The Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1843-1852, 1849-06-28
From the New York Sunday Times.
Late from CaIiforni,.

led us to fear that he had been ynched or had
died suddenly Of some other disease common TO
newly set,lej scoun,ries q but we were pleasantly
dissppoinieda last week by the reception Of the;
following letter, uoder his own hand and SEAL
We had some difficulty in dccyphering the orieii-
nal, which appears to have been written with To!
bscco juice ); and bad il not beenfr :he gold ,lust
used by the .wfiter instead Of common satlJ.r and
which IN some measure illumipalcs the dipey man.
uscript the communcation would have hasen .uhal-
iy itegible. 1t viii be that the statements of
our correspondent, upon whom the most implicit
reliance may, be placed, more than confirm the
most favorable accounts heretofore received:
,.,. Valley OF rmE 's4cRAnESro, May 90, 1849.
Eddyturs gfrtle Sunday Times: When wrote
before. spades was trdmps--now t's dmunds-
These preshus stuns is found in brilyant perfuson
the brow of the Sarah Nevady, and several as
large as fenix eggs has been seen in mounting Of
gold, diskivercd last week, near the Sam Joking;
and when the snow ,melts it is supposed that many
OF the first water will come down with the cur
rent Seed dimunds is remarkabul plenty, but a
law has been made agin gathern 'em. because it
spoils the futcr crop. None is aloud to be, gath
cred under the, size OF piece of schaulk. EN-
rulds abounds. bii, nobod is green enough to pick
'em up when they can getdimunds. Other iocs
as drug. Beyand tie Plains, oa wha, they call
plato of the mountings. bushels Of little pieces
pf silvers'as been dag up, Which is very conven-
Feather Rive and par,ikarly rich in gold, has re-
Gently been diskivercd by German ,kumpouy,
and they have skewered the joint onershis by
threatening to knife any one they catch poachins
ON their fork. In honor Of some outiandish Dutch
water privilege. they call ii the River Rhne-o.-
Some OF the xploring 'sociations which has gone
lar into the intereyur, sends word that the sile
there is all gold. sot with robecs, but .aobody
h!cves these outlying parties. - -. :
The depthsof the odorferous sands on the Sac
ryuaento is forty feet eevea inches and three
quarters. Wherever we 6ud traces of gold we
sink shaits and drawitup with horses The land
Is 60 tarnat:ou heavy it puts the mustangs to thei
sneta'' tell you but there's no help for 'em;
they must hang on with ali their might and maner
or down they go. aud thenit all up with 'eu,. J.
'Menso quantities Of gold. at the very least, has
bceu sent TO St. Francisco for ,nle lime. lack,
and ae Eass 90 - gsesB turned to ignots-s,
Thieves cannot egsist at the diggins--beng hung
on tho slightest suspishun.' Grub is moderate
iiooids offa spirltus natur very dear. Aiiekinds
of salt provisions is sold for a song the tavern
keepers 'mest givin 'em away order to promote
thirst. Salt pork is FIVE dollars a hog sheaal, aud
brandy ten dollars a half pint. Hows'ever, as
gold is plenty. every Jack has his gill;
Ihis poots me ia mind Of the. news fy the
steamer Californy, that shipload Of young vim
m'n was a-cumming out on marrying speckela-
shun. with one Mrs. Farnham as shoopercargo.-
We look for the same anxshusly. What is gold );
what Is Preshus stuns without wimmin2 Nothin
but vanity and yexashnn Of spirit Solomon SAYS
- read Il 'tothcr day on a page of proverbs
was -goin TO use for waddip--Solomon says, a
wurtstus 'oomanis more preshus than rooLies. and
in kuntsy without pettycoat one feels the force
hares to les-s it to and in course, no wives, no
hares. ioulda't send me out ono. coulds youi
I mean W not a 6are If she's sum pin,ted
with the small pox even, woodnt care. The
ordinariest goods is valuable when there's none in
the market. There's dozzensI woodn't looked
at in the States, that 'ud now be thankfully re-
ceived, and no questions axed. You can say, aud
truly. that I'm worth more than my weight in gold
for I've got quarter of tun of it in store at ST.
francisco, besides spripkling Of dimunds
. We have a sort Of make-shft government here
fno allushun 70 the parygraf above.) got up ex-
trumperry as one may say, that .ansurs purity wei
for a new kuntry. Gen. Smith amt nobody He's
clever chap. and q spunky, no dout o. that; but
ne haint got authority than child in arms.
~ there was such thing in the settlemunt.s He
'shoos general orders and proclamashuns and such
truck, and the people read em, perli,c li,era,oor
bein scarce but when they've road EN-, they iarf
and shet one eye and go and du jest as they d-n
please. It's ailus SO in nu kuntries. -
'Asr'eutur-m Califdrny is purity much left to
natur. Ii sticks in folks crop to be soeing corn
when they can dig gold, and SO they all GO to the
placers to make hay while the sun. shines THIS
Is the monster deposit bank Of the unervarsal
world. and were all casheres and directors. Bring
yer taters hsref you want 'efn dug. we can; take
the trubble to raise EN- Tie only vegetable we
cultivate is the root Of all evil, and if you'll send
US the frutcs of the airth you have tha, in ex-
change. ,N+E ..
The rainy season bein over, the weather is set
tied. bleeve the heat hasn': been below 90 for
week. which, with bad rum, has proved fatal to
som" constitooshuns. Emgrants of all kinds and
-kuntres keeps pourin in by land and by water.
and the populashun is very promiscuous. We
Mericans keeps the upper hand of the furrners
SO far. but it takes considerable powder and ball.
Colts pills is very fine for nnutny The 5ouze
causes a good many muses., but the barrel stops
'em. i shall probably chip my pile by the Cah-
fovny, next trip, and il escape tic Cholera the
injuns. and the yaller fever going through, Mexi-
CO. you may 'spect to sec me before very long,
and perhaps sooner, Yours. &c.,
- A DIsBANDED VOLUNTEER. 4