The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-11-03

| ,nsnoed with the moment Of landing. The
,no.t ingenious and successful operation
wa. male By Mr.. Fiiz Of New York, who
h,ouobt 600 Weekly and 500 DAILY
Tri6uaes. He sold the whole lot IN less
Than Two hours, at one dollar piece
Usa,;n, of this, took about dozen pa
oers, which had used TO fill up crevlces IN
backing up my vallse. and sold them Tor
slO 10 a man who wanted to retail lnem'
/ was satisfied with the wholesale Pnce.
papers Of late date, am told, bring 30 al
I the mines.
I set out for a walk before dark, and
climbed hill back Of the town, passing a
number of tents pitched in the hollows'
The scattered houses spread oot below me
and the crowded shipping in the haroor,
backed by lofty line OF mountains, made
an imposing picture. The restless, fever
, |ish tide Of lie in that little spot, and Ine
thought that what | then saw and would
, ace will hereafter fill one Of the most mar
vellous pages of all history, rendered II SIN
gularly impressive. The feeling was not
decreased on talking with some oil the old
, residents, fthat is OF SIX months standing0
I and hearing their several experiences. /
2 heard and saw, and was forced to believe
!, vet. am almost afraid to write, hoping
that it will be generally believed. Let me
give a few instances Of the enormous and
s unnatural value put upon property here al
j present.
The Parker House, a building 4O leel
j | front BY about 90 deep, rents for SllO,OOo
!. yearly. At least 100000 Of this is PAID
u by gamblers, who hold nearly all the second
story. Adjoining it on The night IS can
IT vass tent, Is by rs feet called "El Dora
do and occupied by gamblers, which
brings $4,000. On the opposite corner,
a building called the Miners Bank, used
+ by Wright & Co. brokers. brings SIS 600
?; Ii is about half the size oil our hre-engne
,; houses at home. On the left Of the Park
~ er House, a small two story frame build
ID ing, which is Just finished has been taken
N at s8O,OO The second story contains
d. light gaming tables, each of which pay
* 5000 a night. Blocker, Van Dyke q
re Belden pay $4,000 rent the United State
ur Hotel, $50, 900; the Post Office, $1,000
and so on to the end Of the chapter, A friend
q. Of mine, who wished to find a place Tor Law
III office, was shown cellar in the earth, abou
D. IL feet square and 6 deep. which he coul'
ell have at $3.50 a month. The owner CAM
I'd here about three months ago, without none.
a enough to pay his passage; he IS now worll
$4,000. One Of the common soldiers a
e. the battle Of San Pasquale is now anon
ed the millionaries OF the place, with an IN
e. come OF $4,000 monthly. A noted fra
in has $4,000 loaned out at ten per cent
ii. a month"; Chink Of that Wall sIeeID ant
as could easily dispose Of double the amour
in the same way. A citizen Of San Fran
a cisco died insolvent last Fall, TO the amour
III OF SAL, 900. His administrators were delay
h. ed in settling his affairs, and his real estat
a advanced so rapidly in value meantime
lie that after his debts were paid his heirs hav
lis yearly income Of 100000. These fact
- are individually attested. Every one be
ad ieves them, yet hearing them talked Q
daily, as matters Of course, one at first can
d, not help feeling as if he had been eatih
z, Of the insane root.
Id What | saw that night and yesterda
at satisfies me that the half is not yet told
nd Business was over about the usual hour, an
then the harvest time of the gamblers coH
ed menced. Every "hell'' in the place, an
ng did no. pretend TO number them, wa
a crowded, and immense sums were staked d
70 the monte and faro tables. A boy Of q
n teen, in one place, won about $500, whic
do he coolly Pocketed and carried oil. On
d. Of the gang we brought in the Panama wol
'e, 81, 500 in the course Of the evening, an
n another lost s2,4OO. A fortunate mine
or made himself conspicuous by betting lars
piles Of ounces on a single throw. Iii
last stake Of 100 or. was lost, and | sa,
him yesterday dashing through the street:
trying to break his own neck or that Of III
. magnificent garGnon he bestrode. | an
in glad to see that the alcalde, in his las
he ayun,GmientO, has recommended that som
es means be taken to check this infamou
ne business.
,g The prices paid for labor are in propol
OF ton to everything else. The carman O
he Mellus, Howard & Co., has a salary o
n. $4,000 year, and many others make from
in SIS to $50 daily. Servants get from S1Ol
:, to $500 month, but the wages paid 70
the rougher kinds Of labor has fallen I,
ne about 50. Yet, notwithstanding the mum
L. Der of gold seekers who return enfeeblet
o. and disheartened from the mines il is diff
r. cult 10 obtain workmen. The cos: Of build
N ing house is even greater than ever, an,
Us ready-made houses command almost an,
q, price. friend of mine bought from tn,
is owner, at Panama, a small frame nous,
At which had been shipped on board the barb
p Hersilia. at New York. He paid $500
y which was probably treble its first cost. Or
Il reaching here, he found the vessel at anchor
e IN the harbor, and sold his house at once
:, for $4,000. A gentleman who came here
IS in April told me he found but 80 or 40
o houses; the population was then so scant
e that not more than 25 persons would be
d seen IN the streets at any one time. Al
a present, there are probably 500 houses,
!, tents and sheds, with a population, fixed
and floating, of 5000. People who have
e been absent six weeks come back and do
e not recognise the place. Streets are regu.
9 larry laid out, and already there are three
: piers, at which vessels can discharge.
q Owing to the number Of arrivals, however,
Immense sums are made by lightering goods