The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-01-01

least 600 per month. Why. the negro cock the hot
gets eco per month. and going Leave month fl
the mines After seeing and hearing oil this, one begins
think the place must grow.
There sbout eight ten vessels in port when WI
there. al smpty bat the two whaIen They had mad
prompt and profitable sale. they oil srumble because
Governor will not AXE the gold for duties at more than
the ounce and there NO money in the market The actin
collector. young officer who fall of business for he tn
Quarter master tells that he has fcry thousand doa
already paid in gold. and he don't where the devil tn
money TO come from redeem i'll After look ng
thus asd listen ny to of the stories of gold trade
could hear of no launch going tina day and adouns
to dinner VIII down with twenty weldresse
and happy looking civilians and before dinner was owe
every man had bottles of champagne before him
They all getting rich and could afford but tool
three days of my Hunah hunah ~ cried out half
dozen. as one tall dyooking genius Strengthened abou
seven feet of his humanity aoas toast from the Judael,
Do you know the Judgel" said to me- he is trump
amt he :" OF course. knew him. and answered ia
he" Gentlemen said the Judge, Z" I'm going to rive
sentiment can't make speech could but even DR.
Lea hsrbey here and he slapped another seven oer
the shoulder who swallowed large mouthfu and the nick
name with rather wry face, Dr. Lea herbey witt
all his preaching must acknowledge the truth of nv ssnt
ment-that all here to- to make mopey,n genera
rear acknowledged the tall chap good Judge of other men
Intentions
We rode to the Pfesdo or remains the old fort and bar
racks but SO bleak the winds and exposed to ths
sdio square remain standing and they ware in miserable
condition when the company of volunteers took up thei
gu sn there They rooted and ceied inside. The
Tort shows the remains of low walled dem-lune what
might be rendered almost inaccessible little promontoy
Not is there and nothing done the way of
ortifyng the bay and afraid that the gold At the
Placer att act all labor from pubic and all other work
in its vicinity for to they pay pro-
nor ion. The volunteers had much work suited them
putting their quarters in order and those who did DESERT
alf
such discomfort and bad But they did intend wait
INK more than month longer for the peace
On the third day the town had lost its novelty 70, it was
cold and fire TO be had We began to cticse the cook
ng-want OF ades-tha bleak wind and the whole
soul esgerness with which every man. woman and child in
this place appeared to pursue gold We glad when
the aunchowner could not find another bale send MP
his boat So We off, the tide aking. and the wind
blowing gale almost after go round the point and in
few hours our-Iitte craft with the eidscant Mormon
leader as owner and master ladozen runaway sail
on and Rogshopkeeper two. fel passengers had
entered the at the head of the bay and evening
found us in the mouth of the vemarhes and musketoes
on either sde-where waited till day, and hen found
oad pretty and quiet stream up which we sailed some 60
miles to Suffers anding-ra sing few bound up. This
the ouy long navigabe and important this western
acquisition Of Uncle Sans eamen will in year be run.
ming leagues above the mouth of Feather River which
some distance above Suffers We found here half
launches. few wagons and a motley of vagabonds,
(whites Indians negroes kanakas Chinese and Chilenos
We walked with the late Mormon. now thriving merchant
over dusty three miles, to suffers Fort which aad
o INC oanA o. tne sef on ths open PLAIN and on ground
so low that it almost island during the winter floods
The Captain. Swiss gentleman of the old school, found
surrounded oy MS decentlyc'ad Indiana We cal them his
ne nsd ed raised ana clothed Them and treats them
30 "ei 'ha' none can seduce them from his service He
US WIN great pc eness end a. ne had not hoses
himself put US in the way of getting them fiom Mr. Sin
Ms nearest ana oe neghoor--one OF me lew dnlntsr
eeu gentlemen we met IN he mining regions by sunset
our noses were ready ann we were on Tor nights nde to
tne iowef OF mormon oggnss-so called from the ormons
oieeo'eieu IT, Du IL WIS coo. ana we could not see
'he stopped and TOOK some Sleep and the next
oue uoh the MI 10 tne oank Oh inc American iork
o se aAe' rapid between TWO rocky Hills and has
on " an acre VI 81 o. Sana ana gravel among
June Io'A' winch oo''luced the way was IKE camp.
OF booths and bruh shanes lined the river
D' ' Ipon 'uns o'ef .he fough stones ana gravel
oanA OF he sa"dwhlch we d'd with difficulty for 1t was
80, us p'. auu pns VI ''on' Io'a ch inc creek
il. g., t," o.. ,n,d !. e 'nann' VIC 'a~' io
n, ~ So "oe,' o. "oiA.
eie wore ranged aiohg me edges OF the stream at least
"o"ei inacine' "h'cn are just iiAe oaDy cradles,
ony ope" at the 'oo', anu WIN founded or
49,, 20 ;,i ""1 70" H Ta 'acNeu across tne
a. " oo Vi So ihsS are set In OF al the
VI e wa'ef On rockers win slope down sire am one
60. - -" " e "n'o" 10 c'eaheu VI uhe Dig
, 80 80 ~ " Va Ile "eou " 'op :" 'he ciadie' "hich
nd ,no,bar rna, sd :. - -, " 80 ~ VI Ioppei'
a. which h. din. mo Ia "ea" " .e oiaue ~ Tue wa
81 Wy anu ua'neS on 'he gra'ei OF dlft as II Is
~ ;,, Sn ' ea'tn py .nis party was taken from
Wv Vi .he sanace-whle third iocks the cradle
n mus Aeep'hs stream Oh wafer passing through 1t in
ons nom s'oe 10 sioe' ana very muddy, with the
'e, anu ea'tny naef "aAheo OUT Inc heavy sand and
eae GU oil caches or lodges above the brackets After
- pS a "asneo i.s mornings WORK OF three or four
several POUNDS OF IN" black lron or mae nec sand,
ngied with gold are scraed from above the two or three
mos, OF the sand is then washed out by the
anu IN u" pan oy holding the pan inclined inst below
= . VI tpe WATER stHing the whole up and stirring
e. as mnses win Inc sand ont at the lower edge
' Aeepns one hde below the stream all the while.
Tho IJ 80 = IN H.u 'aAe out more SAND The weight
Wv; sol' np II an ,ne "hie al the lowest point OF the
I I.I hhu seems nara 10 wash or shake it out.