Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-07-07
From the Daily Delta-I
r,p TRaN MEXICO AND CALIFORNIA.

;ors letters have been placed IN the hand.
afUi, i,or of the Trai! d'Union, the French
De '',csr,Iv commenced in the Mexican capi
';a5 an account Of the hardships, privations
rs5nI,ies to which emigranis are exposed
aH arrival in California. As all our pre-.
".counts have been. perhaps, somewhat
.ofored. this intelligence may present the
or gloomy side of the picture.
rS sowing letters are translated from the
"rITnion. The first is taken from The Ga
tTepic. under date of May 26.
.,nress arrived the day before yesterday
y r,7a,Ian, v in five days and half. bringing
&c ~ from San Francisco TO the 18th Of
5N that date every thing was in disorder
l.rErnia. The Governor with his troops had
LToed 10 take refuge on board the American
IN mort, and the soldiers burst not land, fo,
- limited dorm Ike eoozres. The law of the
~, had been proclaimed. A letter affirms
Individual had been killed even in San
"a, bv malefactor, who wanted to wresi
lin a mOrsel Of bread which he held in bis
I, mus. say. adds the writer of The foregoing
Aess details require confirmation. They
I,ep as rumors in a letter from MaEatlan.
,sIics are in the original.
Z, ,oncur with the writer of the above, that
.,elleence respecting General Persifer F.
!, The Governor Of California, requires con-
.Tn. Itis incredible that the American DO.
!, of San Francisco should have permitted
/ ,n indignity to an officer of General Smiths
,,.ar. The account relative TO the soldiers
: doubtless. gross exaggeration. The fol.
!, are also from the Trait d'Union
h following documents have been handed to
Thew embrace interests of 200 grave char
|, 70 admit Of the least delay in giving them
Iay
r.,ro. June 4, Is49.-Mr. Editor:-Having
h piacers on the 25th OF April. and San
reso the first of May; having seen with an
rsae eve, all that is now passing in California,
I'm il my duty to give 10 the public the truth
| is nudity. Although i. is of nature cal
Etd TO alarm many persons who have relations
trends in that country, il may, however, pre-
[, 0bers from rushing 10 their ruin perhaps
|, NAV be the means of saving their lives.
VI is not extracted with a knife. In order
[S.in it, excavations must be made of yard
-Im ward and half deep by the same di-
I,ans wide. with crowbars and pickaxes. These
: :
a, and. consequently, in short time they are
With water-ihis Inconvenience does not
\ N The dry diggings. The Iaborers, up TO
Lrees in water, are exposed during the day
"a, as powerful as that Of the TERRA caEisnte
vaco; and during the night. when the cold
sge, they sleep under d tent, if they have
O.. which is often the case, are compelled to
y hin the open air. Such is the true state of
gs Some lucky individuals collect gold, but
flunaley the greater number do not obtain
|riant 10 defray their expenses, which are
mo1s; and the man who can return home in
bealih with what be has brought hliher. may
sier hilsef fortunate indeed.
LaEor at lsse mines is that of galley Stare; the
rbus! man cannot stand il month. Upper
6ria, the fertility Of which has, been so laud-
s. on The contrary, of a deplorable sterility
2 compared with the Mexican Republic. Ii
ouu,ry where sufferings and privations only
10 he encounters.
beg sou, therefore, TO insert ihsso fugitive re-
p, and also the following Two articles from
american paper, published on The spot, viii 4
frngnphs taken from letters emanaing from
s1zEorihy Of credit. JUAN REDDING.
From The Alta Californian OF April 24l
.gOraia Neics.-We have for some weeks
sued list of vessels up for California. This
Oes not probably comprise the half of the real
Der, and we may presume that two hundred
irOm the United States will enter our port
| g this year.
hny vessels have set sail from England and
aainent Of Europe; a crowd of others are
g We receive similar Intelligence from all
Ainds and coasts OF the Pacific, whilst emil
Aare arriving, by land, in thousands.
extraordinary movement and this vast en-
,a inspire US with inexPressibIe fear. Far
som US 10 believe that the gold on the placers
exhausted, but at the same time we per-
he sutferings and cruel disappointments
many among the multitude of our daily ar
sIl experience.
I Placers, like all o;her things, have their
les and their unfortunates they require, like
~her speculation, industry, prudence, health
asrgy.
y! Of those who come hither will prosper,
my others, after having abandoned their
ID search of gold, will find, as their only
- nothing but fatigues and privations.
From the Alta Californian of May IL
-'a from the Pldcer.-In most of the rivers
2ieams where gold is found, there is too much
admit of lis being worked Proftably. In
0i ihe dry diggings plenty of the precious
obtained.
~ OF !he newly arrived are very much dis
s"' and several who came from the United
are going TO return home on the steamer
sla. We believe ilat their discouragemenl
!" anse from any doubts they entertain ol
eng plenty of gold here, but they shrink
ne iaiIguing life and the priva.ions which
@ olgger is obliged to undergo.
Y me most reliable accounts, we estimate
,ll0er now working at the placers, at about
aousand-probabIy the half are American:
sghIh CalifoEnians. The prevailing idea