Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1849-06-06
FROM THE GOLD REGION.

FROM TIE GOLD REGION.
The steamship Southerner, which arrived at New
York the both, brought as passengers, Lieut.. Ed
ward Beae, u. s. n, aud VIM Parrot, L. S. Consul
at Mazatlan. They have brought news from San
Francisco TO the 9th Of april being four days later
than previous advices Lieut. Beale states that the
arrival of the Oregon at San Francisco the first of
April, the crow were Immediately put on board the
Ohio, and placed in irons we suppose for the purpose
Of keeping them from deserving. The running time
of the Oregon to Panama fourteen days, three of
which accomplished with sails The number of
passengers was small Among them were Rev. Wal
ter Cotton, Ex-Alcaldc of Monterey, whom 1t Beale
left at Chugres
There was large amount of shipping OF San Fran
cisco The crews of nearly every vessel desert as
soon as they arrive Good board at the hotels is
charged at $40 per day The u S. transport ships
Io'rd Gen. Taylor and Rome, have arrived at Monte
rey with troops. The melting very rapidly,
and many leaving for the diggings, while many
others were returning from them, with stock of gold
[llfinking and gambling the order of The day at
7san Fsancsco, although remarkably good order was
ffeserved upon most of the pacers
Lieut.. Beale left ST. Louis his way out, with
twenty five men, the first of November last. The
winter storms overlook him, and nine of his men died.
Tlev suffered intensely from the storms, and
several times attacked by Indians The editor of the
Tribune, from whose columns gather our facts has
had sight of that lump of pure gold weighing 80 ounc-
es, of which so much has been said.
Mr. larrot our Consul at Mazatlan, is now guest
at the Astor House, New York He communicates
much interesting information in regard to the mineral
wealth of California. We quote from the Tribune
The limits of the placcrs toward the south are con-
stanty being extended by discoveries the north
ern Districts owing TO their rcmoteness from cviliza-
ton, have not yet been fully explored The earth in
places has been dug 10 the depth of nine feet,
and the proportion of gold found to be quite great
the surface. The richness of the dry diggings
in some places almost incredible. Mr. Parrot esti
mate the amount of gold which will be obtained, the
prcsen year, at Mirty millions Of dollars.
Blu, the riches of California do not consist in gold
alone All the precious metals are there found, in
greater less prolson well the rarest and most
valuable Jewels Two mines of silver have been late
ly discovered, one of which is known TO but few per
sons, who jealousy keep the secret Platinum is also
known TO exist in considerable quantities A rough
diamond nearly the size of hens egg has been found
by one of the miners in the Sacramento Valley. Gen
Vallejo who was Mr. PARROTS informant, that it
brought TO him by the finder who demanded $780,
600 for it, Emeralds of large size frequently met
with, but their value is scarcely known. Three
fouS new quicksilver mines have been discovered,
Of thich, very rich deposit lies between the valley
of 1unta Clara and San Joaquin. The Forbes mine,
however, is the only worked yet. The extent
and value of these quicksilver mines is not equalcd
by any other locality in the world.
Beds of coal have also been found the coast,
but cannot of course be worked under the present
state of things
There are but fifty in the town of San Fran
CISCO twenty of whom Americans. The arrival of
a ship-oad of female emgrants would be cause of
public rejoicing, and all the single ones would receive
offers before they landed Mrs. Ward, of this City,
while riding in the vicinity of San Francisco, was
thrown from her horse and injured.
The price OF lots IN lle town as before stated,
enormous The sales take place, however, with little
regard to the title of the property and there two
three separate claims upon great part of it, this
may lead to great difficulty in the future Sometimes
the land is sold 10 different parties by two Acades.
The L. S. soop of war Dale which sailed from San
Francisco for the United States the Goth of March,
has $4,000 in gold dust on board.
Nearly the whole of Capt. Suffers $1,000 bushels
of grain roed in the field for want of hands to har-
vest it, The price of Flour the dggings when Mr.
Parrot left SO per h., though at San Francisco it
was down to $40 per Dbl. There not much sick
ness at the diggngs except scuryy and few OF
fever There also some scurvy at San Francisco
owing to the want of vegetable food, the cultivation Of
the soil being entirely neglected.
Lieut.. Bealc started for Washington Tuesday
, night. He says that he has seen lump of gold
n sg omGdH aSers had MADE r w9s ret
Labor very high at San Francisco. The price
of goods had declined considerably, and there
, large stocks hand. There was end to the gold
Letter paper was selling at 80 cents per sheet. In
the custom-house, 12A cents per line charged for
writing documents. An administrator charges 81 for
- signature.
Lieut. Beale made the passage from San Francisco
to New York in "A days-the shortest on record lie
crossed the Isthmus in II hours
Further from the cold Regioa-Wc gather from the
New York Tribune, few items, communicated by MI
Parrot Consul at Mazatlan, in addition to the
above. Government is thing little thought of in
California Everything is swallowed up in the absorb
ing pursuit of gold. A convention has been called tc
meet in August for the purpose of efccting potca
organization, but the opinion is that it will not be able
to do much There is great complaint, that the laws
of the United States have not been extended ovei
them, but they all so much bent digging tina
they will not take the trouble to form constitution
their own. Gen. Smith is entirely unsupported by
= any military force.
7 Mr. Parrot brings a ruby,-the first one found
mong the diggngs This, he is going to have set in
ring of California gold, In addition to this mineral
ogical specimen he brought piece of coal taken from
It the surface of bed, recently found the Coast be
a tween Monterey and San Luis Abispo 1t is btu
mnous fossil, and exists in great abundance 1t wal
tried in a blast furnace board the Ohio and found t.
be-of excellent quality Mr. PARROT brought speci
mems of Cinnabar, which contained so per cent o
quicksilver He considers the introduction of SLAYER,
into California mpossibity, whether Congress
passes law against it or not.
D From Western Texas.