The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-30

be ashamed TO shake his hand, although the same
hand is fresh and warm froW dealing monte to the
unwashed Mexlcans, Chilians, and refugees, from
all parts of the world.
The men here that pretend to see things ahead,
are predicting an awful crash in short time; they
say, that now Is the time tor the knowing ones TO
get safe out, and that those that are caught with
property at present prices, in six months from the
present time will come cut at the small end OF the
horn Still, in the face of all this property is daily
advancing. One thing is certain, that is, this Is
destined 10 be large city, and II 1t increase for
the next three months as it has done for the last,
IL will contain houses capable of accommodating
from thirty TO forty thousand persons comfortably.
The harbor and bay filled with Shipping from
all parts of the world, which all lying idle, for
want of hands Ships sell here cheaper than in
any other part of the world; in fact, they cannot be
sold at any price. The ships that left the States
six and seven months ago. are coming slowly IN.
The Hnmbolt arrived here to-day. The Brooklyn
came in about ten days ago, and several others
daily arriving from Boston and other ports of the
United States. We have ase some of the goyera-
ment ships here's the Ohio, "a guns,) the frigate
Savarnah, the sloop Warren, the Massachusetts,
(propeller,) storeshlps Southampton and Fredonia,
and the schooner Ewing. Altogether, the harbor
presents very imposing appearance. The goods
arriving now are selling by auction under New
York prices at the same time, II you require any
thing at the retail stores, you have to pay the most
exorbitant prices. The retailers are not satisfied
unless they realize from two TO four hundred
per cent. | paid thus day one dollar and half
tor glass for my watch, and saw case
containing four dozen, sell by auction last night
for two dollars. An acquaintance of mine bought
a horse last week, intending to start cart for
carrying trunks and other baggage from the diff
ferent vessels arriving here, and seeing that he
required shoes, he brought him TO the blacksn
TO be shod. When he enquired the price OF set
OF shoes, he was told that single shoe was seven
dollars, but the full set would only be twentysix
dollars. 1t Is needless to tell you that he came to
the conclusion of letting the old shoes remain on
until the horse earned the plce of his new ones.
Every thng you want done is IN the same ratio.
Washing from seven TO eight dollars per dozen.
Cleaning boots tor those too proud TO clean their
own, one dollar pair. Liquor two shllllngs a
glass. Segars one shilling each. A bottle Of ale
one dollar. Champagne six dollars per bottle.
Oysters IN cans, from The States, ten dollars the
cam containing two dozen. Onions fifty cents per
pound. Butter one dollar per pound A physician
gets from TO two ounces of gold per visit, and
the apothecary from one dollar to one ounce tor
making up the prescription
These teto Of the prices here az retail, 6M al
wholesale The story rs different.
Good brandy, whlskey, or GIN, sells by auction
at from dollar TO three dollars per gallon, by
the cask. Ale, bottled in the States, two dollars
per dozen Segars from thirty to thlrty-hve dollars
per thousand; and all kinds of drugs are cheaper
than you Can get them in New York. | brought
with me some quinIne, as | believe most persons
do who come here, and having packed 1t away, so
that could not conveniently get at 1t, applied at
drug store here for ten grams, for which was
charged one dollar; a few days afterwards, friend
of mine being low In pocket, and having large
supply of IL, wished TO sell some, and thinking
that he could realize something above the New
Orleans price, brought II TO the drug store, and
for what he paid three dollars and a half an
ounce, they offered hun two dollars per ounce
So il is all through. II you want anything, you
have to pay high price for it. If you have any
thing to sell, you can hardly, give 1t away:
AT San Diego we received a number OF passen-
gers among whom was Colonel John b. Weller,
the United States Commissioner for the boun-
dairy line between California and Mexico He ar
rived at San Diego on the LIST Of June, the day
appointed for the meeting between him and the
Mexican commissioner, General Garcia Condo,
who commanded the Mexican artillery at the ia
nous battle Of Sacramento Colonel Wellerwalted
for blm until the third of July, on the evening of
which day he arrived, and the next day being the
4ih, was celebrated with all the pomp and glory
which that memorable day so Justly-deserves.
| understand that all communications concern
ing the boundary line are carried on in the most
friendly manner between the two commissioners
and the general opinion here Is, that government
could not have made more Judicious appoint
ment, in the choice OF a commissioner, than they
have made.
We also carried out with US in the steamship
Panama, John Il. Moore, the Postmaster tor San
| Francisco. lie appears TO be gentleman com
pletely conveIsant with that duty, and think he
| will have severe uphill work, tor the next six
months, to reduce the establishment here TO any
| kind of regularity. The general complaint here
has been the delay occasoned after the arrival OF
each steamer betoreihe letters or papers AIRED isr
buted. Even now the answer IS, the papers are
not sorted, and the steamer has been In port thlr-
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Moore looks to II al once he Will lose the populari-
~ that he has gained since his arrival. Another
Just cause of complaint Is the negligent manner In
which the mails are sent here There IS no agent
or responsible person TO accompany them, and con-
sequenty, the bags almost always arrive here one or
two short. On the present occasion, one package OF
letters musings and one bag OF papers so smash
| ed up with rain and mud as TO be perfectly useless
They do not even take the trouble to put them IN
waterproof bags, but pack them IN common linen
sacks that the least ram or dirt can get through
| them. met the present mail on the Chagres
| river without n tarpaulin over 1t, completely
| drenched with rain, and have since seen some OF
the papers so thoroughly soaked through, as to be
| perfectly useless:
The accounts from the mines very contradlc-
tory; every man you speak TO has different story
10 tell Some tell you TO go by all means the next
you peak TO will tell you to, earn any thing you
can in san Francisco, rather than go. The TACT is,
the gold digging is a complete lottery; and the adj
vice you here, depends entirely on the luck
| of the person giving II. i am determined, how
| ever. 10 see the elephant, before | make up my
| mind. have travelled thousands Of miles to get
| this far, and am not to be deferred now. The
worst accounts have heard II, that man, by
| hard work, can average an ounce day, and tue
| best from fifty to one hundred dol lars per day.
saw one man, yesterday. who showed me nine
thousand dollars worth Of gold dust and Jumps, the
produce of thirty-six days work. He Is in fine
spirits, and advises every person to go to the Dig
pings at once. i saw another, without shoes, and
| nearly naked, who worked eighteen days, and
was obliged to leave, owing SIX dollars, the balance
Of board that time; he is glad to get SIX dollars
| day here, and says, any person that can live IN
| San Francisco Is mad TO 90 TO the mines.
This is all the information can give you, until
| 90 and see for myself, which will be in a day or
| two. hope, in a short time, to be able TO give
| you more satisfactory account and shall take an
early opportunity Of stating my own experience at