The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-27

Califoma-bound TO California the brig ST.
MsIy-left New York, March. 1919.
RIO JAsEIso, May !, 1919.
Messrs j & Cox
have to communicate to you that were blown
upon the rocks in very violent gale Of wind yesterday
upon Prsya Gr2nde where sustained some injury,
with the loss of ruddsr keel and some injury TO the
plapks. Ec. which will d~tAin here i've or SIX
| weeks. Afro lost both our anchors and chain
snbes. Our cargo sm glad 80 ray Is not damaged in
the least the vessel leaks very ttle but VIII have
GO into bond here the whole eargo will have n
be discharged to repair vessel there being no drv
dock in Rio Our perilous situation witnessed by
the English. American French and Braziau men OF
war here: and watched while the quarter deck OF
our vessel. who would be- the To assistance;
and In thi, instance have been for he Eng
lth who rst, with the assistance of the
| Enel steamer Hydra our vessel would have been
total loss cannot speak in too high terms Of their
brave conduct in carrying out the hedge anchors in
ihor small boats aud In boarding MS tn haul as on
the rocks also in carry ing bawser to their steamer
TO help tow and bring the vessel in safo auchorax
ground and lending as nnshors The rest aided ms as
silian OF lost her bowsprt, mats and most
OF her guns; Tho now lays nearly along.ds Of our
vetsel almost complete wreck was told by sailor,
| be had not known such n gale for sixteen years
Our company Az. hir. d house shore to live liz,
~hsn will proceed immediately on eur voyage, ~
soon a. the vessel is repaired.
Rio il quite large city containing population Of
.oo 600 inhabtans hut Is far sehiud the age;
in prorrmep or buildings going up the streets
very harrow and everything appears to ba going to
decay &c The business done lis principally by Eng.
lish and American houses There IL gss hare. Sll
is oil and candles AS the vessel is about smiling that
takes this. NUT now close am in good health and
spirits having gained t~elve pounds on my voyage.
Who Discovered The GOid In California;
The tist discovery Of gold III CdhtOrila, II APP
pears, was made by Jertryman, "a native Of Lam
beIiyi!le, in HuHterdon county, who has been IN
Cunonia some six years, and OF course long before
the Territory WAS ceded to the United States. Mr.
Marshall went TO Mexico about fourteen years
since. In the following letter, which we find in
the Lsmbertvllle Dia',st, he gives an account Of
his discovery Of the golden sand -
CoILUNA saw Mill, u. O., Aprll 2, 1919.
| In July, l847, John A. Suffer and John w Mar
shall entered into u coPar'nershp Tor the purpose
| OF building and running "A saw mil on the Amer-
can Fork river, about 40 miles from Suffers !
had previously explored the mount aims, and found
a suitable place, and good route fora road to The
| same, for mountainous country, Notwithstanding
the assertions Of some four ar five small parties,
sent out uetsre started, by Capt Suffer, that on
| or nearihe waters OF sait rrer, IL was impossible
| TO geta wagon Rad Tor pune tinibcr Some ofthese
companies were eola,-s.: II oi mountain men.
upon my return, iold Capt. Suffer- that there
10 be siver-the indications being strange to me
Since, have found large and extensive silver,
copper, lion and gold beds. All this, mixed
through range of mountains, well might create An
| uncertainty as TO what TO expect, IN a man who
was bur slightly acquainted with metals IN their
| native state.
The Articles of partnership made me the acting
| partner. In August n the first Septsnber Iemov-
| ed TO the place OF operation, having some five or
| Fix men with me, mostly Mormons-Peter l..
Werner and family. afterwards employed Chas
Bennett and Vim Scott, Carpenters but not mill
wnghts; myself being the only one capable Of ope-
rating in that branch
In January, ls4s, myself discovered the gold
in the tail race Of the mill. (The reason why put
publications making another the person. and giving
| me Il cOmpaniOn) Messrs. Scott, Bg-T, Barger,
| Stephens, Smith and Brown, were III the mill yard
Al ok, and Bennett at the house near h alt mile
f. D. 4ahSs
ed of money, exceptn the hands OF a few sharpers,
| ! had no other course left but to show the same,
and finish the mill to pay the men as agreed to. Al
though it was good for only four to Fix dollars per
| day, Yet rumOr made ounces OF dollars. Men soon
| came TO the place where none but a fool or crazy
| nun, they. eaid would 10. But alas, they left hO-
nesty and honor at home, with few, very few ex-
| crpti0ns Then commenced course Of rasc iiV !,
of hlch Suffer and myself were the principal sub
jecfs: at us It was aimed. That many headed COM
muhi,y plundered The persons who had gwen them
wealth by their enterprise! Fourteen yoke of oxen
| were stolen and buiche red and from myself alone,
SIX head oil horses, plank and tools stolen Ia
| dlGns were set against me who sought my fe.
My acquaintance with Indian character and habits,
prevented any evil befalnng me, until Capt Suffer
and myself could get them together and hold talk
| with Them, when all became quiet again.
After had written my former letter, showed
| The ZANE to MIR. Bestrr, OF Washington city, who
may perhaps have game ID some hints, aud the
HI ME 10 friends al Washington, which will no doubt
| be nIs DE public.
You will naturally suppose tina, would bring the
law 10 my protection The rogue Was not ~ be
| found and caught. Cattle had large enclosure
| the whole mountains. So you now The chance
for justice. Judge, Jury, testimony, were not DIS
posed 10 skin ihr po,Iiriors-nor had any been
guilty.; oh, no. Thus You see we were placed IN The
eane situation The United States, IN forcing her
| frontier laws INTO effect A. for law, every body
| citd there was no law. have st-n men IN many
situations. that OF want apd gam, but II W ~ only
few at lime Bur now have been and fell them
/ W al puf laW Ia w nd he mas
snoDg prospect Ut gam, ana the pr'ncipe displayed
was Jew s~ indIlng mean acts Tor wealth, aud
| wealth VIII wipe n all "ui; and az S,ttrr's and
MdIehalls property was at first exposed, 1t became
| The Prey.
Many men have written from here giving false
| intoi mht,op Of who discovered the gold and how
and when It was done. Ignorance or design To
mitrepies ent Is IN 100 many Gases. descried. The
| poor mechanic had no public name, nor was one
likely TO give any person much advantage from
| tai.eiy. Thus. the q'iet man who aspired TO no
| oinil,iy, might be Iohbed Of the we'll as
| pttpr,y ask no more than justice and truth,
| and II let alone, my hsD!s can aud wall earn me
! ny l'vng: but, rbbt on every side, strong must
be me hand !" gain. and gel property ahead, who
such has b. en- the course 1T events the last year.
| Tins, ie.l III hopes, viii be better, we have
| now u civil az wen a. military governor here, and
! we hope soon TO sec law extended to our protec-
ton.
The people now find the digengs larger than
was al first supposed. This range is some 1900
miles IN length, and 60 in breadth If those who
Gene here would examine the Black Hills, near
Font Larilntre, Oh Platte River, and near Wind
River mountain, one of The rocky ranges, they
would fiud the SAM msralrowrIch, ex inina'ion
would d.'eraine: All Of the ground cf the Nh!
Claim hns had lis rich Spots tan Ell b fore this by
The leeoplt; and, aa l Am republican,, cannot
complin of What ihr people do; no, never. II the
div covery # there mines is benefit To the coud-
ny, II IS only PAL, Of The service have rendered
her.
Gem. Stockton, if depose' to speak, could call
10 fishd a rlivn, under his command, o, the g.
ioibia volunteers, Who Was entrusted wiiL ,,rt,fv.
M Fan LIS Arg, lus ahd san LiS' min, 40, nm
t,1i land, d. ,hr s, cUnd Inc ne ,hcu ,nnen,rd
pi Odd 10 Ind Jer.a, u.an capab. Of sac server
ninols lb" WINNERS The manner IN when the
sefv, OF the volunteers under Fremont and Stock-
l.l,-or moir properly Gill. sp,ehas been coinpen-
sai,d. u shameful Congress IN the private qn,rrrl