Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-03-10

an officer in the L. ; Army, upon whose statements
we pl4ce implicit reliance:
Los Angeles, California, Nov. %, lS4S.
"Since my note TO YOU from san Diego and after
mastering out of service all the volunteers III this
department, | have been continued at this station
with forty five Twenty men of the company
at San Francisco, under Lieut.. SLOVENIAN; so you
the two extreme posts i'll this country are garrl-
sonrd by one company, or rather part OF company,
of dragons. On my return from San Diego, had
the modification 10 learn that number OF men (io)
had deserted and gone TO the gold mines, carrying
with them twenty of my best horses, besides one OF
my own private horses, the best in the country.
II informed that the detachment OF troops
brought ont by Capt. Ingalls,, intended for my COM
pany, have all deserted from Monterey, and gone 10
the placer. The artillery company at Monterey Is
also reduced to skeleton, from the same cause
By spring we shall not have twenty regular soldiers
in the service, in this countryour present strength
is not over 70.
The only thing that keeps the majority of my
men with is at present, the want OF tranSporta-
tion and the rainy season. New and richer placers
being discovered every dav on the tributaries OF
the san joaquin river. The whole range OF noun
tains from the head waters of the Sacramento TO the
Colorado river 900 miles in extent, is one vast
placer. What its breadth is, God only knows.
From : 80 10 ) 100 is a days work. The
largest piece that | have yet seen weighed twelve
pounds. | enclose you the dimensions OF IT. II Is
nothing extraordinary TO men coming into town
every few days with their one or two arobes-twen-
ty- five or fifty pounds Of god and this after ali alb
schcc OF SIX weeks only one
miles.
such a state Of things has never been known to
exist as we have here at present. We are without
laws or order. All the alcaldes that heretofore had
the administration of justice, have resigned or de-
cned acting and turned their attention TO something
more profitable.
81 do not see how will ever be possible to keep
troops in this country-at least so long every
is permitted to work in the placers Oh his own hook"
L. s. Shit OHIo, San Bias, Jan. II, 1910.
The Ohio sailed from San Francisco on the 25th
. Of December last. On her departure Com. Jones
hosted his flag on board the sloop of war ST Marys,
10 remain there until the return Of the Ohio.
The Ohio arrived at Mazatlan on the 18th instant,
and received on board Mr. Parrot, Consul and Navy
Agent there, with the dispatches brought overland
by him, and sailed on the evening Of the 18th for
this place. for the purpose Of taking board treas
for the public service in California after which
she will sail, tomorrow, perhaps, direct for San
Francisco.
The accounts received from the gold region in Cali
iorna are not so tiattcrlng. The cold weather had
driven IN the dIggcrs, and in consequence gold had
become aud The price risen TO sixteen dollars
Several large cargoes of provisions had arrived from
Peru, Chill and China and from this coast than
twenty vessels have left during the last month for
San Francisco. Every article the way OF provis-
ions will be supplied at much cheaper rate than
they can be sent from the United States Severe
losses must be sustained by many who have yenturcd
largely, expecting to reap mense profits.
PdnaRd.-A Panama correspondent Of the New
York Tribune writes under date of tn. LIST ult.
We have been here three days; the steamer Cali
fornia had not departed, but she sailed vest erday
crowded TO OVERLOOKING having $50 passengers; there
is no comfort on board, assure you. There 800
more here, and we have just heard Of two
riv as at Chagres with $50 passengers, making 500
in all. The Americans arc spoken Of by the people
here in the highest terms. No disturbance has &C.
Cured Some Of the citizens screnaded last
night, and heard those mcodious airs, ooh Susan
nah" and Garry back to Old Virginia. We
I,atn md thafn
five times much as we estimated passage up the
rive $ 10; canoe 10 to s 20; mules 10 TO 500 each
board at American Hotel, Panama, day, 50,
one day 81 per day. My health is good there
has been sickness and two or three deaths.
There is danger unless is imprudcnt in eating
fruits and food to which he is unaccustOmcd have
met several friends and acquaintance here.
A large party Of Americans set out from Vera
Cruz about the 9th ult to the country to Ma
zatlan. They numbered about one hundred, armed
to the teeth. Smaller parties have since followed
and are following. There is said to be no difficulty
in finding shipping at Mazatlan for California
AN ANCIENT "CALIFORNIA FEVER"
From Prescotts History of the Conquest of Peru
learn that prices Of all articles at Cuzco the an-
cent capital Of the Incas, advanced as gold became
cheap, precisely as in California at this time He
says:
''The sudden influx of so much wealth, among a
party of reckless adventures little accustomed TO
the possession Of money, had its natural effect. For
lost in day, sufficient render the
proprietors independent for life. The effect of such
surfet of the precious metals felt instantly on
prices. The most ordinary articles only to be
had for exorbtant prices. quire of paper sold for
pesos de (apesos de being then about S 81
in value;) a bottle of wine for sixty pesos, sword
for 40 90; cloak for 100. pair of shoes cost 30
40 pesos; and good horse could not be had fol-
less than $500 'ECey article rose in value, as
gold and siirer, representatives, Of all, declined
Gold and silver, IN short, seemed TO be the only
things in Cuzco that were not wealth"