New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-30
Advice TO GoId-Diggers.

4 Private Letter. communicated Tor The Tribune
GolD Dicei~Gs. somewhere about May }. 1912
DE,R ---. Here | am. sitting or rather re-
clning under the shady shai0w Of An umbrsseous
OAK on the southern bank OF the =tsnisaus river,
about 20 miles from is junction with the san
Josquin-the white peak, Of the Sierra Nevada
gil,ening in the sun foil 10 visw, and the River
dsshing and iosming along with SIX or seven
knot current, some one or two hundred feet below
me. ! wish. for your sake. that could be as pre-
else in my date as / am in ny locality, bat It 10
quite as much SIS ! can DO 70 keep up with the
days OF the " eeA saying nothing about chronology
You did wisely when you decided not 10 come
out here. There Is large class here and bound
hitler TO which, by your own confession, you be
long, who expect 20 pick up gold as they would
pebbles on the besch one aud all of whom are
DO med % disappointment To acquire gold, even
10 this golden region. bard work IS necessary, and
t IL only the hard-working men, those who are
accustomed % exposure and uho know bow 10
use the pick and the crow bar-the men OF muscle
and robls, constitutional can be certain OF I'M
proving their condition BY coming 20 the mines
The expectations OF such men, n they are reason
able. vii. BE- realized. Ant more than realized
There s mauy young man ~ our STATE no
thinks be i getting good ages when be rrct YES
$50 or 50 per m0nth-who, Tor this sum, rises
esry and works ate week 10 and week out and
these are the men, industrious and economical
from education habit and necessity, whom would
encourage 70 come here. II there are any such
within your knowledge zho are coming here, or
are inclined u come, girs them freely the benefit
Of nv experience hitherto detailed. and fhr0'r iH
the following advice as that OF goid-digger, three
years ia California and SIX months AZ the mines
Oufnf.-Tney shonld have lot iess than slOO IL
poe set on their arrival az san Frsncisco; 600
would be better. bat the smaller sum will answer
pair blankets. stous and heavy the cheap, Elm
81. are not worth bringing. pair stout boots
pair shoes pair stout Working pants, ~ooleni
6 pair homesoun WOO socks; sto1t cotton shirts
blue asnnsi Navy shirts These Tiil answer 'or
rDder.birt. IN Winter and as an Oatside garment.
in pisca Of q c,at in Sumner when the chill OF
the evening comes OF. Goats are useless 10 she
interior. Az San Francisco, 81 Z should be nsces-
,ary 70 spend any time there, stout. warm coat
viii be required, sud csn Be purchased there when
needed AL the foregoing garments should be Of
the no.t substantial snd durable kind. as these
are he cheapest the end. One India rubber floor
cloth. 10 spread on the ground. TO sleep on. I; Is
better for each man % have his own, than % buy
large ones 10 be shared by several Many have
b-5,~b. air beds or mattresses bat this ia luxr-y
that urefer - dispense Win. as every 10 his
ozn mack horse here, and TINS makes a large ac-
dit,ou 20 the load which one IL obliged 70 carry
frou digging 20 digging. One India rubber bag %
contain the shove ! quart tn cup J TN plate
2 good sheath knives I shovel I pick light
c-owbar. ! stout m pan. for golt-vssher-esve
machines behind, for they are numbors-for each
nan ! pair lishr single barrel pistols, carrying %