New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-05

SAN FRAScIsco California. Jan =. l-49
Ny DEAR SIR: A vessel IS % leave for Mszst
Ian IN few days and take the opportunity ihus offer
lng tor sending ha.'y letter
since my la,t private communication nOthins has &C.
CURED 10 change the general views then expressed IN
relation % California Within the lsst lew weeks uch
hes been said ana done 10 regard 70 the organization Of
Provisional Government Tor this Territory. Several
villages hsve appointed Delegates 10 attend Couvcp
lion for the Arrangement Of i0nd.meut al laws for the
country and other elections now UNDERWOOD to be-
taking place ia the remote psrs of The country IL 10
proposed 10 have the Convention assembi-d at the
Pueola de san Jos6 about sixty miles this
on the 4h Of March bat believe IL will be found i'm
possible 70 assemble al the Delegates al that time and
10 will probably found expedeut 10 deter the meet
ing until sknOwn tina, toe present Congress has not
acted on the question Of Territorial Government -
This will probably throw the whole Question back
or leu and think the meeting will not occur before
he middle Of April, and not at al should Congress
navc acted.
At this time this Ia most important question 10 every
citizen Of California for life and property are and will
coDanue TO be unsafe in this territory until Congress
gives US stable Government The fact 10 brought feel
is u home 70 the apprehension fevery Intelligent
that there IL government and no law 10 California
general feeling Of insecurity deprssses the whole
population, and operates most ipjuriou.ly upon all
classes Of society. Crowds of men focking from
s quarters OF the country and among them Ensny
persons Of bad character and desperate fortunes and
every thing about them affords reasonable
thu every kind OF vsny may BE- prseticed with mpu-
nifty thrOugh 0ut the territory The only tribunals which
attempted lurlsCicu0n OF murder. &C
some months past those formed tor the occasion A.
II arises and on. nders generally escape or II they
taken IL s smid the frenzy OF popular excitement
when the guilty and innocent may be victims together
Several executions have taken place 10 pursuance o
this kind Of law and It supposed that several others
Will bs announced by the next mai from the south. Ia
the meantime ontrsges occurring In all quarters OF
the country, and the public sstonishmen, has scarcely
subsidized after murder has trsnspired, before al
other is committed horrible hsn the FRS, House
breaking, theis and robbsries OF almost hourly
occurrence This state Of things must continue until
We have the firm and steady rein OF Government ex
tended over the territory by Congress have no ex
pectsOn that Provisional Government ('houd il 40
INTO operation and this cannot be the case 10 ess thsn
ayesr from this me) would be- found adequate 10 the
public wants. The materials for organizing a stable
Government do not exit Ia the country at this time
Add OF such there tie best cannot be commanded
for the business. The most respectable men who are
engaged IN lucrative enterprises in the country quite
foreign politics will not desert their interests
to take public stations which promise 10 yield little but
sexstiOn and snDoyacce ana should the local organic
4tiOn 90 into operation. | very much doubt n II will
produce spy rclef for tho ills which now hifict the
county 1t will be temporary in It's nature and, having
40 permanent hold upon the community I, will be only
little better than no government at all.
such has been the result OF the Provisional arrange
ment ia Oregon and such must be its result every
where In communities composed OF adventures
from slnos, every CLINE and country Bseide, the
tves and foreigners have been accustomed 10 different
institutions and religions and strong sntipathy exists
among the former for those whom they look upon
their and enemies In the excite nen Of gold
digging these various races and casts are brought into
contact under circumstances which have N
threatened to break into open hOsttes and tho
suipg Summer the danger of such occurrence will be
ncre ssed hundred fold In consequence OF the aug
ntstiOn OF numbers and the constant accession Of
ens rauts who more reckless adventurous and die
soute Than their predecessors II Congress has the
vel, being of thls Territory Ia view an immediate or.
gsuzscn ought 10 sAe place and tuch Salaries should
given to the Territorial officers IA To secure the
highest order OF talent aud inegriiy. Aoy good work
man realize more from his labor IN the mines than
given 10 Territorial Governors by law and what
would bee very ample compensation in the United
states would afford decent support in California
believe the experience of every public officer who has
been in this Territory within the last II months will be
All enforcement Of what have ssid.
Within the last i've six weeks we have had weather
of extraordinary severity II 10 said 10 be- the coolest
season De fenced here since that Of lc2i. In the
Fort ice has formed three inches In thickness
Within weeks the streets Of this village have been
repeatedly whtened with snow aud hail and the hills
within eight on the opposite side OF the bay Twelve
miles dsisnt) have been capped with snow for the LAST
diteen days Very heavy and pro,racted falls of rain
have swept ca the snow from all the hills within
eight but Oh In the mountains, among the mines II 10
thong they have had nothing but snow II So 1t must
have fallen to 9 very unususl depth. We now have
cool winds aud occasional rains but the severity Of the
latter, IL 10 believed now passed During the las,
winter had snow here, and only on ono occasion
for two dsys) there any IN sight snd tho falls Of
rains much less heavy than those We have recent
iy experienced
A.a general thing, the operations among the mines
were suspended on the approach of Winter but large
oumbers Of persons built log houses In the mountains
and having laid in Winters stock Of provisions con
unued among the mines for the prosecution Of their
business IL understood that the extraordinary
severity of the weather has prevented them from effect
log much and there can be- doubt that much suffer
ng will be the result Many OF the log houses were
good or least comfortable and some OF the parties
were tolersbly well supplied with provisions and cloth
in n
general application, and there can be no doubt that
suffering for food, clothing and shelter After
the Winter rains have once set In. 10 almost mPoss
BILE to send goods into the mountains and large mum
oers have doubt been too reckless and nprovdent
forssee the cons quences ard provide for them
Those who now In the mountains are almost exclu
svey Indians Indigenous popustion) and foreigners
or emigrsrs The spaniards and Cslifornisns have
tired their ranches 10 the various towns about the
country. TO await the return of Spring Many OF the
people who have emigra,ed from Oregon are In the
minet.
great siasns,ion In business has occurred since
Winter set In and prices Of goods have fallen In c. o.
sequence Vessels arriving At this tins rad an incon
siderable market aud 1t will continue bad until there
stendency toward the mines in March. when new
supplies go in that direction Within the last ten
dave six eight vessels have arrived from Mexico and
the OF South America and We near Of more
han forty which likely 10 follow them from ChNi
and Peru with about 90 emigran,s Every vessel
which leaves tskes away rich freight OF gold and
st very large amounts OF II In the country
am satisfied that more than s. 900 900 worth Of gold
has been taken from the mines mp this time and that
81 900 90 have been taken away from the country,
mostly to foreign countries, for market have Do
ioubt that 2, 10000 worth will have been shipped
from this port alone.
These facts ought to convince the moot ncredulous
that the Government needs Mint a. this place % coin
The sold produced by the mines, thereby projecting m
own interests and thOse Of American citizens residing
IA this territory We hear officially from Chill that
very large amount Of spurious coin IL shout to b,
shipped from Peru and Bolivia 10 be put into circuz
ton this coast in exchange for gold and through the
CUSHION houses BY giving what may sppesr 10 be q
nish price for soddust would not Re strange 20 md
the com munity defrauted oct OF their property AZ
present colddust 10 ling for about t3 80 per ounce
troy but II would not be- surprising should the holders
IF spurious coin force IL into circulation by giving
nominal confederation OF 81 per ounce for gold -
There IL proper authority here TO expose fraud OF
this kind in inception, 10 make assay Of The
coin supposed 20 De base.
We learn By letters from MsBstsn that there will De-
10 900 people starting In the Spring the Rocky
Mountains for California OF the report Is
sxssgersion for should that pumo~r OF people start
they would require at least 10 90 animals 10 take them
over the nounisins and would be impossible 10 sub
sist more than third of that number on the route
usually travelled have converted with many who |
crossed the desert and they all concur In tns opn
ion On large portion Of the road vegetation 10 ony
found in small Isolated patches, and tne limited emigra
Of former years have consumed tbs verdure even
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