The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-05
ACCOUNTS FROM CALIFORNIA.
Iron the Nevport Nsvs Fab I

we extract the following IRON letter received
lew days since, from Mr.. Henry l.. Sheldon, al
San francisco, by his iather in this town We
publish such parts OF the letter as can have any
interest for our readers; the sentences omitted
are OF private and domestic nature. This letter
is nearly OF as late a date as any which have been
received from Caliornia; and from this, we think
the more sober minded and rejecting must be con-
vIRced that large fortune cannot be made in a
Gay, week, or month, by digging gold. After
giving IT fair trial, Mr.. Sheldon was satisfied to
ne realizes more money, by less labor, and under
lar more comfortable circumstances, than by
working at the mines. This only confirms the
opinion which We have always entertained, that
tools and implements OF trade with hun, for he
may find il more to his advantage, health, and
comfort, TO use them, instead Of digging for gold
San FnAxcnco, Urrrs c.l,voss,A,l
October :, lsss
An opportunity occurring to send you q letter BY
agentemsn bound across the Isthmus Of Pauams, /
gladly esiss the chance Since last wrote you have
enjoyed my usual good health. Immedistely sfter
writing to you, st that date Left town for the geld
tiers Of the CshJornian which nov forward, AttSs
mines had at FIRST, rather bad luck but
made ont pretty WE'LL and, at the end Of six veshs
virgin gold worth In the Unted Ststes s2 per on
here however. brings but 80 cash. sie In goods
IL As p.ss s0a e: 10 :,.
latter situated In certainly the beautiful val
ley ever saw In my life You win see BY the paper Of
bsrn dissolved, and thst new nrm hes been formed
Who o"S o' ~oh ssy g sssh Of y. the.
Ssst tn. man ever ne ss. ~,
'onny ior making money goes.
and, BY that time, expect TO be worth somsthins
TIE sMuoeLINo or TIKI BRITISH.
Bosrss, yaauaxy 81 lsgs
EpiroR Nrw YoRK HssAIp:
SIN lin the Boston Tme' Of this morning q. pub.
.sns,s,s s' a esed rom your paper under u.
generally appealed to for correct foreign
and domestic, the editor should BE- careful hog he
permits himself to be betrayed into adopting I'd pub
Lining Of his asnts the effect either
OF ieporspce or draft on the ignorance OF oreduly
Of bis readers Now, what Mr. Branch tells jos about
the tmugging OF rpecie from the ports Of Maratlsn
and San Bias may all be true enough for any one Who
has ever bad dealings In Mexico aud With Mexicsns
knows the universal that perva all IA rs
from the lepero Who may be bribed With ousrtils 10
the first man In the government, who accordipa to
bic rank and power graduates the price OF corruption
All Who have bad dealings with their oustom houses
know that with most Of them the collector or afmin
istrstor a. he called has regular tariff OF corrup
non established The importer presents to this col.
i,ctor the true invoice Of cargo, upon which he pays
he tmcer certain per cent and then permitted 20
present. different and fabricated invoice, By which
the duty paid t. the governm. mt s graduated aud ce
ected and so In relation Tn all matters IN,
Intervention of public functionsry
4. ~" probable that smuggling Of the precious metals
eI.equehtiy GONE In Mexico, but u Ia done by gold
ana silver In bars not In coin, In coin not by the
mode 80 desert ed In MIR Brsnehs letter Tn. AMOR
aon on Tie precious metals in bars or In rots A. nro
hibited because by such the government veuId
lo'e the duty paid the mint for coming; and have
se known Of the Smuggling OF silver in
bars But coin Is frequently, nay, Ia annually and
nsy FAY PERIODICALLY exported large su ms bv tbs
yerious foreigners doing burmese In hIsx,oo Amsr
csbr English. french, and Germau, to their oarr.s
poe abroad and this exportston IL not onIv
permitted b. niIons st time but the covers ment
fu n'she' so neralyof squadron Of drsyson