Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-06-01

Interesting from CdliforniG--I Immense
puantities Of Gold-Fortunes made.-The
PHILADELPHIA Bulletin publishes the following
| f,om letter from Mr.. John Thibault, former
" of that city. to his brother, Francis F. Thi-
bault, of the firm of Dubosq, Carlow & Co.,
wholesale Jewellers, Bank street. ltcontains
many details of the inexhaustible supplies of
gold, not previously published. The letter
came by way of Mazatlah, Mexico, and Vera
Cruz -
SAN FRANcfsco be Alta CALIFORNIA,
March 4th, 1849.
Here am in the golden country; and really
golden country it is, for never, In my life,
saw as much gold as have seen in the FIVE
days since my arrival At Valparaiso we
were attacked so strongly with the Cold Fe-
yer, that we left in mass; that is, about 1900
OF the best and most active young men OF CHI
Ii, native and foreign. left the country and are
now all here. A proportonate number from
each other port has arrived, and about $4,000
overland.
would like, if | had time, 10 give you some
of the forty thousand accounts of persons who
have been to the mines. The poorest man in
this place can show from $500 10 $500 in
gold dust, that he has gathered by his own
hand in month or so. Some have found in
three months time as much as SIS 200 10 $780,
900; but they have been fortunate. No one,
with the least labor, finds less than SIS to $40
per day and by persevering and the least
good luck one may find from $50 to $780,
This is truth. ! could tell you of the names
of persons innumerable, who, eight months
ago were not worth 500, who are now worth
100000. Some, by good speculation, have
amassed from one to two millions in that space
@f of L.. L.
there are some instances.
Property has risen to an immense profit -
Landholders six months ago sold lots at $50,
which the owners now refuse 10 sell at SIS, OO0
Some cargoes have arrived which cost $780,
600 to $50, 900, and sold for $500, 900. Goods
have been sold at 500 10 1000 per cent. ad-
vance. For instance, sold my cloak, which
cost two years ago $38, for eleven doubloons
here sold for $3.50. Boots $50 pair. Pants
that cost S12, for $50 to $40. Brandy SIS per
bottle.
Money has been made 10 an immense amount
by purchasing at the mines gold dust, at SO 10
So the ounce, which sells here at SIS to SIC
The consequence is, that every body goes to
For the sake of my health shall remain here,
"LClC SdH w well, IOI Tie pics
en-: at least.
A common servant in private house gets
from 500 to $3.50 per month, and they are
very independent at that. You go into no.
tel and ask for breakfast: if the cook is
gone, (for he only stays one hour at each meal
time,) you get slice OF cold meat, bread, pro-
badly no coffee or tea, certainly no milk, and
you pay ST also ST. so for dinner of rice
soup, piece of very poor roast beef, and pc
tatoes-all these eaten offa table OF bare boards.
Bottled ale is 50, brandy SO, wine SIS, tolera-
bly, good; segars Every poor) three for 25 cts.
Loaves of bread worth at home cents, sell
here for 25 cents A house which cost $40
in Valparaiso, ready to put up, sold here for
$4,000.
l am sleeping in garnet, two in bed, and
consider myself quite lucky, as people are liv
ing in all kinds of things-tents, empty hogs
heads, &c. &c.