The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-10-06
Chaparraps Correspondence.


number Of arrivals has been fewer and Of consequences
there less Of that hustle and activity which characterized
the city for the first few days after my arrival still there IS
enough to admOnsh lOOksT-On that much doing and
that this is great place The size of the city and the
Der OF buildings has greatly increased within the Last month
probably fourth and che price Of real estate has csr
tanly advanced far beyond that gure-athough was
then 1eckoned to have reached its limit what will be in
thres months puzzles the brain Of the most san gHe locker
into the seeds Of time. Two very neat houses have gone
up on the plaza within few days. and have rented foY ga
ming and liquor shops, the rate Of $4,000 per annum
For such purposes houses command much better price
than for anything else, and every one comes 10 California
TO make money it Is strange that they should thus let
The new ayuntameno has had several sitings and are
ouay enaetHg laws for the of the city 10 take
the place Of such Of the old Mexican ones rs have been in
force Aealde Geary (ae Of the ID Pgupsvvsnia nsgi
men) makes many good suggestions in his message which
i carried out, will tend to enhance ths INTEREST," Of San
Francisco.
From sunrise to it generally warm and pleasant
in the streets, but aer that hour the north nds kck
up the bgge1t sort Of fuss land, in this month of
august, ahesde desirable. How disappointed in
the climate Of this place From FIsmonts or some other
writer's book who has written so many truthful tbipps
about California had been eto reckon the Bay of San
Francisco like unto that Of the Bay of Naples and the Ill
mate that of Southern Italy - say that from written ae
counts came San Francisco with the idea of bsskipg
in an Italian sun. but it was before ws5 aware what effect
the climate had had the early writers in driving them
into the straits Of rOUGHciRR Well in this changing eli
mate all things considered the health is good darrs
eods being the only complaints both of which are sure IN
Iezs upon all newcomer But few deaths have occurred
Speaking Of deaths several places are being put up at
which to prep the sinful for the long Journey and ON
Sunday last the denomination of Baps ordained their
Chnrche st Protestant one in California Per eoatra
as MawwOrm would say, that sinful payer-man Feno is
here raising subscription to build Theatre to which he
/ uaTy next.
So much for the cynow for the interior and the mines
Both on the tributaries Of the Joaquin and the Sacramento
much sickness prevails principally intermittent fever and
nd uun,har If
Inc weather has been very oppressive during the day al
though the evenings cool The numbers aboatthe mines
have been considerably augmented by the arrivals of CON-
panles through Texas and Mexico by psssenges FINN pa
mama and around the Horn and By few over the plains
VI late little success has crowned the sbo of the mpers
and many Of those who sought 10 reap golden harvest IN
few days have returned to this place and search of en-
poyment. One small party after days labor met with
so little that the members decided to coma and vk
IN san francisco long enough suoiency Of proy
ions to do them during the rainy months when thew Dro
going IN pur-uit Of new and dry dggngs Such cases are
notVery common but assure you they much more e
Quen than these lucky hits which have been so much
ded before the American people. From all can learn and
have inquired much from welnfOmed persons rscentIv
from the mines the average for the last days Throughout
the Oggngs will not reach the figure of dAy-laborer In
this place do say this deter persons from emigra
ting hithers for as said in last believe the supply Of
gold Is ineEhaustbe and in the time spoken of some may
have made their tines, four and even six ounces Der
bat speak OF the average In few days more we will
have accounts from those who have damned up and chan
ged the cOue Of Of the streams and the general i'm
preston is that they will meet with rich return for their
abos, which have been immense and upon that suecess
Others will puTsUs the course During the last few
days several pacss have been discovered by exploring
parties and of them said DO very rich but as thew
in avnes, far from the permanent streams thew viii
not be worked until the rainy The discovery Of
such places will be Of advantage to the miners as il
viii enable them to during the high waters aud thus
keep them busy, as it were, throughout the year.
There seems to be little doubt but that there dsposss of
gold be found almost of
that loom for number Of mines can be found
must tell your readers the Tnh about the business Tn,
them with the halef that they do well By hand work
and constant attention Dispel al hope Of biz E,ss
and hundred dollau day for they are ike Apeel's
visits The man who has trotted acos with dispatches s
or three times and told bis stories the road has certainly
done any thing but enhanced the interest of California for
ne mas raised citation TO such pitch that the arrival
OF the dreamy adventuer he awakened to reality which
IN many instances, the poor subject to wish himself
back to the permanent and paying business which he sac
feed when setting out in search of the golden havne Let
Inc romance die away among YOU and the truth will be
enough to lncs honest and entsprising young men 10
repair here then if disappointment come let il be on the
asr Fable side tell you really disappointed godzeeker
wea the longest iacs that drawn and thew are no
rarity in this pacemen who ef home in the expectation
OF returning with pocket full of rocks in one year
The best OF order Tsigns throughout the dggng and ius
tiee between man and man. Many arrive without the
means OF obtaining tools provisions but no trader will n
fuse 10 credit them for the necessary stock and f copse
quence no man ncod be idle short story 10 show how
some miners took in green from Down East and will
have done with the miners Three of the old ones who
had Just given up further operations in hole in which
they had been digging for many days-the last two
without any benetand had resolved to 20 in search of
more profitable one seeing Jonathan approaching with his
new hXens and thereby AeHng that he wss one of the nm
Initiated concluded TO do him. if it po BILE to come il
over one from where the rises No sooner was
1t suggested than determined Pulling out from his buek
skin bag five six ounces in small pieces the
them in the hole and with his feet covers them IN in Che
dirt. 1t
Putting down his pack and observing the m an digging away
with all bis might he calculated that thew ,vee
doing pretty we'll Yes" said the man with the pckaxe
resting the handle, and locking at the new Gamer o
ought to do pretty well here now for we have b.n okin
five days to get down TO the gold but knowing from the
formation that it would pay we'll we did not dispar and
our e't pan tuis assprens that will do we'll for from
them we got near SIX ounces. The victim opeued his
mouth in asonshment whilst the dcers proceeded 10 wash
pan full before his face in which an ounce and half
ofwhat had been thrown in his approach Such suooes
he had not dreamed Of Another pan full washed out two
Of the ounces At the sight of this JOnRhap sBted
to know it they would not sell outa commou practice
among the minors. No much labor to get down to
the metal" " III give yOn $780, We can make that
in two hours" " $500" No" By this time the wash.
ing of otheT full produces the residue Of ,yba had
been dropped in This cOure increased the value of the
hole and the Yankee offered $4OO 1t night and
the miners ceased operations After few moments con.
versatOn apart, the head man Jonathan snd
told him that for $500 he msht have the hole as one of the
party wanted to to San Francisco but if he had all the
say, thousand wouldn't get it," The bargain was con.
eluded the money paid and before daylight the three were
of. Nc oRe was pIesent when jonathan washed his pan
tuls the next morning but from the length of his face in
the evening, when he up the camp of his nearest
nsghbOr generally concluded that he had been taking
lessons from of the old ones.
Throughout the interior every thing as far as hear is now
quiet although since the sailing of the California the good
citizens Of Stockton hung of the hounds late New
York volunteers Their crime robbery As much as l
oppose Lynch law am satisfied that in the peculiar stu.
alton in which the people of California find themselves it is
Unstable; for there is other law and society must be rid
OF those who attempt openly to ride it. Generals Smith
and Riley Commodore Jones and T. Butler King have recent
returned from visit to the mining district Gen Riley is
unwel, and left here for Monterey few days ago
never saw old Ben look much under the weather and
of his friends fear that he will recover About the
first of September Gen. Smith win leave for Oregon visit
the posts in that territory am advised what length of
time he win be absent
will write again before the Panama comes and goes
YonFs, CHAPARRAL.
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