Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-08-31
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AAOTHhYa LETTER FROM CALIFOR-
Z: S1S FRANcIsco, June 18th, 1s49.
| FRtEsD t8RACKEN II am here at last, and
.ooI tlnfe we have had, compared with
thssezwhcteft Panama at the same time
! Opt - fvf vessels we are the first; and al
though o's food was not very rich yet
he'd s.sentt Some passengers who have just
arrived, Suffered severely for food and water.
Iii .follysto take passage on sail vessel,
b:t y they ime we could not do any better,
and we h q to pay $3.50. let my money go
to: bay tsekets for some of our party, and
whe,: lslded | had but So. But we are in
times as he water is SO high that the miners
canr,.t WIKI the river, and have been con-
fgea.to ,.at is called the dry diggings.-
whis.d is In the hills. They sink hole about
elgk: feet,square until they come down on the
slate: or rick, and then they scrape up the
! dnsf:. | lave considerable quantity of
| gold: dusa and in fact, it can be washed out
OF. tse din in the streets-I suppose it has
bsen dro5ted by the miners when drunk,-I
saw.a NAH digging some out with knife
| Icas.not write you long letter the steam
er lsslyeses $50 soon. For particulars refer you
to ny W f.. | cannot say much of the coun-
tsy :;ntilr go up the river, when hope can
| tcll*you: imore about it. | will merely give
ynu::a fet. items now. First, then, the en-
tEause iJeo the Bay Of San Francisco is truly
heaHtifuii and grand. But no timber to be
seed, as expected. AS we approached the
harsor tile sight was still more beautiful and
| .atffestit'g.-lt was like going into the har-
/ 5orof NeaY FORK. o. Boston, the m sts were SO
/ thick. 1t present there are over enc hundred
.hi.ss ara briggs in the harbor, besides nunn-
Der of spiall vessels. Most of them are with
/ ..ut.nen and cannot get any. One thousand
dofGars has been offered for each sailor who will
20 30 TIE United States, or South America
s.uLfew can be had for that enormous sum-
On.the whole the news from the mines is en-
sof:aging, much SO as l expected, and |
t!,T-k the reports received before left home
sse,e nj much exaggerated. But it is hard
SICK. a4id hard living. Yet have made up
my miIid TO go at it as | came here for that
FusposG.5
(, Sou may be thankful that you did not come
thf. season. San Francisco Is very unpleas-
2ns owing to the cold winds which blow ev-
:erL::daN after IL o'clock. Thin clothing is no
nss here, for you need an overcoat every eve
mig, i. you out, and fire in the house.
e gould! not make up my mind to remain here,
tan. indeed do not believe that this will be
: chs: grff city, although at present it is grow
;an!., an1 the demand for houses is SO great
That ;. 300 per month rent is given; and
3.ho:'ses.seil for an enormous sum, and several
::iatge fortunes have been made by specializing
3;ln-Seal 5estate. think the principal city will
,be.on tie Sacramento. Several towns are al
!. ready commenced on the San joaquin, and
/ about r many go up that river to mine, as
! ~ SACRAMENTO. All kinds Of goods are low,
j n;arly. Is cheap as in New York, and in fact.
/ ":.nenise two hundred ships arrive, which
! lave - Newly ork and Boston, the market
. Wall ts,glutted, and many must sustain Sc
! v.Nre EIsses. Lodging cannot be had at any
! p5ice-: I'VE have tent. they charge bits
! t.sr st@Iiding up all night. Board is So per
] Day Without lodging, owing to the high price
i x laacr. Provisions are very low: -four on
i x S7:Fer barrel; pork from SIP TO $50; po-
/ t.toes. are high, b! per pound. Provisions
/ are nj lah higher in the mines, as it costs so
/ such 80 get them up. Laboring men get
som F. to $ per day, and by tenting they
/ cs9n I'VE well for bits. Carpenters get SIC
i = SIS per day, and to-morro,v they intend to
| s.rik1 sor higher wages. Y on cannot get any
s:nal job done for less than dollar Money
Z plenty, and so is gambling and drinking.
/ + .nan is convicted of stealing he is hung
/ a on Sc l am afraid those persons who are
/ cbmisg through by land will suffer severely.
! she indians are getting troublesome, and they
Fave. massacred some of the whites in the
Flines. l am afraid we shall have trouble
aithithem. Col. Fremont, who left St. Lou
Is in:the winter with party of picked men.
I.as Arrived, but lost nearly all his men,-they
ssieds of starvation and fatigue crossing the
isaou: atains. started out to-day to buy some
Eouttsr, but they asked me only 81 ,25 per h..
Eand concluded to leave it. Ny meals con-
E"ist IN bread and meat alone-no vegetables
eaeref except potatoes, as above.
i: !efoice that my wife is not here, nor COM
3ang.--I would not bring her here to live, for
ts:all iie gold in Ca!iiornia,--it is no place for