New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-17
FROM THE GOLD REGION.
Populatiou--ucce- Of DtgEer-->iaNerf
CCrrespondence II Tee Tribune
MozwoN ISLAND nrs.rNes
M,.~. Gral.y 3 NJ El-s,s

engaged IN - small compass. IN the pursui, OF
gain iu one employment, with less Infringement
on each others nights as usually recognized M A
country Of avs, a. sre now coneresated here Al
are AK. 5us 70 get rich. sud there are no avs or
authorities TO prevent them from sPprPr.s.ins
for thst purpose sny property theycsn lay their
ha1ds on. Many come here almost without illts.
and entirely without too.s 10 work with, or pro-
visions q support themselves ior sag-e day
And al these things cost from five % twelve tlmcs
81 much here As they do IN the states yet stealing
IS not Known here. At the stores and AZ the
tents and f0'cs Oh miners, all these things ere 'et
in tie open sir outside of the tents or scattered
about on the ground entirely without care day or
night. and Lsve heard oi no theifs being commit
ted since / have been here. Neither have ! seen
previous % this day single quarrel and very h,te
drunkenness, although there q a great deal oi
liquor drank here At the mod rate price o lOcents
gsss. or - bottle containing about one pint
ard a half Thus mu,h in favor OF the inhabitants.
whom many Of the emigrsnts 20 this country eX-
pee 70 lind bat little above savages
There are men here who have left All kinds OF
business and employment IN the States-mer
chants, lawyers doctors. legislators, politicians
and mechanics, with = smaller proportion of
farmers than sny other class Many Of Them have
lett h0urishng business TO take care of itself
msnt. and stil more for adventure snd 20 seek
their fortunes, without any reference % their 0lsi
ness 81 home.
MANY came here in silk stockings linen rgies
aud gloves expecting % MAKE their fortunes by
some of the useless, intermediate occupations be-
tween producer and consumer which are - ug-
marous and overlooked in the States Bur
Othellos occupations gone % there's no such
business carried on here. All the intermediates
are b0atmel. teamsters, or st0reNeepers, and they
sll have o work hard. Is wei IS the miners
some however, Of those who lrit home srIstJ-
Gratis. when they discover the bearing ~ matters
here, take OIL their gloves, and take Gp the pick
* and shovel With grace that does them cred
o. The others you hear Of occasional y sncakiug
back 20 the States denying that there Is Any
truth in the numerous reports OF individual success
AZ the mines. and complaining OF the hardships.
fateues and dangers a. be endured and onroun-
tered in crossing the lsthmus and alter their ar
rival Ar the mines n is well that they return
They would never DO o people new country.
But % return 10 the text The river comes
from the northeast and formerly described
seuicirclc. at the base a high hin, on which
fhe village IL located leaving broad low point
on the north shore opposite. At some ater date
it hiss cut new channel across this point. az the
foot Of a still higher bill, back a. the point. which
orms a circular island about u0 rods M length and
70 ia width called Mormon Island. Is q not an
STAND 10 facf because tNt OH INhNINl - MA 81
filed up aud is dry except ~ high water. BIT
a. association Of about forty persons have been
engaged Tor some time past IN opening the OLD
channel aid damming up the river NJ the heal of
the island. in order 10 turn IL out of rs present
channel, which they wish 20 get into Tor mining
purposes The former change Of channel left
rock y bar Or point At the head Oi the ISLAND, which
they imagine 10 be richly filed in the creyices Of
the rocks with lamps OF gold. This Island is the
healquarters Of the mining business for several
miles 40 both forks Of the American River, and
being the nearest digginrs from Sacramento CITY
many NJ the emigrsnts come here 10 make their
frst attempts a. the business Iii cOmpOset of
gravel. loose stones, a loose red earth, some com
mon CLAW arl sand on a bed OF granite. The
mos. gold i. found in the red earth. ana immedi-
a.rlv above the granite. Black sand IS very
abundant as j. also mica, aud the sand IS very
hard 10 be senaratei from the gold. There IL also
some small auo1nt0f patiIa. found IN small scales
mixed In with the gold
As % the quantities N gold dug By any
one. il Is hard % tel near the truth. 10 a man
has a good hole, and IL doing well, he would
hardly run the risk OF bringing a crowd around
hin. or Of inducing others 20 turn their shafts
la across his by spreading reports Oi hls sue
cess II he Is not making as much as others,
ne il unwilling % own il bat 10 wIil soon be
known by his lesying bis hole. When man
opens place 10 work, u u, by common consent,
considered bis h0ls az far ~ DO can WORK u, and
mo- one will interfere with his right ~ long - he
~booses 70 occupy IL. Or If he Is absent day ur
more. and leaves his pick or shovel stack IN 10.
,h., IS sufficient 10 maintain bis claim ontI, b.
returns Over halt the island has been dug over
ana sorna If il the second and thri time. Some
men here have tod me that they have averaged
their ounce day. steadily, for some tune past. and
have reason 20 believe them, from seeing te
orosuca Of their days work occasionally. An
- g.. Nnt. g ..aIrE
CHANGING the bod OF the river. or iCr sny other
kind Of work and carpenters can make more.
yrur readers rad better be isve what YOU have
often told them IN / ne Irlbuns. that {. - only by
hard and constant labor. co nbined with skill that
any ore can realize large products Of gold ior 3
leaqth OF time. 4 man may make large amount
ore dav. and not eno3 IN the ncxtt0 pay biz Dlari
anless he can conhns himself steslily % The bust
ness I an 20; Inclined b doubt any 0i the 'e
ports ve were constantly receiving daring the
osst ~ ater, Incredible a. tfey seemed ~ nrst
bot fhnk there we're a great many untold ta.es
where rn1ch smsller amounts were obtained 90 ono
of these large gold stories. " il The dry tg.inp
and mountains where these .arge days pfJll- =
have been obt aei. bnt they are very uncertain
ari variable IN their pr)cuctveuess. Aen nus
remember a'so. thst living 1fre sa 'fereft mn.
from CT niortab's hone in ho1se 1 TIE -taiss
Neither food. clothing. no. anything csc car %
kept clean in tent Houses are or ~ The -es
zion With lumber 4, = dollar and naf ilo' car
oerfs-.' WAGES go day, AM nails B.. cents
pcuns And IL they cogid be built. person colI
r ardly sH1rd 70 be a. a. mach expense ~itnoui
J good and permanent title % the land ~ " >
| placed on AID % the mine he wished - "'-a
For this reason IL q Necessary 70 hsve tene men
that caI readily be CD snged from place % ace,
The Fourth has been celebra,ei here today
h-ir- Of guns, rockets and other lreT erSs' s1a
arabic dinner The dinner ~ss gwen o. .
a~..oeiation A. WORK chaa4Irg Tue bed ~ the fs1
ii The Americar Mirlnz snc WORKING on oa
tb~ss niles above the island. u y az rec - A
I and vent OF with great good feeling and COCA
4 l,i,,ss In consequence o. the spirits t~o ne
61.--elled ard got 5i00iy n1ses, ~n'cl IS m Af'
] trstsnre Of fighting ! have known here 81
.sversl. sIsc. Fax 90 the ground. taxing al az
\ noon nap. Sentiments were given an1 lfahA
| Ansyic.n.. Chiisrs, DuIch, and a. io paFDo
/ ,f the dinner. 10 c1mmenoratl01 Ct Toe lajr a.
| .,r,a GOOD 9 hort speeches were uade
| An Effort hss been making in an frsne'sco s
| some ether places % orzsnze s1ne'le l3' Sc
| 49,, tbis coantrv from the BE- Mother Coantry,
| ~ S-ots. are called II view q tbs some res
| .uti-u. were introduced rep-ooal1s S.aF-iy a.
| 80 z,hirh would f0ster disc0ri la agitation
-s,,--,o tbs organization ola Gov err men, N -
-,onr-v flr the sake OF getting some 'Jotno.i ne
~ -ths usoaiisr ins,itati0n. They asoexp-es-'
H.. utr rost c1nfderce in the III mate ilstire ca
al on election Of tie Gelers G0vernneri' ~
oiadsa6 tie people o. these Do zsirgs . stand
! he Unica. ant oppose any attempt % ssPsra
| mi. T..r-,t-~v from RE Inlre -tEtes. The res