Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1849-12-07

T the following ext.acts iroia letter reed from
his brother in California. 1t would be we'll
f1r many who are still troubled with The vel
low fever to gise heed 10 the advice q Mr.
&c. and if il comfortable circumstances, re-
cain where they are.
Several letters have been received in this
llace during the past week from California,
some Of which aIe from persons who had a.
Z greed to correspond for the Tribune. but rcGe
OF tilem being for the Printer, we are inclined
TO the opinion that some, Of those who
have spent their money to see the golden ELs-
Uhcaf. find themselves in about the same fix
IS did the yankee t.dt paid his quarter to see
the great natural curiosity Of a horse with his
head where his tail ought 10 be; who, VIXEN
he found tire animal with his tail tied TO the
manager. concluded to keep dark, and let Peo-
pie buy wisdom with their own money.
SANTA CaAaA, sept 18th. $50
l wrote 10 April last, giving you an account Of
the lien existing circumstances here; bat | ara
+ afraid We slli have worse looking times bal9-e
next spring. owing to the great emigration 20 THIS
country. A: me lest calculation think il viii
amount 10 $4,000 persons by tie time winter sets
I 10. Ia1lug tls INTO consideration with the
rre.ent state Of t}lues here. there looks some
very dark places ahead IN the FIRST place, agri-
cultural pursuits have never been followed to any
extent in this country, IN fact tie face of tae
country will not admit Of il, owing to the search
/ " OF wafer ami dTyEess OF TIE summer months !;
ana shat has heretofore been cultivated, this sea
son Is entirely neglected on account OF tins (aI-
+ Tlieitv) Sold Fever; but that fever IS dying
away cry fast now and people Gre turning their
attention 10 other things. Labor keeps Up yet
out aul afraid before spsing We shall see things
1T different fecJz. Goid : much scarcer ami a
great many more people looking af.er-it. What
a man gets nov BE- has 80 TorE very hard for
I see Hundreds ofTeoH.e hcrcju come from all
parts of the states. they calculated 10 make their
fortunes IN a tesE months and then return to live
in retirement the balance Of their days; but they
md themselves greatly mistaken when they gel
here some imagine they have nothing 70 DO
out iaInp ashore IN san Francisco and find Il IN
t4e streets not knowing that they have worse
part ofr1sd TO travel than any on the Erst part 81
their i7uTler. Others suppose that gold 10 Eoand
over the whole face OF .ae country, which is al
other error. as It is only tonad in the rayiaes or
ryolets and the streams running FROM taem in
lie lower range oi the sierra Nevada, and these
+ probably ten mt.es apart, some places more
ahich soon rams over great space Of country
ard chcn II i not found in every TayEe, and aeI
one is discovered there IS so many people here
now # Con take many days 70 work It ou,-aot
Ike vaur lead when you strike q vein yea have
auIne chlace- not 20 Eare-WE-n tli-.g is dis
covered ell hands ttrn in and the bed OF the cree@
is soon turned Up 50 that person coming 10 work
a3.cr item E~li get very poor pay FOR MS -eb2rs
4 PERSONS expenses for his living in the mines
you can't reckon a less than five dollars per day
Ever thing Is 80 h2a cacre. that unless .ersou
Is masking money very fast IL is on Ioo-ing
ground ! give you these sketches Of the gold
regions 50 Tat yo0 may have look ~ byca
secs @. tau1. ca have seen all tas good oil
3acE in .l.e newspaper accounts. and Ii Faa wa
here Tou y0U.c see little o. the bad. state tHis
not - much .ar voar Information. as You snow