Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-11-29
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
A ylRGlNlANlN cAIIFoRNIA.

n AlktlNlNN IN tAlIFoRNlA
The Letter from which we eapied " cdneslay samc
interesting eNoc under The hrad OF Fact aud Fiction"
written the esprit ri j iletsou' s,nled hy Mr. b.
I, Washington. VII, Is evidently very inell gent Or.
server Tho following feWnrla in the eirot on the
experience Of nssoracd enterprise IN hr husinesa If nod
digging, vii he naj viii Interest by lhose who have
friends IN the companies That sail In I'm Gean,oe and
Ma Speaking the rmlnty Il the thorltsovn
comreu, = di-bn.lue, Mr. Washington says:
Is materials mr. t1n dlsrutdanl aud ia he vi
every company Il any that has come oni here
ever 10 trooin taprher 'Ihem seems to BIZ geoeml
wish TT dlvlsln.ut Tho srj and separation, when
every unn viii beon his owu ok, they any, or will
une N small pifirs Ia suit themselves nm find
from all ean lean ard sre hlt his Is Il bes and aay
course ! them ta rnr us Nearr lno large aud eua-
hrrs4mc. rs cumpauv. over 10 work l. any aiyanapc
aud besides. hot heheve we could tnd space enough
un any ct the streams, where lhe GOLD worth dleinr
to Hlow rs 10 operate tutchrr y s1cs there are hun
dIed nh"f d ticuLs. which could readily snpres To
You. did Imagine they wouid b. Interesting. IN the way
81 onf continued upln. am preparing l,n,r
THIS place VIII Lung aud s1me noa from Dfeg That
DIV sans # lhe fraei the digging, the dead Aalrrs
Of thu Sacramento. Whubae sald To br the musi prolne
tive n the country and whether the eanplny dissolve
ar mol. my course Is Determined on liz nui only fur
nishes me n mue Ia rde--hayag brought seven lrum
Missouri with bim--hnt nlat packs, provisions, Sc
enough r b tn, winch al course have To pay f nl.n
an able. Thus you ser, my dear that alhoupll pen
niles. am not eude>a aud although with the Apo>-
ilc can say ">Ivcf aud gold have nonc," vet have
81 III hear aud an lltauug urape. aud doubt not
sh il be able 10 make raise before lnng. think hnl
am in luck thus far, aud know thai ouly fequfesin-
dusty, aud nnd iNed Ia lis purpose to make some.
hing out here, tr never thunphl loi a moment that
Was 10 pew mp without labor a spl,udid cumpatenee IN
few days or week.. expect IL rcmaio up "a the Sa-
ament' 3or months by which tme shall rApcet to
have gathered samehinp quito handsume Ut al least sui
hcmni perhaps, 10 enable nae IA the sfrug 10 return.
MI. Washington c~iiims the accounts Ne have before
received IF The efueral providence of oder throughout
t1hlorula, which Is cpuaiuy ortho rxlr1ordl-
oafy incidents ii the gold mauia We copy his enicr.
tanning observations tins subject and also upon tbe
general topic II gold
A to Law aud Order hire il is can almost say IN
rNeePonabe. There /. sopposr, less security given
IT, mans movable estate here ilan IN any country In he
world, md yet there fewer nfrnseocnla upn oue',
rights OF ptprer y far less lhan 10 Virginia One hhlf of
the goods in Sacramento CITY are lying in the see and
the other half np much ss exposed. and yet ihrl is
rarely heard al. The lflrfs il tina Post Office there
have nothing between them aud the street bat canvass
when sinele rent wilma kuifo would admit your hand
to the whe Of them aud Vet lenr is fell for then
hpWug, aud death IN casrt, are the fupueis re-
VOID here The miner fhye- lis iaals in his hole aud
hey are as nvnable there under the guard Of Re
gment. Aud us Ia ctsot personal violence they are
equally rare. Bnl few persons carry arms. excerpt fr
hunting and pistols command but lulle OF no pice Ev
cry one seems Ia have come her # particular ufpase
10 make money they have gone 10 considerable cNpense
and nndoRen" great hardship7 10 accomplish his object
aud each feels an interest IA Protecting tie eiher in the
enjoyment III his persn aud property lpnce thpf or
cnl-hr n stands chance. Aud as for the l}andu
OF whom ynu may have head in the States il Is to ab
surd Ia think Of man can ride throughout Callfnia
and particularly this potion Of It, by night day alooc
aud without arm for his defence, without particle
more toafprehend than when Al home IN the States.
few words now 10 the golden prospect here. As
have said beloe. there prnly of gold hrougho the
Whole mountainous Tegnns of tallrnn. Bat is not
Ia be picked up without trouble but requires diligence.
pat oHcc and The hardest kind of labor get aud
make II own. There ,.however. certainty that he.
who Viii labor diligently, viii have his laoTs rewarded
tar more bunulny here than by any pursuit knnw at
in tho States Mining here spoken of like farming ia
The States II Is regarded as he most independent pnr
sui engage IL. fuH there your own ma.
ter, work when you like, and can rely confidently ou
living when yon do nave MOI h, and oi any en-
traofduafS hrnos being picked up IN day bot it is
not nncon,nou III men 10 make their Thousand dlars
upwards a week OF course lhis dotsn bapprn with
every one and therefore must he ooked upon AS lucky
hts eXpe t 10 make from 80 t. 50 doars aud may
be more, WHERE am going, yet in this may be dlsap-
pointed. Oi this cangye You more certain ufounn-
ton when shall nave llied eApenuenally than at pres
eut.
Men. however, view the prospects here very different
ly. While SOM declare they at all disappointed
aud every Thing equ Ia their anuepllohs others
dlsheatlened and nnent the flly that induced them
abandon her homes ur this lid and uunviting r.. on
learn that each humeWard hound vessel hack
large number ofpassrug rsrs-he outward und brings
here. and that passengers are engaged, such the
her seeking urn up to The first of January. Many
merely visit the miHrs with their outfit aud all ready
- work. and dshearcned at the process of gold get
ting sell ont and without digging llck. As for
self. things about as | anticipated have no
doubt the quantity Of gold here VIII render prof bic
work the mines r the neat fifty years and longer. II
succeed, however IN getting reasonable pile IN the
nexl Iwoor three years, viii give. far rs am
cetned poseriy release OF all farther interests in the
premises.
Boarding cannot he had here for less than 20 dnars
week. and this lnchndrs slmply your meals, while all
kinds If iblt commands The most agent prices.
physician viii nat make pill or walk ten steps for less
Than one ounce $40 " nuj il from $50 &25 and
$50 rotd While other articles ut hause hold consun ion
command proportional prices Potatoes are 81 per pound
/ Onuls do. Beef - cents and Hams GU cents.
ALEXANDRIA, Nov % 6 +. NJ
! The Methodist Church Property - Decisim IF n
Trustees SC - The lf>ieess % the Methodist Church
prop Fly have oficialy notified both parties that they
have derdedLo allow lhem IN occupy the church weeb
ab,o'- the Nortaern paty Goa meunite with Saturday
/ lie twtrt} fifth. w