The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-28


had moderated ut that place, and, according to the
ahs Calyoris large crowds hat -"ceeded towards the
gold regions Since their departure, however much
t-...ed With their labors Gold plenty over
but provisions exorbitantly dear.
The Epoca informs Its Mexican readers that reliable
ptelge had just been received from California
the United States government would not any
of whatever nation in digging gold and therefore
advises all poverty stricken persons to get ready ut
for the journey instead Of dreaming about the
socialist revolutions Of Europe.
From January lst 1849 April 14th the number OF
who had left San Bias for the gold regions
nine hundred and sixty.
From the New Orleans Pieayune, May 1o1
FL Stgio ssya letter from Alam0s confirms the in
eigence previously received Of the stupendous wealth
Of aliforns This has produced such thirst for gold
that whole are deserted by the men who have
OF for the land Of promise leaving their wives and
children to the mercy of the wild Indians.
(From the New London Chronicle. May 26
We permitted make tho following extract from
letter received from Mr. Thomas Douglass, Of this
city. dated San Francisco, March 2. lS49:-
The California arrived here day before yes
terdSy bringing large mail and three or four hundred
passengers The ship Bingham of Mystic. Is at this
port abandoned by her and lying idle In the har
bor She sold her oil a low rate, from twenty Ave to
forty cents per gallon few weeks since, in storm,
she went ashore, and remained in tho mud and sand
We are soon to have hundreds If not thousands of
vessels In California, and times are soon to change
small ships will longer sell for $4,000 or $4,000
nor be chartered for $4,000 or So 900 Per month.
] expect to go to the mines again as the
weather becomes settled 1t is as yet, too wet and
cold was among the unlucky ones last summer. In
Fix months. obtained only about $4,000 Some per-
sons In three weeks, made moro than that the num-
| Der of such. however. small
Goods falling In price in this country.
Flour $14 per barrel pork $50 $40 and goods GO
nerally becoming moro reasonable, though there arc
great inequalities Labor is very high cooks obtain
500 per month Pine boards and lumber $500 per Nj
and very hard to be obj aimed at that price but how
long the present high prices for lumber will continue
it is impossible to foresee One ndi vidual purchased
lot in San Francisco. six eight months since, for
50 500. which would now readily command $4,000 or
4 ht.,h tn ha nd
ed at least this Is the in the better localities for
| townships.
From the Boston Journal May 28]
We have been permitted to make tho follow
ing from letter received in this city yes
terday. The letter Is dated
San FRANCISCO, March 9, 1S4o.
write to inform you Of safe arrival the 18th
February and have everything was report cd
sent prices of provisions and buildings pretty high
Pork IL $40 per barrel flour. $40; coffee so cents per
pound Clothing is very high particularly wooens,
ket Thick boots and shoes in good demand shoes
and brogans SO to So per pair boots from Sl0 to
SIS per pair and all other articles in like ratio.
The accommodations for emigrants are very scarce
indeed. small ROOM ten by fourteen feet. rents for
one hundred dollars per month About one half u the
ter. And If you wish to California and make
handsome fortune In the meantime load either the
c. or B as soon as possible with six or eight
light frame houses with sufficient quantities of lime,
bricks laths clapboards and lumber for the compile
tion Of the whole The doors and windows should all
be packed In BOSTON and everything that il
required for building tho houses should come with
them Lumber is selling for 5000 per thousand and
il will be impossible to supply the demand for two
three years to come.
The ship Chill is here abandoned by all but the Cap
tain. The bark Olga, Capt Hull is also here bound
homo. Captain Crosby is here from Oregon and has
made . fortune. am now stopping with Parker "a
Boston boy who has been in San Francisco about two
years He Is worth $3.50 00O and is coming homo
SAN Francisco, March g. 1S40.
arrived at San Francisco on the 2sth ut. On our
passage from Panama to San Francisco, were in .
very crowded state board the steamer Uhe Csfor-
MAJ with very poor accommodations and poor food
and before arrived at Monterey, We were obliged
enable to reach the port Upon arrival there
obliged to muster gang from tho passengers
to cut SIS per day get enough come here
with But 1t was poor stuff for steam and came
here from Monterey very slow The distance by water
found Mr.. Robert A. Parker, Of tho waranger Of
city wharf the richest man here, worth three
hundred thousand dollars which he has made in three
years. Any stories you may have heard respecting
the gold here have not, nor cannot DO exaggerated.
Money here IL almost valueless at present. shall
go to the mines at present. is sickly there Take
all the persons who do go and they about $40
per day Every man you meet has his bag Of gold In
his pocket and every store has Its scales for Weighing
1t. When it Is taken In trade 1t passes for $40 per
ounce in exchange for CON- from sl4 to SIS 1t has
been bought for IS. have pieces weigh from
eighth OF an ounce to fifteen pounds Of pure gold.
There are now four U. s vessels here under oom-
mand Of Commodore Jones, and about thirty other
vessels mostly American Sailors wages $0O per
month pork. $38 per Dbl flour 500 saeratus, 81 per
ID tobacco S. per pound land In this town Is selling
little to be had at that; common aborers Sc to $40
per day; board from $l2 to $50 per week; and hum
dreds Of persons in tents camped out in every drec
ton. All hands except tho captain and FIRST officer
have left the steamer and it is impossible to tell when
sms WIN leave mere sne eamnot go a. as sns
make $40 900 per month.
would not allew my wife and children to come to
this country on any account whatever II 1t not
for the gold could live here. Those who have
cracked It up IS being such fine country set Of
just began the tail of the elephant at Chagres
at Cruses the hind quarters-at Panama the fore
quarters, and now have the entire animal tusks
and all.
A letter of the 9th from the same gentleman, SAYS
hose who read the accounts in the United States Of
the quantities of gold in this region think 1t
easy matter to out here and get it, but there
great many trials and prvations that person must
undergo before he reach the golden
alter your arrival at this place You will find you have
brought with great many useless articles and left
behind what you will need most All that is needed
regards tools Is light spade small pckaxe weigh
ing about three pounds large shallow tin pan,
ming down to almost point in the centre with ham
die each side, and common sheath knife-that is
all the working tools. For clothes for the diggngs-
four thick flannel shirts four pair of drawers pair
thick pants six pair ong thick stockings, one pair Of
Mackinaw blankets, one India rubber blanket pillow
and suit and one tent for four persons and cooking
utensils. party of seven eight generally camp
tosheer take turns at cooking and every one keeps
his own geld
After you go as far you can in your boat you must
carry your luggage and provisions your back from
hve TO ten miles There is rain Mt all after the dry
season commences but there Is great deal of sickness
at all times at the mines, mostly iniiammatory rheu-
masm and bilious fcver The average yield all who
go is $50 per day though have made from $4,000
to So GOO in four days
Any craft coming out here, drawing less than
feet water would make fortune in a few months.
Launches Of about Is tons much wanted. | send
you home specimens Of gold which will surprise
you AS regards the quantity yet to be dug 1t is esti
mated that fire hundred thousand could not dig
the ertent Of the gold regiosn in Ten years.!
Messrs Livingston. Warren Fowler Dole, Holbrook,
and Chaplin, who came out with me, oil well.
City Intelligence.
THE CHoLrRA.-SAsrTARv Committee, May 27-Dr
Geer Resident Physician, reports that Of