The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-08

and In the vicinity board the at Panama. four
dollars day and labor and every thing slse "a which
price be- afhxs dprcportionsby high. The Doctor
informs % that cost hun sxtesn collars 10 Sasn ,o
be ft were plenty In the country, vegetables gems
rally scarce and very little uit There Was coast
derable stock Of fsur hand ut Suter sand more vas
going in by every arrival The Doctor says ne has
account since his arrival in the UniteA states
gold He further states that the gold found dry
rsv,pes well 90 those covered with water Persons
who 60 about colec,ing the precious metal, with any
kind Of three times the quantity of dust
and that those who. like hem with chicken,
are scratching little evsrywhe DR.. Jett relates
one circumstance that came under his obssrvat ~.
which is rather ludicrous and shows the svarce of
those in pursuit Of the lucre in q land whare las
abundance knows no limits. party ofsome twenty
or thirty were exploring dry ravine that led to .
mountain tupposed to be rich with the pr, cous
when near its base they came suddenly upon a spot
which ghttered like the armament in q clear night
Win gold dust and ore, csueed by the wahngs from
the mountain In an instant, every man threw him
andrprawling out his arms and legs claimed pres mp
ton to tie surface that he could in this way
The title was regarded by each as good. and the
rage yield to the whole party in very short time
upwards OF three hundred dollars
From the st. Josephs (Mo) Gazette.1
From Mr. George Smith OF the enterprising firm OF
Council Bluffs two days since learn that an express
mad arrived at the Bluffs just previous hi, depar.
Colony are reported to be in prosperous condition.
having surplus Of several Thousand bushels of grain
and other necessars: Of life Money plenty, large
portion of which Ia obtained In, and brought from the
gold regions in California, either In the dust or in
Mexican gold CON- received In exchange for the dust
In aliiorna. The reports concerning the rich
and exsDt Of the gold mines received BY Others are
fully confirmed by this party some Of whom direct
low art By this ma Smith Bsdord ys
the Salt Lake. orders for merchandise amounting to
upwards Of S. 600 accompanied with the dust among
which was one package Of ten pounds These ara tho
first orders received from that quarter and the opsn-
ng Of new avenue Of trade to St.Joseph which must
be extensive and profitable.
From the South Bend (nd) Register Dec 2s1
ho Ter California Alexis Coquilard proposes to
take company OF 900 or persons to Salt Lake,
in California, for 500 each or to St. Francisco for
$3.50 each and furnish rations 60 suicsu Mt to
carry forty pounds of baggage for each tho
Snaus 9psgs 20 BE- BY each In
April.
rom the Boston Journal Jan 81
We learn from the Salem Observer, that the Naum-
keag Mutual Trading Company" has been fully
CANNED in that city and has chosen its officers The
company numbers about twenty mostly young men Of
eprit and enterprise and they intend to sail from Bos
ton the 10Th inst, In the ship Capitol They have
adopted rules prohibiting gambling drinking the
The Plymouth Memorial says" We doubt II any
town In New England will send greater proportion
of It, male Inhabitants to California than old Plymouth
The number Of townsmen destined thther will not
fall short OF seventyhye or nearly onefteenth of the
entire yotiDg population Of the place The Plymouth
and California Mining and Trading Company will start
for their destination on Tuesday next wind and
Their permitting The company numbers forty psrso as
pose They take with them beside their own oompli-
ment ten other individuals passengers"
Of construction at St. Louis, and when finished
she will be sent direct to San Francisco. Another
The brig Almsna has been purchased by company
OF twentyf ve active young men In this city, for
trading voyage to the cole regens each member pays
master and is member Of the company, we'll the
mate. Csptsin Eldridge, and the I'd mate. An ex.
called the Bay State and California Trading Company,
and we doubt not will succeed in their speculation
any company ie destined to reap success.
We copy tbs following from the Springfield Re
We learn that Captain J. F. Harding, of westaed,
is raising company OF from thirty to fifty to proceed
to the gold region. The route which they intend to
take is new one. They will sail up the Rio Grande
about 500 miles, to Paso del Norte, and strike
the country foot, distance of 500 or oso miles
About a dozen from Northampton contemplate join
ing the Westfeld company.
[From the Boston Transcript Jan. 81
friend has laid before letter dated Santa Bar
bars California, November. ls43 which possesses
usual interest ir connection with recent discoveries
1t Is from en- American gentleman. VIM. Breek, Esq +,
and IL will be from bis that the discovery
Of gold in California Is nothing new. We subjoin .
few extracts from this letter
"Whsn | wrote to you last expected to leave this
country for the Statesi s. frgate but she sailed
m ee otter hnntps and cleared
year 81 100 in cash. have given for the present.
it being very DANGEROUS business hunted the coast
lat from Turtle Bay TO San Francisco distance
Of about 700 mies In esuoe thst three men could
carry with 1t 10 very healthy work. but very dan
as 1t 10 not always land when 1t
ON to blow, on account ofthe surf was blown OF
last winter out of sight Of land two days. and had
nearly perished with cold before reached the shore
81 am now going to try my luck in . gold mine
lately discovered in this country and think can
make it very profitable At all events will cost
thing to mako the trial any person Is allowed to
work who pleaees The gold 10 found In the earth In
pure state In particles from the size Of pea up
ounce weight and covers space Of country nearly
twenty miles square have picked out . lot for my
self and worked ten days, by way OF trial, during
which time got eight ounces-the value here being
Sle per ounce Excuse all errors In my writing, Is
really have been among Indians aud bsrbsrisus
80 long sometimes doubt, should live to return,
whether shall BE- able so to ,nduct myself not
to attract the attention Of the mo in general
letter from Lime county, December s, says, that
be permitted to there, had arrived from beyond
the Texan boundary. They are armed and furnished
smunition by the Urited States agents.