Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-10-13

fortune. then will be off. This is no country ,o
live in. " uH'iy W
From CalifOrnia-Mr. Freanefs Letter,
we lind in the New Orleans Pcavune If The
~oru, Inc following letter from Mr. Freaper. which
vi nearly as late date as any accounts we
nave from California. 1t will be found interest.
ns lie lis details OF the condition aad future nros
Pec's OF mat wonueffui country:
DAN FRANCISCO, July 30 lS49
L0tors ffoayune.-The news from the mines.
WIN every ARRIVAL continues 10 be more and
more tiat,erlng. As the waters of the diffaren,
s'reoms are falling the mines receive greater
return Tor tneIr abors. New and rich diooinos
a.e oeiuS discovered. and every prospect exists
oI an immense yield of the precious metals
Inc tributaries of the Sacramento are WELDING
"eii every where, and the prospecfors progress
sou.n' III Inc valley of the San Joaquin they are
con 1ihuaily hndIng new and valuable deposits of
gold. Indeed it is impossible to estimate what
1850. VI
The prosperity and increase of the business of
me coantry are TO be more clearly seen in the
inherent depois for the sale o. goods and SUD.
plies. Within the last two months this place has
more IMAM doubled in the number of buildings and
'he amount OF population. The town of Benicia.
al the head of the Straits Of Corquinas, has much
improved. and the New York of the Pacific. at
Inc head of the Suisure Bay, has sprung from an
open prairie 10 point Of importance. The saw
and the hammer of the carpenter have commenced
ringing out their music from morning to evening
bringing into existence successfully buildings that
are 10 become the centre of large and thriving
trade Some vessels going thither to
dlscharge their cargoes. The Sacramento river
mas become studded with towns and cities, where
vessels are daily discha rging and receiving car
goes. The town of Stockton, on the San JOAQUIN
river, Is one of The iveliest places | have ever
seen. Through 1t all the supplies for the southern
mines pass Those other towns above Stockton
are now being surveyed-one on the LawaIamia
and two more on The San Joaquin. The con-
struction of those will probably bring into play
vigorous competion with Stockton.
AT the present time four persons out Of five
coming to The country 90 up the Sac -amen.o river
ana which circumstances makes the business of
mat river the more important 10 readers, and at
the same tends TO develop its much faster
than those of the San Jooquin. | am, however,
OF opinion that ultimately the San Joaquin valley
VIII not only be the greatest producer OF goG but
that II will be the most thickly peopled and I'M
porIant. Another very important point in con-
necion with this country of the San Joaquin is
the passage OF the great railroad across the con-
tnent. learn from the most undo ubted authori-
ty that perfectly easy and pract icable pass
through the mountains has been found at the
head of the valley. Many large and spacious
capitalists are purchasing up III the good Spanish
titles on the San Joaquin and its tributaries
Among other persons directing their attention TO
this course is Colonel Fremont. His knowledge
of the country and of the different passes through
the mountains is undoub:ed. He has bough,
some fine tracts of land, and is building and es.
ta0lishing stock farms, sc. Whether il is with
the expectation that before many years 4 road will
be constructed that will inevitably find lis depot at
the head OF navigation on the San Joaquin, or
merely for The purpose of supplying necessaries
TO the laboFers at the mines. | do know.
Much has beer said about the usee.sness of
science In the working of the mines, and even
sensible men viii tell you success is dependent
upon luck, and science Is only labor lost. The
truth Is. the gold is plenty in many places
that in digging down any where an ounce or more
would be the yield of 4 days Iabor-ofteu FIVE or
SIX ounces, and IN some instances fifteen or
twenty Added 10 this. there has been a class of
persons through the mines who profess TO be per.
feet on any subject. from "pitch and toss 10 star
gazing" that have made many failures, because
they endeavored to procure the glitering treasure
without apP ying the necessary abor.ani no really
knew nothing more about the science of mining
than the man who digs the earth for canal does
about constructing great bridge tunnel. |
will now give the names and fact, which will
show you that science will tell here in California
well any where the face of the earth.-
DIR. Boynton and Mr.. Brinsmade, who are practi.
cal and scientific men. went 10 work al Mormon
Island, with other machinery than pumps. the
common Georgia or Virginia rocker, and the use
of quicksilver. They worked over the same
earth that had been previously washed, and which
produced on its first washing from one to two
ounce per day. The result of the scientific
washing, as We call it. produced an average as
fellows in clean gold; eight hours with six men.
tweniy-four ounces twelve hours Dor with si1
men, thlrIy-three ounces. Does this not prove
the value of the proper material. and its superiori
ty over that of the ordinary method of labor 7
FREANER.
From the St. Louis Union.