The New York herald., 1849-05-30

thing .novlabout returning, q to whom or how.
Loes here which year ago were bought for $40 and
Slo, are now worth Is many Thousands. The lowest
even among the sand hills sell for $780, Drugs and
medicines sell most enormously high. Eggs are worth
When We arrived In the harbor ve were sslutsd With
by all the ships Of war and by cheer after cheer
from many vessels and from the crowded shore have
ten other things to tell you but no time to
The building Is very both church
and school-house.
Delegates meet at Pueba to- day, to form some plan
OF provisional government
my health and life spared, shall bring home
few Thousands, II not more.
From the Philadelphia Bullstin.J
BAN FRANCISCO DE ALTA CALIFORNIA, ]
Here am in the golden country and really golden
country is; for never, In my life, saw much gold
Is nave seen In the fve days since my arrival. At
valparaiso We were attacked strongly with the gold
fever that We lsfti mass that is about 200 the
foreign lett the country and are now all here pro-
Portionate number from sash other port has arrived
and about rs, 600 over land.
would like II | had time to give you some Of the
forty accounts Of who have been ts
the mines The poorest man in this place can show
from SooO to 81 500 in gold dust that he has gathered
by his own hand in . month or So Some have found
in three months time, much rs $4,000 to $4,000;
Gas 'nsy nave been fortunate one with hs
BY persevering and the least good luck one may and
from $50 to 500. This is truth could tell you of
the names Of persons innumerable, who eight months
ago. were not worth 500, who worth 500 OOO
ONE by good speculation, have amassed from one to
two millions in that space Of time. There are not
many OF the latter, but there are some instances.
Property has risen to immense profit. Land
holders Fix months ago sold lots at 500, which the
owners now refuse to sell at $5 0OO cargoes have
arrived which cost $4,000 to $4,000 and sold fo-
SzOoOOo Goods have been sold at 800 to 900 per cent
advance For instance, sold my cloak, which cost
TWO years ago $3S for eleven douboons Of ID dollars
each-l16 dollars Blankets which cost dollars here
sold for $50 dollars Boots SO dollars pair; pants
GDalars por bottle.
Money has been made to an immense amount by
purchasing at the mines. Gold dust at So to So the
the ounce which sells here at SIS to $40. The
quence s that every body goes to the minescarried
away by the excitement For the sake Of my health
the present at least.
common servant in private house gets from 500
to $3.50 per month"; and they very independent 1t
that You 60 into hotel and ask for breakfast; IL
the cook is gone (for he only stays at each
meal time get slice of cold meat bread probably
no coffee or tea certainly milk-and you pay ST;
also 81 80 for dinner Of rice soup piece very poor
roast beef and poatoesa these eaten off a table Of
bare boards. Bottled ale is So, brandy SO, wine So
toieraby good segars very poor three for rs cents
Loaves of bread, worth at home cents, sell here for
70 cents A house which cost $40 in Valparaiso ready
to put up, sold here for 81 800.
am sleeping in garret, two in bed, and consider
myself quite lucky people living in all kinds Of
empty hogshcads, &C.
From the Salem Register May 2s1
SAN FRANcIsco, March Q, 1849.
All you can possibly have heard is q
bagatee to the reality Any report had almost said
the Sacramento, particularly the American fork, the
Feather river the Mukelemnes and Stauisaus as far
gold diggngs or washngs embracing, far is ex-
plsred an area Of from five to six hundred miles In
length, and two hundred in breadth. have not yet
TO the washngs but intend to do in the course
OF this nonth-the weather this season having bcen
uncommonly severe, well protracted Still hun
kind Of confirmation Of the reality of the gold riches
g. full bags filled with the precious dust Every
who goes up, comes back with little competency.
Some will OF course complain, everything is compa
rative, and an average Of SO day is considered bad
luck. Many get from $50 to 5000 daily Since have
however Is the least part Of the affair the country Is
immensely rich in silver and quick mines and its
capabilities for agriculture magnificent In the inte-
rior it Ia very mild and the soil is exceedingly rich and
productive 1t abounds with deer, elk sntecpes wild
horses geese canvass back ducks and in fact game of
But what wish particularly to call your attention
to- is the great field for speculation. Furniture is
good article as you may judge from the fact that u-
from $40 to $50 day. pine table is worth from $12
to $50. This will be the for long time to come
Probably the gold is ine1hau:tible At all events 1t
state Of things exists, labor will be very dear CON-
mon servant earns $40 to 500 month No salary,
it may bo trading at the mines. se.men run y away,
and are hard to get at SIS month Freghts the
Sa Sacramento &c. are enormous-from SO to SIS the
ferent points, vary fDm $1,000 to 81 200 net pro-
fits monthly OF eatables and drinkables, too much
cannot be brought. Frame houses are an excellent
article for speculation Thousands upon thousands to
occupy them are arriving and will arrive Provisions
of all kinds enormously dear, and houses will be in
demand for the have given about labor
not for San Francisco alone, (or do not think this
will be the spot-Benecio is considered the place) but
for different places the coast and bay or provisions
would particularly recommend hams, cheese picked
mackerel, habuts' fne salt Goldfish, lit sells enor-
mouflyJ and preserved meats Of all kinds Salt pork
fail in making, on these articles 100 per cent within
bounds People here making 300 to 500 per cent
Valparaiso prices Champagne here flows like water,
to the tune Of 81 per bottle.
forgot to cay that dried and preserved fruits Of all
kinds will always command immense price, from the
fact that raised, and they much esteemed
town-at the mines SO. Figs splendid article, II
they could be got here in good order.
[From the Nantucket Inquirerl
SAN Francisco, March 9, 1910.
Here am in California where gold so plenty that
the veriest loafers about with pockets full arrived
next day came on shore to see If could nd any one
knew, and also to get place to board In cruising
about, ] naturally went into a building where saw
many persons congregated. IL was the
hotel, and there not less than five tables where
gambling was going on in every variety gold ounces
and the next hour and half passed in
place perhaps more to your satisacton Passing by
small Building about twenty feet by thirty heard
the voice Of prayer and entering found congregation
consisting Of about sixty persons An
orthodox minister is stationed here with salary Of
twenty-four hundred dollars year
! found houses very scarce and board fourteen dol
lars per week. did not succeed In finding place to
live in, and SO returned to the ship On Monday
came on shore again. and having fallen in with Mr..
Peter f. Ever, he introduced to his landlord, who
wished Immediately to engage me to work for eight
dollars per day. and to board for fourteen dollars
per week. As ] was desirous to procure a place to
odgc, agreed to work for him till the FIRST day of
A pril, and make commeDceme ent to-day.
There is scarcely any lumber here now but several
hips have gone to the Columbia river for It, and by the
me II is received wages will be as high fifteen
wenty dollars day. for every ono, as he can
,ces of to the mines. Although the weather is rather
Dad there now, still the people do very WE'LL getting
ON an ounce to two hundred dollars worth day, as
hey fall in with rich spot. Gold has already been
ound over space of three hundred and sixty miles
ong, and about two hundred and seventy in breadth
As yet II Is taken only the surface, per-
on digging very deep, unless he finds rich vein No
regular mining operations carried on, all the i'm
pl,me nts necessary being small pick and crowbar
some, indeed, have no other tools than their jack
knives
Sailors cannot be had for less than seventy.Gve or