The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-03-20

Latest from the Pacific.
The New Orleans Picayune of the nth OF March con-
alns several letters from the Pacific coast, from which
make the following extracts
PANAMA, January a. 1919.
The steamer California has been in port a week, and
will leave the 10Th for San Francisco. There has been
great dissatisfaction given all parties only by the de-
enon here, but principally growing out OF the eircum-
of the passengers per Falcon mail steamer being
put aside make for passengers from New York who
had ihrough.tckets from Rowland " Aspinwal though
many arrived here fortnight after and the time OF
leaving New York had idea of meeting the California.
Can't Forbes brought up from Valparaiso sixty passengers,
who provided with the proper apparatus for working
the gold mines As every induceme offered them 10
leave The ship. TO make room for u.s. without effect Gen
Smith addressed letter TO the consul stating that
tNAl ~ California they would not be allowed to respass
upon The public lands They however have paid no at
defiance relying upon the assistance OF their connrymen
ns ammunition, Nc Nc; but won't do
Property has already advanced and since the arrival of
the Americans there has been activity than has
s Iii necessaries OF life have advanced one hundred pe1
consumed all they had and the is nominay $50 per
barrel Sugar brings twenty five cents per pound
have several letters from Sah Francisco and one
om person at the gid digg'ngs, who states that five
u0D Instances known where men have carried the
rlrh place where they could wash aud have collected
80 amt ~ 500 ia day. Theses may be but travellers
stones, bat Mr.. Phelps who left there in Dece nber says
te NO romance attached 'othem that they are facts.
have secured my passage on the steamer and we sail in
ies days. fonTs, truly, q.
AcArUroo, Mexico, Feb 10
avail Of short soppaga of the steamer California Ut
s pO advise You that arrived last evening after
place lc the isi instant We take here and
sail this afternoon Tor Mazaan, where expect to arrive
since my last from Panama, have little from California
10 Interest you. think there will be great difficulty in
tuning from that country the States Already has feel
ing OF nsubordina,on manifested itself board. aud all
hands independent OF the officers aud there is hide
in
uar The ship will be deserted by all hands, her oi-
een and viii be obliged TO be laidu up
Yourstruly, G.
The following is extract from a letter of earlier
date we have from Panama. 1t reached town yes.
terday
PANAMA, February3, 1919
DkM Al regretted very much leaving the United States
without seeing you. We arrived a, Chagcs without acci-
dent any one Chagres by no means pleasant place
he lad end Of the rapy season and under the
stances IN which saw IL, seemed most miserable place.
Wecit as quick possible sleeping there night only
and commenced our trip up the river in small dag out,
rowcd aud poled by three men, (now however, there is
party. five number, and the baggage. The
boat 500 in all from Chnses to Or ces, aud IT took us
days get up, resting nght AT Cruces found
great deal OF excitement about the cholera, and qaaan
tines have been established AT Chages for al vessels from
have their bills OF health certified in all by the New
Granada consul. which clean will admit them We sue
die and nine cargo muiesnd ef Tor This place The hire
OF the fourteen mules c ost us x233 in all
In case any OF your friends coming hs way tell them
10 bring five frame pieces instead OF American dollars
the former pieces sell here for rs per than the
later, while with you they about per cent less.
good deal of American gold and silver could be picked up
here prices to admit OF handsome profit The dollar
currency OF New Granada is the Macuquino dollar of eight
rails American dollars, halves, and quare.s, pass the
same dollars, while 10 aud pieces pass
for Ia and 81 so that with eight 10 cent pieces
can puck up as many American dollars ms yon want On
American gold there is The same loss. will
write you again from san Francisco arrival, and in
the mean time remain, very truly yours, J. K.
And to conclude our budget Of news from the Pacific
we give letter which reached us yesterday from Caor-
MIA direct II is written with spirit and point; and we
incline 10 think it honest statement of affairs in Cali
fornia as we have seen:
CALIFORNIA, IN THE WOODS PIECE,
January 2, lc49
EsIroHs PIcAyuSH: Every newspaper see from the
States (and they mighty few CONTAINS more let
from here somewhere, giving the awful de
scrpton OF things here blehorribe murders out
raaecns thes hanging peops 10y scores on trees Lynch
much us he thinks will do him, and is going hone they
have all agreed aud requested that should give you 10y his
hands e history OF now we do things in our diggins
In the first place. we assemble every Sunday morning,
numbering generally from l2o to $780, our whole number
who have signed the by laws being 1873 Our place OF
devious large oak tree, beautiful HILL out OF which
sashe' q pure stream Of water as ever DRINK oy
had been topped about 200 years ago. and had never
AT 10 O'Clock the secretary reads the bylaws after which
the president rises and SAYS "D,es any member know OF
any VIC alton of the laws Just read q to which three times
member which is about eight months there has been no
offence committed with exceptiOn) received
higher punishment than small ne or repfimand from
the president.
The exception alluded poor devil who de-
cced in hiding portion the day labor of his
The nbers thereof consisting of nne immediately held
Joint ca rnngs (Which $4,000 and told him
20, he knew what would be his tate Sabbath He
| accordingly went, and has not been hea rd OF since.
The penalty for theft is expatriaton What mean by
that is leave bofders and II found in bem the first
time aud.thiry the ecood, he pulls hemp. One OF
laws is "There is 10 be no gambling of any descrip
ton" Another is No proanc obscene language shall
be used in the assembly the Sabbath neither of which
has been violated in the first instance since have been
member
would advise ALL anywhere, who doing we'll 10 stay
where they though fortunes and will be made here,
not by picking gold with jackknic, IN four i've
pound Jumps, but with much toll and hard labor From
the best information get, the average OF our whole
per day for last eight months has been $40 80
50 yon fortunes ain, be made la day,
II you work canal ,r mill dig
cling foundation for large house in your city, you have
very good idea of the labor in getting gold here would
not troubled you with this iidigested cpse had Il
been for the have read abont this county
How may be in other portions know not but what
have told you about ''diggins" is feel much
safe here from every kind OF harm than would ia
your photographed city, or any other city.
What multitude living Of OF honest mcnl have no doubt
many expect make lhciI Jack out oil the gold dggins
here, bat II they should squat down about the big oak
with any such vicw they had better think OF vickbnrg
Yours, Ne, JNO. III. WALTON,
Later from Mexico.