Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-09-20
CALIFORNIA.

lne most aulhcnUc sources OF information here.
Wo arrived at this place the 9th of July, making
the passage in l40 days, sea time. We had
very rough weather around the Horn, and eycep-
ting that, the voyage has been very peasant.-
None of the Montpelier boys have arrived yet,
as The average passage is six months.
There arc 100 sail of vessels now in the har-
Dor, all deserted and they Will not bring 10 per
cent. of the cost in Boston.
Flour is worth only $500 per Dbl. here, but in
tho mines it is worth $40, and in fact most all
Kinds OF provisions ure as cheap hero as they
are IN Boston, but the price OF transportation
from here to the diggings is very high.
Dry goods and clothing are u drug in the mar
ket, not so high as in Boston. Good lumber is
worth $500 per thousand, here. Brick 500,
Shingles $50, and Window sash with the glass
set is worth 81 % per light Sleralus IS sell
ing IN this place nop for $40 per pound, but per-
lnps IN three months it will not be worth 25 els,
Some things you can get 1000 per cent advance
Of the cost in Boston, aud others will not bring
fifty per cent of the original cost.
Common day ldborers get about $40 per day,
and mechanics from 10 to $50. Board at the
Hotel costs S2 per week, washing So per doz.
and You have to pay II Ice. for a drink of fresh
water. A man will not wheel wheclbarrow
across the street short of dollar; and toast
which was drank here the 4th, Is, in a few words,
good description of the places
California The land where one man il lust
rs good another, only n id sight better.'
TLeclinatc here is beautiful and very healthy,
and all those who lot Run alone. are healthy in
The miles. The lives aud property of lndlvldu-
ais are as scNre here or IN the mines as they are
in New England, aud there is 10 law ms yet, but
Lynch law. The richest of goods direct from
Canton, lay piled up IN the streets of San Fran
cisco, and no one thinks of steaing them. II
a.
the first offence he receives 40 ashes, aud Tor he
second lie is shot without ceremony. As for
Gold, it is almost unnecessary for me to stale
anything about it, for there are countless millions
Of 1t, from the top Of the muuntans, to the bed
OF the rivers hut the mass is found on the streams
Lind here IS very high, the rent Of a spot
large enough to build shanly ~ by Is on, is
$1,000 per year. There is hotel here, kept by
a Mr.. Parker, not larger than the Temperance
House at Montpelier, which rents for S97 900
per year. BY what have written, you viii be
able to Judge how mltters stand here at present
will write you again after have been into the
mines, ana will then send you specimen Of the
gold dust. Yours, Respectfully, q. w. L.
The News from California, by
the Empire City.
The steamship Empire City, from Chagrcs tie
LIST, and Jamaica the 9Th Of Sept, arrived at
New York on Thursday afternoon. BY her ar
rival, We are put IN possession Of files of the AL.
ia Coiiornia 10 the I'd of August, inclusive
Tie folio ,ing is memorandum OF the specie
brought by the Empire City:-.lias.
Consignees e. Rowland Il Aspinwall, SS2.G0l.-
81 Livingston, Wells g. Co., l20,AO0; r. Wood
and II. Sheldon, 1900; Mason 81 Thompson,
$50; P.J. Farnham 81 Co., 4760; Shepherd
Knapp, 4G3l, ID. Bnnel, 10000; A. r. Emo,
lC,72l; Howard, Son. g. Co., 1000; Pulaski
Jacks 1880; Barstow, Pope, g. Co., 1000; j. J.
CodlIngton, 500; Hayden g. Coalc, G7l0; John
DeWlu s. &C., l760S; lIarndon & Co, ll20 !;
sherman g. Stark, $500; Suydam Reed, & CO.,
$4,000; L. w. Clark, Dodge, 81 Co., 32,O7S, 70;
Grlnneii, Miuturn, g. Co, 6l,20S; Meyer 81
Slucken, 2Ooo; 10 hands OF passengers, about
100000. In all, S603 1880.
Among the passengers IN the Empire City are
many cmgrants who return in bad health, with
constitutions much impaired.
10 the month IF July there arrived at San
Francisco 36li persons, of whom about 5000
were Americans; only 10 were females.
Parties of the overload emigranls we've CON-
in,5 IN at Sacramento and Other Northern out
posts. a letter from Sacramento city, dated Ju-
~ "a, contains the following intelligence.
Immigrants from Missouri, over the mountains,
are now arriving daily. The first party Of pack
ers has been here five or six days and reports
four wagons IN Pleasant Valley abont 100 miles
above, and live or six thousand wagons on the
way, and not tar behind.
The average passage of the vessels which
have reached San Francisco from the various
Atlantic ports, i. 1913 days.
a now Baptist Church on Washington street
was about being dedicated to the service of God.
The Alta California OF August 2, for the
steamer" is mainly filled with an account of an
attack by an armed party Of Americans, on the
lGth Iulv n pn tho a. ..
ers in San Francisco, with tn. consequent pro
ceedIngs of the cltlzens. The attack appears to
have been unprovoked and very savage ; and the
assaliants were large number Of turbulent and
lawlcss fellows, who had organized themselves
Tor mischief under the name, first Of Hounds"
ana then OF "ReguiatOrs" meeting OF ci,i-
zens was called in the afternoon, aud attended
by about $50, vino formed themselves into no.
lce, and proceeded to arrest the Regulators. -
Seventeen we're IN custody by sun down, who
were placed on board the u 5. ship Warren,
for snle keeping. The leader of the gang was
among them, mined Roberts. On Tuesday, Ju.
y IL, grand jury was organized for the occa-
son. aud soon brought in an indictment against
the prisoners, charging them with conspiracy,
rot robbery, and assault with intent to XIII. -
The trial is reported at length, occupying many
columns, in which are given the testimony, the
speeches OF counsel, &C., &c. Finally, Samuel
Roberts was found guilty on all the charges, and
the jury recommended that he be sentenced to
exile, {" to some port in the United States" never
To return on pain of death. Theodore r. Saun-
ders was found guilty on all the charges except
that of conspiracy. John Curley, David Gale,
joan +. Barker, WIN. Mickle, Augustus S. ST.
John, James II. Harrison, aud George Ba,cheI-
der, were found guilty on some of tine charges !;
and John Powers, George Chlds, and Cyrus
Leatherby were acquitted.
Sentences 5. Roberts and II. r. Saunders
ten years in peniten;ary, at hard labor. John
Coney, fine Of $1,000, and one year penitentia-
ry. David Gae, fine of $780, aud SIX months
peni.entary A. 5. st. John, fine OF $500. and
10 give bond in 5000 to keep the peace. John
f. Barker, fine Of $3.50, and $500 bond Wm
Mcke, fine Of $3.50, and $500 bond.
The following are the accounts fIon the vari-
Gus gold washings I'VE have few days later
intelligence from The American River gold wash.
ings, from Yubl, and from Feather rivers. The
news Is unimponanl. Many of the deposits of
the Rio Americana have become nearly exhaust
ed; but new discoveries every day occur and
since the floods have ahatod, tho researches have
in many Instances proved lllteringly successful.
Constant accossions to the mining community
are taking place, aud many of the old washings
are entirely occupied by new corners. The mi.
Defs of The last year form nearly distinct d.
vision OF the llborlng class, aud invariably re.
cede to the newer and more distant deposites