Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-04-07
INTERESTING FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

INTERESTING FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
Isr,, Jo,e from The Gold Country The Precious
lIotaI as PLENTY as EUer-SickneSS among me
Innmigr0nfs-TTe Net Stason-Ertydo'dfHdr5
SYute Of .Socisty-ImmenSe Profits on CGrgoes'
&c, &c, &c.
rThe following letter bears later date, we be-
lievc than any reliable account we have yet rcceiV-
ed from California, and as il comes from gentleman
Of unqucstionablc prabity, we have no hcsitatoh ~
saving that implicit confidence may be placed in all
that is written lie is the agent of one OF the most
respectable, and extensive commercial firms in this
city. Eds. ". York Express.
SAN FRANcIsco, Dec 25h.
Dcnr Norkmcn
or. nourng in from the gold region, the rainy
son now having set in, the mines cannot be worked.
You have. OF course, heard Of the extraordinary
richness of the 'dggings,' but though some Of the
accounts sent to the United States may wear an air
of cxaggcratiou, can assure You, from what have
soon myself thar il is next to impossible to eXag
eeratc the matter Capt. F., of the Army, man
of well known probfy of character, who has re-
Gently travelled the greater portion Of the aur
iC,ro1s district. arrived here day or two ago, says
were even the simple truth told about IT, he could
hardly hope TO be believed. The gold soil, he says
i, from five six hundred miles long, by one hun
dred and fifty 10 two hundred wide, richer i'll some
parts than others, but wonderfully prolific Of the
precious metal, everywhere. The number Of per-
sons engaged at the ''washlngs,' as they arc
called, cannot be far from nine thousand, and am
quite that If immigration continues next spring
and summer, at the rate it does now, (cven in the
middle Of wner,) the population OF this part OF Cal
ifornia will amount TO fifty or sixty thousand souls
] know individuals who have hit upon lucky spot,
which, with easy scratching yields them from Iue
TO tcentV ounces per day. From this solitary fact
and it is only one out Of many-you will be enabled
10 form pretty accurate estimate OF the unparalleled
cd richness of the mines, and the sudden good for
tune Of the people Of California. There is no mis-
take about il, me- dear G.. --, this is The true FL
Dorado the wise men OF by gone ages sought Tor so
long in vain. 1t is impossible TO tell, however,
q nt,rCE tor IIYfa
will tell-bu at present there can be no doubt the
unnatural excitement it induces, is extremely preJn-
dical to the permanent prosperity oil the territory
as you will readily admit Farms are abandoned;
and even large crops are Lett IN the fiGdS uncut.
Everybody has gone 10 the mines, confident that
there will soon be ample supplies Of provisions cloth
ing, and everything else, coming III from foreign
countries. great deal ot sickness prevails, and IN
consequence Of not having medicines, comfortable
quarters, and good nursing, many every day die ell.
On the way from the diggingS 10 this place, many
have expired from sheer exhaustion. In and abolt
the gold region, even now, the weather Is exceed
iuey hot, but here it is cool and bracmg vi course,
this sudden transit, from one temperature to the
ether is very prrudcial the health OF those who
are already cncrvated by over cXtrtIon at the mines
Another direct consequence Of this extraordinary
state Of things is that the population have all CEASED
10 be producers, and now all become consumers
Although considerable supplies have c2n" Ia and
continue coming, prices instead OF declining are con
stantly the advance, and so viii continue, II Is
Likely, for a long while come. II had held back
the sale Of my cargo till now, could have easily
realized adyanc. Of fifty per cent or some and
hundred per cent. on other articles. The goods that
sell lowcst and bring the lowest prices, are Gotten
fabrics Fancy prints, however, and other rich dry
goods bring profitable prices. Persons who rich,
purchase very freely, and at the most cNtravagant
rates costly shawls and satius that they never saw
OF heard OF before. Such is the spirit OF the people
here, present, who arc thus putting il practice
the gamblers motto, Come easy, 60 cay"
would recommend, it you turn ycur attention TO
this part Of the world in a commercial way, to oper.
ate with small vessels, schooners, brigs, &c, and
generally from l2j TO $50 tons. The wages Of sea-
men are cxorbi!anlly high, aud all other expenses
are very heavy; but lrcghts, | think, proper
iionately higher than anything else. Tine "rmphc-
mia an old brig, has loaded, lately for two three
ports far down Mazatlan TO return here IN about
Two months. She gets forty dollars ton, both ways.
Launches Of ten twenty, thirty tons, charge for
cargo TO Suffers Fort, Chat is, one hundred and
eighty miles up the Sacramento) $50 per ton, or
SIS per hundred. Cargocs of $4,000 to 100000,
assorted, will, think, pay well for twelve months,
unless people in the United States and Europe should
become equally excited with the gold fever and
come on here with rush.
Gold dust is received in payment for goods at six
teen dollars per ounce; purchase il at from
S $40 TO = Ii per ounce. had the Correo de "Cobja
consigned to me week agO,-a nice little cargo
worth $1,000, which sold at auction for $4,000.
Mr.. - -, Of Valparaiso, arrived here, three
weeks ago, with car goes invoice cost Sll5,G00.
He has nearly closed his sales, and will have a net
gain Of about ! 100000! Yours, truly,