The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-03-23

IMPORTANT FROM CALIFORNIA
Astounding Quantities Of GOld-.-
Tire mines Inexhaustible--High
Wages aud Prices for Goods.
We give below some extracts from let
ters received from San Francisco by one
oflhe oldest, largest and most respectable
houses in Pearlst, aud communicated
for TIE 1fibNne by Ihe parties 10 whom
they were addressed. II will be seen
that they fully confirm the most exciting
accounts as to the richness of the mines
and the quanlitiesin which the gold has
been procured by individuals. Tho wri-
ter has been for eight or ten years the
California correspondent of the house in
question, and, as we are assured by It's
head. is a man of The most sound, eau.
tious and reliable character. We add
that any person wishngto know the
names Of the parties can have them by
applying at the publication office of The
Tribune. and so commend our readers To
the consideration of the letters:
SAN Francisco. Dec. l, lS4S.
FRIEND-:' b" The prices obtain
ed for goods here are enormous. Were
Ito quote. it would not be credited.
You will undoubtedly have heard of
the great discovery ofgold in This country
"a discovery which is destined to pro-
duce greater excitement throughout
the United States. if not throughout Eu.
rope also, Ihan any event which has hap
pened for century.
The amounts of gold obtained are tru.
ly astonishing, and the quantities every
day brought to this place equally so.
Every article of food aud necessity is
of course very high at the Mines. Flour
has been sold at $25 the h.; four quarts
of Wheat for horse have brought IS;
Boots $75per pair; Pork $3.50 per bar.
rel.
The wages for Carpenters are $40 pei
day; common laborers earn SS day or 81
an hour; a Cook. $50 to 500 per month
Brandy fetches 4 OF, gold for bottle
Bread 50 per lb; Blankets, $50 pei
pair; Washing is worth $S doz.; Clerk.
$4,000 per ann. and found.
Emigration is pouring in from all quar-.
ters of the Pacific, and il is quite impos.
sible to find place To put ones head
in.
A room al hotel rents for 5000 per
month. The cOmmOnest howell or shanty
you can imagine brings $50 to $50 per
month.
The gold is inexhuustible and for years
TO come immense quantities must contn.
ue to be got out, and great trade must
be carried on between this and all parts
of the world.
The cargo brought from.--cos,
$4,000. The gross amount of saes from
it has been $3l 900. My partner cume
with two cargoes, and we have cleared
over 100000.
SAN Francisco. Dec. 23, 1S4S.
=" Real estate has gone
up here, us we'll as everything else. A
store and lot paid $l7, 500 for yester,
day.
Lumber is worth $50 por NJ, and the
carpenters can earn ten dollars per day
The entire population of Oregon have
abandoned their crops and homes, ant
are coming here. The Sandwich Islands
are deprived of all their foreign popula
tion. Every vessel from any port on this
coast is filling with passengers for thi'
place.
Mr.---Eormerly Consul at--
Informs me that two of his servants lef
him when the news FIST came. The,
have Just returned with $75 900
Capt.--ofthe the Navy who return
ed last evening from the mines. inform
me ofo locality which has been fount
where gold is so abundant Mat there is no
aecessity Of washing tie earth: 500 pc,
Days The amount obtained By cach man.
Sheath knives are used to dig the golc
and have sold nj the mines for $50 zach
have conversed with many old friends
Of mine who have been at the mines. anc
gathered large quantities.; they all any
that they only want two months more the
next summer and they shall have Q,
nough.
Although this country and town are
filled with gold, no vegetables can be had
We eat but little else Than beef and breat
all agricultural operations have ceased en-
tirely.
Executive Appoint tHIcmIS.