The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-10-19
FROM CALIFORNIA.

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We append few items of interest,
coled from the late intelligence from the
Gold Region:
The accounts from the placers are very
good. The Californian says. we have no
prodigious gold stories to relate, but con-
fning ourselves to the simple assurance
of good luck TO those who labor. we trust
not TO defeat the expectations of the most
visionary. In fact all accounts agree that
it requires the severest toll, hardship and
in the mines to realize any
considerable amount Of the golden treas
ure. -a1s. iU.l 70,
AT the date of the latest advices from
lhs mines there was much sickness. The
sickly season comprises the months OF
August aud September.
Gen. P. F. Smith and Col. Fremont
were both at San Francisco on the 3lst of
August. Hua
San Francisco seems to be growing
with astonishing raPidity. The News
says: r'
"An absence of week and one scarce
ly knows where he is on his return. Fine
store-houses are taking the place of tents
and novels, and beautiful goods are ar
irving daily from China and elsewhere,
which dazzle the eye of him who expec-
ted to see nothing in California but pick
axes. India rubber boots and tents, or
pistols, bowie-kuives and dirks, Socie-
,y, TOO, is as good at Sau Francisco as in
any city of the east, excepting, of course,
scarcity oflhe best gift 10 man, woman
We notice. however, with pleasures "a daily
increase in the number Of the fair SEX
ladies who have braved the dangers and
trials of sea or land passage in compa.
! ny with their husbands in search of the
riches of California"
A theatre is abou; to be established al
San Francisco by Mr., w. A. Buffum, al
SO so ahead, by subscription tickets, trans
ferable.
A Catholic, Baptist, Presbyterian, E
piscopal, Methodist and Congregations
Churches, one of each, has been organ
Zed IN San francisco.
The OVERLAND EMIGRANTs.- We lear
that Gen. Persfer F. Smith has acted
most promptly and nobly in making pro
vision for the relief of the suffering emf
grants crossing the plains to California
Maj. Rucker, of the 1st Dragons, ha
, been directed to make depots of provis
ions, horses and men, at intervals ofabou
three days distance from the Sacramento
Valley, eastward. to extend to the deser
beyond Salmon Trout River. Gen. Smll
; has placed at the command of Maj. Ruck
erthe sum of $l0G, 900 besides large a
mount of Government stores. This be
nevolent action has anticipated, as it al
so supersedes the intentions of the citi
zens Of San Francisco. Pacific Weekl
News Sept 1st .-"
, TuE MINEs.-We have seen severa
f who have returned from the placer with
| in the past few days, but they bring N
new of interest They represent thing
f favoraby, as all do who have been sue
cessful. but agree in the opinion tha
f man has to "suffer some" in this brahc
. of productive industry. We learn that
party are operating on the Middle For
with sub marine armor, by which al
!. rangement they think,when they get thel
apparatus fairly at work, they will ave
, rage $40, 900 per day. We make fe,
extracts from letter of friend on tn
: Middle Fork
: "The extreme heat we heard so mnc
about has been much exaggerated. W
q have suffered nothing by it as yet A
regards the healthness of this locality,
see nothing to prevent it from being OH
of the most healthy places in the work
much more SO than Sacramento Cit,
= There is a constant stream of pure waite
! both tor bathing and drinking. runniu
:, past our oncampment. We are told b
I, people who mined il here last season th
il will be better a month hence than it
n now.
! "The water is falling, and when il ge
- down so that we can work on the bed
" the river, the dust will be found mo-
- plentifuly aud in large pieces, ,-Minir
- - is hard work, but there is nothing u
6 e pleasant about it, it gives you good a
- petite aud sound sleep at night. II
. miners here average about an ounce P
ia day
We have adv;ces from the North Fo
of very Aaltering nature. Compani
! that have turned the current Of the riv
!, are now taking out from three to TO-
h thousand dollars per day.-Pldcer 1fm'
a august 1871 .
- A TRlNIrY RIVER ExPEDITIoN.-MI
~ P. b. Recalling, whose name is identiii'
!, with the earliest Anglo.S Saxon explor
h tons of California, has lecently return'
a from trip into the interesting region
;" Trinity River. He started from the Sa
d. rementu about the middle of June, ira
80 led I'M Clear Creek, and crossed the rid
~ dividing the waters Of the Sacramen
- from the streams flowing into the ocea
!, by the only practicable route His can
No on this ridge was one night abore
10 snow line. Trinity River was found
,h possess auriferons sands, and as the pr
.d ty followed up the stream, the ore "
VI found in great abundance. They ave
or : aged for the few days remaining there
d. bout $40 each per diem.
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:. Valuable Books.
at TT NITED States Exploring Expedition 8 "
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