The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-02-01
CALIFORNIA ITEMS

UoLD hUMoR. The New Orleans Crescent says that
private letters from California assert that S2OOOO00
in gold dust was waiting transportation from San Fran.
cisco 10 the United States.
At New York, as we learn from the Tribune,
there are now eighty-four vessels on the berth
for California, and most of them are filling up
rapidly with passengers and freight.
Mr. Carter, government employee, who ac-
companied Lieut.. Loeser, arrived a month ago,
with the $4,000 in California gold, which has
been already coined at the mint, writes TO friend
that the tract of country constituting the gold re-
gion is a level plain. Whether the particles of
gold have been washed down from the noun
tains or heaved up by volcanic force, no one
knows, but the latter is generally believed TO be
the true theory.
The Boston Journal relates the following:
Some OF those who 60 out are prompted only
by love oil adventure-a desire to see the world
case came under our observation this morning
OF young man about IL years of age, from New
Hampshire, who goes out in the brig Mary Wild
er. He is the son OF rich parents, who have of.
Tered him every inducement to stay at home
His father has offered him ten thousand dollars ii
ne Will remain, and an aunt, who followed him to
the wharf, offered him seven thousand more
But he preferred going. The tears flowed down
the face OF that kind aunt, as she left the wharf,
after the brig had hauled off into the stream, and
sorrowtully wendell her way home wards. 1t is
said that the young man is heir to about two hum
dred thousand dollars.
EDGARTowN. The Vineyard Gazette saws
"Ihe California fever has seized upon large
portion OF our citizens at last, and we should not
be disappointed III hundred or more of our islam
ders were finally carried off by it, On Monday
last, upwards ct forty OF our townsnen formed
themselves into company, with the intention of
ipv a oh IN md
gings with all despatch.
There are now Re vessels advertised to sail
from Baltimore, and every day is likely to add to
the number. These vessels are advertised 10
take passengers to Chagres.
The Journal OF Commerce says
sit is notorious that the suIphuret of iron
which is found all over this section of country.
mas been found in large quantities on the West
coast. 1t is commonly known as farmers gold .
and abounds in lime stone formations 1t is not
even valuable as iron ore, since by no process vet
discovered, can it be made available, ALWAYS
evaporating inste ad of melting. ship brought
home load of this ore from the West coast some
years since, 1--WE think it was to New London
70 the great loss of her owners" The Journal
has no sort of doubt that gold to a large amount
has been found in California; but this same ssfar-
mer's gold" is known also to exist there in GUAM.
titles.
CASE OF CALIFORNIA FEVER GIN COL
LAPSE" On Thursday last, we are told,
young gentleman, holding perma nent situation,
IN large commission house in this city, at sal
airy Of $4,000 per annum, made up his mind to 90
to California resigned his Office, and immedi-
ately thereafter married beautiful and interest.
ing lady, and in an hour from the time of cere.
mony, he was on board the bark A. Emory, on
his way to the golden regions, leaving his youth
fu bride behind, TO console herself as best she
CAM. Y. Erpress.
~ The gold fever has taken strong hold on
the English people, and preparations are making
for extensive emigration to California. The
Herald publishes the follow letter, dated Liver
pool, January 10:
The gold excitement here and in London, ex.
ceeds anything ever before known or heard OF
The extravagant tales told at first about the gilt
tering chunks, were regarded as visionary and
"Yankee humbug." Subsequently, however.
but not until endorsed by the London Times. did
the people OF this country believe it. But the
reports having been duly authenticated by off.
cia correspondence, which places the matter be.
yond doubt, John Bull has been actually mad.
crazy, and bewildered Nothing is heard or
talked about but the new Ell Dorado. Compan.
les are organizing in London, ia great numbers,
for the promised land; and we hear it stated that
not less than fourteen vessels have already been
chartered, and nearly quite filled with passen.
gers and freight. In Liverpool it is understood
that several vessels have been taken for the
same purpose.
INSANITY AND GoLD.-It is said that two
persons in Philadelphia have been put into the In
sane Asylum, having lost their wits by the CAL
itornia excitement
II Ia 1925, there was opened in Cochin Chi.
ma a canal twenty three miles long, eighty feet
wide, and twelve feet deep. 1t was begun and
finished In six weeks, although carried through
large forests aud over extensive marshes. Up.
wards Of twenty thousand men worked upon h
day and night, and it is stated that 1000 died Of
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