The daily crescent., 1849-04-11
Interesting from California.
The following letter of Mr.. Folsom to Gen. Jesup
is SO full of interest that we copy it entire

| AhO ioho"HS iCttCi VI TOlsUm 10 pcll. JcSut
Is SO full of interest that we copy it entire:
| SAN Francisco, California, January 23 1849.
MY Dear SRA vessel is to leave for Mazatan few
Gays and take the opportunity thus offering for sending
occurred to @ s s hen
relation to California Within the last few weeks much has
vincia government for this elory Several Villages have
appointed delegates to attend convention for the
lions understood to be taking place in the remote
81 h S % p:n % to have The
this PLACE on the 4th of March but believe will be found
will probably be found expedent de the meeting until
known that the present Congress has not acted on the
throw the whole question back, more or less and think
the o, meens m Ell Will not not occur before The middle Of April and
most impoant question to every citizen Of California for
ey ConEs and svss w m sae @ &
ac brought teengy home to the apprehension of
California general feeling of insecurity depresses the
Whole population and operates most njsriously upon al
quarte Of the country and among them
OF Sad a and and every thing
yany may be Praciiced with lpPuny the ter
diction of mude etc. months past, those
formed ior the occasion as arises and offenders generally
ala excitement when the guilty and innocent be
tins together Several executions have taken place pur
others will be announced by the mail from the south
the the ub M eaey s
e ons % Po has hs ans @ Reoe
AM +, robberies are of almost hourly occurrence.
This state Of things continue until we have the firm
ana steady rem extended over the territory by
congress | have no expectation that Pro- sonal Gov
Should it go INTO operation and his cannot be the
qua,e to the public wants The materials for organizing
and of are the best cannot be commanded for
the business The most respectable who in
will not desert their interests public stations
which promise to yield little but vexation and
anu sh9nd Inc local organization go INTO operation, very
much doubt If it will produce any relief for the ills which
now afic the country 1t will be temporary in its nature
be only little better than Government at all Such has
and such must be its result everywhere
COMPOSED OF adventures from almost every cline and
eustomed to different institutions and religions and strong
anpathy exists among the former for those whom they look
gold digging these various and caes brought into
contact under circumstances which have than
Threatened to break out into hosies and the ensuing
summer the danger of such will be increased
and the constant accession OF who are re-
more reckless adventurous and dsoute than their pede
view, an immediate organization ought take place and
such salaries should be given the territorial officers to
workman realize more from his labor IN the Haa
be very 70 s@p ou5 no by woud
not afford decent support in California believe the
VII. wf.an the last twelve months will be endorsement of
pereneed here that of Is2s In the gold mines the
snow has been four feet Deep at Suffers Fort ice has
formed three inches thickness Within two weeks the
snow and hail, and the hills within sight ON the opposite
sas o the bay 2 miles distant) have been capped with
ta Of rain have swept off the from ali the hills
Wsh m bong gh put put high IN the mountains the mines
TIN must have fallen to depth We have
but The Of the
no snow mere and only on one or day)
than those we have recently experienced.
M m thing The operations among the mines were
persons built log houses the mountains and having laid
s Of q ta the mines
tha. TIE severity of the weather has prevented
much suffering viii be result Many Of Of the % qogG log houses
Were good or at least comfortable, and some the parties
n Ih remark however, not by of general ap
oS and there can be no doubt that suffering
once set in it is almost impossible send goods me
less and ioesee the and provide
for them Those who in the almost
or eigrants The spaniads Caornans have retired
ne ta1eo % or to he various towns about the country
have emlgrated from Oregon are in the mines
ssa snd % has occurred since winter
els arriving at this time fad nconsdeabe market and
mines in March, when new supplies must go in that direc
Ue "m n the s Sd ten en- days 5 OF eight vessels have
them from ch Peru with about ns @ Every
a i nsy ss S in the S d ann
taken from the mines up this time and that s3oo So
been taken away from the county mostly to foreign
worth will have been shipped from this port alone.
These facts ought TO convince the increduous that
produced by the mines thereby protecting its interests
% and those Ct American citizens residing in this territory
spurious coin about to be shipped from Peru and Bolivia
ush Sa s @ sT IN @ for gold
pea De high price for gold dust would be strange
present gold dust selling for about si3 so per ounce troy
but would not be surprising should the holders spurious
on Of si7 per ounce for gold fheIe NO poSe authority
70 EXPOSE fraud OF this kind p its inception or to
We learn by letters from Mazaan that there will be 30 600
California of course the report an exaggeraton for
no9H aa had d number OF people start they would require
i would be to subsist than third part
y on the & oEts USUALLY Travelled have
oneaI n TINS opinion On large portion of the road
e Gn n % Gsed s1e matches and and the
even ito 70 as 5 last esas OF gIaf this the when
= hen 100000 so 600 start on the route Many
loes. mules, and oxen are annually abandoned the
What, then, must be the consequence when such vast
,s,ds Of animals are started the road The loss
Mountains amidst the SHOWS of winter and should have
we nc G and eannbam which occurred
cae oeleve this not mere speculation; and should the
md that OF their animals number of people could not
eaeh here by that road in Those who late
.
euntry by the Gla river in the fall only period
y tne year when,that route practicable for large parties
aVng many animals their yan. IL is said that large emi.
afions Will take place from New Mexico some Of the
can states IN that quarter and would be safe to
ey 100 confidently on the of that We now
ave news OF an emigration from New Mexico being the
oad and one OF more than 20O0 people from sonora
omhg IN believe the steamers uia Panama will afford
ore certain expeditions and ortable way of reaching
han any other; and for emgrants in the eastern,
aIddle and outhern States will probably be the cheapest
nefe families are coming with the intention of remaining
me COUNTY, believe the voyage round Cape Horn pre-
faDie In az respects to journey the mountains. 1t is
hesper safer. and comfortable and quite exped
ons generally speaking that the mountains; and
emgrans leaving the eastern and middle States far pre-
sra6e to route except that the sthmus Pan
ma by the new line of steamers |
The trade of the country rapidly increasing in
uence oi the mines and the great influx of population For
yerai months average of duties collected
lis port exclusive Of the expenditure of the custom house
as been rising SO0 and thought that it will exceed
the present month 1t will be safe think put the
venue OF Caifonia for the year 81 00 00 and
OF this Will be collected this port The
ala becoming subject of comment and the fact that
opaatlon paying such tax has and rep