The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-05
Captain Suffer.

The following graphic sketch of Capt Suffer and SUIT
ters Fort is from excellent letter from California, in
the last number of the Home Journal:
will give, as you have requested the readers of the
Journal ske oh OF Captain Suffer- pronounced by him
self Sooter) his the fort bearing his name, and
few facts IN relation to the gold region He is about
Ny years OF age of middling height, straight form,
and possesses that symmetry and smaness of hand and
foot, which Lord Byron sets down evidence OF
gentle blood. In manners and conversation, the Captain
perfect CHESTERFIELD he is well educated and speaks
several dsren, LANGUAGES qen,ly he is native Of
guard in the revolution of July, during the reign of
Charles K After this revolution he emgrated TO the
United States became nauaIized and resided several
years in Missouri thence lin 1880 he came to Califor.
na and obtained grant of 90 miles square of land from
the Mexican authorities; his title is conditional one
character he is kind, hospitable, and generous In
fact, his generosity frequently lays him open TO be
preyed upon by the idle and worthless. When ask
ed why he permitted such large demands upon his
hospitality without recompense he replied "What
can | do, sir? They come here, eat, drink, and
sleep, and sometimes without thanking me; but
fores" Surrounded he was his first settling this
country, by tribes OF wild Indians, he has, by Kindness
and Just dealing attached them to his interest and he
has from 300 400 of these Indians devoted to him
and his They, for their food, and pay of from 81 to
81 per month. his fort, work his farms and mills,
and do all the labor generally required in settlements
subject to many annoyances When the Russians,
through necessity abandoned their settlements at Ross
and Bodcge he purchased their stock, cannon &C. and
transported them, with great labor his settlements at
New Heveta, This purchase was affected for con-
sideraton of 100000 TO be paid annual instamen
of wheat, deliverable TO of the Russian Fur Com
panys vessels The instruments owing to the unforu-
seasons, have laid for years and should
Russian vessel appear at this uncture, his large crop
would be swept away at mere nominal value.
Suffers fort, called Fort Sacramento, situated
short distance from the southern bank of the American
fork, of the tributaries OF the Sacramento, five
miles from its mouth and 100 from San Francisco. The
fort is in the form of paraelogam 500 feet in length
by $50 in breadth.
The walls and houses are built of the aforementioned
mud brick adobe Basons the angles, with cannons
mounted protected all sides, and numerous guns project
ed from the mud walls. On the inner side, facing the
court, numerous buildings occupied houses,
dwellings and barracks for the garrison. The main store
house rented during the fever of golddigging
900 per month The garrison of the fort being more
trusy men, better fed and clothed than the farm In
dams.
The crop OF wheat raised by the Captain for the year
is4s upwards of 10000 bushels, which valued at
the round of $4,000 This is the proceed from the
labor of l25 rude Indians. He has also erected mills
for grinding wheat and saving timber and il was in the
constr ucton of dam and for MILL that one
of the persons in his employ discovered the gold.