New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-12
The Very Latest.
THlRTYFOUR DAYS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA
Richness Of the Gold Region Confirmed
HARD TINES FOR GREEN HANDS
THE REAL STATE OF THE CASE.
GOLD IN OREGON

ROBERT ATHERTos, Esq merchant Of San
Francisco, arrived in this City yesterday, and took
lodgings at the Clinton Hotel. Mr. Anterior has
resided for ten years on the Pacific and two at
San Francisco He left San Francisco on the 10Th
Of December, and came 10 the United States by
way of Mszstlan, Guadalsxsrs Mexico and Vera
Cruz. The passage from San Francisco 70 Mazst
Ian occupied 10 days, the vessel touching at only
one port. From Mazatlan 10 Mexico the journey
was made on horseback in SIX days. Mr.. Ather
ton has accomplished the whole Of this long and
srduous trip with remarkable dispatch having been only
81 days upon the route the cost of the whole from
San Francisco 10 NewYork has been about s7OO lie
brings intelligence from the Gold Region now the object
universal thought and expectation, thirty days
later than the latest received before for synopsis of
which we refer our readers to smother place The in
teresps and important facts which be reports as
follows
The gold region lie understood to embrace
territory thousand miles in length and three hundred
width The gold is distributed this vast extent
though by no equally. some parts being Of sur
passing richness while others comparatively barren
Of the precious metal No limit be fixed to the
number o. men who may find employment In extract
ing or the length Of time Tor which good digging
may be profitable. There lie room enough for al who
may desire to make their fortune BY this new sort OF
attractive industry and sufficient quantity Of the gilt
terng dust in the earth to keep them busy indefinitely
But A we learn from Mr. Aiherton the business oil
mining has nothing that s agreeable except the gold
that it sometimes-not awsys-produees In short, II
requires the hardest kind Of labor such as only strong
constitutions and muscles indursied by toll can IN
dertske with prospect Of success. Young men deli
tha drawing
room, counting room or lawyers Office than with the
plow or sedge hammer had better keep their lmsgins
tons free from all visions Of paes rivers sOaing with
gold dust and big Jumps Of the real stuff TO be be had
for the picking up Gold Is not to be procured in tina,
way even In California but yields itself only to strength
AMI .kn! Even these sre no, always successful. ar.
Anterior knew one company which went out from san
Francisco with al the proper tools machines and &C
cesssres and whose members after digging some time
with better zeal than fortune back each with
flea In his ear, and not jot Of gold In biz pocket
However man Of the right sort In respect Of health
strength and skill may with fair luck and hard and
steady work obtain three ounces Of gold average
per day 1t i not often found Jumps still MI Ather'
ton has one mass weighing he and 4 friend OF
his had seen another weighing p lbs The number OF
persons who had been to the mines when he len Is est
mated 10 COO but there had not been more than 100
digging At any time. One Of his acquaintance,
blacksmith, had got ten thousand dollars worth in
three weeks good many indians had been employed
sbOrers by the miners but they poor assistant
They DO not work steadily and be KEEP, a, il
shove month at time when they leave for san Fran.
cisco to spend their earnings IN dissipation.
Mr. Alherton brings with him the bills Of lsding Of
gold to the value Of $4,000 shipped Englsh
count on which he proposes 10 easci an insurance
here tie also fully confirms the account OF the gold
board the L. : ship Lexington which was originally
published exclusively in TN TrbaHe, some three
weeks since and which penetrating skePtical CO.
temporary Of the Commercial syerFed to be Cannon
Mr. A,herton states did correspondent that the
Lexington has on board $4,000 worth Of the genuine
metal She was about to sal when Mr. Anterior lefi
for the United States.
This informant also confirms the report that China
bar OF the ore from which quicksilver is distilled had
been discovered in great abundance In California
There rich mine Of it in mountain not more than
three miles from Ssn Francisco. II this ore proves as
abundant As !. supposed the discovery will De hardly
less valuable than that OF the gold.
There nothing doing At the mines when Mr
Anterior left owing to the IL being the rainy
season there not much sickness In the sssings,
no robberies and no disturbances.
leet Of statements quite as exaggerated IS some Of
those relating 70 the geld mines Mr. Aiherton says
that good board be obtained there go per week
and provisions plenty fair prices The population
OF the place is about LOO Mr.. A. himself came 10
New York 10 purchase goods but sadns thai immense
quantities have already gone forward. will probably
no, make very extensive purchases.
An extensive Paesr has been discovered IN Oregon
and il reported San francisco tssi al the nhsoii
arts Of Oregon City hsd gone try their luck.
American vessels touching At Mexican ports viii
have to pay tonnage duty ranging Of according
the size Of the ship from $500 10 q 500 The Mex.
lean Government bad no, Jet given orders for "a
mission Of the American nal steamers free Of this duty
There WAS great lack Of warehouses st san Fran
cisco. and ships would and difieulry N dlschArslns
The ohio vss st San Frsnctsoo when Mr.. Atherton
lett
Ships drawing zee, can sal 80 miles up the sscrs
| meuto.
Mr. Aiherton 10 plain and substantial looking mer.
chant and do not hesitate 10 say that fan confidence
may BE placed in hs statements
y Col. John w. Thompson OF Botetoart died
suddenly on Thursday last. in his place member