The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-17
Our California eorrespondere..
bAN FHhNcIscoi July Is, 1917.
The Prices Of NJ, ehan6rs Tai Of SHIPS and scGoon
Ae Ar

Dan FhaNcisco July is 1872.
The Prices Of M, pal Of ships and seLoon-
eTs, &C., &c.
arrived at this place the sth OF July after to-
dous passage Of leo days having stopped at valparaiso
about four days. Here have seen Henry Toye Ebert
Weoiss, and Samuel Drake Who have been here three
months and are In business, paying 800 per month
ground rent foi tent
Goods Of Almost every description are cheap. some
things paying large pro6ts when you wish purchase
any email quantity they charge very high as IL re-
qures time and labor which dear some meo
$40 to SO per day Common board Is from s4 TO $40
per week. Sailors, they arrive desert; and
81 sailors obtained work for $50 per opth to
20 up the Sacramento river Our black steward IL en-
gagged cook In the largest hotel for per year
The climate IL healthy the days warm the even
inRs very cold and chilly, comfortable with over
eats osmoiisg carried on TO great extent large
bsrs Of gold aud silver displayed openly iu every bar
room, every know game being played chris Liliie,
the prz. nshter is here, being the owner u gamb
lrg table
IT'S a different place from What I expected TO ind
nom the reports which heard whie In New YORK
There IL gang here called the A." Hounds who n.
drtoot 20 puruh drive swsy the Cbiisus (,he Chit
sns u being stated having klllsd an Americaul on
the Loite and bfipg cf pstsls They killed three u
them aud the merchants aud psac.sbIy disposed In
hnbisnts fofmsd theruselves into csmpsnies and ar
rested s,me OF the s-sdrrr whom they carried on
boafs Of The u sloop II war Warm anchored close
u We dsy OF two after they we're tskon ON shore
and tri, d BY jury.
Lumber Is very high at present, our susercsrgo hav
log htsid at valparaiso that It pss high, bought Q
large smount ana soo ~ for sZ7S per go test They
charge che dollar TO 90 ON shore. distance Of 100
ysrdt, esd as our freight 10 bot yet Of ia hold
We board IN the chip for dollar per day. Tbsve
heel 81 vofk pert u the tim. foe dollar per hour
but II berg harder than ain sec u tou,d 10. have
ttritd; but this u only for o shUrt time Will
totn be r,sdy TO go TO the mines Gold wsshiug ma
chh e. th'y icy are wothless-conmon tn pans or
rcksfe b.itC used. at sny rate they heavy. and
cots IN al fortune to tsk. them with you A. the
nh1.e The Norh j. srd TO unsosustom.o to " a.
an but % not intend to worh myself to death under
nho fuu They soy her. that tho mines IL the place
20 es'p money mir Esskins arrived here few days
before . sno has gone up
mere ares Rr'ei mssy shirs IN hsrbor but they
worm near ~ n ucb n tchVvb-rs 80 light dsught.
'tr tehothtr. csll,d The Abthsm v when Ia
New lttk could b. bought for about 80 $50, vas
fu,d tScuO for md tbip could be bought for sO 900;
so tvipoer tnat DOT many sbips, but smaller craft,
Nefsn ltS t.cot cabin passengers. aud 30 fr,t
Tin; not on. TICK during he voysge. whch forth
ts'r. Ne Ne were cfowo,d like pigs here we're two
lfsh~tmtn on board wives ~ two men Who served
durie the Mexicsn war. each hsviDg q young boy,
VIC ,he Iss.tns'n psysd With One OF the little
ne d,0 IN shore
P,u.t sntsdy nsde that L. slrysdy 10 put together
c'h BE- ttld to tdvantses lun,be8 T. very high
thd - ertIebftrs vsges so per GAY should
hte very much To- have either 20 live ~ myself or
tot,n IN tpscDlst,n
great many people are living In tents when this
ir'ry .'sson comes they must get somewhere under
slsittr
Iaiis OF late date feli at 81 60 piece Liouor "a
c'ttt per sets but BY the quantity very cheap
There b. person by the name vi Aon.t here an "a
| s,e and Itthsr OF gold.