The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-05-17


Interesting News from California.
The gold legends fully coofrnsd-The detention of tie
California, and desertion Of her erew, &c, &c.
BY the arrival of the ship Tyrone. from Vera Cruz,
have authentic accounts from San Franciso to the It'll OF
March The annexed letters were brought down from
San Francisco 10 Mazaan by Mr.. PARROT, who lately
went TO California as bearer OF dispatches IL will be
seen that the steamship California has been entirely de-
serted by her crew, which accounts for her arrival at
Panama
SAN Francisco March 2, 1919.
bu, short time and am heartily surprised with everything
that see Speculation OF all kinds is rife and exceeds
OF 6 and 81 Town lots are held at the most enorbtans
prices, and every lohoder is worth from fifty hun
of asceraining the state of affairs generally was
vented from going ON shore yesterday in consequences OF
cold, yet cannot but believe that there is
natural and fictitious value placed everything. which
will soon be corrected Merchandise and labor extra
ordinarily high.
la relation to the Mines there is PROFESSIONALLY an
abundan, supply Of gold and it is continually discovered
down as low as Lower California.
There are TWO or three firms who monopoze the bust
he goods by retail to The and taking pay alIow
and hidesthe former shipped TO the United States, and
have used their money in speculation and buying goods
from vessels which arrive in abnndancs from Mexico
The steamer will be detained here month, and perhaps
six weeks tor supply of gold.
There nre not hon es enough To contain in the town.
and shall camp olt in the neghborhood with some
friends who came on in the steamer. Some few buildings
to ten dollars per day am writing this in the cold, and
my fingers fairly ache TAe rainy season. accompanied
with cold, damp weather, will continue weeks
This has been the severes winter however, for years in
this county The rains have been heavy, and the com
muncaton with some parts of the money region OIL
II Will yet be month before parties leave this place
with safety, owing 10 the snow and mud
| have some doubts whether the present of San
Francisco will continue be the place of business 1t is
situated few miles from The entrance Of the habor, on the
sness that vessels cannot approach under quarter
half mile of the city, owing TO fiat which makes off d
10, Obliged
be gh'ened. and the goods again to be shipped the
suitable, and should be surprised
tempt made TO chanse the port Al present own-los are
worth III San Francisco S5,OOO to $4,000 each
Yours, truly, AG.
SAN FRANcIsoo, March 7, 1919.
My DEAR i wrote you few days since arrival
and avail of the detention Of the vessel for Mazatlnn,
give you some items OF and things in this delec,a
god stories are ali fru, The consequence is that labor
rents, provisions, &c enormously high Town prop
country and lots selling in this place from five to
ty thousand dollars; rents from five hundred thou
dollars per day The steamer California is deserted by
every soul except the captain and chief mate and there
probability Of her leaving under three months
This is speculation ON pa't for there is no saying when
she W i'll get either fuel or IA
Fifty hundred dollars per day is nothing exaordi-
nary for miners TO make. There is however some danger
so""lv murder "md s God is yey abm
dan and goods extravagany high and an immense pop.
return merely 10 throw away the proceeds Of their labor
In fact hardly give you idea OF the state of the
country Those who have been here with common
industry ap prudence worth from twenty thousand 10
TWO hundred thousand dollars. | have not been able to
procure board in tho place and in company with Mr. Fra
and young Ducos have pitched tent quarter OF
mile from town. Wages Of servant, $3.50 to 800 per
month, and in the OF three weeks, when il
will be seasonable weather 60 to the mines will
be had at any price You may Judge Wba, state OF things
exist when common aborers the mines and return
IN month six weeks with from TO three thousand
dollars in gold
1t yet early for the to the mines, the
weather having been fncement We intend TO go up
the mines and see the country, and have formed party
of five for that parpose The great difficulty is in procnr-
conveyance. The price Of passage Suffers Fort is
S2' each and So per cw for baggage and provisions We
have idea OF buying whaeboat the price is 500
From Suffers Fort the Stanaus the nspoation is
difficult and expensive, aesm OF two and wagon
earn xl0O per day
Gold selling i4 per but is taken in trade at
$40 1t is worth in Valparaiso u.s. and woald the
States Sl7, all expenses paid.
know when shall be able send you another letter
have lille fail in this reaching II by tran
sent vessel To Mazaan thence through Mexico. Captains
Of much in the habit of destroying letters
avoid carrying mercantile information. My health very
good Yours, truly, A.G