New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-24

me st1qief the rlde- AIS lightly and securely,
while tae horse, ooeyny the slightest touch Of the
rein, srries him forTsrd for ncs-s without sisos-
| ~ h,s bonding speed. Up and down the stee2
sdes oi 81 Errcyc-0vee the shoulder O. moan
tain, 81 through re eltg 5-a Z: s1ne dry axe ~
Tver-it ist'l The ssmA. IsaE a. the Pueblo Ss7
J1fe erdi3 pied hose belonging 20 Co Pre-
non;--;se sift Of Doa Pic PIGEON Which be rad
ireQaent!y ridden % san rs.cl.c0 diS;srce o.
- u.l 90, wituiu sevsI toars When pushed %
thar utmost capacity. taese horfes tteq1s 1ty
perform sitoI.Erin ieRs
Mr. I ais w10 came %. as Sergeant n the
troops under gen. Keirney told ne = at he hsf
been digging s1d irsdiug icF about wear. ~ a-st
under iuriougn, and sitsrwsTd VIA iUti dis
charse aod hs1 made IN that time sboas ,2e -.
He Pr fefses . be 1osry satisfied Me's-s.
Douglass and haIey. who came on. ssi winter
~ith Ne. G,shans cormsnc. own one n tHs
Lnest ranches o. tie Ca!s7sras, beside several
stoFss >, the disgirgs, and s-s in "a way 70
sna;5 yrast ~e1ith 10 g slcrt tiu5.
6nd Stockton m7Te tcEt.ins su1 prosperous
than ever Tie limits oi II Canvas streets have
greatly enlarged during my week Of absence, ara
me crowd on the ievee you / not disgrace & much
.areer place az home. Launches arrive and depart
daily for and from San Francisco. and the number
Of male-trsins sgons, Sc. which run 70 the vsri-
cas- mine with freight AID supplies keep uD lie
and activity truly Amazing. Stockton and SAcra-
mentO City are present - gres raafts Cd trade
With the mining dis.r.cls, supplied ron the ne
t-opO T. es San Francisco nOW deserves T. be
called Stockton was first AID out by Mr.. Wes-
YER WHO ernigrsted y this country seven years
ago snd obtained grant Of ] square leagues
me Government on condition that ne vou obtain
settlers for the whole Of within specified time.
This condition understand, lie bad fulfilled u , 70
the time Of the soid discoveries. Ia planning tha
town Of stockton, he has shown sgres. deal Of
shire I'd knowledge, the sale OF iots having already,
L IL said, brooght him upward Of 100000 a
great disaiveutsge Of the location 20 the sOUgns.
yy which il Is surrounded which, ia the wet sea
slu render the fosds next 20 impossible. The
sriurd o. which 70 stands vas covered two feet
5eep with water act Winter, snd unless iis NJ
substantial tents are replaced by good hootef
houses, the Inhabitants vii have muddy lie Of
Z. There seems, hov5ver. to be no other central
point 50 wei adapted for supplying the rich dis
:rict between the Mokslums and toe Towalome,
sni Stockton vii evidently continue TO grow with
a sure and gradual growth.
witnessed Yesterday. while in the town,
summary exhibition Of Justice The night before,
three negroes. while on a drunken reve, entered
The tent OF a ChilieD, and attempted TO violate a
female " no was within. Defeated in their base
desieLs by her husband who was fortunately
within call, they fired their pistols &; the tent snd
eft Complaint was made before the Alcsde.
twO of the negroes seiZed and identified, wit
nes.es examined. jury summoned and verdict
giyea without delay. The principal offender was
sentenced 70 receive fifty e,hes AID the other
tyrentv-b0th to leave the place within forty eight
hours under pain OF death. The sentence was
immediately carried into executl N. The negroes
were stripped tied 20 tree standing 10 the mid
80 of the principal street and IN presence OF the
Alcalde and Sheriff received their punishment.
Tnere vas little of that order and respect shown
which should accompany even the Naturalization
ofimpromptu Law. The by ISLANDERS jeered, laughed
and sccompsn ed every bow with coarse aud
unieeiIsg remarks. ~Jme OF the more Intelligent
| proiese1 tbs mselves opposed to the mode OF pun
ishmeut but IN the absence Of prisons or elective
guards could suggett no Alternative. except the
.terner Of capital Punishment.
The bus,rcFs q carrying goods = the mines IS
very profitable one, IN which a number Of persons
sre engaged. With good mue-trains and expe-
uenced packers II Will yield more than the rich
est diegings. The placers aad gu'ches OF the
MCks1me, as well as Aurphys Digglngs aud
those on Csrson's Creek, are within - miles OF
stockton the richest 0iegings ca Tue Stanls-
aus about 90 and on the TOwsu ~ miles
while the Msriposa, nov the iarthest Southern
river touched by the miners, gets its supplies
through this channel alone. The price paid for
clrrying q all the nearer diggings now 20 cents
per 10 but when the business season commences
| /. will rise 10 80 cents. A mae-load varies from
11e 10 two hundred lbs bat the experienced car
rier can az once reckon beforehand the expenses
and profits OF his trip grass is noE quite scarce
on the rou,es and barley has r.sen % slo &nd : :
~. =
| eoslible tn keep large train in good condition.
The intense hest # the and the dust Of The
plains tend also % wesr out team and the ear
ers are often obliged 10 reat and recrait the M
selves. One of them, who does n good business
between Stockton end the Lower Bar oil the Mo-
| kalume told me that his profits we're about s5VVO
monthly Many OF the former tTsppers and moon'
| taineers of the Interior are now engaged IN thls
business
Tho price Of provisions a. At the disgingi las
been kept nesriy a. lis original standard bythe
'Jst Of carriage. Board is from IS 70 - per day
snd lodging ia not 70 be had ~ AL or rather II i
iree 70 81 wi.hlu. pay. TIE cost u keeping
| tafley at = quart makes mule al expensive
uxefv. The charge Tor Faterng them to run Whd
GA . grazing rancho Is 80 per month. Liquors a
oil Kinds meet with ready sale at ~ cents
glass snd vegetables are greediy rough! up at
sJill more Astounding prices. mule-iobd oil
onions which reached the Mosslums during myVis
IL. sold Immediately at - per pound. They can be
bought AZ the few ranches where they arc cult
waited at : the srroba, y lbs and potatoes In
the neishborhOod Of Monterey &. 81 20 the
srrobs They csn DO sold al tho diggines for
a most any price The few that have eaten are
small but bst,er favored than any raised at home
the onions grow t. su immense size, and are re-
mark.bly sweet ard tender / have frequently
seen them carried in the pocket and eaten raw ~
great delicscies.
In Stockton there are slready French SPANS
sed American re.tsurants IN the former an ex
cel,eut me "a may be had for 81 and Ir aoouis@ So
psr day one may live as well az under ordinary
6 rcumstsnces at home. Even this sounds Ike
a. enormous price, yet It IA so lar below the ac'
cal vGlae Of trade and labor, az 70 leave rlch
croft. Ccmparies who club tos ether and 90 Their
own cooking cSn live here very vel Tor :. per
81 y or s. al the dissings
| leave tomorrow tor San Francisco. Lieut.
Scale and Col Lyons have Already IL iAunch
snd have only been waiting here ior 81 oppor
,anity 10 ioin trains with some one more familiar
y III mule driving. Mr X. A. Parker whose name
Is associated with the sudden rise Of property 10
san Francisco and Nj. Aiherton, ars going u take
the land route and We shal make Singie mHtGda
/ shall never forget the few days spent al TINS
| b ,sptifu CAMP, made ioubly grateful by NsJor
| GrahGms genial hospitality. Long may rs match
iess oaks be spared to the sofa sbore Of cool
snd refreshing verdure - all who traverse The bot
| D ains OF san Jpsllinl T
GENERAL NOTICES.
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