New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-16

sd not word - es,h other snf seemed ave-se 20 a.
c1uverss;on- AL tie symps.hss Of our u-noa hu
snifY The -ae- sd no9.r attributes .l our So.
seemed .1st buried beneath the SOL they Were sase'y
4ev.-s NJ swept away With tie rusaing wsier' iaAi
revealed t-a s-fli-- t-assu-e.
TIL. 49, O. b1r . simply TIE higher portion oi
the sand7 and -rcky Ted 1f the stream which dlfiog
ire ss.srs q r-n wsta- covered with the r-s1inE
torrent 5ui Vas NV partially Or entirely exposed -
Thss covered WITH srge stones and rorSs Or on TIE
en- 1on sari Eiih cu-uVs Of stuutei tusnes or uAs
Selecting SCOT We r-lirad % those nearest whether
srv other isFn-s c.siTcd pri0r secession Al
such not being ire csse, went o. ~orS fTsi aNr2
or n sch,re -c'y q the edge % tse stream W. o-s
sid carried down pie ci the esrth . D. y asned .
srd when g. -ient uss collected one tled TIE ms
,1.-e w-h ia earth and Kept Il In motion woie TIE
rttar Supplied Z with Getting o-t SINS.
quantity % gold u ths, spot; re us3et through 10
inlet another part Of the ny nearer the stream
and our a-lrs nor being vel rewarded here, W ssAn
shifted position nearer the other iners Iaere
liked u5on ina edge OF bank, where the sro1ho
nad 1eeu broken by Dt miner but soon deserted 80
g.ng through about foot of sand srd sones which
rejected We csme 30 a Cay deposit mixed ~ith
ssnd flls We h.et TIA buckets n SUD carried 10
the machine. The upper or sandy lsyer contains TO
r'i 1ui 10 $ csused By "a specific gravity and tie Sc
t1u the wster % st thr ush mis- lOto ne cay
where 10 IS found until the blue cay granite iorms
Il 1n ia reached which 10 thete aSSiH--s Is generally
three % four feet but in some Of the other, the nj
rrrs liz ten o. fftaen feet This told Was the
TACT i1 parts Ct the lu5s diggings, snd on the
FORKS o. she san aquin.
quite Ltaiersb'e 3 al but sssmsuders and hrting
In our ms-t-rs about four dollars value Of gold 20
twenty buckets fall Of esrth, we discontinued our ia
bora for that 1sy.
His account OF He in the disglugs presents picture
Of society which may serve mper 70 some OF our
ssp.rirg youths wa sra mad FOR California
Roturuirr O. camp renewed our t-sdiag, witness
ing On som. days most Extraordinary Illustrations cd
fe % fhs sl'f -sg1rs nsrswere co fuuaHy omins
10 from different igsiaSs 70 spend parton al Of their
gold Whist th"y term " a bust which - a constsn'
reye DAY and night for three four days sni often
week A. a tine Drinking brandy Al hall AZ ounce
and champagne At an 0uace bottle as freely s"sier
they wandered and roved about from grosfery 10
store and store tent wild with ntoXlcatiou bran
dishing Bowie knives IN sport or shooting WIN the
ride a. any mark they fsnoicd, with the bail often but
halt home snc the rsmmer in Olhors would esp into
the saddle and yellg with excitement gaop urlousy
IN every direction. regardless OF Al obstacles ire
quentiy being thrown and nearly killed.
Profanity of tne West ptOn, oAths such as We
never conceived could be uttered By human lips. TO-
cessaBt.y lied the air. I'LL Nature hers't a"ed lnto
Al enc. withheld her echoes Though accustomed u
the common vice Of swearing 10 the United states ana
even g. airing IL from the lips OF fashionable young
seu,- respectable families W. doubt II they are
aware how extensively their Vocabulary, IN this p.r
uculsr. may De Increased Learned IN boyhood. Ike
the use tobacco, t.r the sake Of ling premature
manhood. both these vices would b. waiting IN their
host of followers q msurer age % II - tue - the
giant ot the British classical writer's has sad, 1nAt
rutlt 10 the best proof Of h1trsfdHdwS let many
induige In them from bdbf who sre quite ready
u assent u opinions Independent at the mors
turptude Of the one and the ndeccncy and expensive
ness of the Other We confess, as Americans, VITA
thrill a shame to have forgotten sometimes toe oplh
| lon and the example Of our revered and Immortal
MnhngtOu. IN relation to thess vices ~ deep us
gust however. exp renc.d At the revolving profanity
OF life IN the gold regions can never forget aud
| thousands If our young countrymen who nave gone
| there vii dou5t-ss share IN this opinion
With OF these men, Tho appeared good n-tafed
| Ia their excuses yenturcd 90 remonstratf. W p
said This te .iDg god Is t0tlsome sud hasd la)or
| Why d. you NOT try and keep some tor rainy Gay
| And their reply Was Oh, know whore there
| plenty more, and hen want /, We can dig H.
| A further proof OF the general sast'iuness OF the
god trequ,uty saw miners iyius Ia the dust nelP'
| less with int1Nicauon, wng II ~as known, hsd nun
dreds Of 60 ars In gold always upon their pers ne aud
one man In particular, who had dug with his own
hands and obtained Of Indians some So COO In soii We
saw ir this condition two or three days snd be hsd
uow but about s. 900 remaining.
Ola GrernWuoos little boys ant others came dsliy
10 tent, sometimes twice or thrice, Win gold dus'
tied up la the Of their handaercheis, amount
ing each time fractional parts OF one, two, or three
dollars. which they obtained by .athering and blowing
or washing the dust shout the counter door oil
| the traders aud gfuggeriss.
Among all the rowing and reckless characters by
| whom were ,lrro unded, were two special curiost
ties named Bul and Gus Now. Bill and Gus had come
over from the Middle Fork, tor particular general
| and universal bust B.iDg well known di9Svf
they mad not only plenty Of the dust but when that
gone they had abundant credit both AZ the traders
| and groggeries As bosom friends they were never
apart aud with hearts s0ened ~ tne iutn"s oil qno
they loved all around them, attaching themselves s-
fixtures TO our tent THIS was annoying but ne
| many other things 10 California must De borne Bal
was why Indian, and wiki his Jet LOCKS and
furtive eyes resemhled one not little while Gus
| with his eek and rounded limbs. was Ike an eide
uncle 10 him one Of our party after being strongly
solicited sold Bill bottle ~ French brandy laid Ia Tor
medical purpo-es Al ball Al ounce CT eight dollars
! he Immediately insisted On our drinking witn him
but on our refusing seyers times be dashei it violently
sga1-. tree thus throwing away bis hall ounce and
hs brandy both. ia paying tor something Dc dropped
| small lump Of gold, worth tWo " tnfee donfs
| VII en- picked ~ and offered hiai without taking
g. be booked AZ Us with comical mixture o. amaze
| meut aud ilhum n, and al length broke oui "lih'
| " Wei, stranger. you are CURIOSITY guess yoU
han, been ia Ae gsiHs long and letter keep that tor
sample Bill, finding ODo Of our party % Dc fnll
adeipnian, AZ once gave him the souor4uet oil " O.i
Philadelphia, and having learned trade there loh1iy
| claimed q fellow ,owLsmsB They haaly purchased q
barrel of ale at inrcs dol per bottle. and ardines
Al nAif ounce per box and with bottle under each
arm and g4,s Ia n,nd went shout forcing everybody
o. drink nnaiy arranging themselves uuder ouf tent
| dy Tor general evening entertainment
Beside these characters, We also extended our &C
quautauca ty the add Ion 81 several notorious moi
,.duas one Of these Vas young man % Respectable
anly who bJasted VI his participation 10 ma bloody
ana dsgrsceil rists Ia % cities, lev years
| ago, and displaying a hideOus scar said " sot tna'
| from An lrishmsn Just as was setting hfe 70 tne
church" His physical development was extrsord!-
II
sucn career more 10 BE- regretted.
Oae evening o. the previous Winter party OF Ineie
royserng mountain blades INDUCING IN the bot
tie when OF them unperceived emPued ms can't ca
OF pure e.c0aOl the n-sd Of another VINO was Ia
nous bully snt seiz.nz the candle communicated tne
4. ne q, tue same moment. Man IRE man On IRE
put aim out d.. him CUT was the universal sn9ut
and yut hi N out they id with Vengeance many EN-
braci0g that opportunity 70 pay OF old scores snu
the same moe; etectusly curing hin VI h4s ouly
iaz pr0peLsues Among al these men are mingled
not = ieW WhO have committed orsnces and crimes N
the Jaltef states We also met with man 81 edu.
cation intelligence, and wealth acquired In the sold
regions Who 10 Vas well known deliberately snot
smother set " inter for moe, ri1ng o1snse kilns
him instantly jury wa empsneied under the
forms Of Lynch lsw try aim, bat ihey could not
sgres Another was teen emPsneied and ms ume
they acquitted him His pale countensnee and othff
szns told nevertheless nov necessarily the gua~ins
worm Of conscience was eSiog lEto a.. sou!
A COPIOCS AND CRITICAL ENGLISH LAIln LEAl-
con 81 Pr0fs. RIDDLE snd Ass9LD- E1lIrd v
CHasLEs ASTHos, LID. Ne"-fofE hHPef =
Brothers.
This elaborate work hu been prepared with
exer,plsry lzsrce snt ccnsuumaie ski oy the orig
nal author sad the subsequent editors. u is found
"a % the standard German Latin Dictionary D. Dr.
Georges. WAS translated. revised and enlarged % me
Erg.h scholars Riddle and Arnold, and owes iI' pres
ent accurate and elegant form 20 the classical taste and