New-York daily tribune., 1849-02-17

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- tie wet The zcd can BE- procured 10 the winter
or raiuy season vel a. 10 tie dry 'easoo 10 csc
the miners provide the enseves ~iih houses snd s-Y
piy Of food 10 the present state of society N 81
.--is or rather In the absence ri a. law tlt Lyncn
law MINING especsy IN the winter or rsiuy season
should De carried Ia companies, say from Ten % Ut
teen 10 each with aiequs,s bu1nss ior tarir pr'iec
ton. ard good supply oi ilQi- NNii i-.'i .A -
thar ten or iieen would BE- likely % break uq - sr
th.v have not succesfec a. vel - smaller c1mpsnies
Ia 50 a. yol who have read the Official commune
son a rnnodore Thomss AZ Cstrs1y Jones' oi the
.as Dec l-,- twelve DAYS sitter iet -an Francisco
usy have observed the following remark lncftal9.r
Quantities OF gold are yet daily collected an scNccY
ua.k .lsp.as withou, some lew discovery ui ttf
--i~. r-eisl r,or- startling than sry prev'0rs 1rf
T-e Cnr--oSr-e sis0 silies % the .sct 'n1i ''N
fsvs previous t1 the date ot his disQsch sri pArY
OF I've o. six persons oatsiled IN Two isys e.-
worth OF pure gold have % more donpt e ne tllA
cf rhe statement ty Comuodore Jo-es thsr have
the Iacf 1f y existence Yet 90 olc wno lfs neFeF
sse- similar irs,arces of success, such an announce
usnt seems absolutely incredio.e. Gentlemen ihit
II can hardly be- necessary tor me g. tsy more % yol oi
III actual exisence 20 gold In Immense anles aha
c0mps-stiv, .y easy cf access in CfAo,niN 49,
nav be the eject pon the m0uey market ot the world,
other persous ,hsn myself can better determine oli
am parfcctly satisfied that the supply i immense Inc
gold region part oi which hss been eNpofed en lrsces
a sou have observed larger srea than The stat OF
NeV Y0rk snd reW discoveries are ofiug u1cs oaiy.
There are { am tod. liite less than .3nOJ sliH'
miles IN the state of New Ors. and t two per'qrs
only were digging each square 7'o you y ud cav
I r1HNNN garrnr- Now f o. pofsi..' lNI --l AAiNlf
urobahia % my mind. trsf during t1e next summer
frere nav be- 10000 persons iu tre gold region Dig
rng for soi But they VII -e scattered yer .ar 20
exieut OF territory and you may depend upon H.
/ geutlemen thst there viii be room enough Tor al
la Government and Mint could only De- established
In California the gold would be ss Fs.la tn're AZ in
NV York But such not the case a. present As an
evidence Of ths may tnat lots in -a1 ranciscl
rher len we're he and actually sold A prices tishtr
,-sn lots OF the SAM size ~ Wallet Int portion 90
the mining sfrct which have VISITED, tAtnis -.9L-
\ the valley of the Sacramento sni AM ficah toiA,
s-rut fv miles above Sutter and vcrs am ares ti
/ sbout a hundred miles one painful ot common crt
/ 10 " hicL the gold 10 found, when carefully washed
welded on an average shout hair an ounce no god t
usually took about fftceu twenty minutes % Wasn
| PAINFUL provided the dirt was procured near tae
/ river or washing place. OF course Il takes some
/ time to dig the earth and carry u % tha "arer-
have known instances Of persons going To- search OF
gold who came back disappointed. unsuccessful Iney
aid not fall into the right digging and did not get
| enough to pay their expenses. Those who iaA are
generally those who 20 10 too large companies, or
| those With delicate constitutions VINO OTtdk loNh uh
3er fatigue and exposure Il - something oi lottery
/ % fnd good diegings When person or company
has found a ght spot others are not allowed 90 az IN
the same hole butthey mag org n.' a. Ihe eN llsi.'
right % dig n the spot selected l., however Only a.
i,.f while actually occupied BY the digger There
are but very limited facilities for storing goods ~ AN
! francisco ! should by al means recommend that
materials Or Ore proof uadiut OF sl'ilHoaso 'V svn
! around Cape Horn.
an outat % CAforuis. In the rst place Al India Rub
her Tent consider indie p~usapH. luis can De- pro-
eured n San Francisco ~ q less price than 70 would
cost 10 buy here and transport t there livery man
who il going to dS wants pair OF India hubOef long
stockings These be bad u san Francisco also ln
tbi. City pair OF thick shoes should be worn over
the India Rubber stockings, 90 prevent ne grsNe rom
cutting the ieet OF the stockings, And mus adnh'lns
the water The India Rn0oer stocking "ouid pte'eh'
y,rsprston from being checked too suddenly IS 'ne
ishor M dfrrng up eBrfh " u nee '-stry cause per
| .pirstiou which il checked too suddenly would Ger
tsnly produce colds and levers Every engrsnt shouu
tnSe or send furniture sufficient for MS own use ou not
| more than Is necessary for freght "a very hlgn :"
san Francisco and up the River would not advise
any man 20 20 70 California who Is doing well mere
! N he is doing well enough. let him stay Ihe neon
veusnces viii be very great, such IS a@Ays atr1u ,n7
| settlement OF every new country lnrrc VI" oe
srest many prvatous aud difficulties but TO such ~
have good hesh who accustomed 10 LABOR th1 are
5,,a n.thus here or are LAYING MP nothing, say by
m mean. .o 10 California The lablring man VIII sue
| c.ed best in California would not recommend tnat
wooden frames tor dwelling houses De shiPPed % Al
f,rna to be- put up la san Francisco The whole Town
/. huit of wood and when the houses are compact 80
they y m De very sOon at would almost iueFtAply De-
consumed If one should take ire during the prevalence
Of the .trong northwest winds that occur during the
summer Brick houses ought 70 be bulL There i a
great abundance of good clay within two miles ol IAN
Francisco and lime Is easily procured Inc only otncul-
" In building brck houses Is the great scarcity OF labor
would not recommend any extra amount OF clothing
u be taken u francisco by the emgrant ~ II can
had cheap the cost here vita the relsh
| ADDED. Don't 10 unnecessary expense TOT
clothing There Is plenty OF provisions ~ San fran
clsco-beet aud Hour in abundance. Inc nour comes
| from Chill aud Oregon Provisions are high A. the
Nincs only coBsequ"nce of the ditculty aud eS
pen.e OF Transportation Farmers would do well 10 20
D. Calornis The soil is 90 well adapted 70 Agricu
ure that great deal Of money might be- made by iarm
/ ing extensive scale friend OF mine AZ san
Raphael on the bay Of San Francisco. Rises green
peas and mas them cUcy month "a ne ycdr-all
| raised IN the open air Grapes are also raised
| great abundance from which excellent wine ls
made and fully equal 10 the beet Port Wine. Houses
could not be- obtained at san Francisco when I leit
The influx Of population is so great tnat every mouse
was overf0wing A. there are but lew houses IN 7an
Francisco perhaps not two hundred and MY anu
those very small There are no schools In san Frsn-
cisco good school, with teacher who could speak
the Spanish language, would be well patrOn.<e1' an1
get scholars from Chilli. Peru, and the whole Pscnc
coast. To those who intend 20 settle In California,
without reference 10 the gold excitement would sim
py say, that the country Affords every nduce'ht ~
such settlers 10 Monterey aud other towns than san
Francisco there would b. no d.hculty in obtaining
houses At reasonable ratest rent OF from one hun
dred dollars to two hundred and nifty dollars year
will conclude by speaking Of the dieren, routes TO
Csorns and drs ot the route from era cruz ~ tne
yav Of the CITY Of Mexico 10 M1zatlan or San Bias
fesrrutor OF my Journey from from san Ffanc1cO -
Vera Cruz will be exactly what you VIII meet On
Journey from Vera Cruz to Nszstan Will therefore
give you the particulars Oi my lINfnf3s ltlt Hhu
Francisco for ssn Bias the 10Th December last, and
arrived ~ Bias the 10Th OF December 10 the brig
Laura Ann. Iae price u passage y sl0J Ile P1ce
san Bias took conveyance ou horsetack 20 Guada
lxsra one mule for the baggage and one Tor the ser
want The Journey % Guadaaxsra from Mazatan Is
made ia sx days ard cost 80 ocslde expenses Tor
food ard odgng-abCut q per day. From san Bias
q Tepic is about sixty miles The journey Il perform
"a in one day From Tepic 10 Guadaaxara Is days
Journey - expense =jj beside rooms snd food
The rooms ~ toe st0yping places from SIN b.as o.
uadssxsra are furnished with two chairs and bench
% sleep on No beds, no knives, foTks, or spoons
The food furnished you IRON san Bas 10 Gnadaiaxars
consIsts e egzs. tortllas beans, .erked heet and
poultry no potatoes or bresd Torul - are made OF
iadsn Corn. and Ike BackVhest cskes, baked on
small tin or iron pan-Yery tough when cold, very
good when hot FROM Ggld4lAxara % Mexico. BY
stage. coach the fare Is $40 Time SIX days exactly
Here is the stage ticket from Gladaaxsra 10 the City
of Mexico with coach regulations on the back. Also
from Mexico % Vera Cruz.
The lecturer here translated % his audience the
stage ticket which owing 10 the engih Of the lecture
we omit I, was unique affair, verbose, In short,
spanish al over
TIE irst principal town from Gaudssxsra IS GusnaN-
usf0. The greatest silver mines in Mexico here
sso Mint Then comes QueretarO, where Congress
met while the Americans held Mex.co-thtn Mexico
Good stopping places aud beds have been established
~ the owners OF stages good here. lou dine
Up NJ You ct cup of chocolate starting 10 the
morning sto2 a or 10 A. NJ for breakfast and then
trsveu al dinner. You 20 soout 100 miles a dsy-ay
srage SIX eight miles an hour and change horses