The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-14
IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE
CALIFORNIA GOLD REGION.
TWO WEEKS LATER.
NJ Az AL NJ E w s
Abund ancs of the Fro cious Metal.
&c. 60. 60.

CISCO, California, was received at the NsW York
Herald office early yesterday morning.
Ii arrlyed at Maza.an in the line OF battle shi,
Ohio, thence across Mexico TO Vera Cruz, and
thence to P, nsacola by the same vessel, probably,
that conveyed the Hon. Mr.. Clifford to Vera Cruz
1t left that port on the 9th ut and was. mailed at
Pensac la on he 1t INST
The Ohio left San Francisco on the 18th of De.
cember Our previous advlces, brought by mr.
Anterior. were to the 10th Of that month.
The letters W ich we annex are from an officer
of the U. S ship st. Mary, and are, therefore,
perfectly reliable.
U. s. Sur Sr. MARY's,1
Harbor Of San Francisco, Dec. ID, 1913.
Here we are in California, the land much
talked OF in the United States. We arrived here
about five days ago, after long and dlsagreeable
passage OF sixty nine days from Valparaiso, stop
ping at Monterey, where we remained five days.
We found ON our arrival here the U. s. ship
Ohio, the flag ship OF Com Jones, and the store
ship Southampton, The iermer sails on Thursday
for Mazallan. The Commodore, however, will
ship.
The Southampton sails to-day for place called
Los Angeles, to carry PROVISIONS To five hundred
Dragons that arrived there short time snce,
having crossed the country from the other side.
intend sending this letter by the Ohio to Ma
za,lan, in hopes that an opportunity may occur of
.ending II across the country from there.
We shall probably remain here two
or three months, and then, perhaps, go to the Sand
witch Islands.
The sloop of war Warren Is lying at Monterey,
and me DALI has gone on cruise down the coast.
to be back here IN February.
You have NO doubt hsard in the United States
OF the great excltemedt produced In thus coun-
try by the discovery OF immense gold mines
Well, you may believe everything you hear and
see about them, no matter how exaggerated the
n aa
pei. Nothing IS talked OF here but gold gold
gold We see it all around us--I do not mean
where we can pick it up, but In the possession Of
every man about this county. The miaes are
about 25o miles from here, and men who go up
there pick up, on an average, from 81 to 81 900
worth OF gold day but the provisions and cloth
ng 3ns s. d for o 90os
every thing In proportion. Nobody does any work !;
nobody will work, except for gold. People go up
there, pick up quantity, come down, gam Die it
Another tning--almos all who 90 to the mines get
sick, and a sickne ss from which they seldom re-
coverthat 10, If they are not well provided with
| food and clothing
U. S. SHIP Sr. MARY's,
| SAN FRANCISCO Dee. "a, 1913.
n Inc olg EMP ONO sails tomorrow morning. for
AT 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, the broad pen.
dant OF Com Jones is to be holsted on DO ard thu s
ship, and we shall carry the flag until the return OF
|
| Commodore and his suite remain behlrd-that is,
his secretary, son. "a passed midshlpman,) his flag
lieutenant, and boats crew.
| We shall remain here probably three or four
months, and then take cruise among the Islands,
| down TO Valparaiso, Callao, &c.
This San Francisco Is all sorts of a town, l can
tell you: Such mixture of people never saw ia
all my life: all nations and colors. the place is
well filled now, they cannot work at the mines,
1t is very cold but in the spring they will COM
mence operations again.
I send you, enclosed, small quantity Of sand
which Is found in the lower bars OF the Amerlca an
Fork, near Suffers Fort. You may think it is only
| common sand out examine it closely, and you
will find lots OF gold amongst it. 1t is kind not
used at all here, for the simple that there is
| SO much heavier stuff to be picked up.
The dlggers at the mines pick up about 800
worth OF gold per day.
| After the above was put in type we received the
following Geographic despatch from Washing.
toni
WILMINGTON, Feb. 10, 1slo.
The Union Of this morning has o letter from CAP
tain J. L. Folsom. Of the Qusrermaters Department.
dated San Francisco, December Is, and addressed 10
Com. Jones.
1t states that affairs in California are getting worse
ss regards order and government Murders and rob.
berries Of daily and hourly occurrence Within
short time twenty murders had been perpstated
The people were making preparations to organise .
provisional government Within five days, three men
had been hung by Lynch law.
1t estimated that the United States revenue laws
now In force will yield income Of $500 the nrst
year but the laws popular in Califor-
nia and the inhabitants generally opposed to the
payment Of this tax.
The geld washings continue to be abundsntly pro.
duotive. All previous accounts are fully realised by
this intelligence 1t 10 believed that over four mil.
lions In gold dust has been taken from the aursrous
region thirds Of which expected has been sent
to foreign countries
These murders are probably occasloned by the
idleness resulting from the impossibility of
working in the mines during the wet season.
We received by the mail last night, the Union,
containing the above intelligence. We copy all
that Is published, In that and other Southern
papers, from the gold region.
From the Washington Union, Feb 1s1
We had determined to make another appeal In be-
till to- mofrsw. Meantime lay before our readers
the following very interesting but thrilling letter for
which We are indebtedto General Jssup We are pro-
We understand that letter IL received from an
officer In Commodore Joness squadron, Of the 7th jan
been received Of the arrival San Diego Of tbs dra-
goons and company Of artillery. under Colonel
Warrington vho had gone across from Camsrso, and
passed through Monterey, Saltillo, Parras, SO.
SAN Francisco, CALivonvrA, Dec 49, 1913.
Ny Dean Sm:-Csmmedore Jones has but this mo-
nent informed me that the Ohio viii SAIL to-day for
Mszatlan and take the opportunity Of fsr~ ardus
few public letters. alse enclose three private
Letters this being the only Of getting them to
the States Will you please TO have them sent to the
post efHce In Washingtonf
Since last wrote TO you, the Affairs Of this country
have been constantly getting worse We have no 60
vernm, mt here either civil military the ooun-
try IL full Of lawless men, who committing the
moot shocking outrsges Murders and robberiss are
Of daily and might almost say, Of hourly occurrence
Not arrival occurs from the north, south, or the
interior, but notifies the community Of new acta Of
villsny, which 90 uspunishsd witha six weeks moro
than tver.v murders have occurred In Q white popu.
lation ofiess than 4. 200 souls. The people are now
acting in SELF defence; ana four or Ave days since,
three men were hanged by Lyn.-h law, 90 miles from
this place 1t Of the last importance that the dis
rsssiDg condition Of California should b. dressed
upon those ct WsshB gten who have the DO Yer 20 an