rr..ts "a 90. ls1asi
iiid-y if"o b.r n,sg.tys ship Csyp.o, ct forts-
mouth - IoHs.. Gefsns. ~ 20
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