Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-02-09

last tariff Of our Congress is in force hero j.,
regard to the receipt of money.
oouId you know the value of the Cali.
'o'hia placer as | know il. you would think
you had been Instrumental in obtaining
"'"'' splendid purchase for our country. To-
Pu, no DINER Construction on The late treaty.
nc placer IS known to be two or three
"ohoied miles long: and as discoveries ara
.onS'ah,iy oeing made,it proves 900 miles
~ 'eh9th--in laet' II is, not counting the in.
termedlale miles yet unexplored From
i've TO ten millions of gold mus, be opr ex.
por, this and next year. How marv n,ore
years tins state of things will continue,
cannot say. You may wonder why CON.
iinue my correspondence! Ianswer. from
habit and your many remarks of the inter
est you take in my leiters.''
Extract from, a letter dated October 25.
1913, from Commodore Jones 10 the See.
retary ofMe Nary.
Nothing, sir, can exceed the deplor,bto
state OF things in all Upper California At This
time, growing out of the maddening effects
of the gold MANIA am sorry TO saw thai
even IN this squadron some officers are T
little tainted, and have manifested restless.
ness under moderate restrictions imperious..
~ demanded by The exigencies of the
tunes, as you will perceive by the enclosed
paper addressed TO three of the lieutcnant,.
l am however happy TO say that have NOT
been disappointed in the good effects oflhe'
means employed TO preven, desertion. and
To MAINTAIN order in The squadron. as but one
desertIon has taken place since the rash of
GSh from 'hls ship on the evening of the
ic'' INST; and that the views and opinions
OF the lew officers who were skeptcal as 10
the right or efficacy of the means employcd
10 preFen offences, and TO punish crime
nave undergone most favorable chancc
whereby shall he enabled to keen on ,hi,
coast until the whirwind of anarchy and
confusion cohlounded is superseded by the
establishment OF some legal government DO
tent enough 10 enforce law and to prolec,
lie ana property, which at this time is in
grea, jeopardy everywhere outside our bull
warks.
flag oHlP ONO, MONTEREY BAY,2
November 2, 1913.
SIR: In my letter No. ri, from la paz
| recommended TIE retention ON This co,<t
OF all crulzng ships of The Pacific squadron.
and pointed how they coud be kent in 70.
pair and manned without returning rount
Cape Horn TO the atlantic Stat $. When
that recommendation was made, / had mn
conception Of The State Of things in Upncr
California. For The present, and for wears,
to come, 1t will be Impossible for The Uni:
lei States to maintain any naval or military
establishment in California as at preser,.
no hope OF reward nor fear of DunlsbmAr+
is sufficient 10 make binding any contract
between man and man upon the soil Of Cali
torna. To send troops out iftfc would he
needless, Tor ...y Would immediately desert,
10 show what chance there is for apprc-
heHding deserters, enclose an ADVERTISE
ment which hrs Been widely circulated FIR
fortnight, but without bringing in single
deserIer. Among the deserters from the
squadron are some of the best petty officers
ana seamen, having hat few months TO serve.
and large balances due them, amounting in
the aggregate 10 over ten thousand dollars,
'"o'" 10 d 'dSA "oLC!cHcy OIL com IN the
country, and especially in The mines; the
traders, by taking advant ,ge of the pressing
necessity Of the digger, not unGrequen.y
compelling him TO sell his ounce Of GOOD
god for silver dollar; and i! has beer
bought. under like circumstances for 6Gv
cents per ounce, of Indians.
10 this state of dependence laboring mi.
ncrs are now subjected, and must be until
com rs more abundant. Disease. congests
i've and intermittent fever, is making great
havoc among the dggers, as they are almost
destitute of food and raiment, and, for the
most part, without houses of any kind tn
protect them from the inclemcrt season now
at hand.
The commerce of this coast may be said
to be entirely cut OF by descriion. No
sooner does merchant ship arrive in any
oil the ports of California, than all hands
leave her; IN some instances, c0Df0i9. cook
and all. AT This moment, there are num-.
Der OF merchant ships thus abandoned al
San Francisco, and such will be the fate Of
all that subsequently arrive. 'f'hc master
OF the ship lzaac Walton" that brought
stores for the squadron to this port, offered.
without success, $50 per month to CaIloa,
and thence $50 per month home TO dis
Odnded volunteers. not seaineh. We were
obliged at last to supply him with four men
whose terms of service we're drawing loa
close. This state Of things is not confined
TO California alone. Oregon is fast depop-
ulating: her inhabitants pour into the gold
dggir gs, and foreign residents and runaway
sailors from the Sandwich Islands are ar.
irving Ivy every vessel that approaches this
coast.
Very respectfully.
Your obedient servant,
THOS. AP G.. JONES,