The Ottawa free trader., 1849-10-19

company an engineer, who will start
about August lst TO proceed on an
exploring tour across the Sierra
Nevada range Of mountains to Salt
Lake. His object is, TO pIscovER,
~ PossIsIE, rEisIBLE ROUTE FoR \
RaILRo,p! This mighty undertake
ing must and will be speedily ac-
complished. Other enterprises Of a
similar nature will follow. In view
Of all must rejoice that God reigns,
and that he claims this world as his
own. With our limited view of
thugs We may not be able TO com
prehena the mighty designs Of Jelo-
yah, yet herealterwe Shall surely see
that Hr has been at work.
In regard to the success Of the nj
ners I would remark thatsuch as pa
uently and laboriously work, aver
age about one ounce Of gold per day
some more and some less. Not
few get discouraged after few days
and retire in disgust. Gold digging
is no holiday sport, but resembles ca
nal and railroad work. A gold dig
ger gets perhaps SIC, $40, 80, ami
it may be 500 for his days hard
work while the Son of Erin gets six
shillings; but ofthe two the gold Dig
ger works the hardest, and for the
time being gets much the poorest
fare. Let no one think Of coming to
California to dig gold who is not viii
ling to work hard, work carly and
late, work in the sun and in the mud,
cox his own food, wait upon him
self, sleep on "terra frma," risk his
health, and endure an amount of
hardship that he was probably alto
Gether stranger TO il lie lived east
of Hudson river, or dwelt in lich n.
York, Ohio, or Pennsylvania. Mul-
ttudes will come only to be disap-
pointed, and will return with far few
er pence than they crossed Panama
with, or doubled Cape Horn. Be
fore young men and old men give up
good situations, sell ou. and emigrate
to California, let them count the cost
and not blindly rush into poverty
when they may fancy they are rush
ing into fortune. While ! thus
write, ! am fully aware that fortunes
are now being made, and it may tru-
ly be said never could man ash, for
more favorable opportunity than is
here given TO acquire property.
While at the "Mills" learned
that the Americans had taken steps
TO warn all foreigners to leave tie
mines. This has been done already
north of the South Fork, and from
what can learn It's tie genera! i'm
preston that very soon none but a.
merican citizens will be allowed TO
dig gold in California. If this meas
IRE is carried out it will be done bv
the people themselves, /. c. by the
miners. So far as they have thus far
moved in the matter, foreigners have
obeyed at once the summons to de-
part. While was at the "Niills" a
company Of Chilians had rc-crossed
the river ana left the mines think
the same will be generally done by
others. although ! cannot speak with
certainty. Americans reason in this
way: neither Russia or England
would allow foreigners to dig in their
mines, and why should foreigners
dig in our mines? ? 1t is absurd to
suppose that the United States Gov
ernment would send troops to drive
foreigners from the mines, but let
American citizens themselves now
digging declare that no foreigners
shall work in the mines, and the
work is accomplished. But foreign
crs will still find abundant work, at
high prices, in all the cities and
towns, so that they cannot reasona-
bly, complain.
must just alludc 70 the slavery
question. No fears deed be enter
tanned that Slavery will be tolerated
in California. The people will not
allow it when once a State govern
ment is organized. Even now a
master cannot retain his slaves. |
saw recently planter from Georgia
who brought from home valuable
slave but no sooner did the slave
breathe the pure air Of California
than he .(reed himseT and there was
none to hinder. | see that a large
company from Georgia think ofbring
iag their slaves hithcr.
Let them DO so, and their slaves
likewis. will free themselves.
But linus. here close, having writ
ten much mo,e than | anticipated d
when comment ed.
With prayer fory our sue cess, re-
main your brother in Christ, SGD,
Important from Nicaragua.
GRANT SECUTED TO AMERICANS
D.,/,oJ E mo PrH,sL ~, -CynSli