The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-20

TO ro .uposnsctsng for . better location Strange
country as i said before; workman knocks c9 and
strikes not higher wages but that he could rest
himself by working a carpenter a month or so:
Our diggings rather crop Of gold dust and gold
heavy In weight as your Y crop wheat but pretty
fair digging for the younger sister Of our immense re-
public trust sne w 81 Sbt coy
have not passed by Congress does not choose to re-
cognse us may know ourself and situation and act
accordingly. . .
To conclude, although are in the midst of gold,
prudent men in the Atlantic States who are makinga
good living and saving up something should pause be-
fore they break up home and start OF for California
Many men here, who poor will surely be rich,
and the will as surely take place The shippers
of dry goods from your port and N. e.. will In many
cases be disappointed Those who have shipped pro-
visions may obtain profit, perhaps; pork beef hams
may continue to pay should they have warehouse or
ship room to retain them. An immense quantity OF
goods may be lost by the rains from November to
March We have had no rain since time in Feb
ruary In January 1t rained twenty hve days ana We
had snow in the towns Tor the nrst time SINCE I'D ~
April to first of November. In November and March
we have but small quantities Of rain.
and San Francisco with salute and loud cheering
from the inhabitants who hailed her arrival as the
era times in this country. She came to anchor
safe, in the latter port, and shared the fate Of
other vessels--lost her men. Tho Oregon has since
arrived She succeeded in saving half Of her men and
In shipping more and sailed for Panama via the Depot
in San Bias She brought 800 passengers, and took
away 80. The California should now be ready; In the
Panama, to bring up passengers Rowland 4 Aspinwal
deserve to be remembered by Californans for their
Parama railroad. bide my time to pay them a visit
in twenty days My children will go, and return via
the great railroad that is to be- in that number of days
learn that first placer letters not believed
inCol. Mason's doubted-frst in the States since in
England, and now in ports more remote. Excitement
and so called decisions, founded aud based gold
region 500 miles by 100 feet to 80 deep will not pass
away from either the memory the fingers OF the
sent generation whatever may the future result to
Ca ha for wen or for NO here
the present. Is reversed but nature will have its own
regular way-water finds its level, and so will our
placer. PAlSANO.
BrslcrA CRY, April IS, 1s4s.
The Gold Resion-7he Commerce Of San Franciseo-IHe
HarJors, &C., &C., &C..
Having resided in California for the last four years,
and having taken pains to acquant myself both
northern part of Upper California feel it my duty to
offer arks, which may be of great to your
numerous readers as the country is now attracting
attention both in the United States and in Eu-
rope.
The gold region, far as yet discovered is on the
Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, rather the
tributaries of those streams To reach the mines from
the Pacific you should enter the Bay of San Francisco
into which both streams enter therefore, all shipments
of goods intended for the mines should be cleared and
insured to the point at which reshipments can be
small boats for it is not practicable for ships reach
the mining district will therefore give you faith
full description Of all the points the bay and ship
pers and underwriters may choose for themselves.
Sancita Is the mouth of the bay-room to anchor q
considerable feet of merchant vesses-good water and
room on shore for warehouses; but from the fact that
you must surround two considerable OF the bay,
renders the distance by land too long and too
| famous to effect anything by land.
YeIba Buena, recently known as San Francisco, is
| situated the peninsula which forms the western
bank of the southern of the bay and therefore,
reach themines by land, ysu must surround the bay,
which fifty miles long to reach the direct road You
| will remember that there no improvements in the
way Of wharves, and, therefore ships at both the
above places must lie off In the stream and land
their goods in lighters at high tide. For the of
(Which is the kind Of lighter most used) capable
OF carrying $50 barrels Of -four you pay $3.50 a-day
and if you have active men, you make load
a-day, and ten to twelve dollars a.day for So
that would advise all ship intending to dis
charge at San Francisco to deliver the cargo at the
ships sides. San Francisco is the location Of the
custom house and the port confined to that har.
Dor but since the arrival Of Gen Smith, seeing the
great necessity of relieving commence from
sonabc burden he has ordered the limit of the port
80 that vessels insured for San Francisco may dis
charge their cargoes the north side Of the bay with
out affecting their policy Of insurance, interfering
with our rights as nation, by permitting foreign
sells to go to the upper end of the bay:
Denicia City, the third point the bay is located
quines and the first eligible point below the junction
Of the Sacramento and San joaquin rivers. The site
for city good and the means of landing goods and
reshpments greatly facilitated The bark Confe-
deration, $50 tons, belonging to Messrs Semple Ro
binson is used Us Wholesale commission and forward
ing Warehouse and lies alongside Of the natural bank
of the Straits and her fore and manguards form a
stage which reaches the Shore and upon which they
discharge the goods for the land travel and the small
boats lie the outside, and receive cargoes at all
stages Of tide The English brig 20Otons is lying
alongside OF the Confederation discharging her cargo
Tasso, the bark Minerva &C., have discharged the
natural wharf by means of stage formed Of couple
Of spars This place is about thirty miles from the
Saucilta and the navigation perfectly safe, being six
fahom: of water, and channel nearly straight three
| from Sancilita in three hours Commodore Jones' Gen
Smith Colonel Smith, Major Ogden, Captain Goldsbo-
rough Captain Van Brunt, and other passengers.
BY the next steamer will take up the subject of the
river navigation hunting &C., and the kiad Of goods
| usually sold in the mines c.
| MONTEREY, California, April 80 1s49
.e,riraI Of EmigrantsMilitary Movements Governor
| Mason and his Reported WesiM-Faise Statements,
&c, &c.
Our emigration continues largely, vessels arriving
daily full Of passengers all bound to the placer, where
some will become rich others more poor than when
they arrived. The amount Of gold dug this year will
be very great.
General Riley and troops have arrived How tho
officers pay their expenses remains to be seen
find in many papers published in Atlantic States
that the officers Of the army and navy gathered
much gold in the placer, and some Of them made for
tunes. This Is net the case and on their return
home, finding additional expense Of
for their families, while they compelled to keep
up an establishment here, they will show to their
friends that the California gold region proved no
placer to them The different statements sent to the
editors last year gave to people different idea from
what it had to the writer's Our late military
is supposed by his journeys the placer to have
gone there to gather gold His communication to his
department last August shows why he there, and
that his time occupied in gathering information
and specimens, which he forwarded to Washington.
All traders here extending their operations in
every direction, and have never thought that our
government officers are looking out for gold The
veying officers under Colonel Mason have spent few
Gays on the Sacramento, taking notes and rough
vcys, and distances to answer the present purpose
which, presume, have all been forwarded home, or
will be.
Many reports circulated in the States based on
the simple fact that Colonel Mason moved his head
quarters short time to Suffers Fort but not being
able to procure suitable quarters, he returned to
Monterey.
IL the opinion Of the writer that Colonel Mason
or Captain Marcy made use Of public property or
soldiers for their private benefit and | am confident