The Arkansas banner., 1849-07-10
uirhiv luaere~tinx fro,n Californin.


 A gentleman In Washington. says inc Unioa of that city, has received private rtieT by is~ last siesfneE. asted sf SsS FsAessrs, Caiisespis sIom Msies-fsencrsI Perlfos r. Smah, eesnm4naEng the 3d. cr Paeiic ditision Ol the u $. Army; whict, although not intended to meet the pahiic eye, we ceem % highly interesting tsas we have extssetei several paragraphs lOs pnbticafsoa--ihe Eenlismaa yielding 10 our wishes ia that respect.
 You only think of California ID connection win gold and, Isesed. nest sendeEhi eoaneriinn ii is As to the exieat ef country hoiGiRg ihe psteious metal and ffe comparative facility wih wlstcb Il frecnFrd. thew has been exsxgerxsioa. The whole slope ef the Sierra NevAda. on the western side, fcr length of more th4a a0o laies. and in be Of ii least te. contains ta greater smaller quantities, sad t may extend stIsiiu<r. as further Teseanch k made It is foand simply by digging snd washing the earth; no expensive machinery and DO intricate ehensieal process arc n<eesary 10 develop the magic hoard. A pick axe, shovsb, or huteheEs knife. 10 loosen the earth and sseaes, and the most simple basin ieF washing. haze been richly rewarded as the m0st approved machines from other counties. Good luck in the labofeF choosing bis location. has more than compensated tor want oG skill The real difficulties lie in the hardshlps te be encountere,tia the remote aniahab- tied spsss where the gold js found. Went of fcss, oyerxorkng excited by success. bad saieT, exposure and dissipation. all combine to exact heavy fFibale for the wealth when found. All ate not successful, CNf1y One NOfA& ohs bDptsAk thdt tDe HeAt pAVW of his pIek viii diseiose ,reAsure thai will suTpasS all tha, he has hitberto heard ol Many die saheed- ed, many come oil sick: but there tea arriving fsoR each quarter of the globe ,c replace every wbo goes. Chiaesr Sandwich lsiai,ders. ChiIIians, PeruviaRs. Prussians, Mexicans, French, Eagassh, IFIsh. outuambeF ss vel the Americans, but ftse latter wiil have their share. Provisions wool Iea clothing, liquors. kitchen and unihg stcE'sis, sell at proffs in the mines; other articles scarcely sell at all. Womaa's gear Is altogether drug. Hss
 The amount of gold hitherto found is hard te determine. IL is sad about S4 e00 .tD0 h~se been exported. l shall be able ID iex weeks, f;OTn tacis an collecting, 10 make some approximation to it.
 10 the meantime, sliihis Is dis1stroas 1s. No servants are to be had: S250 nOsth has been refused in my presence 5y 4 cook. Al my servants have quit, and yesterday engaged one at SlOo a month, because he is too sick 10 gn to he mines but shall certainly jose him lf he gets hls be&iih.
 The quartennaster pays S5000 year for the house live in, and II would make poor toll-hcnse for a eoua:ry bridge The climate ls cold all ,he year round. and toggy in The summer The hilis bare, and the county Is all hilis forgive the bull-l The beef IS execrsbie, and yegetabiexnene; and Bobody has times to catch fish fl there any roa la esTfs.
 Any one who wiil come here io dig gold, or bsing goods with hun to sell to the disgtr<, wal make money. No other business vii succeed. Whoever comes EzaSi bring house with him, ,hete are bat lew here, and hamber is SSoa per tisasand-