New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-25
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
A Western Emigrant's stsry Of the Gold
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The fndepead>noe NO. Erpositor Of the 9Th
inst contains a letter from Michael McClellen,
Esq of Jackson County, No. addressed to Mr.. B.
Leonard, of that county, giving the following so-
count OF his arrival at the mines by the overland
journey, and his prospects Of speedy wealtb The
ST. LOUIS Republican states that Mr. McClelen
10 an old and respectable citizen Of Jackson COun-
ty which he formerly represented in the STATE
Legislature and man Of unqnestioned character
SAN FRANCISCO u. c. Oct q, l54s
DIAR SIR j take this, the earliest oppOrtu-
pity. 70 inform you Of my arrival here. found Csi
forns In another revolution net Of blood bat oi GOO
II should attempt 20 give you anything Ike true -
count Of the condition Of this country at the presen'
time would fail, for have not language 10 express
nor descriptive powers 10 delineate iis uu eOooDp
If had you would lack faith 70 believe We 80
at the gold mines WesTers Creek branSn o. @ tne
American fork Of the Sacramento "oere ny fanny %
~ this tue after tot some teoiOus ana perioos 'sI
ney Of Eve months and h'e osys D9t tnsnk % riyvl,
dence without loss or injury. Providence has guided
ara directed nav course and kind Fortune Gas taken
oy the hand at every stop. lost bot one animal on
he route brought every species Of properly started
9Th which 10 worth here In gold than all ever
vas worth pot together 10 al my life sold when
landed 10 the mines, the wagon bought Of Oldham
and three yoke Of oxen, for 5000 In gold, and va.
offered 3 200 for the other wagon and oxen, but
would no, sell IL II il worth as much 70 mo steam
boa, 10 20 its the Missouri River have given
young Nottingham who drove out for me, on the
halves he hsuls from the Enbsrcsdos toVn laid out
~ Suffers fort ~ miles from the mines and tns head
Of navigation a. this time
The road is better than the road from Lexington 10
Indpsndenss ne hsni. i6o LILY ~ 5 - 5or ny bCnoreo
pounds tha, he clears for himself over 80 per day
time 10 making trip from four - 'iz days sold On
Ell my bOrtes-three al % peee, the common price
for horses and mules vary from eOO 70 500 per head
grsAt s3y sold at the latter price the great dem and
Ia for Transporting provisions and tools sold the ps
tolls bought OF Henry Childs for 500 and the belt for
S7j gold have been In the country some tbres weeks
and have raised the rise of - 900 10 gold The prices
quoted above you viii feel dsposed 10 doubt not being
accustomed 10 fuch high prices but they are nothing
Let me give you an idea Of tho price Of prOyisons,
clothing &c. AZ tho Mines Flour eiO o. slO0 per hDo
dred bs beef i0s. n 81 per To- sugar nc; coffee jCc
Ia zoe 10 shirts from SlG 10 So piece coats $50
30 500 boots SIC shoes = pickled pork 500 per
barrel these ere the mine prices.
Gold Ia boihipg thought Of than dirt There IL
credit asked given The trsussciiOns sre ali based
upOn gold ! DO not ke this county, do not Ike
the climate. ard more than all abnpr and dees the
society; never expect 20 SOW seed or pisnt grain
In this country. | expect - continue IN the mnes.
myself snd family, each doing bis best, until We al
get sUficiency ~ 1--we Independently, which will
not he long by little girls can make from u - d.
isrs por day washing gold in pans expect 10 ship
for Jackson Go. NO. where expect 20 spend the ha.
Of my days In peace and quetnoss, aud IN the en-
i0yment Of family and friends where. OF al places
most delight 70 be- Ny average Income this Winter
will BE- about 10 dollars per day, and II should strike
majority Of persons who beve done well hero 10 the
mines (snd al have done that have tfied) are going
back 10 the stses TO live, at lehst nine out OF ten.
You know James NJ. ilarlin he has Just bought
Me,icsn ranch for which he hsS paid in gold Sl2 900
tor tbs stock and land sveragug the stock at go per
head and IL thought that he h-s made Al least - 600
In the operation, which mskes him stand monarch Of
s2i 0O but this s nothing Jesse Beasy Is said to be
worth At least $40 900 Gov BORRs has made inde.
pendent fortune for all his children You kn1 Bry
ant carpenter, who used 10 work for Ibenezsr Dix.
on be has dug out more gold IN the last six months
than mule pack have not spare time left tel
you the half want to- Old Capt Sutter has rented
out his Fort 10 merchants tavern-keepers, grocery
keepers &c at the rate OF $4,000 per year, beside
there floating stores NJ tho landing in launches
Dngs SC The amount Of trade done at this place is
supposed to be AZ Icss, $4,000 per day and IL said by
merchants OF New York and New Orleans to be equs
20 those places at this time In money Transactions
old cousin Hugh BOyley used 20 say in bis preschog
1T Ia good for hero
II was here that found my old friend Julian Martin
found him "a parted-s true ihend-and he hss
been Of great service 10 me here he has picked up
several thousand this season. he ia too rich 10 dig but
q considerable trader In the mines sells shirts at $50
serrappes at slO0 speaks, language Auenty dances
at the fsndspg0es, and stands No among the Mexi-
cans, which Is great deal 10 this country.
From your friend. &C. NJ. I. McCLELLEN