Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-02-10
Yorp of California Gold.

Sa'n kindly favored by Mr.. McKean
ha'' r.. of this city, IN the following ex'
snar, 'l" , from his father, Purser Buchanan,
EOf' 'e'''' The letter was not written for
! n''!' any manner, but is ali the better
.atlon ~ of its tone and unpretending
bs ifesH" n. o. Pic. 18th.
PIE DALE, MAzATLAN, Nov. % lS4S.
D''' III T,,.morrow for San Bias to receive
FI'i -" .he army. and then will sail for the
osD stands. IL We remain at HiI0 and Ho-
asn t;rus. and return to San Francisco
u' sn0l 0r,I;fornra early in February. We
l]Per .Es 10Th of February for Valparaiso
l5OO' ~ boos to reach the United States on
FOf' % n"o - doubt have heard ere this reaches
VII -a-v ~ extensive gold miles which have
ns n-a,ed ss IN Upper California. about sixty
ds'0'cc Francisco. When we sailed from
if'n ;" ~ the 81 of November, it was said
|srs .hout four thousand persons washing,
ssr : ,oIecting gold dust. Some is in
g. s,es. One piece was taken of solid
ai. twenty four pounds and another
rsads. Pieces from one to twenty
srl mite common. 1t is about 2Oa carrots
y, S',fs Of every description were scarce
:. Inner California. At The mines la
.m ,pn to fifteen dollars per day; board
.a w. oer day wuh the pririLege of sleeping
A pair of blankets is worth eighty
~, Jacket $50. Tea is worth five
,Ipnd and every thing in the like pro-
| ,6,-s we left. Stevenson's regiment was
.Int of service, and nearly all went up
| .,,s. although there was snow On the
r,n,. HaIleck. of the Engineer Corps,
ION there, saws there is no tale in the
| y;rbts. half so romantic and golden as
..s or placers. as they are called. The
.,Iac,ed near the surface of the earth and
- from the mountains. An extent of
= hundred miles by thirty TO fifty broad
.svoIored. and due west from Monterey
,,,b as the City of Angels, an exten, of
red miles. yet unexplored. contains gold.
,-,s vesseIs from here have gone up loaded
.,s money and passengers, and people
L u,rts q the world are fiocking there in
,mbers. There have been many deaths,
r are Obliged to stand in the water over
oeps, with an intense sun on their heads,
!,py are laid up with fevers. The gold is
=, rather sells. at Sll to Sl3 per troy
and is worth about $40 in the United
/ storesbiu lexington will sail for the United
,bout the first of December. with about
IMO in gold. She received in Monterey
lOO in god. We expect TO receive a very
freight.
! New York Commercial Of the 9th uItimo.
! perceive that large deputation from the
| ten dnusnnd'- junior portion of it-has
arked iC, California, this morning. on board
Crist0faI Colon.
!. Ossood. the artist. is going-so he told US
tlher day-and the Boston Transcript an
hes the approaching departure of Mr.. Holden.
[adeIphia. proprietor of Holden's Magazine,
Hn of Nr. Harden, the portrait painter.
Z schooner Iowa, HOwes, sailed from Sag
rm the 4ih inst, for San Francisco. touch
Valparaiso. She takes out three passen-
Aurora, Captain Swain, has sailed from
5el for San Francisco, with cargo of
buildings and company of emigrants,
mechanics.
! diP Henrico has also just sailed from New
rChagres, with 35 passengers and the
SsE Castle, for San Francisco, with eight
.ss We notice the names of three or four
n The lists of passengers lately given-ge-
ades accompanying their husbands.
kHG Funeral The HOuaSdole Ipa \ ne