The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-18
Interesting Accounts from California.

From the New Bedford Mercury Juue I6I
We havca letter from Mr. VIM Ii stowell ofthis ctv
dated Panama. May 7. 1s49, and containing Ia,er rs
ports from the whaling fleet also corroboranr RI.
hatterng accounts from the I'll Dorado in Caifor
MIA Mr. StoweIl was a passenger in M.ssrs How,ana
& Aspnwall's Pacific steamer Panama. from New York
to Panama He writes -
The steamer Oregon arrived here last night, May g.
from San Francisco April 18th. She has large
Of gold board and express has been started
Chsgres to stop the Falcsn If she has not sailed The
Oregon brings the most accounts regard
to the abundance OF gold in tho mines gentleman
Porter Of the steamer Panama had received letter
from gentleman ut the mining district fully corrobo
rating the accounts which had been received Of the
inc xhaus tible supplies Of gold
saw Capt Waterman OF the Patuxent, at Valparaiso
just on the eve Of sailing for San Francisco, with .
cargo worth 10000 and some passengers Captain w.
had obtained copper to the ST. 0OO aud had
left funds with his merchants to be remittsd.
The schooner must make a fortune in San Francisco
and on the Sacramento
The Oregon is paying SIP per month for ordinary
hands.
OF theft are Immediately hung without judge jury.
Provisions in San Francisco are comparatively cheap
Flour only $40 per Dbl. and here only So so
| Am informed thatA60O persons who have been here,
have returned to the u s. and that others
heane w ~ ee' WY sums haso Bono 70 wor. -
their various occupations. One man whom saw had
been here 40 days.
The simultaneous arrival Of two of the Pacific mail
steamers (the Panama from New York. and the Oregon
from San FranciscoJ hs, infused joy into many hearts,
but the steamers take only small portion Of those
who wish to take passage Many poor fellows will BIO
compelled to remain for want of funds.
The Panama has proved herself very superior
boat Capt Porter says he her equal She
main herself admirably in several instances Of
great peril, and particularly during terrible gale,
which lasted four days at the Pacific entrance Of the
Straits OF Magellan.
The greatest story which have heard Of Mt
the diggns' IL that OF aman who obtained Sl40 600
in three months by his own digging and picking
Messrs Cross Hobson Co of San Francisco hav been
the most fortunate among the merchants there having
made $500 900 profits goods bought at Valparaiso
during the first five months Of the discovery of the gold
Mr.. hobson Is passenger with from Valparaiso,
with his family. Merchandise Of many desert Mt
least will be abundant in California the market will
be overstocked with clothing and provisions At San
Francisco there is great deficiency of lumber and
other building materials The cost of transportation
to the placers Is said to be enormously high
Capt. Simmons and others, from New Bedford whs
left New ork in the Falcon, Feb. l, proceeded to
California without much detention.
learned at Caao that the whaer Massachusetts,, Of
Nantucket had been chartered at that port for S6 000
and proceeded direct for San Francisco, with passen
gers. The crew Of the Massachusetts, and also the
Of the Syph (beore reported With tor
San Fransisco) intended to set out in pursuit OF gold
[From the Baltimore Clipper, June 10
s. Carss, Baltimore street yesterday received - 600
worth Of gold dust brought by the ship lexington
return for small invoice of goods sent by him
to California Mr. purposes using 1t for gliding and
will not send IL to the Mint to be coined.