Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-12-01
Extracts from a letter, dated
SAN FRANCISCO. Sent IL

uoout' Is WIFI ieelngs OF no ordinary cbor,.'N
you once more. " write
| arrived in this city on the 9Th inc,
ken vessel at San Diego TO which n,ona sta.
by land. | was four months and oiob, ~ . came
llng TO San Diego, and from there 70 ,I;! get
twenty-three days, making in all five ,' 'as pace,
was considerably surprised, on nv arriyaJ I'
flnd this country far different in every ro.lo 10
what anticipated. The climate is y deP di,Poc' to
Die one, being most Of the time, windy and 2 ''ea'
ana ralhor coo', dusty, and dry, except when
ehurely 100 wet' making, upon the whole. r,,tI Is
uncomfortable country. As for tho ,.o,SAe = 'a'Aer
agriculture, hardly know enough =, orppe' poCs OF
venture any remarks, as my humble opin;s iso"t 10
iers somewhat from the general account gia 1,''
fremont and others; for would not cali ,II
country well adapted TO agricultural nnrs,; aIs a
the lands suited for farming are confnod as
harrow valleys Of the streams, and mnst me ~ 'ne
entirely upon irrigation, as it only r,;ns osp opo"u
year. he city OF San Francisco is larger fba,
expected 10 hhd II, and doing an immense businoa.
Houses are being put up al the rnte or ca, SS'
week, and lumber is worth $500 per ibonay per
Town lots sell from $4,000 to s5O 600
house rent from $4,000 10 $4,000 ner ~, o,.'l "nu
saw mills are beng put up at different nlocos i
the country, as many beautiful streor,o - - ia
their water into the Bay of San Francisco' "Py .;
plenty of good timber convenient. WIN
The interior of the country is all morn ~.
slckly, being subject TO overflow. caused H., G
,ne"ing oi The snow on the mountains and ,ba
heavy rains, which commence in the vio,a- '''
continue until spring. There has beor ,",'. ana
zeal OF sickness, and It is yet prevaiIipo IL a. T.
mining regions. :" VI
have not yet visited the mines person,rr, D.
have conversed with many who have ,yorIal
the different ones. On the Sacramento nnS :.
tributaries men generally average an ouccn'
day, some two or three, and as much as five D.
visions are tolerably high, making expenses ,bon
on an average, say three dollars per dov ma j.
getting outh'. Cost of passage from San Francis
co to the mines is about forty dollars.
Take this country in the whole, aud tits bvc
the best country TO make money in ever s,y
but 1t requires capital 10 set the ball rolling h
every instance, except in digging, which reo9ire
nothing but strong arm and willing mind
have not heard anything from the Van Borer
and Fort Smith companies yet thew nav bow
ever, be in the mines now, and most keIy are ;,
they they would, coming by land all the v,v
strike the mining country one hundred and 6fiv
miles from here.
Tomorrow | will start for the mres. in com.
pony with DR.. Josiah Gregg, and when arrive
there | will write you again moro particularly,
don't intend 10 remain long in this country, il
succeed well at the mines.
Give my love to all. r. sHABER.
Late from California; the N. O, p,,
yuno Of the 9TH, we gather the following items
Or ought by the steamer Falcon, which arrived :,
that port on the 9th inst:
The convention at Monterey for forming State
was IN regular session at thai plnce
Subioined we give list of the officers elected: r
Robert Semple, President; William G. Marcy.
Secretary; Caleb Lyons, First Assistant Secreln,y.
}. Is. Field. Second Assistant Secretary; W. E
tiartneil, translator; Henrique Henriquez, Asss
nnt Translator; j. S. Houston. Sergea nt.at. Arms.
Cornelius Sullivan, Door-keeper.
DtScorery eta Vein Of Goid.-We take the 70
owing from the Ala California Of the I2th Sep
ember;
COL J. G. Fremont has denounced tract
Ind lying on the Marposa river. forty miles from
ue san joaquin, upon which has been recent
dscovered an exceedingly rich vein OF gold. Nd
rposa Tor Butterfy) river, was few month
snce visited by party conducted by this cmnen
cPlorer, and washings established along IA
steam. The land occupied bv this party was con
VSed TO the Colonel in 1916, and the mines iher
upn having been regularly denounced, accorjin
10 MeXlcan law, measures have been taken
WICK Them. The vein is about two feet in lhic
mes at the surface and is found in The usua SRA
OF luartz. The yield is about eight ounces
gotlo loo pounds of rock. A specimen wasej
hioied al this office few days since, toge!ha
-" hi"ss ol Sold extracted by Quckslre
"e'giing about three ounces. There is eve
reSsn 10 believe that this vein may be tract y
many eagues in extent, and be found Of unna
ruptel richness. The gold mines of California
nov reality discovered
Tn convention at Monterey was rapidly yd y
grossig in the task Of framing n ccnsluu
lhe Glowing is the latest intelligence from ;,
body, hken from the Alta California of the 20 NJ
SeplenDer:
The" Declaration of Rights " was adopted I Il i
the eonention, in Committee of tho Whole on
llth int, which, amounting to about one-eig q,
OF the onstituton induces belief that the end e~
the heent month will find the convention h.
pared TO adjourn. The slavery question was on H..
nlmouS settled on the l0h inst The only IA s,s s
ter wlnc bids fair to detain tho convention Em,
aPportioing of representatives to the different o1
tricts. With the desire Of compromise mamie Of
ted, howeer, we foresee no real difficulty q kaon
quitting ef of the task. III.
One hudred and twenty-five females arri'
at San Frmcisco during September, COrh "a as h
,ceigM IN Cold. s,a
Thomas Butler King was r1covo '7T. and bo,o,
poets to reGh Washington befo'c enns arr
Congress. wp:
Tho Frerch have seized Honc 10 coa
qnence Of III, natives refusing tc pa &C he o,,
o. o, French brindies; thoy heWls .a,s ha~' sit
nor', lowered the flag, and oesT y ~ "e fP
&c.; they occupied t. f17 lor kAb,
uuvS, then N, ~ Ia &, IA lslo -