The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-06-06
FROM CHAGRES.

The bark Florida, Capt. NJ Carly, (says the
N. o. Crescent City of Tuesday, arrived yes.
terday from Chagrcs, from which place she
sailed on the 9th instant. She brought passen.
ger Capt. BealI, U. S. A.. who brings de.
spatches for the Government from California.
The Captain is on his return, having carried
out dispatches by the land route, over the
mountains. not far from Captain Fremonts
route. The Florida brings no mail-rePorts
ten or fifteen vessels at Panama-suffcen to
transport all the passengers there to San Fran.
cisco No vessels at Chargres. The Oregon
and the California both reached Panama on the
5ih, on their return trip from San Francisco
The reports om the gold regions are all con.
frmatory of the extraordinary gold news
Capt. Beall, we understand, has lump OF
gold weighing nearl y eight pounds, solid spe
cimen of California wealth.
The Mobile Register of Wednesday contains
the following among other interesting particu'
lars, after an interview by the editors with
Capt. Beall:-
Gen. Persefer +. Smith, the Governor, greet.
cd the new comers with hearty welcome,
received the dispatches intended for himself,
and forwarded the communications tor Gen.
Lane, in Oregon, by speedy conveyance.
Lieut.. BeaIl remained but few days at San
Francisco, but took time to look around hlm at
the condition of the country. The rage Tor
gold, like the rod of Aaron, had swallowed up
all other passions. The inhabitants would not
even take time TO erect for themselves the ne.
cessary edificcs, but were residing in tents and
shantecs hastily erected. The extent OF the
Gold Region cannot be defined. Ii has already
been found to cover territory more than a
hundred and fifty miles in length, and from MY
to sixty in breadth. The precious metal is dis.
covered in perfectly pure state in the beds OF
the streams, and in the hills and plains ada
cent. 1t is found in small particles or flakes IN
the water, mingled with sand, which has only
to be washed away 10 leave residue OF hne
gold; and in the "dry diggins'' it exists in solid
Jumps, some weighing eight or ten pounds
which are dug up with pick.a1es and spades
The laborcrs generally prefer working in the
streams. as the other method is the most lahorl-
Gus. Every laborer can certainly secure, each
day. at least twenty dollars worth oi inc
metal, while those who arc fortunate frequently
make from one to Two hundred dollars.
Lieut.. Beall showed us specimens OF goll ne
had procured in The country, Of both varieties,
in particles and Jumps. One specimen was
we'll calculated TO make the eyes stare and
.phe lips water" 1t was a solid lump, weigh.
ing eli ght pounds, and worth $4,000, Of the
pure, rosy gold!
1t is impossible 10 compute the number oil
persons now in California. "No census could
he taken," for they are scattered everywhere
through its extensive forests, prosecuting the
quest for the root of all evil. Still the utmost
good order prevails in the country; they have
no regular laws, bnt the large infusion ot intel.
ligcnl and upright inhabitants preserves peace
and quiet, by species of modified Lynch l"'
risdiclion which necessity has created. lhey
do not complain. as has been said.
Lieut.. Reall Informs us that the rumor ol
mu,iny on the Ohio is without foundation, MS
everything was in most perfect state of subor.
dinaiion on that vessel the nigh, before he left
Governor Smith having entrusted him with des.
patches for our Government, nc took passage
from San Francisco, OIL the 18th OF April. on
board tie steamer Oregon, for Panama. The
steamer touching at San Blass, and remaining
three days for fuel, he received information
from party Of Mexicans who had been trading
among the Indians, ofth safe arrival OF Col
Fremont and party. That gallant officer had
proceeded across the desert for San Francisco.
After trip of about twenty days. the Oregon
arrived at Panama. Here Lieut.. Bcall met
Mrs Fre mont with Mrs. Jacobs, her bro'hcr-ln'
law, and communicated the ncws concerning
her husband. She had previously received
accounts from the Uuitcd States, of his Difficult
lies and his fortunate escape. About two
thousand persons are waiting at Panama tor
to San Francisco. About three
hundred of these, including Mrs. Fremont, would
lake passage in the Oregon; and the others
would 90 in the California and other vessels
daily expected. The California was to leave
San Francisco the day after Lieut.. Beall, with
Smith, and number of other ladies
to the United Stacs.-WlIh this party
Col. Mason would also return.
Being derirous of reaching Chagres in time
or the Falcon, Lieut.. b. proceeded at once, by
night bu, though he reached that port in sew
,ntecn hours, he found that the steamer had
sailed the evening before. Leaving the mails
FOR the return Of that steamer, he took passage
On the lst inst, on the bark Florida, Tor New
Orleans, where he arrived on Monday morning
and Immediately came on to this city. His
Quincy has thus been remarkably brief, but had
ne obtained passage on the Falcon, he would
nave made the trip to New York from San
Francisco, in the remarkable short time OF
wcrty. seven days.
Lieut.. Bell proceeded on yesterday, for
by the mail boat from this city.
MANUFACTURE OF Smor.-To those who are
with the process OF shot making,
. brief description of its modus oper0ndt may
~, he unacceptable. The process, although