The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-22
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ether places Than Wall 'ne money m1Tse 1ou IN
calculation what en- ct California will have on
your socS ana ards OF gold in the Uaited States
ese s.,, A; present, the United states re-
small ;o paTih 81 G been and usy
wrr<es but every letter, every line facts; aud now
NY letters contain facts that must put hction to the
blu.h You may believe me, when say that tor
some time to come, California will export yearly,
nearly or quite half a million of ounces OF gold,
twenty two to twenty -four caras fine; some pieces
of that will weigh sixteen pounds, very many one
pound. Many men who began last June TO aug
gold with a capital OF $50, can now show s. Wv
to $4,000. saw man to-day, max ing purchases
si diy goods, &c for his family. lay on the coun-
ter bag made of raw hide, well sewed up, con-
good way to pack gold dust lie very inno-
Gently replied-"AA the bags brought down are
that way; like the SIZE" FIVE such bags IN
New York would bring near $4,000. This man
g,ng and washing, producing four or five bags OF
100 ounces each, Is better than being mate OF
vesse 1 at Gao per month, the man formerly was;
HIS compam9n, Mekiean , ~ ar three c"wb adc
bags Of gold.
not lima glue that all men are equa. successful
There are some who have done better; even to
5000 in a month; many 81 900 during the sum-
mer; and others, who refused to JOIN a company
OF gold washers who had cheap made machine
the settlements with not vest pocket full of gold
Some LETT with only sufficient to purchase horse
and saddle, and pay the physician six ounces Of
gold ior one ounce OF qulnlne, calomel and jalap
SIX ounces visit, brings the fever and ague to be
rather an expensive companion A well man has
his proporIionate heavy expenses, also, to reduce
has piles or bags of gold, Dry beet the
81 . to 81 per En-, To- salt beet and pork, $50
:oiee, sugar, f and rice, 6oc 70 81 per Id.
many preferthrowlng away their used up clothes to
payrg the washerwpman; that is, Ifthey intend re.
turning to the settlements soon, where they can
man at the Placer who had time to perform that
operation. They do not work on Sundays, only
brush up the tent, blow out the emery fine black
sand from the week werk Horses that can ira
$l00to $500. Freight charge by launch owners tor
three days run, So per barrel Wagoners charge
$50 to 500 per load, twenty to fifty miles good
road Corn, barley, peas, and beans $40 bushel
Common pistols, any price (; powder and lead very
dear.
know physician who, IN San Francisco, pur-
chased common made gold washer at $40 or $50,
made OF 20 or so feet of boards. AT great ex.
pense he boaed itup TO the first landing on the Sac.
Tamento, and there met WAGNER bound to one
OF the dlgeipgs with an empty wagon, distant
,h 1ou, y mes hs would not take up
sent, and bded his time. June passed over rich in
gold all on that creek did wonders, when the
wagner 1. ii sick, called on his friend the doctor
whose tent was IN sight the doctor came hui
would not administer the first dose under the old
sum OF 600, which was agreed to, under provlso
that the following doses should be furnished more
moderate. When mans time worth 800 a
day TO use space and tin pan, neither doctors or
wagoners can think much of pound of gold, and
you may suppose merchants, traders, and pedlars
are not slow to make their fortunes in these golden
times.
In Gan Eranc,cco tbeye 10 ,,,ora ,o,l
now monthly, than before in year Vessels after
vessels arrive, land their cargoes, dispose Of them
and bag up the dust and lay up the vessel, as the
crew are sooL among the missing. The cleanest
clear out is where the captain followed the crew
There are many vessels IN San Francisco that can
not weigh anchor, even with the assistance OF three
0rfour neighboring vessels. Sppercargoes must
land ctrgo on arriving or have no crew to do it tor
them. Some vessels continue to 90 to sc with
small crews, at $50 per month tor green hands.
Old hands are too wise tor them, and prefer Dig
elng an ounce or two day, and drinking hook
and champaign at half an ounce a bottle, and
eating bad sea bread at 81 re: pound have seen
captain ola vessel, who by his old contract In
the port from whence he sailed, getting $6Oper
month, paying his cook $75, and offering 800 per
month for a steward, his former crew, even TO his
mates; having gone prospecting"
Uncle Sans ships suffer little the same way,
although they offer nom $500 to $500 Tor the appre
IN the port OF Monterey about a month, and lost
only 20 or 80 men.
Col. Stevenson's regiment Is disbanded; ninety.
nine out OF an hundred Of whom have also gone
prospectlng," including the Colonel, who ar
nved In Monterey last month from his last
post, and was met by his men at the edge
OF The town to escort and cheer HIM into
town. The captains, &c., have bought up country
carts and oxen, turned divers, and gone to the
placer. Our worthy Governor, Colonel OF lst ORA
Soons NC, having plenty OF carts, wagons, horses,
aud mules, with few regulars lett, has also gone,
but under better advantages for the second or third
time, to see the placer aud the country, and have
justice done to his countrymen or himself. Com
modore Jones, lately arrived IN Monterey, sup
posed il TO be the capital, headquarters, &c, but
found not even the Governor left Where head
quarters is, may be unc ertain-whether in Monte
rey, Suffers Fort, or in four mule wagon travel
ling over the gold region. Now, whether head
quarters are freighted with munitions of war, NC,
or whether the cargo consists. Of blankets, shrts
&c, TO clothe the suffering Indians for the patry
consideration OF gold ne one cares or knows But
the principle should be, that if privates can or will
be of max ing their thousands, those who are better
able should not 60 goddess
In these days all should have chance.
PArsANo.
Late and Important from the Gold mines.
ICY TELEGRAPH
WASHINGTON, January q.
The Washington Unionlof this morning contains
an official account from Monterey, giving interest
ing particulars in relation to gold digging, &c. Mr..
Larkin says, that the gold is daily growing more
and mere plentiful, and that the "diggers" find
Jumps weighing from 8 to is pounds The Indians
are SO anxious to obtain spirits, that they freely
give ounce Of gold for a single glass
Commodore Jones states that considerable
anarchy prevails in the fleet, the officers having
been attacked with the fever Many of the petty
sficers and men have deserted, and gone in search
of gold. Much sickness is said to prevail,
although, as yet, no deaths have been reported
Accounts from the Gold Region by Previous
Arrivals.
From the Vicksburg Sentinel, Dec. 81
We have been furnished by an esteemed neigh
Dor with the following extract of letter from his
brosher at San Francisco California II confirms
what has heretofore been published -
SAN FRANCISCO, California;
August %, 1873