New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-20
NEw-YORK TRIBUNE.
From California
The Journal Of Commerce publishes the follow
ing extract of a letter, dated

The Journal Of Commerce publishes the follow
ing extract Of letter, dated
sAxFRAScrsco pee. 25, l543.
The Ohio sails to morrow ior Nszatan, snd sFsh
myself Of the opportunity - wnie you; ah ,Il 10
service but expect daily 10 be mustered out troops
have arrived by the way Of santa Re- and trsy have
their complement Of medical officers shsil obtain nj
discharge Ny practice In town very valuable. I'M,
believe 10 the only port ia the world where physi-
cian IA well employed and well psid an anxious %
know whether the Courts out here have P'obate lrs
diction. have had several hundred sodieTs claims
offered me and would have bought then but the
Law states tina, the claimants Tnust edayits q
their idendity before Court with Probate Jurisdiction
Let give you specimen Of yesterday work With
De and Il 10 a fair sverage-prooaoy was httie
more busy than usual In the morning VISITED toe
Fort and sfierwsrd my patients 10 town dned q,
p NJ loaned out - 40, psysole In June next, and
entered into arrangements with Captain Taylor 70 open
trading establishment with the Indians, al pace
called Stsnlsaus la the evening visited some Oth"i
patients; came home al r. " and went o. bed was
wskened three times during the ight 20 dress
men, In general row that took place IN we ~ =
where am living. ! have Just returned rom su ~
quest that being held body found oeaa on zee
road 10 the Fort This is common occnrrehee IaIs
Iys day passes tss, some are not killed "hoe la,''
Ten In number were murdered near here last "eek
The people here are taking steps 20 organize "oF
ernnent They are neglected. Inere are no fesua'
custom house of8cers and the receipA rom custom
sre s1O OO0 a dsy There no post once arrange
rnent. and more letters carried IRON the cscra
rpento to this place snd Monterey than there are on
third the mail routes 10 the United states Iner-
are no courts laws. no protection 10 citizens and
there are Thousands Of citizens requiring protecuon
There 10 no mint and gold goes 20 Valparaiso and
Mazatlan for coinage and Is sold Tor e3 ounce and
per IL psd 10 the Mexcsns and Chienos Tor The
privilege Of coinage &c. &c. lt fact A. certain ~
anything be. that II our wise acres A. Washngton
delay furnishing with Government, and ailo" sec
tons preudices and such things as Wimot Pfovsos q
interfere with their duty and rights that the pre-
dcton often made In the United Ststes Of asepars
ton from the Union will be realized.
The mining operations are not on AZ large scale AZ
in the early part OF the The ground IL becom
ing frozen and the waters of the rivers are exceeding
ly cold nevertheless those that purpose ~interng
the mining district manage 20 make u prOhtaoe sti
Nearly all Of the Volunteers that were statonsd u
Lower California living on the stsDislaus ana NC
Cul!smy river. Col Stevenson is there.
I may a well give you word or two on tne sts.e o
socfety among the miners. Murder and highway roD
berry are every day occurrences. Many and many
poor fellow Is waylsid and his life taken without i'
ever being known 10 the world. IL ss common tniDg
10 hear party Of miners say, we nave lost such
one we do not know what has become Of him and
bodies are frequently found in the mountains hall de
voured by the wolves, and not recognizable.