The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-23
ADDITIONAL INTELLIGENCE
FROM THE
GOLD REGION OF CALIFORNIA.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS.

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EXTRACT OF LETTER
From Thomas o. Larkin. Esq, late Consul,
and now Navy Agent OF the United States,
60 the Secretary or State, dated Monterey,
November 10Th, Is4s, and received In this
CITY ON Friday Evening Iast.
sThs digging and washing for geld continues to in
the Sacramento placer 90 far - regards the
size and quantity Of the metal daily obtsinsd have
had in my hands several pieces Of gold about twenty
fousd weighing sixteen pounds. Indeed, have heard
of one specimen that weighed twenty I've pounds.
There many men at the placer, who in juno last
had net hundred dollars In possession Of from
ave TO twenty thousand dollars, which they made
believe, have made more. common calico shirt, or
siver dollar, has been taken by Indian for
e. e tho proe
rhrt while ON three to ten ounces IL the price Of
blanket One hundred dollars day for several days
in succession was and IL considered common remu.
work over . month at time, the fatigue is very
huntess have been afflicted either With the sgus
and fever, or the Intermittent fever and twenty
ST ss ss: s.:
have not been many fatal osses The gold is
VOW Sold from the smallest imaginary psos ia si.s to
tor ali the purposes Of commerce; but those who
under the sosty Of raising coin to pay duties to the
ounce All the coin in California Is likely to be looked
mp in the custom house. - the last tarf OF our Con-
~ ysns Of the
~ ! knew It, you would think you had been instru-
mental In obtaining most splendid purchase for our
country, to pat no other construction on the late
THE placer Is known to be two OF three huadrsd
miles long; and discoveries are constantly being
made, 1t may prove Thousand miles in iength-in
fact H. not counting the intermediste miles yet
mr. nd max m v
this state Of things will continue, cannot say. You
may wonder Why continue my eorrsspondsnos' l
answer rom habit and your many remarks Of the In
terest you take in my letters" --. .,
NAVY DEPARTMENT. ,.
Extract fsm letter No. 81, October IS, 1s4S from Com
e Nothing cir, can exceed the deplorabls state Of
things In All Upper California at this time growing out
Of the msodsniDg effects Of the gold mania Am sos-
little tainted and have manifested rsstlsss
under moderate restrictions imperiously demand
by the enclosed paper to three. Of tho lieu
tenants ] am, however, happy to say, that
the
tain order In the squadron as bat one deserten has
the evening Of the 18th instant and that the views
and opinions Of the few officers who were skeptical
to the right or ecacy Of the means employed to
most favorable change, whereby shall be enabled
Keep on ths coast until tho whrlwind Of anarchy and
ment Of someIisea government potent enough to en-.
force law and to protect life and property which ct
this time in great jeopardy everywhere outside our
bulwssks" lvat lt.L gsat
Bay Of Monterey, Nov l, 1848.
Goth ut In the ship Issk Walton,' for the coast of
Peru. whore he expected to intercept the Panama
stsamr' iSrw.rdsd several t
hope you will receive early, and that they may prove
The enclosed extract from my last letter (No. al
will convey the unpleasant tdings Of the utter pros
t,stions Of all law and order in our California posses
sons brought about Developments
of gold In this vicinity.
have the honor to be your obedient servant,
Commander. in Chief u. s. Naval Forces,
Hon. J. Y. Mason, Pacific Ocean
FLAG sHir ONO, Bar MosrEREY,
Sra:-fn my letter No. ~, from La Paz, Recommend.
the Pacific squadron and pointed out how they could
be kept repair and without returning round
Cape Horn to the Atlantic States. When that re-
state Of things In Upper California For the present
and ! fear for year, to come It VIII be impossible
military establishment In California; as ct present
hope Of reward fear Of punishment IL sucient
upon the soil Of Csifornia To SEND troops out here
would be needless for they would immediately desert
10 show what chance there is for aprrensnding de-
widely circulated for fortnight, but without bring
ing In single deserter. Among the deserters from
seamsn, having but few months ito serve and large
balances due them, amounting In the aggregate to
over ten thousand dollars.
There is great deficiency Of corn In the country,
and especially in she mines; ths trsdsrs BY taking
unfequenty compelling him to sell his ounce Of good
gold for . silver dollar and IL has been bought under
dams To this state Of dependence laboring miners
subjected, and must be until coin is more
= maspS ar.st havoc smons the liessrs a. they ere
almost destitute Of food and ramen and for the most
part without houses of kind to protect them from
the incsment season now as hand
The of this coast may be said to be entire
~ cut of BY dessrtion. No sooner does . merchant
shp arrive in any Of the ports Of CALIFORNIA; than
all hands lsavs herr in instances captain. cook,
and all. At this moment, there are number of mer.
shant ships thus abandoned st San Francisco and
euch will to the fate Of all that subseque nty arrive
The master Of the Ship LEAK Walton, that
brought stores for the squadron to this port offered
thence $40 Der month home to disbauded volunteers
not seamen. We were obliged at last to supply him
close This state Of things Is not confined to Cali.
fornis alone. Oregon is fast depepustDg; her inha
bitsnts into the gold digginss and foreign resi-
arriving BY every vsss. that approaches this coast
Very respectfully, your oSsdi.nt servant;
Commander In. Chief, Pacific Squadron.
Hon. J. Y. Mason, Secretary Of the Nsvp
Our sirs are all short Of their compsens ne Ohio I'D
short. We can spare moro 10 our merchantmen
WAR DEPARTMENT.
MONTEREY, Gail Oct. %, iN8
GErsRAL IL arrived here on the 18th ihstant from
San Diego and have paid the four companies Of the
LIST New York regiment In full sad they have all start
ed for the gold mines The three companies composng
the command Of Lieut. Col Burton are now here, and
win be mustered out to day or TO- morrow, and paid
are extremely anxious to eet rid Of them they
have the place in their power Nearly all the men Of
sompany"F," Sd artillery, have deserted. We have the
Ohio, Warren, Dale, Lexington, and Southampton In
port but they cannot land man, ~ they desert -
soon as they set foot on shore The only thing the
ships ocud do in Of outbreak would be to hre
upon the town. The volunteers ct Santa Barbara Los
Angeles, 60, behaved well-no murmuring or DIFF
hculties of any kind with tnsm; they complained that
they were not allowed travelling allowance.
The funds from Mazstan have ct last reached here:
the amount s $4,000 It arrived very opportune-
~, ~ We have expended nearly all had. The
smount 10 great deal more than will be required,
~ there ct present but two companies In
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