Saturday morning visitor., 1849-02-03
AUSTRIA,
cEsfars.in Weary.

The news from Il Dorado SEEMS daily
becoming more and more wonderful, and
the rush toward that region, considering
the difficulty and distance, is pro(i2ious.--
The New York San OF las, THURSDAY con-
tains tie iollowing:
Several merchants in this city have re-
ceived letters from California, vi Chaeres
and the British West Indies, probably by
the same conveyance which brought the
recent dispatches for government
The tenor Of these ad,ices is, lliat large
deposits OF gold we're discovered in tie
hills. and that people from Oregon, Santa
Re, and Mexico were pouriiig into the
country in thousands.
Such was Tie scarcity of com Ina! gold
dust had lAllenat The mines 20 six dollars
an ounce, being less than one.tiird its
real value at the United State mint. The
whole amount gathered was about three
millions.
Capt. William &. Marcy, son Of the
I. 5. Secretary OF War, was di,losih, Of
ers;hing iii the shape Of supplies al his
camp, iii exchange ior gold dust. He had
collected fifteen barrels OF gold ore, and,
having no means OF protecting the treas
ure, he had buried il until vessel of war
should arrive OH the coast, which wos dali
ly expected.
Provisions and food ofevery kind were
very scarce and daily growing dearer.--
Pork was 5000 per barrel, -four $lC0 per
barrel, bread 90 els. per pound, beans $40
per bushel, brandy 500 per guIlon, and o.
ther things in proportion.
There was much suffering at the mines,
and even apprehensions ofiamne IN con-
sequence Of the mullitudes arriving from
all quarters. The Indians being able 10
endure mere fatigue and ponrer Iarc than
the whites, were gathering most Of the
gold. Some parties had commenced kill
Ing horses and mules for food.
The people were in hopes Of getting
speedy supply of food from MEXICO
Vessels ai San Francisco, which had been
abandoned or neglected, were olce more
in request 10 proceed along tie coast for
food, the latter having become more valu-
able than gold. Whale ships were selling
off their outfits at Monterey at enormous
profits.
The following is from tie last number
of the Baltimore San:
Among the California sch, ,mes al Boston
is one i'll which each man lAys i2CO, has
his board at the,mines, and teceives a poll
icy Of insurance on lils lille Tor the sum of
81 geo, payable, in case Of his decease.
TO his family or friends.
The slip Tvoiinta, from New York for
California, takes out eighty odd passengers.
Among them were Mr.. Winchester, laie
Of the New World, Caleb Lyon, OF Ly-
onsdale, The poet, james Davoe, Il We'll
known printer, Daniel Noeross, of this
city, and Frederick Jerome, the sailor
Mr.. Holden of liolden's Magazine, goss
out also.
A letter from New York says That moi
a few Of the genller sex h.ve fallen VIC
Tins 10 the fever, apd adds:
alt is currently reported here that a ves-
sci is to be fitted out from this port forth
WITH for the accommodation OF one bun
dred respectable young ladies, who have
expressed their desire TO go in quest Of The
''root of all evil and perhps something
else, and who previously undertake 10
comply with certain conditions which the
projectors of the expeditionwill require"
Another New York letter says: "The
report that brandy has sold in California
at Sl4,o00a barrel has so hr excited the
cupidiIy Of a well known sp,culator in this
city as to induce him TO ship5, 900 barrels
of brandy, colOred alcohol, ror San Fran
cisno -