The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-06-30
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to obtain it, excavations must he made Of a yard
(vara) or a yard and a half deep by the same
dimensions with crow-bars and pick-axes.
These pits are dug in the bed of the rivers, or
in their banks, and consequently they are fill
ed with water-this Inconvenience does not
exist in the Cry diggins. The Iaborers up to
their knees in water, are exposed during the
day to aheat as powerful as that Of the terra
cGientG in Mexico; and during the night when
the cold is severe, they sleep under a tent if
they have one, or which is often the case, are
compelled to pass it in the open air. Such is
the true state Of things. Some lucky individ-
uals collect gold, but unfortunately the greater
number do not obtain sufficient to defray their
expenses, which are enormous; and the man
who can return home in good health with
what he has brought hither, may consider
himself fortunate indeed.
Labor in the mines is that Of a galley SLAVE;
the most robust man c annot stand it month.
Upper California, the fertility of which has
been so lauded, ison the contrary, of adeplor-
able stelility when compared with the Mexican
Republic. 1t is a country where sufferings
and privations only are to be encountered.
beg you, therefore, to insert these fugitive
remarks, and also the following two articles
from the American paper, published on the
spot. with a few paragr apis taken from letters
emantting from persons worthy Of credit.
JUAN REDDING.
From the AHO Californian Of April 10.
California; Ews.-We have for some weeks
published a list Of vessels up for California.
This list does not probably comprise the half Of
the real number, and we may presume that two
hundred sail from the United States will enter
our port during this year.
Many vessels have set sail from England and
the continent Of Europe; a crowd Of others
are loading. We receive similar intelligence
from all the islands and coasts of the Pacific,
whilst emigrants are arriving by land by thous-
ands.
This extraordinary movement, and this vast
enterprise, inspire us with indispensable fear
Far be 1t from us to believe that the gold on
the placers will be exhausted, but at the same
time we perceive the sufferings and cruel dis
appointments which many among the multi
tude ci our daily arrivals will exp %erience.
The placers like oil other things have their
f%avorites an their unloftunates; they require
like every other speculation, industry, pru-
dence, health and energy.
Many of those who CONF hither will prosper
but many others, after having abandoned theil
homes in search o fgold,will find, as their only
reward, nothing but fatigue and privations.
From the Alto Californian of May /.
LATER FROM THE PLAcERs.-In most Of the
rivers and streams where gold is found, there
, is too much water to admit of its being worke,
> proftably. In many OF the dry diggins plenty
Of the precious metal is obtained.
Many Of the newly arrived are very much
d discouraged, and several who came from the
> United States are going'to return home on the
steamer California. We believe that theil
= Encouragement does not arise from any doubts
they entertain of there being plenty of gold
here, but they shrink from the fatiguing lif'
. and the Privations which the gold digger is
obliged to undergo.
From the most reliable accounts we estimate
the number now working at the placers to a.
bout 5000: probably the half are Americans
u and an eighth CallfOrnlans. The prcvailin!
. idea among the Americans and COlifOrnians i
' that foreigners should not be permitted to worl
at the placers. They think that they alont
Q have the right to the treasures; besides
would be the means OF forcing the foreigner
into other branches ofindustry. Meetings ar
d loudly spoken Of, at which petitions are to b
prepared and addressed to Congress, prayinl
!: for the issue of licences to dig gold, and tina
'' they should be restricted to American Citi
= Gems,
There have been several encounters in tn
+" ~placers between the whites and the Indians
!" It is impossible to ascertain their origin, but
is certain that an impression prevails anon
" the whites that until they have got rid Of tn
= savages, they will never be able to work in Sc
d curity. We mentioned a fortnight ago tn
murder Of five white men from Oregon by tn
II Indians on the American Fork. Twenty-fou
fellow countrymen of the victims went
search Of the assassins, whom they subsequen
o. Iy met and fought. killing twedty, aud maxim
IL fifty prisoners.
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