The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-21
THREE WEEKS LATER INTELLIGENCE
FROM
CALIF RNIA.
Highly Important Confirmation Of the
Accounts from the Gold Mines. ~

We received, last night but too late for this
days paper, an extremely interesting correspon-
dence from our sgent in CALIFORNIA; gentleman
who has been resident there for several years
confirming, IN every particular, the accounts which
we have hitherto received privately, as well as
officially, from this wonderful region THIS In
telligtnce is three weeks later than any received
In this city The last news we had, reached down
TO the 18th of October. This correspondence is
dated at Monterey, on November the 10th. We
shall publish it tomorrow, at length.
We cannot hesitate to declare that, from the
statements made by our correspondent, there are
strong reasons for believing that all the govern
ment officers now in California digging for
gold, night and day. and that when they leave that
country many of them will probably be worth
million of dollars Governor Mason and all his
officers men, mules, and wagons, with the ex.
ceptlon of two or three men who were obliged to
remain at Monterey, at head quarters, have been
three times at the gold diggngs, up the Sacra-
mento, engaged in the most active manner, IN col
lectI the metal, which was found IN the greatest
abundance. Our correspondent also states that
Jumps Of gold Ct pound eight have been frequently
found, and pieces can be dug out ofthe crewces OF
rocks that ii is the most wonderful country eve
yet discovered. In confirmation of these state
ments he whites, by private letter, under his own
signature, which, if known, would command the
belief of the most lncreduous community the sun
ever shone upon. We also learn that Col, Steven
son, formerly of New York, is figuring wonderfully
in California His regiment Is disbanded, and the
whole Of them are engaged In the gold dlggngs.
Our CORE spondent Is of opinion that should ope-
rations go on In the same ratio they have begun,
upwards of one hundred u,ltons of dollars miH be
annually collected an California. We may add
that we have received this communication from
Monterey, via the city Of Mexico, Vera Cruz and
New Orleans The schooner w. E. Colis, Capt.
JARVIS, left Vera Cruz on the Sd instant, and ar
rived on the I1th instant at Eew Orleans, whence
we received our dispatches by mail.
From these and other statements mentioned in
our correspondence from Monterey, which are qua
ranteed by the responsibility Of the character and
name OF the writer, are disposed TO believe that
some of the stories current here relative to the I'M
mense wealth OF some of the officers OF the United
States army IN California not far from the truth.
II has been rumored that Col. Stevenson has now
in bis possession one million Of dollars of geld
dust, and that his family expected to go out
TO him. 1t Is also reported that Capt. Marcy, son
OF the Secretary of War, has obtained, as his share
OF the dust, one million of dollars. These rumors
are not referred to in correspondence; but from
the general statements of our correspondent, II is
Ighly probable they are not much exaggerated.
Tomorrow we shall publish the correspondence
at full length, and furnish, in confidence, the name
of the writer and his position IN California. to any
one who may doubt the accuracy of the communi-
cation Probably we shall also be able to CLEAN
come extracts from the Mexican journals relative
% this wonderful country. If so, we shall annex
them to our correspondence.