The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-21


as few things as possible; get bag, instead of a
trunk "a few shirts, under-clothing, two pair of
boots, and things just sufficient for the passage
send the balance round the Horn do not let the
weight OF your baggage be over l25 pounds. The
reason that bag Is better than trunk Is because
IT is better to pack on the mule, and you will get 1t
cheaper across. JIG.
MoEE CALIFORNIA NEws.-We find the follow
ing, under the head of " the latest from California,
in the Boston Nareller of the 18th inst. We give
1t because 1t may be interesting to those who are
fond Of the marvellous. 1t can do no HARM if care.
fully reed. The Traveller Is particular to find
FAULT with anything that may be published in any
other paper that looks the least like Mung news.
We advise the editors OF that print to go and share
the "ledge" with the new millionaire in San Fran
cisco. But here Is lis California news
We stated in Fridays Traveller, that we had seen
2Oth which contained statements in respect to the
gold mines, exceeding, If anything, the marvellous
Of S having very oeur
the whole thing was a deception, We now publish
the letter entire-wth single exception-and with
to relative In this ely, and there Is no room to
doubt its authehdcity The original letter is in
came overland, NO doubt; but by whs. particular
route, We are not informed, There Is no impossible.
hve days fiom San Francisco. We are Informed that
person was in this city on Saturday, who lef. San
on the asa Of The exception to
lous than others contained in the letter. but pr
vate reasons, it is withheld
SAN FsANcIsco, Jan. 90, 1s49.
Dear Unce-I set myself down to write few lines,
to let you know that am in the land Of tho living,
ard S that am now sDoyDs to!srsSy COED health
for q month go for there had houses and for
the most part had to sleep on the ground or under
never saw half the ha dshp while was In the service
that have seen in the gold diggins. Could have
houses or good tents however, We could be comforta
As for gold have got plenty Of IT. have got about
1893 pounds 1t sells here from IL to 10 dollars the
ounce Twas In the diggngs three months and half,
and II had had something to wash out tho dirt clean,
,hould have got as much again; for we can get no:
large pieces-one piece weigh hing Ave pounds
want you to come out here; YOU can get just a.
,a ia,Is +
the writer OF this letter is the who sat upon the
rock Of gold and offered $4,000 fer bowl Of bean
till my frie nds out found it out by ono Of the
Indian Chiefs whose life saved when he was about
to be murder d; great many are killed and no
The excitement lie great that every body has been
digging gold, snd every one here has got plenty OF
gold. Living here Is now two dollars day. 1t has
been ten dollars,
The gold country is immense. Ihave been Ave hun
thicker the gold s think on the river where was,
the fountain head Is In the mountains; but 1t awful
travelling to get up to my ledge know where there
that when I with the Indians. They took
me prisoner, and was with them nine months.
At last l discovered that one Ct the chiefs was
Free Mason, and he at once set me free
find that many Of the Indian chiefs are Free Ma
sons wa. made MH.Sn ~ the Of
the war first began, and went and joined Col. Free
monts regiment I'VE crossed the mountains, and l
got taken by the Indians. / was released in consc.
quence Ct being Mason; and would advise that all
who intend to come out to this wild country, to be
masons, for they will Ind true friends among the In
dams. The Indians hold masonry to be sacred
which 1t Is.
Hyou va, here, you could make money at your trads
just fast as you pease for mechanics here will not
work at their trades because they get rich so much
fl ster 1T the gold diggins.
You never such a set there Is in this place.
There people Of a nations and Of all colers II
Congress- dses not make laws and strict ones too
Ss pepuaen here vs." ar. Getting S
awful bad and 1t h caused by that curse Of the EARTH
rum. If that had been kept out there would have
been DO trouble here. IL Is warm weather here now.
not much.
that come together, the better they can do. under
stood yesterday that news had come from Monterey
that they Rad found an inexhaustiblo gold mine,
about 90 iies from there and also silver mines
but We take notice Of the silver Mines which can
be got st at half the trouble Of the gold. Quicksilver
Is here in abU ndance In all the hills.
Don't delay IN csning, and bring q good company
with you II you get here In July or August you
can set up the country before the rainy season COM
-
work at the mines all winter If you please There are
plenty OF and deer In the mountains and cattle
and ell kinds Of game and fowls. Wild turkeys are as
pie nty are hens In Wisconsin Wild hors es are
as thick as they can be; and on the branch of tho
river where have been, they have never been culed
out
I,hel leave fer the dIssings again some time In
March and stop until August, when hope to see you
and all the rest Of my relations. There is gold
oogh for all the young men Of the whole New Eng
land Slater; and wish they were all here But Is
time enough yet, there 10 gold and silver enough
hope hail have a mint here that oan get
the worth Of cur gold.
Bring out some good beats, that Will draw two or
thros feet Of water. Take with you, thick clothing
and ia mel shr,s. Bring good garden seeds and
ell eo t. Of vegetable se.ds. have been to portion
Of the country about which there Is not much known,
and where gold Is plenty Grapes and other fruits
grow wild there In abundance. There was once set
teme 1t there, but not person living There
ruins there OF old church, and that very old You
make out that IL a church, and that Is all.
can get along with the India ms first rate. Oaly be
KIM to them, and you can do anything with them
could tell you ten times much more, but have filled
my ,hcet. You can form opinion for yourself /
have only to ray come, come one and ALL shall
lock for you In August Yours,
GEORGE w. MORRILL,.