New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-14

-AN FRANcIsco, June 30 l-4y
Editors Picata1f- Since ny etter OF the sth.
have made yiHi % the southern miaes-ln-
cla1lac those II Stanisisus, Tsw Aiamis, Mercedes
and Ma-spcsas MYERS snd their tributaries After
al You have heard G., the richness o. TIE p.acers
sol would be as.0llsted o. lo0k over the cOlntry
coltai.il1 ln lis bosom - vast an amount % pre-
Cd Treasure. For niles snd mules, oet~ the
: .s.uislaus sld the Mercedes, the bowels ~ the
earth mas been upturned and i-rreted % the depth
~ SIX or eight 'eet aud ST.. the gold appears s.
iacNbsusti5le IS when the miner lrAt struck a
spade IItJ 10. IL WOO really appear az II the
lall body 81 the s.lt.eiif- metal ha- act been
approached Up o. tie present time the only
sesrch has been msce 10 the dry cigs.lss
every one is anic p4ta 4 icl harvest IS soon as
toe rivers ial sufficiently 10 enable them 20 work
tie beds But independent OF the gold "a the
rivers sai the presen, dry digsings, the depo
81, would seem 10 be inexhausrbie.
From the Stsnisiaus % the NSurapOsas, a dis
talce of so or 90 III es the gold region IS Of purely
volcanic iormGtiou and looks as Il volcano after
volcano bad ourstout from tre earth pouring forth
over tbs face Il the country lsyer after lGyer o.
pare sald. Many ofthe crAiers SUI exist as Ma
tare originally 'a-ned tnem although LILLE GOD
IS i0and DO TIE III mediate vicinity o. the erupt
bat IN the drsils aud little creeks leading from
the into the rivers Il has en- found n the great
G.. abundance. However. tue deposit Is LOT cor
n.cl u Ely enc glsce Or "a lity. Wnrrcger &
in some pisces Ia greater quantities than Others
Ther- = Seia Of white quartz rock. from l0 % So
icet wide. extending from The S.a.islaas IS tar
4,h as smkl creek betWc the Aar.apOsas
aud Kings River. Eiei 10 a. great many p.A-
ces, sad olud !. richly imQ-e grated van gold A.
al Po.sts-the gold being locked Up nthe naErix
50 as o. require mschinery 10 extract o.
There Sre BOW about ID 900 people AZ WORK H.
the south. luc.- ing g. ages seX-s. conditions anc
oo.ors. 10 nav be safely estimated that they az
taking cut 1000 pounds Of gold per day d
ever one 81 the miners rets less than 81 ounce 3
DAY, be thinks be Is A9i PAD Tor his labor. and
seeks some better p ace. 1nis Unsuitable thirst
ics -,il Keeps one fourth Of the population contin-
4ally going from one ace g. another, seeking
IN .re pros table be- li--Ilrs
foar-hilhs oi lie people arriving 10 tie coaltry
shape their course o. the Sacramento River Rac
Us tributaries. made my trip up >an joaquin.
From here 90 . mouth %. - -rcton with the
S-erslle TO, a. tae head a. >l.saa Bay me aavi-
CATION = ss 4Ihcgt = Si.ri, as many o1sts-
c.es as tAat o. the Gait OF Mckee and am fully
convinced tia. the boats which navigate tie
MYERS ~ l'. Dc ane - c1ula O. Us polut, -
tat depo. aust * made IA thas vicinity Tor the
lats.io- trate
Toe Saa Joa4ain River f,r OF niles above
- mouth for 500 miles Or mere ia.l The interior,
- b1rdvred ~ a. immense sw amp about % miles
vide. which ) s; present covered BY yer.s-i
srJwtb 81 rastes. Toe rseF isusvissb'e for good
sized sses A. al Seas IS 81 tie Year So HI. -
the mouth 90 ile N-'ccces. and the three feet
water as high As the m1-th %. tie TaEGiamia
Aide present time. age sea-soi-g vessels are
literally taken cat INTO Tie cclatFy, sd tied u2 n
s. wood.
Ga ms Srrisa a. S,rcAtoa. found population
% several hundreds living ia tents tlere being put
cGe anne b1ili.ns For SON, tine this mast in-
evuso.y be piss. OF immense importance IL s
AID III, continue ,o- some tine - Be the depot
,os al he nines from g. MacaeniA River south
Ieefe . IN "A average so oo0 OF gods d.sen-
oa,~s4 thee pr day. The merchants have made
"a - 0oa'ia1inS 20 make a good deal Of money.
What has been q great Advantage - tbe ui.,s {.
tns propuet,rs Rave refused 70 sell 10 Specials
sud retained the bes, POSITIONS for real settler,