The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-12-19

California Correspondence from OvsrIand EniA


California Correspondence from an Overland Eml-
twill be reeoected BY readers that last June We
published letter from Mr. Jerome b. Howard, formerly
ton OF his journey thus far towards California, on the
overland route and the dismal he encountered in
consequence OF the rayages OF the cholera at that place.
by which disease he lost brother-inlaw, Sc On the
26th June last letter written by him to his friends
here, when he was some two hundred miles. or more
received from him since, until the receipt OF the follow
ing letter yesterday, by his brother, NJ Howard jr, esq
OF this CITY, u graphic narrative and description BY
one who evidently possesses intuvey the art to OBJ,
SACRAMENTO Cry Ssa,,er. Fots,l
DEAR BRoTHERs You wished mo to write you oien while
on my journey and after arriving here, Why have
n fact 70 write anything The atgues Of the
as nor 40
ra a .,i n I proper repair for the ZIP;
that II was one Of great fatigue and some e danger and
commence with the subject Of greatest interest generally
conception scene presented to my eye on arriving
at the "diggins" and downto this ciy-a city q
shade as paos Of business Notwithstanding il. short
existence, i l. on tide water and you may al
as runs to the oceaa-vesses from Boston. New York,
va which sSn have eaxsd the dangers Of the Horn
nation ready for sas at four hundred per oen. above
nome prices to the ardent gold seekers This place, one
the Albany while the other is the New York Of California
large Tor sma Tents while others have frames, with mas
Tin for the heather boarding The regularly laid
o. NO streets, while numbered The
principal business street running from the rvers street
in tue roads, which in street IS kept do WIN
BIZ ss seis
with opposition, have doubt will be 'broken
nm frNn1 49,
Everything here, ercep. preaching, bears high price,
mines on Yaba and flour brings 800 and pork
PER bringing that when e through
ners leaving Tor dry diggins Lumber was 900 per
great scarcity in the Country Bat such is not the fact
There plenty OF everything, except lumber which have
There and BE- for ii
kinds Of lumber for some time to come.
prices when they plenty Why If the Pacific
was lined with provisions piled as high as the Sierra Ne
mines. When labor brings SIG per day Tor any kind OF
hsx eo s asr
man At The mines digging his ounce per day. considers
visions, but that they delivered him upon spot al
the before mentioned prices The profits Of merchants
hands increases prices enormously.
some Oregon men bought Of Capt Suffer the land upon
offered for sale at first for moderate The situation
Of the city made 1t certain that would
the oak trees and he orsna.os ioand ahemseves im
mensey rich men Whether the high price ofots and
with buyers. All come California make sudden for
tune and whenever properly is offered either real or per-
most any price will be paid for Money brings per
There private established San Francisco which
$40 for dust and makes money that by
fac Of the eagle upon the United States CON- with The
%od MI S Over Il. Upon the other side are the
milling upon the edge, Is well executed.
mill mention coin saw at the Mormon city, made
diameter than eagle. but much thicker Upon one
side was an eye in the centre Of the piece with the words
other We're two hands joined, the denomination, TWENTY
D sS.n and The imposing initial: C,P
Lake City, Pure Gold They melt the dust, and without
There be s Variations in Ps Saus e Of Il.
pieces as they manifest much ignorance Of the working
me their apparatus Sc which enabled them to work with
considerable facility turning out coin superior in appear
% The sU sea the
the coin was an appearance that would lead sup
wan, Of sharpness. IN the outline and Of atne.s upon The
face Of the letter., In glass Of water was suspended
and determining tie aneness OF metal and what think
you the RESULT Tirtytyo carats hnel The "Rgur-
as as s aoS Fl ss U.sa ss
and may add eight finer than eoud be. made
reached here, though Is They had the dies
eagles. halves, and Quarters.
the business exchanges The dust passes in trade
stanuy A good speculation might be, and Is made, In
buying up the dust Tor shipment home:
There perfect order here All the fears Of assassination
selves groundess Even gamblers here behave like
gentlemen both in the light and dark All gambling |
houses--of which am sorry TO say there many-ao
exposed to the gaze Of the hong and Of the ad
yantages taken Of strangers which oen practsed
in the obscurely gaming houses Of eastern cities
Here every Is home and all brothers Steal
ing Is rarely heard Of o. bstfer. may unload
his wagon, and leave his plumber for week the
miner who goes out prospecting" and finds the ground
upon which he choose work. should he find himself
In condition TO labor immediately, Just marks his
ground, and leaves his shovel pckaxe upon IT, This Is
potent were the ackknie and tobacco box Of the
nowned wouter Van Twiler. No will disturb IL for
days Alter that me should he not return, if he
had previously worked IT, his claim aud any one
may occupy the ground When reached the irst dig
gngs, found that the had left their wagons and eff
iects without any watch them, and every soul was
down the ravne and out OF sight half mile There stood
the table upon the dishes; IN the wagons the bread
meat &c. /; but who would touch bingf Not man In
California, as believe understand that the penalty for
stealing over $50 would be the aa'lows
The information might give you respecting the paeos
in different parts Of California would probably add nothing
All the branches OF the Sacramento have more or less gold
1t Is mistake, though entertain that idea thai
there Is an extent OF country some loo by 800 miles, Of
which every acre yields gold This may be the extern, OF
small parts OF the acres yield gold is only upon rivers
among the mountains having very narrow bottoms, that
gold Is ound exceLt la what called the dry dggngs
and these mited) and here 10 found among rocks
be removed, the gravel sand and clay mixed
with small stones being collected and washed In machine
for the purpose, In tin pans The best and almost only
machine used is a rocking machine about the size OF