The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-02
VERY INTERESTING FROM CALIFORNIA.
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Terrible Weather In The Gold REGION.
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VERY LITTLE DIGGING OF GOLD.
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SHIPMENT OF THE PRECIOUS METALS.
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Abundance of Provisions in the Mines.
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fhe IF ct Of CooIel Benton's Letter.
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Very Late from The Sandwich Islands.
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VERY INTERESTING FROM CALIFORNIA.
The IF ct of Co oIel Benton's Letter.

Very late from The Sandwich Islands.
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Advices from San Francisco, California, to the
7h Of February, reached towa yesterday after.
noon. They were brought by Edward A. Suwer.
krop, Esq, who has made very quick trip over
land through Mexico to Vera Cruz, thence to Mo-
bile, and thence to this city.
We last evening had the pleasure Of brief cos
versatlon with Mr.. s., at the Irving House, where
he stops, and obtained from HIM some very late
and highly interesting intelligence, not only from
California, but from the Sandwich Islands, and
Mexico.
We were happy to have so intelligent gentle
man to converse with. We found that he had
visited the mines with Governor Mason and Capt
Folsom, and had been over about three leagues Of
the digglngs. He confirms all that those officers
have written relative to the gold region.
The trip of Mr.. Suwerkrop through Mexico was
a quick one. He lett San Bias ON the lst Of
March, and reached Vera Cruz on the 10th, travel
ing a distance oil $50 miles over execrable roade,
and was robbed En- route, IN l6 days. He lett
Vera Cruz on the 10Th, In the steamship Great
Western, and arrived at Mobile ON the 9th. He
met In Mexico about l 900 Americans, Mexlcans,
Enghshmen, Frenchmen, &C.. &c , on their way
to the coast. bound TO California. Tho Mexican
bandittl levied black mail on all but the armed
parties of Americans. With them they had seen
the 4" elephant"
The mail steamship California passed Mr.. s.
about two hours sail from Mazatlan, on he night
of the 18th of February She was bound to San
Francisco. There were no Goals at that port for
her, and ss che had only coal enough to take her
up, IT is matter Of uncertainty az to her arrival
at Panama on the 18th Of March, as was expected.
The vessel that carried the coal Tor her to Mazat
Ian reached that port about twelve hours after the
California had lett. She proceeded to San Bias to
discharge.
MIR. suwerkrop, who, by the way, was Danish
consul at the Sandwich Islands, lett San Francis.
CO on the Both OF January, en- route to San Bias
He touched at Santa Barbara and San Jose.-
While at San Bias he received letters from San
Francisco of the 7th of February, which, by his
kindness, g,ves frty-thres days later intelligence
than any previously received from the gold region.
These letters arrived at San Bias on the 18th OF
February, In the Chiian schooner Jackin, Captain
Norman. They were despatched by the house Of
Joseph BOwder d Co., of San Francisco, to Mr..
SEwerkrop.
The latest letter states that, after winter Of the
greatest severity, fine weather had set In, the
snow had begun to melt, and many dlggers had
started, and were on the eve of starting, for the
mines, to re-commence operations, and that the
sales of goods had, In consequence, begun to In
crease.
UI Y T.
letter was written, had purchased a conside rable
quantity OF gold, on commission, at $l4 so per
ounce; but could not purchase another parcel at
that rate.
The price OF gold had risen, in consequence of
the large arrivals of specie from San Bias, Vapa.
raise, &C., and which has been placed 10 the lands
OF the merchants at San Francisco for investment.
The whole of Lower California was deserted by
the men, who had gone north to the placer When
Mr.. Suwerkrop touched at Cape San Jose he found
scarcely any males there.
About seven hundred persons had arrived at San
Francisco from Valparaiso, and about four hundred
from the Sandwich Islands. There were about
seven thousand in California, ready to commence
operations In the mines the moment the weather
woula permit. There were not many In San Fran
cisco; they were scattered over the country-at
Suffers Fort, encamped on the placers, &c, &c {.
&c. House room was, of course, very scarce
many diggers had pitched their tents around the
Bay of San Francisco.
There were parties OF gold seekers at Mazatlan,
waiting passage to San Francisco, but could no
get any. Those that had gone up, paid $500 in
the cabin and go in the steerage-distaace about
l,5O0 miles
The price of provisions had become more mode.
rate. On the 30th of January, flour In parcels was
selling at $40 per barrel; by the single barrel at
SIG Pork was dull at $50 per barrel. Salt beef
could scarcely be sold. No one would give $l4
per barrel for It,
large amount of goods was daily expected
four careoes from China two cargoes OF English
goods ON Sy dney, New South Wales; seventeen
vessels from Valparaiso and the West coast of
Mexico and several vessels from Tahiti.
There had been no arrivals from the United
States. The sloop OF war st. Mary was the only
national vessel at San Francisco.
1t appears that, Notwithstanding the many re-
ports to the contrary, the United States sore.ship
Lexington did not sail from San Franc .sco for the
United States, TIL the 25th of January. She had
100000 in gold on board.
The largest lump that Mr.. s. has seen weighed
fourteen ounces. He knew Of piece that weished
with the dirt about sixty ounces, which bad been
sold for thirty ounces, it containing about that
much OF pure gold.
The waste In the gold obtaiKed in the dry dig
glngs would not average two per cent, while that
IN the wet gold would average from 2to 81 per
cent.
The bark Undine, lately wrecked near the
Straits of Magellan, and sold at Valparaiso for
Sl2, 600, and aerw ards at San Francisco for $24.
900, had gone to the Columbia river, bat was daily
expected back. On her return she would proceed
to China
The murderer of Mr. Won Pfster had not been
taken. II was supposed that he had fled to the
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