The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-21

md yesterday engaged one at 500 MONTH because
be is too sick to go to the mines; but shall certainly
"The quartermaster pays 5000 year for the house
live in, and it would make poor dollhouse for
country bridge. The climate is cold all the year
round and foggy in the summer. The hills are bare
ne sascse and and nobody
has time to catch FISH, If there anyroa la carte!
"Any one who will come here to dig gold, or bring
goods with him to sell to the diggers will make money
No other business will succeed Whoever comes must
bring house with him. there are but few here and
lumber is 5000 per thousand"
From the Alta California, May IL
The transport ship Rome arrived at Monterey on the
18th April with two companies Of the second regiment
of infantry, commanded by Major Heintzelman. On
the 10Th April Maj II sailed in the u S Quartermas-
ters bark Edith with one company for San Diego and
another company Of the second are about embark
ing from Monterrey the bark Tasso for the post
On the 18th instant the ship Iowa arrived at Monterey
with three companies Of the second regiment of infan
try commanded BY General Riley One Of these S s0m
establishes. his headquarters and the other two
have arrived at this port in the Iowa. On the 10th
of April the Fanny Forester arrived ut Monterey with
company of the third artillery and absut forty re-
cruts for the artillery company now stationed at
Monterey. The Fanny Forester arrived at this port
she brought from the United States This company is
to be stationed at the Preside barracks and the dra
COON company now there is to go to Sonoma. There
still five companies of General Rileys regiment due,
but portion OF them known to have returned to
the United States with the smallpox, on board Of the
transport and they are not expected for some time to
come,
1t is reported that the rank and file OF the two COM
panies Of the I'd dragons, Los Angeles to be
merged in the two companies OF the 1st and that the
officers Of the former will return to the United States
Desertions frequent from the command at Los An
geos and it probable that the companies will be
broken up in consequence.
The two infantry companies which have arrived in
the Iowa, said to be destined for point near
Bencia In that neighborhood they will be in the
thoroughfare to the gold mines and 1T not difficult to
foreSee that in few weeks time they will melt away
by deeertions. This is likely to be the to
siderable extent in all parts of the country for hear
Of the road being filed with deserters from below, who
are taking off public property with them to the mines.
The post at Bonica will be avorably situated
the route TO the gold mines, and we believe that the
command will be prenaturely destroyed in
On the 18th April the ship Silvie de Grasse arrived
from New York, with sixty recruits for Gen Rileys
regiment commanded by Lieut. Gardner They sailed
the 2st instant for Monterey, in the bark Tasso
On the 2st inst the schooner Invincble and on the
ed the schooner Captain Lincoln both belonging to
the Quartcmasters department, arrived at this port
from New FORK with military stores Two other
sells Of the same class are now hourly expected.
The steam propeller Massachusetts is now expected
from Oregon On her arrival she will be turned over
by the Quatermasters department to the joint board
of naval and army officers for the survey of the coasts
Of Oregon and California.
LATEST FROM THE MINns.-In the failure from some
unaccountable cause, of regular correspondence
from the mines, we are compelled to make up art-
Gle from the meagre and unauthenticated particulars
in general circulation.
In most of the rivers where the process of gold dig
ging is carried the waters still too high work
protaby In most of the dry diggngs the searcher is
well rewarded though we have not ascertaned any
precise information as to the quantities extracted
We understand that many of the new eomers arc
sorely disappointed and some from the United States
are about to return in the California. We believe their
disappointment does not follow much from any
doubts they may have as to the existence of great
quantities Of the precious from the life of toll
exposure and privaton to which the gold hunter is
The most reliable accounts state the number Of
persons actually engaged in the mines at about SOO0
additional eighth Californians The feeling is very
general among the Americans and Calfornians that
think that they alone should be entitled all the ad
vantages of the mines, and they believe that such
course would secure the permanent prosperity of the
country, by preventing the mines from swallowing up
its whole productive industry Public meetings the
subject are talked of and it is proposed that memo
neru;ts To dig and antbnr;xing such rarm,ss IN hs
given to none but American citizens
There has been considerable diffulty in different
portions Of the mines between the whites and Indians
It is impossible to cay who the aggressors in the
first instance but it is doubt true that the whites
are becoming impressed with the belief that 1t will be
absolutely necessary to extermnate the savages be-
fore they can labor much longer in the mines with
curty.
Two weeks since published account of the
murder Of five Oregonians by the Indians the Mid
die Fork and the names of two of the killed.
We have since learned that the names of the other
three were Robinson, Thompson, and English On
the receipt of this intelligence at the Sawni party
Of twentyf Oregonians went in pursuit Of the In
dians, and came upon a large rancheria, Weber's
creek. fight occurred, in which some fifteen
twenty Indians killed, and fifty sixty taken
where all but seven released. About shutdown
the prisoners made attempt to escape
when five Of them were shot, and two succeeded in get
ting away.
We hear few complaints of sickness but generally,
we believe, the health of the miners is good.
All kinds of piece goods are gradually falling in
price, and the prospects that the arrivals daily an
teipated will reduce them still more and the general
impression is that in few months merchandise gene
rally will scarcely bring costs and charges
Ready made clothing, especially the best articles,
commands good prices and will probably continue to
Provisions of all kinds are in no danger Of becoming
too plentiful.
Lumber and building materials of every description
are in demand and will yield profit of one to three
hundred per cent.
Correspondence of the New Orleans Delta
SAN FRANCISCO, California; April ID, lS49.
TO begn-the vessels now in port number sixty,
Of an equal proportion of ships, briggs and
schoooners, most OF which are Gillian and Peruvian
States the bark John W. Carter from New York:
ship Auckland from Boston, schooner Mary and Ellen
from Salem Mass; and United States steam propeller
Edith, arrived on the 23d ultimo
The John w Carter was sold to Of our California
merchants and has left for Oregon, to bring down
load of lumber Lumber is worth from $3.50 to 1925
per thousand feet Nearly all of the smaller class of
vessels Of 70 tons and under (beng foreign bottoms
save been sold to Americans to navigate the bay Of
San Francisco and Its tributaries vessel of 81 tons
readily commands from $4,000 to So 600. They are
used to transport goods and passengers Freight to
lance, two days trave-the freight on barrel of pork
$50 per 100 lbs $3.50 per barrel Pork worth in
Inc mines ~ on per pound brandy SIG per bottle and
IS used as freely at the mines at that price as glass
of brandy at Hewletts Exchange One of the diggers
came down to town few days since from the mines
and was asked by Of his acquaintances how sue
ceeded He replied that he made an average about
TOUR ounces day but liquor high he could not
save thing The most hattering accounss are daily
received from the mines. 1t makes difference where
you dig in the mines-one place is rich another
An immense number of foreigners daily arriving,
rom all parts Of the coast, who upon landing proceed
to the mines.
The market value of dust at this place ranges from
IA 90 to Sl5 per ounce, troy Seamen continually
ieserng from vessels fast they arrive although
ber wages are from 500 to $3.50 per month A few
lays since, eleven OF the flag ship 0hio deserted
nd ON the order being given to the boats in pur-
uit, some sixty OF the refused duty. The Com
nodore had them immediately put in irons Whether
hey will be tried here for muny sent to the States
have not learned.
Mechanics getting from s12 to $40 per day, and
Jerks from $500 to $4,000 per year You cannot pur-
hase suit OF the most ordinary clothing for less than
'75 to $110 Fresh beef il worth rs cents per pound
utter 81 30 per pound candles 50 go per pound raj
ins $50 per box &C. Gc wood $40 per cord, and that
not burn haa-I frop IN