The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-12-22
From the YasoO Deupcrd!
Direct and Authentic Intelligence from
o California. a f.

the first day Of November last, (siy weeks ago)
and arrived at New Orleans on the steamship
Alabama. lie is one Of Capt, Slade's company
who left this place for the gold regiOnsi in jan
udry last, tn
Az authentic Information from these regions
10 eagerly sought after, we have noted the most
important particulars for the BENEFIT Of our
renders t45f f8stEtt4 gs# attg.8 IVA e9
Mr.. Russell informs Us that there are vast
multitudes engaged in mining The quantity
Of precious metal was not greatly exaggerated
by the accounts which reached us previous to
the departure Of the company; but the toll,
difficulty and uncertainty Of obtaining gold
were far beyond their expectations, 4aa
The average yield to a person who works
steadily, lie from A TO s or 8 dollals per day
AZ times he may chance to find a spot which
will afford q fine ddantity; but then again ii
is NOT Improbable that before he discovers ano-
Their, he will have exhausted all that III" Rrst
yielded, And thus, gathering gold is more q
game of chance than any thing else.
Gold is dug with pick-axes, shotels; sc. in
less when picked with knives from the ~crevicas
Of rocks, as is sometimes the case. The par
ticies are then separated from the dit with
machines constructed for the purpose. m
The life of the miner is hard. Exposed 10
the burning rays Of the sun, and engaged in
labor more tcilsome than any known in the
States, and deprived Of all comforts, his consti-
tuition, unless it is more than iron, gives way
AS would be supposed, there'is much sickness
at the mines, owing to these causes, and the
unhealthy quality Of the water used.
Numbers are abandoning mining operations
for agriculture. And, by the way, portions Of
the territory are represented as we'll adapted to
agricultural pursuits; particularly SO far as
grain growing and stock raising. Drouths,
which are common to the country, are the
greatest obstacles In the way Of farming, Fri.
cation is resorIed to. Thisis done by digging
bitches from the water courses through the
farms. t.s. 4
Good order, and fair dealing are observed by
the miners. And, indeed, society Is far better
organized than would be supposed ia view Of
the motley collection in the territory from all
nations. Schools are prospering in the lead
ing towns; and the Sabbath is observed by the
Preaching Of the Gospel and the suspension Of
business. The wages Of common laborers
range from 4 to So per day, and mechanics
from 10 to SIS.
Professional characters are in abundance in
California, and fare badly because Of being SO
numerous. Men who try to live bytheir wits
do not succeed well in that busy, busting
region. The man Of strong arm who presses
forward efergeticaliy and does whatever his
hands find to do, is the man that wins. The
rare spectacle is there presented of labor look
ing d~efantly upon, and asserting its supremacy
over capital. aa.s4 .a.a eva, av a.
We would advise professional young men
who contemplate settling in California, to throw
away their pill boxes or their green bags, and
supply themselves with pickaxes, shovels,
planes, drawing-knives, &c. &c.
Provisions are very high. Flour is selling
at from 10 to $40 per barrel; bacon hams at rs
and sides al from so to so cents per pound
dry goods are in abundance, and cheap. Board
and lodging at from three to Eve do'lats Pc
day.
+ The Yazoo boys were generally in tolerabIe
health, but the most Of them were locking
w~istfully to the homo they left behind them,'
and feerettir 6 that they were ever under the
influence Of the gold mania.
We regret to learn that Capt. Slade had
been missing for upwards Of two weeks before
tho departure of Mr.. Russell, and gloomy. ap-
rrehensiohs were entertained, from circum-
stances unnecessary 10 relate, that he had fallen
by the hand of an assassin. Capt. s, was TOT
many years a citizen Of this county, and filed
several Offices within her gift, with credit to
himself and to those whom he served. He was
a member Of the last Legislature a volunteer
in the Mexican war, and In every condition Of
life, the same liberal, heightened and noble-
hearted man. II he has met the sad fate which
10 apptehended, there are many who knew him
in othet days, that will heaye a sigh and drop
a tear to his memory a'ss
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