Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-09-13
From the Gold Region.

correspondence Of the IFlbune.)
Beach omJerS- spectOrs-.L Land Speculators-.
Goods-.4drice TO those having the California
Eeug.
WHITE HALL CAMP, San Francisco, June %.
.uessrs. Greeley s. .ucElraih:
GENTLEMEN:-For Gods sake. URGE onr
Government to do something for this far-distapt
land. If you could only witness the MANY Gu
rlous scenes enacted here by hordes of yaga6opds
and beach-combGrs, in the absence of all law,
you would pity the well-disposed citizens of this
land of gold and silver. Thieves and backlegs
are In abundance, and the beach combers. lcom.
posed OF runaway sailors from vessels here,D in
'ne absence OF something better to do, prowl
ABOUT the beach at night cut away the npes
noldlhg scoWs and boats, and in the course ola
Gay or two man their whale boats, and 90 across
the river, tow them over here, and change what
Ihey please for their services, The U. S. In.
spectors receive for their services 81 per day,
ana tlle bargemen, who are all English, get $40
per day.
Ihere are now in port four vessels from The
East indles-the ship Hebet of Boston, schooner
Honolulu, schooner Angona and brig Glide
Ihey are all discharging their cargoes here,
and l assure y.u that the sale here for China
goods is very dull, for the ladies' are very scarce,
and the sight of one is good for sore eyes,
Money and gold dust are in abundance, and
scarcely door you see open but has gamb-
ilng-table full set, with gold and silver in great
plenty, surrounded by hundreds of anxious gam
olers, waiting for the card.
LAM here is exceedingly high in price, and
tle most OF the town is in the hands OF few
SPECTATORS, who are trying to make the most Of
IT, Ihey all want to sell, with good titles, as
lhey cal them, which consists of a title from the
Alcalde and no more. Very few will lease, ex-
cept Mr.. Steinburgh, of U. s. Bank noonety,
VINO Is largely engaged in the cattle trade, and
almost sways the whole market here keeps all
eXceIIent beet market, called the Washington
Market In fact, they sell everything you want
at pretty good prices: mustard 81 per bottle,
soap IS per bar, onions from Is Cd. to Is. each,
pumpkins Is. per h., coffee, burnt and ground
os' per TO-, beef Is. to Is. Cd per h., butter
" oO to 81 so per h., eggs SO per Dozen
ham u.s. per h., lard IS. per b., pork s. and so
on; tea 81 per lb, and in fact everything in pro-
portion.
Clothing and firearms arc cheap, considering
particulars. Hundreds of people who have come
mere loaded down with gold washers and other
lnngs leave them here on storage or give them
away. Storage is very high, say 80 per month
Tor trunks and bags. would advise all persons
coming here to fetch as few things as possible,
Tor as soon as the fleet commences to arrive
from the United States, things Of all kinds will
lah IN price, and assure you, hundreds now
are ruined by their mad schemes of speculation.
sun, they depot know 1t. The harbor is lined
WIN vessels OF all sorts, and there are large YES
SEES mere that never will get away. Small yes
SelS' oil night draft of wa er command high pm
ces Tor running up the Sacramento River The
phce OF passage is $40 to Stockton, and 100
pounds OF baggage; all over that, So per 100
poenuS ; consequently it costs you great deal
before yen reach your destination. When they
gel s9ere' oy perseverance and hard work they
may do well. All you want is a nair of blankets,
"a un, TWO snt's two pair pants, pair of shoes
ana boots, pick ak and spade. with an ordina-
Iy-sized TN pan. Such as you nav 20 cents for
~ nome, they charge $4 for here. and the thinkers
81 "'ahihg rich harvest of their tin-ware. /
'o'M go" to ddrise all persons hat bope n rood
business at home, to nink reB ~, \ b.for, tbev
roIJ ." Mer comforts to Struggle and dig for
9Ou W NmVo'Tla; for, believe me, gentlemen,
solu canhot be obtained without the hardest ola.
'or anu priVatlons. Good hearty men, and all
49,, VI lNechancs that are used 10 hard work,
"a" nuke money here at present. How it will
vs. AFTER ten or twelve thousand ret here. cannot
'SSy ) out owing to the absence of all LAW and
hN' am AFRAID there will be bad state Of