The organizer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1849-07-14

some instances the captain as we'll as
! the crew has deserted almost as soon
as coming to an anchor. There are
also 8 small coasters here whose
crews have not deserted, in addition
to which there are three shipsof war
belonging TO the United States, the
| Ohio, the Dale, and the ST. Marys,
none Of which have their compliment
of men, as they desert every chance.
The steamer California, the same
that brought me here, has only the
captain and first mate left. The en-
Egineers clerks, purser, second and
third mates, firemen and saiIors arc
all gone TO the glittering land DC gold.
This townis act as large s. Jackson,
Misp but is crowded down with peO-
Iple. gold, silver, goods and provisions.
| House room cannot be had for love OF
money, A small attic room rents for
one hundred dollars per month, and
a store room for one thousand. There
arc now some 1900 or 1000 persons
in cloth tents. Of which your very
humble servant is one, not bajnga able
to get into a house at any price,
You will askywhy they do not build
more houses; the reason is that lum,
Der is now selling at from $500 10
5000 per 1000 feet; nails BY the retail
25 cents per pound; carpenters wa
ges from SIS 10 SlO per day; business
lots from two to four thousand dollars
each aud you can SEQ by these Jerks
that il takes a man of considerable
gold to build. You of course wish to
know about the gold mines. and ! am
sorry that cannot give you an accu-
rate account of them, as the reports
here arevery contradictory. but these
reports generally come up to those
received in the States before / left;
10 some instances they go beyond, and
in Others they fall short, so have set
it down that a man is goodrfor five
thousand dollars year, il he has any
luck. Some of the lucky that dug
last summer and winter have made
one hundred thousand dollars. One
thing is certain, everybody is crazy
with the gold fever, aud in two months
there viii hardly be people enough
| Tea here 10 take care Of the town
II ] will now give youthe retail pri-
ces Of a few articles: Coarse flannel
shirts SO piece; coarse heavy boots
SIS; coarse thick wooden pants SIS;
a two or three gallon tin bason Sc; a
two pound pick-axe SO; larger ones
you cannot give away small crow
bar, feet long, So liquor per glass
25 cents; washing and ironing sl2
per dozen; breakfast, dinner and sup
per one dollareach (the fare isnOt ve-
~ sumptuous) and goods that arc not
in demand are sold lower than the
New Orleans prices This is a very
cold country, and thick, warm goods
arc the sort that are sought alter
Provisions are not very high. as they
have como in nom the whole Pacii-
ic coast, China, the Sandwich Islands
and various other places. People
from All the nations 81 the earth arc
here, and athe cry Is still they come
The country so far as have seen,
is bad looking country; che moun>
tains and valleys arc generally barren
oftimber, some arr. patched over with /
snuskeet wood and the country about
Monterey has pine growing. am
told here there arc line lands Up the
BAY, which produce fine small grain,
but are not good for corn. as il does
not rain Ger six months infhe gear.
Thcmouutains ara now covered with /
snow and Il IS as cold as the North,
and has been So ever since have been
here; and YOU hear any one after
this say that Calilornia Is warm
country, tell him Tor mo that be Is
misnkena The land Is now very high,
In fact cFefy ihing 3 IA q sfalelo &
element; gambling IS HE rage OF The
day, and ii IS hot en- Uncommon thing
to STAKE 5000 upon the turn OF AL
card. The last Il heard OF John Ablcs
and Ned Rag.dal o they had won over
els. 900: thsy are nt &nilers Fort and I
came 81 lhc CALIFORNIA; Jas Rawlcs
viii ih'r|f.fr6 others len paaana
onIhs I0lh of January fof lbis Mace.
Mr. Toies. ~ Crnincs hrofhsr.i0.iaw'
was "a he vessel Win ihen fhor
have roi lfi arrived noT been heard \
Of There cauc ln c,lefday s Fet
iron a|pst l1ai sAtisl about
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