The New York herald., 1849-02-27
A.corrv. from California.

This letter Is from Lieut.. Hiram w. Taeall, OF
company ID of Col Sievenson's volunteer r-gi-
menr, to hs father. in this city, who has permitted
us to make the following extracts:-
MONTEREY, UpPER CALIFoRNIA,(
October %, l84B. !
You viii see by the date Of this that am once
in Monterey. Iwrots from st Jose Lower California
by way OF Msastlsn scross the oeunry. II you have
ever received It, and sent auSwer 1t IL not prooAole
that will get II, there Ia very little commun
cation at present between, ,Mssatlsu and Monterey
After received the declaration of peace st Jose
We we're CON p~.d to wait the pleasure OF Commodore
Jones fer passag. 1t was two months before va all
finally embarked and evacuated La PszsDd st Jose
] up IN the United states ship of.theline Oho,
did sl the troops In the other vessels the sloop
WsrIeD stor. ships Southampton and L. xiugton
b. ttwtep four and FIVE dred Of the who
had bee. com roneed with their government from
the promises made by ours The Dale arrived here y
few days after us SO We have most OF the Pacdo squad
chor in the harbor left the 9th OF Sep
ttmher. snd arrived hire on tho 1lth OF Octohr
think that company the last company Of all the
army, that evacuated Mexican territory sm still q
the service but expest to bs discharged in few days
the troops will be paid and discharged Tomorrow.
Now for the go regions All the sfesrs and me- are
making prr psratiops to leave im for the NJ
Dorado, truly it is the accounts of its richss and
facility Of obtaining them beyond belief It's extent
country of three four hundred miles,
to be ditcovsred. man working mon tn steadily
average Sl00 per dmv This IL no exsgserstion; To-
country In every direction s the move and at the
pretent there from Ave to eight Thousand
At work there horses sold $3.50 and $500
ssch that formerly could bs bought at $40 and sl2
All the sailors desert from every ship that
I,v.s and great many from the navy; there at
San Francisco twenty thirty vesssls that cannot
leave tor the want OF Sailors 500 per has
tfersd for sailors Governor Mason Is up there, and
everything has to take care Of itself in Monterey
The regular soldiers desert whe they get to the
Placer thtIc IL no force that take them. Such
slate Of things never existed before in any
Iarty cI ak 9th ,ers that will set out
rer" week G. Ten days. We will have
wagon we'll provided wit provisions aud GOOD olorh ng,
tent to protect from the fogs ana rain. II
succsssful we viii build house and remain there six
eight tbs bsf return The gold s washed out
. milk pan, or thing similar form The
roll is mixed with water, ed until ths par
ticles Of gold tie to the bottom; the gold being
much heavier II an anything Else, the soil 10 or
unti the gold gtters At the b.tton 10 then spread
on boaro led In the and the small PARTICLES
OF sand that remain blown away with the breath.
The size Of the articles varies from tho sixe Of
head up TO . pea or bea and sll sorts Of shapes n
what called the dry diggings Jumps are found weigh
ing from half ounce to fifteen pounds; but the
washing Ia certain 1t ie impossible to say what
will be the result Of this to this country, when be-
comes known throughout the world The gold ses
here at $40 per ounce It loses sbout per cent n
melting into bars 1t can frequently be bought for
less where men are gambling One man that deserted
from company before We left here has made about
$4,000. His name 10 Alexsnder Patterson, Of New
York. The gentlemen that an connected with are
HoUghton The two latter received their appointment
out b. We each have servant. am writing this
In hurry, - am anxious to settle up my accounts
with the and get out Of the sorvios What
l have written will not convey one half of the
OF this Placer and the enormous fortunes that
N be made. shall soon write sgain, and give you
10 ore pAl lticulsrD