New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-29
8 CALIFORNIA; whs will Do.

'e'f'' ifoai Yorker il California 20 bis friend in
us Vi'y' De hn not seen quite 50 many ALI.
sA.o'' " Mr. sssphea Il. Branch ard A few more
oi the sam, sor' but hc gives .s sooi a. idss of
lie a-d prospects, n Caiii0rui. IS We have found
ID Any one letter. He Is evidently one Of the
s,ad OF men Tia. nobody need b. ,.h,med 10
lesrn from
! Nc-, s5ou, ny own experiences IN C.l,f,r.
cis arrived seTe In June and went !InmeSl.,aly =,
| tho ines. ! worked there svs weeks ana $500
over Al ny exPsases' 500 Tsen, partly through he
expected arrival Of my s0Ojs and yars throu.h te.r
thar my hole OF LEAD would give out sold out my
whole, mschize snd all fer two Of assf 70 ore
than gave tor H. and started for San francisco Bat
learning st Sacramento City that the Robert Bowns
hsi not srriveo, Get my wits 10 work 10 ascertain
ho- ccuij spend the Intervening time meet pro
iiso.y.
Ny art operation ga buying loo. ~ By 100
feet. for which I paid $500, and sod soon sner
fox 81 500 soon sfer usto ;ha scqp sintsnce " hr
r &. Of Nev. York. who was IN the same pred'cs
ment mysel', not knowing what 70 30 rext az bust
ihea qaite dull In the city (Sscrsnento) |
suggested &c him tos, thought AIyiES appeared sae
noel reasonable foT lucrative occupation - teams
were pou-pg IL rrr, tbs psias. ard 70, scarce lie
ygeca alta me- sud We forthwith Set about msklng
r.ec srsucrs fCr hsying Ter commenced search
for scythes. All W. could md were two old once.
nearly worn ous and withsu, handles. These We
5oush, Al sl6 esch. and soon Aner ssroa a
ptDy, ln arrived wtO had Ocs dozs1 rsE osss
syiha andes yet DID pOt Know Tor what purpose
hey boush, shem We bought one for $40 and cculc
aSvo sola Is 10 30 minutes for SIS We cur tso
crooked sticks for the old D. hl.,d man To- so
ty snt ssf.ea cut g prsir'e about ts miles from
city vA.re era about 100 OF beautiful grsss
We there worked about ,ln days In tho hottest sun
hsi ever ihona PROM II 20 Va could rot WORK. snd
sitter thai Is word blister the back Of our hsuds
IN ;tst time We cGl rut ckei shogs 90 tuns II bay
T1s xl js5 wsS . goi II % tie city. snd mysol
Invested $3.50 cscl, a. sd Wagons msis our hsy
G.fusi. srd cJllreucsf o.f'lug. We drew IN,
rfr, a NeN L. 4 aNf.
vi. 20 sifesk VI tNJ lick cani1 cv o. Oce eaG.
hs1 ics1ri aud ssried, aud the Other tNo loaicd,
when, tao Prs'Fo be.og on nre ard tn wiuf blowing
ta-5. loads tJ,k Are, ara In fifteen minutes has
badly burnt o. oe unht Cr Cso. Tho hay n0t ~
much sccourL tui th9 wagons cost 500 And int |
vas nos a. TOR trse Gays s'isf the stack At the city
TOOK re ap4 $50 burns gp We now al 20 turs 90 |
re pfshie that cscspod the fsr we then sold ioar
Yoke 81 oxen zoe ar1iher ws.or, iId succeeded In
drawing Tie balance, ard stackug 70 ussr ha city |
Wore retailing n ~ eight eUuts pound - 80
lunl. sud Keeping horse. snd mules at s. 50 a day
Ne have bow two good teams, six yoke OF AID \
,wo wageus witch VIZ running from Sacramento !
- the Mines with freight aid which sversgs SO
4 dsy. They are now on trip of six days. and will
bring In $500 In dlsL fcslniug Is decidedly the
bret buscess done here, and IL Is Was not 40 at We
should put three or foas wagons more We intend
In lhs Spriuk - At least Ten teams. Hsd u not
been Tor nv soods | should probably hays been
,hating. or digging now. Ra, | an convince Wat
niriug tn poorest buiiaos dore hlre, ADD she lard
81 W9-s that 4uy white man eyaf engaged In. From
al my sxpereucs ID obsef ys,icp, snddy believe
that the @irRs riH dr1eSs nee dollars day. | wss
extremely lucky, t1r uUmoers Il our party have
worked hard and NOT cent better IN than the Gsy
taey landed H. is all LUCIA perfect loitery-snf
cave uot he ard Of single tnstance where man has
b,eu very fortunate, that be cOainuet - long Thou
s.nds here with suine expectations, but are
Sotuly disappointed, sld return difgu,sod vita To
co.nuT Many lives are lost, srd many N ~ cun1tt |
..tions rurod B,ownrg and Flsy.or II cur patty, |
* cnardson's) oigt "a tno way through NicO
Mr. CapEop, formerly alta Lea Bregator y. Y.
raesntly died u sicrare1tu. o. and myself have
,o.h been s,cs aud 90 noG Ike 20 expose our
ssse5 10 the heat " tue fuu, tho heavy o9N u
otgtt 10 hife tNO men 81 drive our t5ams. Ol0 We
pay $40 ~ day, tie other s2o) month.
had an attack II lever caused by oyerEOrk, aud
rodo oyes 10 this Hospital miles o. suffers Fort and
pu, myself under the OF Or. Crslgsn from Wssh
ngion the only comfortable place there for alex man
wa there hye days hsd good care aud attention, and
foy which paid sl2). am able now 10 keep horse
20 ride that my labor 10 comparatively easy, and
therefore do rot anticipate any serious resuis from
my sickness.
ara but fev good horsss here, add th0s1 from the
s.aies Tns Mexican EOrIe IL an iGiefior snlmA both
Ia sike and build Oxen, 500; We have sir yoke,
worth 81 200. Wagons, slO0to ESQ There sre many
attle coming from the plains but they sre too poor
10 uss This ALL snd many will die before Spring.
Sacramento Ia hot dusty, hlsby place, and II the
wind blew there as at San Frsneisco 10 would be i'm
possible 20 live But IL has increased sst5nsbiBgy
IA. " three. story hOuIo Gale tho City Hotel,
ara rc-t.ores, number OF wooden ones and tents,
zanbns houses and boarding houses Of all d0scrip-
ions snd sizes. Gsmblers are doing the most exssu-
sye bushes. here 1t Ia almost Incredible but real
believe that every third house In Sacramento, Ban
Francisco and avery other place OF any noie 10 gsn
,rRhouse and 80 you psss along tho street AZ hight
every one So ms filed They operate greatly 10 keep
lDg up the rents, tor II 10 rot uncommon for them 10
nay flOO day rent.
San Francisco 10 really quite city Trey have al
rssdy thester, circus number q large hotels and
extensive stores and dock 300 feet 10 length. The
buildings sra All On the side u mountain overlook
irz ire Bay, the streets running up snc down.
il bad mad capital to operate Win whei rst came
should now be ready for the return steamer with my
fortuns Lots ai Sacramento which I could then haVa
oou ghI for 500 % :OO Rave saee sod for 5000 ~
10000.
Tnere arc low three steamboats, lsvis eating the
Sacramento The Mint" about the szs OF clam
sksH the "McKlm," and tho " Senator" The lass
with both Of tbs others n Ii does not draw too muoh
water.
seven thousand teams have already arrived bore,
oy me Plsirs acd TIRES thousand more tsly ex
Jscted From their sccouDt ths suffering on that
cute hss been extreme, tho roads being literally
blocked up With dead oxen and mules
Bosrd at Sacramento IL 81 - cts ain ls meal, or
go A week lodging 81 TO u 50 light
80 whole, / think thore never was, and probably
nsyer viii 30 again sueh country a. .As Tor msxing
money. If sny Of my friends wish ~ come here Tor
tho purpose of mskos money IN almost any kind Of
,u.iness ,IceR rltEtaS, e0ns on though thOussnds
are coming yet, take your chance With the resL is
requires -lthoT hard Labor or cdPtiaI
Sly merchandise, disposed Of, 81 IS peI cent sd
vance which, cons4drGg tho crsmmed, slusied cor
dillon of lhe market think q remarkably good sale
Ia ugh IL vii not AFFORD me any pron, have nos been
OBLIGED 10 s.crhse th srn, ~ hundreds have done
lnoloss you an ounce II dza az specnssn Vi sns
asl ance, a. the ms1 said 81 iao brick
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CoysIgslo~ o. CLAIMS AGAssT NExioO .-