New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-26
Letter. frsm San Fra ncise s-steamsrs-Bas'
uAss-Rerts. &c.
sArFRAycr,co. upper Californi., 60 81

sArFRAScIsoo, Upper California Oct 81
| Dr.R sia-The stesmer Senator arrived here
from Psn.ns on .he 27sh inst. with two hundred
passengers, ard N ade the run 10 tEenty-one osy''
sa. 10 Intended to bs ,up between ths psc- no sac
ramento City ard 10 capable Of carrying considerable
freisht and about so psuerss each tip, which II
she receives the going rates $50 Tor escn passenger
AMI 81 pr 'oos FIR freight, will mste ia profitable
builness for her, she eau make over $4,000 eseh
TIP I'd err a. less. e. 90 Own the icing per.
formed IL les. than 50 hours. There four oiner
small steamers our bays and ivers, witch abs will
drive into other ploymert But the great difficulty
now oxstirs Ia the scarcity Of coal, and Until ,his
dfhs1i,y is removed either By large supplies or ~
the otcoSery n m'Des somewhere 10 This resicr Of
county Il vii h very expansive 70 steamers, 80
toe country is not overlooked with wood But it IL
decidedly hKfd prit TIA; the nsvig both Of
the Pacific cOGs. and oar bsys and rivers 10 10 "a
done by steamers at no very distant period. -OG1s
marks. or Indications, II coal have been discovered IN
circuit Ct 90 miles from ,hi place, but rot quite IS
seusisctoTy might b. desired SIN thinE tina,
fatkee euterpze ard perseverance, will bring u nah
vein or mss Of coal, which 20 us would De more
valuable al the pfesent time than a rich sol1 mine
Every Coy thai psss In tiis country conyinees noe
more ana more OF the great abundance OF gold hst
exists IL the pscers near the mountains, although
msuy who hsye come mere and visite1 ID" mines scd
returned home sssshed with their visit, make state
nneuis OF scarcely ak CREST difficulty To sefhrS
tod Tcis may be true - fBr as garos toemseiVes
tor want OF energy and iodustTy would pre-
them fading potatoes Ia field where the EARN
was foil Of them IN the Autumn
Il could name humber Of passengers (mon OF them
s.eersge pss,ensers) who came up Al the same time
did. who Rave been 10 the mines AID nave dug H)n
- 800 g. 81 90 worth VI god young GermAb, or
sss called on me a day two ago AND Informed ne
,hst oe had dug gold amounting 10 over to,5)D IRIS
i.ret sfter tAtibg out his ezpen'es at the mines
snih were less than from s. 20 - per day, IN
clu6iuz bis borse. The quantity OF sold which 10
bought fere By EI sish, French and Spanish capital
late End tssen 10 exchange for goods must De very
great Al ,east ore million Of dollars leaves here by
Srery ,eane- ana bur ANAL part OF 1t goes To ina
UoiL ststeA Wa want Mint here very mlcn. !
freausniy see pieces of gold Of from to 10 ounces
6oe and pure without stope and also saw several
pounds u very fine gold In pieces not less than Ia
0uuc each 10 ounces which were taken out oil
four youag men, VINO dug IN the space OF four months
over $500 each. The young Swiss spoke OF above,
dag with two others, l. pounds-Or pounds each
~ lump gold In ono day 49,
Oar town improves rapidly In all directions We
have several hne brick buildings built With brcks from
rel large hotel have been put up By persons VINO have
brovgh all the furniture sDd utensils 10 set mem IN
full blast Reading rooms, restaurants, 2smohoe "a
Ions ad fHjtAm and sSery COCO Circus opens ~
night Az 10 hurry, hustle aud confusion. Rants are
enormously high. rev hYusc on The Pubhc square,
built of wood snd which would not cost In The United
Slatss over 5000 put up, is rented for an eating
house to be called Delmonicos At $40 900 per mont
This rnsy ss.onish you, but II 10 true. Where tnis
wild exhsvhsspce will end there is no telling. Inc
bsrbor 10 fu Of shipping and there arc daily arrivals
and departures
Tor some days pas, we have had very warm wesih'
er, but at night vo use our blankets. j. w d.