Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-05-05
Fom CalifOrnia-Lstter 0; Cant Pol

cisco, anuary Odd, and addressed 10 c.
from mich we extract the following
A seat stngnation in business b,s
since inter set in, and prices OF goods b.Y
in consequence. Vessels urriving =, n
find o inconsiderable market, and il win
bad util there is q tendency toward. ,be
in Mach, when new supplies mus, 90 ~ !
rectio. Within the last ten days, siy y
vessel have arrived from Mexico md u,
coast & South America. and we hear of N"
forty 'hich are likely TO follow them s,o
and Pru. with about 5000 emioran,,
vesselwhich leaves takes away rich e..
gold. md there are still very large omonn!
in thecountry. | am satisfied tha, mo.
S3,0N,000 worth of gold has been ,nkcs
the mnes, up to this time, and lha, 50 0d
have hen taken away from the country
TO forign countries, for q market, ii
doubt that Sl,5O0,000 worth will ba'1
shippel from this port alone.
Thee facts ought to convince the r,o.,
dulous that the government needs min, +.
place 10 coin the gold produced bv The /,
THEREBY protecting its own interests. and u
Amorc can citizens residing in this terri,o,
hear officially from Chill that a very large
of spurious coin is about 10 be shpDed f,o, =
and Bolivia, 10 be put into Circulation +
coast in exchange for gold, and lhrouob 4,
toni ouses. By giving what may apve,,
highprice for gold dust. it would moi be I
20 frd the community defrauded ou, of +, I
pertS At present, gold dnst is selling "a {
$3.50 per ounce troy but il would not
prisir should the holders Of spurious coin
into circulation by giving nominal consiJ
of ST per ounce for gold. There is no
authdi,y here to expose fraud Of this k
inception, or 10 make an assny Of the coin i
TO be tase.
We earn, by letters from Mozatlan. I'D
will beihirtv thousand people starting iniha
across the Rocky Mountains for CaIilornis
cours the report is an eXaggeratioD; or.
that lumber of people start. they voud
AT leist 100000 animals to take them .,
mourains, and i, would be impossible Ia
more lhon one-thrd part of that numbr /
route usually travelled. have CONVERSE
many who have crossed the desert. and Il
concur in this opinion. On large poriots
road Vegetation is only found in small i,
patchs. and the limited emigralions Of
years have consumed the verdure even 10
blade of grass. II this is the case when tbs
hut SIX or eight thousand animals, what,
TO expect when one hundred Thousand.
fifty tiousand START upon the route! Many
mules and oxen are annually abandoned
journ,y, so reduced by hunger rs to be una
proceed. What then, must be tie con,
when such vast herds Of anmn Is are s,arlel
the SINE road! The loss Of their auima :
cause. thousands 10 be shut up in tie mol
amids the SHOWS of winter. aud. we shcli
the scenes Of iavatIon and canuIlra,l>m
occurred two yeors since. repeated ora nc
tended aud terrible scale. believe lh,
mere speculation, and should the cmigr1ur
the best possible precautions Tor their safe,
lba; Of their aCinais, such . number Il
could not reach here by that road 90 ui,
Those who come late in the SESSION MD
the Santa re trace. aud enter the couu.yl
Gila river, in the winter or fall. the oalyl
Of the year when that route is pracil-7l
large parties having many animals IN ilplrl
IL is said that large emigraliuns will tHk'
from New Mexico. and some Of the lleXlcau
in that quarter; and il would not BE- safe
too confidently upon the resources OF llpl
We now have news o! an emigration tui
Mexico being on the road. nnd one Of me
,wo thousand people from Sonora nov coz
| believe the steamers. via Panama. wi .
moe certain. expeditions and comiortah 4
reaching California than any other; and
grants i'll the Eastern, Middle, and Soulher
It Will probably be the cheapest. Where
are coming with the intention OF rGmuIurHy
country, | believe the voyage round CD
is preferable in all respects TO a journey
the mountains. 1t is cheaper, safer, al
comfortable, and quite as expeditions. 81
speaking, as that over the mountains;
emlgrants, leaving the Eastern and Mldd'e
far preferable to any route except that az
lsthmus a; Panama by the new line OF 81
The trade Of the country is rapidly ln7
in consequence OF the mines and the gres
OF population. For several months past,
rage amount of duties collected ai lhiS 4
elusive of the expenses of the custom hd
been rising $40, 900, and it Is thought tha
exceed 100000, the present month. Y
safe, think. TO put the revenue of Calico
the current year, at 100000. and ID
of this will bo collected al this port. Ths
paid is becoming subject Of comment,
fact that population paying such ia 7
government and no representation is exciu
general dissatisfaction. Should Congres
adjourn withou, any action in relation to1
ritory, it will create still more violent 4
and might lead TO some measures on tne
the people of the country which would %
ing disgrace upon our flag.
All The trade Of tho coast is fast conoe
in this bay. Nearly all the goods COM
the lower part of this territory are sent
port, ond as soon rs coasters can be "a
business, foreign vessels will not visit
at all. The introduction of steamers on
will give additional importance 10 this "a
it is most likely that much of the busne
gon will be done here also.