The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-03-30
VERY LATE FROM CALIFORNIA

f"rnia and Passengers---Good orde
I'm the Gold Diggins, SC.
The Boston Traveller.s of Saturday ev
enng, has the following very late, ,hougl
lndefniie intelligence from California
being nearly a month later than previou,
advlces:
"We have seen a private letter from
San Francisco, dated the ooh January
which contains the latest news from the
gold region. The writer was volun,ee,
in Col. Fremon,'s expedition, was ak en-
prisoner by ,he Indians and retained in
captivity nine months his life having
been spared, and his liberty finally grant
ed him. as he says, on account Of his
having been discovered ny the Indians to
he free mason, of which fraternity, il
seems, many Of the red men were mem
hers.
"The writer had been very successful
| y - "SVu W k'iu u'USs.e AHu Hdu
"b aimed COLT enough to satisfy his smbi.
tion. His statements in respect to the
extent Of The gold beds and the purity OF
tho metal;ra her exceed the marvellous
descriptions which we have heretofore
received He speaks Of still further dia,
coveries, and OF still richer mines. which
might fsrnlsk PRINTABLE lemptoy y.aeut. as
he links, for all The young men in New
| EoglanJ He is 81 confident in respect,
to the golden promise Of the iaud, that he
'rges his friends here to 60 at once To the
minea. He speaks also of silver tEsucs. iu
winch lie says there is au abundance Of
ore. but this inferior metal seems TO be
an object Of minor regard amopg the for,
tune hnr,ers.
Tie writer of this letter4had left the
mines, to recruit his health, aud 10 await
more favorable weather for carrying on
operations, lie was at San Franciscn,
which place he described as being fnll to
ove' flowing with persons awaiting The
coming spring, 10 commence or resume
operations at the 'diggins
In the New Orleans Picayunc, Of the
t1,h, we fud fnr her letters fromo ON board
the steamship California. which had ar
rived at Acapulco. IN 8 days from Pana>
ma. and also several written previously.
at Panama. by the same writer. and an
interesting letter, also, from California
direct.
We thought il was an exaggeration
board, as the following will show:
AoApuLco, Mexico. Feb. 10.
avail ofa short stoppage ofthe steam
mer California at this port. to advise you
that arrived last evening after disa
greeahle voyage Of eight days, from PanA
ANA. which place we left on the Isl inst
We take water here apd sail this after
aoon for Ma z.tao, where we expect to
arrive in three sr four. days.
Snce IN. last fran Panama, have
little from Calu,rnia To interest soa.--
I think there will be grea, difficulty IN
returning from that country to the states.
Already has feeling of insn nhordinatinn
manifested itself on board, and all hands
are independent nf the officers; aoa there
is little doubt that il the stories current
in relation to California are true, the
ship will be deserted by all hands, save
her officers. aud will he obliged 10 be laid
up. We have II number OF SEX "a board
with the Panama fever. Thank Heaven.
" e have no cholera. About a dozen A.
msricaus died ON tho ls,hmus. and it is
fortunate we have so far escaped. as our
vessel is crowded with 325 Passengers.-
] will write you again on our arrival al
| Mazs,lan.
Yours, truly, g.
The following is the leaer from Caiifor
mia direct. It's wriIten with spirit and
point. and the picsyune ia ctines 70 think
IL is as honest a s,aiemsnt of AFFAIR.". 10
L sliiornia as they have seens
CAL,roRSlA IN THE wooBd rfsoE,
January 9. 1919
Editor Picayune-Every nswspsPef l
see from the states, land they are mighty
few) contains one or more iettsn from
out here somewhere, giving the mos, sw-
fui descriptions ofthiogs here imaginable
-herribls murders, eu,rsgsees tbefu,