Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1849-09-18
From the Neao York Express

Letters abound from California and all of them have
less of interest though hardly any two concr in
statement OF fact Two or three leading and reliable
facts, however, may be adduced from the whole First
Gold plentiful enough though obtained at the severest
personal sacrifice OF comfort and often of health and life
None be successful workers at the mines bnt men ac
custoned to nard labor, or OF IRON constitutions.
SEcoND-LABoR.
Industrious, hard working men receive constant ennlov
the world Industry morality and temnerance are mines
OF wealth ia themselves, Cafo,a and those who
possess them are sure to have an abundance of this worlds
goods Good mechanics, particularly carpenters and
masons are in demand, and will be SO long as the rush
continues But the present enormous prices all must re-
member are temporary and they have fallen two or three
months from fourth to third One OF the sailors of the
Aemena from Boston, who worked his passage out had
let himself to run between San Francisco and Mazaan
Tor S220 per month. Carpenters wages SIG per day.
For laying up bricks for small chimney 30 feet high the
mason charged 5000. Bricks have fallen to $50 per M.
miles and back occupying four to six days pay 800
to $1,000 The master of bark who left here January
3D. reports that after arriving the mines he made sale Of
$500; OF water pals for So each-orgna cost IS cents
and other things in proportion Crews of vessels con
tnue to desert as fast they arrive and the consgnees
day. and three or four at 50 $40 per day. to land the
goods; and alter they have done half of these goods
will not pay SO per cent on the costin New York and
Boston, while perhaps few will pay enormous profits.
THIRD-PRIcEs OF PRODUCTS
On her arrival, the Almena from Boston, was boarded
by man who offered S. per bushe for potatoes They
nave Deell as as SlU MIX sold Tor 81
gallon. 1t has been high as So The President was
offered 81 per pound for saaraus; it be bought
for ST. %
frame building 36 by 90 covered with rough boards.
well situated, rents Tor $500 per MONTH 20 feet
square, for $500.
FoURTH,--I.lvING.
The reports as to the expense of living economically
are extremely contradictory, and vary from So to S. and
$40 per day. letter to Boston says:
We sold 10000 shingles at $40 per thousand and 49,
600 OF lumber at $500 Dry goods are plenty and cheap
and may be bought lower than in Boston"
letter from San Bias says that they took on board
about nifty bushels OF onions freight S. per bshel
Inc owner Ia Spanard) says they selling 81 per h.
at San Francisco.
An auction Of invoice of boots and shoes had taken
place at San Francisco They brought just what they cost
IN Boston Boots shoes and clothing cheap at home
Good pilot bread can be bought for cents per pound
which cost three and half cents in Boston, Preserved
meats ind ready sale at good profits
A letter Says
would sooner advise person to dabble in fancy stocks
on Change than to ship goods here present The mar
lasts.
twenty small steamboats, at least required to
carry relght and passengers to the various flowing
into the Sacramento and the Bay of San Francisco In
every the engineer emen and other operatives con-
necied with Them should have an equal interest the pro-
hts with those who furnish the capital otherwise thew
VIII not run long tor no wages will keep men from the
mines
SLAVERY AND SocErY.-Slayery, il is said cannot be
introduced Two rthree churches are established. There
IS no theatre but many think wellreguated would
be OF service. For the OF place of aInuse-
ment, many visit the gambling houses who otherwise
probably would not Gambling is carried on great ex-
tent 1t is no uncommon thing to see 200 ounces of gold
hazarded upon card Tables covered with gold and
silver coin meet you in every direction
The CALIFORNIA CAMP-The Sonora camp loom
posed OF Mexcans aoneQ ,9P the Stanislaus, number
regularly laid out and has the appearance Of args town
The greater portion OF the night these men devote to
gambling Bags of gold dust Of all sizes being the stakes
gentleman dining with me yesterday says he saw
twenty five pounds Of gold dust slaked on card
The California market is flooded with ljquors of all
kinds and although by the glass it sells for twenty five
cents you can purchase brandy by the gallon for So so or
"a, and New England rum for song, if any one was dis
posed to sing for such stuff
LABOR AT SAN Francisco, Extract of letter dated
Both July: find that labor OF all KINDS commands high
prices here Carpenters are receiving $ls SIG per day.
painters from $40 TO $l2; timers $40 to some mora
common aborers SC to 8 clerks $500 to $500 Der nonb
Those who choose to live 10 their ens cooking for them
selves can live for six shGngs per day. while at the no.
tells the prices range from So TO So per day. ''0
Extract iron letter dated San Francisco Inv 3lst
io49 There are now in the po al least 1870 vessels and
nye or SIX coming in every day. Prints such as sal in
New DIRK at cents are selling here at cent per ward
he moment the Senator arrives shall have the goods
taken up the Sacramento and sold to best ADVANTAGE
soon as possible, the proceeds of which shall immed