New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-01-08

The ST. L0ms Ser Err Of the 26ih u't. has tie
following interesting particulars about toe Gold Re-
son though OF no later date than have already pub
lished
Yesterday morning Dr. Jett Of Hannibal in this
state came passenger in the steamer Edward Bates,
from New Orleans 70 this city. whence ne arrived
few days previous. direct from California lie came
Dy the way % Panama and Chasres. From BIN We
learn the following facts connected with the route eX
penses and mode of conveyance across the sthmus 60
The expense for Transporting freight from Chagres to
Psnsns Is dollar per hundred pounds, twenty four
miles of which Is by land and the residue by water
The land carriage Is performed entirely by pack mules
whose cargo consists each OF 800 lbs weight, hto miles
OF the road il very bad aud nothing can De- carried eS
cep in appropriate pac <ages adapted 20 being packed
on mules. Tie charge Is seventy nFe cents hundred,
and dollars hire Tor the OF mule 20 ride across
g. the water transportation. The water carriage Is &C
cOmplished IN large size canoes, the proprieiors OF
which charge twenty i've cents hundred IN addition
% which each passenger is charged iare % Panama
On reaching Panama you have 10 procure lighter
to take you out TO the vessels IN the ohng which IL an
additional cost Of - for each trip of the lighter sew
eral however. going out can Join together 10 employ
ing one Of these small boats II Panama Il - lmp0ssi-
Die b. procure any kind Oi accommodation under -
day adventures would consequently DO well 10 take
their tents aud camp equpage with them that In the
event Of detention at Panama they could pitch their
tents and save themselves this great expense tor
rather poor living.
steamer makes the trip from Panama 10 San Fran
cisco in from 70 twelvs days and Dr. Juu thinks
there will be risk Of any very great detention Al
Panama the trip from Chsgrcs b Panama IL sccOm-
plishei with in tseniyi0u hours and without
any detention whatever. Al Chsgres i Is very un.
heslty the prevailing disease being lever and ague,
but on the Pacific side the climate u saubrous and
healthy
From san francisco to Suffers which Is in distance
hundred miles from the coast you proceed IN small sail
vessels the passage n which Il - each and The cost
# transportation Of merchandise about dollar hun
drrd When you reach suffers you are thin 40 miles
Of the gold dggins. o. which every man has u make
his way tie best be AZ san Francisco and m the
vicinity board Is the Al Panama, - day and
labor and sVery else to which price can De aNtd
proporionAbly high.
The Doctor informs that II cost him 90 IN cash
Tor mply settng his wagon tire. Cattle up 20 the
time be eil plenty 10 the country vegetables gen
orally scarce and very little fruit There was con
siderable stock OF Our hand NJ suffers and more
going IN ~ every arrival The Doctor he has read
~ account since his arrival in the n,ed states hatex
~ gerates either the quantity quality Of the gold He
farther states that the gold Is found IN dry ravnes as
well IS those covered with water. Persons who 90
about collecting the precious metals with any kind OF
systsm three nes the qlsuuiy Of dust aud ore
mat those VINO Ike hen with one chicken are scratch
little everywhere.
Dr. JET relates one clr-umstsnce that came under
bis observation which s rather ludcrous, and shows
the avarce Of those IN pursuit Of the lucre even IN
land where is abundance knows no nits-A party OF
twenty thirty exploring dry rsyine that
lead TO a mountain supposed 70 be rich with the pre-
cl0us ore when near its bsse, they came suddenly
upon tpot which giittered Ike the armament IN a
clear night with gold dus, and caused BY tie wash
ings from the mounta.n. In Al Instant, every man /
threw himself upon the ground where lay scattered the
treasure and sprawling out his and legs claimed
pre- empon the surface that be could cover Ia hi
way. The title gsrdet By each good, and the
yield 20 the whole party IN very short time
was upwards VI thee hundred dollars.