Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-23

.h II, he proyided with copy VI 'h'' o., If
end ina, the people may have an olpo, ',;nn and
establishing for themselves ooAs. IA state
Republican form OF GoVernIneh. - ahali ;mme.
nrnr 10 The 4h day OF July mex, sun a,hracsd
s;a,aw n,oceed to lay Oft The country emoraceu
n,,b;o he Limits of The proposed State, mo con
ns";ar, districts, Tor The election OF delegates "
c',ny.nliou Tor The purpose eli forming o.a's
cnnsltu,ion; aud shQ designate ,he 'l!le anu
nl,ce o, holding The election IN each nis1I'c., aP
noiot Inc officers 10 conduct the same, anu pc.
sc,ibe he mode OF making the returns 'neieo,'
and shall apportion the delegates, hily 10 al
among Inc several disuicis, as near as ni"y ",
according IN The number Of legal voters IN edeh'
and he shall also designate the time ana pidce 'oi
he assembling OF sad conventions. Every WINE
male cilIzen OF The United States' ipeiuu'os
those who sha i have become such unoel 'he pr
visions OF The said l:eaty with Mexico ue,us az
,ual residents of the proposed state, anu nav"e
alained the age OF 81 years, saall DC eh''''eu y
vote al said election. Th,,,ho
"Sec 3 And be il further enacted, Ihatlhe
laws OF The United StaIes, s. lar as they are NJ,
loca,Iy jnappIicable are hereby EXTENDED 10 anu
dsrIared 10 be ia force in said Sta'e; ana uh.'i
the next general census the said ola,e shdlI os
entitled 10 one representative in Inc congress VI
the Uni ed States"
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.
INTcREsT. NG-ChIIFoRNIA GOLD.
r,,,a,to fn letter from Thomas d. Larktn, Esq
INIT, C1usui and nolo Napp Agent Of me U.
Syo,es II the Secretary n STATE, dated al W0m-
ton Nm. 18th, lS4S, and reseirsd IN tis Guy
ON FRIDAY cuen,ng last.
nTne digging anu washing for gold continues
m increase On The Sacramento placer, So idr as
regards The number OF persons engaged I'D me
business and The size and quantity OF the lhe'd,
daily Obtained. have had in my hanas seVsra'
pieces OF gold, about twenty'thfee cardls me
wpiahine IRON one TO two pounds, anu nave !,
,,o,e a"od author,ry that pieces have been found
we,oh;ne sixteen pounds Iaieed, have hearo
nj onp snecimen ,h.t weighed twenty-five pounas.
There are many men al the placer, VINO IN june
last had moi one hundred dollars, now IN posses
sion Of from FIVE 10 twenty thousand oolla's,
which they made by digging gold ana 'fauIns
with The Indians. Several, believe, nave mace
more. A common calico shirt, or even SILVER
dollar. has been taken by an Indian iof go'o,
without regard to size and hall 70 one ounce
OF eold-say So TO $i6-is now considered Inc
price OF a shirt while from three 10 ten ounces "
The price Of blanket. One hundred dollars a
day for several days in succession was anu y
considered common remuneration ior me ldool
oil a sol,i-disger, though few Wo:R over ih9i,n
al a Time as the ldllSut - felf SiSa'' i''a =
10 October one halt OF the gold-hunlers nave oeeh
ticted either with Inc ague ard lever or me III
termilent fever and twenty days absence from
the placer during those months is necessary 10
escape these diseases There have mol, however
| been many fatal cases. The gold IS now s'ld
| from The smallest imaginary piece 10 s'zs te
pieces Of one pound in weight, at Slo per troy
ounce Tor all thc purposes 81 commerce; hn
those who are under ;he necessity oil rd'sips con-
10 pay duties To the government are obliged L.
accept from SO to 81 per ounce. All The COLI
in California IS likely to be locked up 10 the Gus
,om.house, as the last tariff OF our Congress Is II
force here in regard Ia the receipt Of money.
"Couid you know the value OF the Cal,ornii
placer as know il, you would think you had beer
instrumental in obiainirg most splendid pur
chase for our country. ,opu; no Other CONSTRUCTION
on the late treaty.
"The placer is known to be Two or three hun
bred miles long and as discoveries are constant
being made, il may prove 600 miles in length
in fact il is, not counting the intermediate miies
vet unsxpl0red. From five TO ten millions o
gold must be our export this and mex ye"r.-
How many more years this state OF things VII
continue, cannot say. You may wonder WI
/ conllnne my correspondence ! answer, iron
habit, and your many remarks Of The interest yo
'ake in my letters"