New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-30

or 30 balls n the pound with powder and balls.
! think every one should be provided with this
weapon. although IN a life of six months at the
mines. have seen no occasion for the use OF arms
Of any kind Let revolvers alone, for my observa-
tion here convnces me that generally they are
quite as dangerous 20 the assssnt as the assailed.
Comparatively lew are &C custOmed 20 small arms
Of any kind and two serious accidents have, 20
my knowledge. happened within a fortnight from
the careless use 90 reviewers Few are 81 iamil-
lar in mortal combat az b be perfectly cool and
sell possessed IN the moment OF danger or strife,
and none who have not entire seli-Dossession
should trust themselye revoyers. one tent Of
The size and description Of those used by army pr-
Yates sheet iron tea-kettle, half gallon coffee
pot; frying-pan ! AK ] saV hammer }
los assorted nails 70 every three or four men, or
u each man, If alone and unassociated.
n emigrants come by the Panama route, It will
ba better 20 buy cooking utensils, tools, and hard
ware Of ell kinds. in San Francisco, than TO saddle
themselves nth the expense and trouble attend
ing the transit of the lsthmus. The time will
come, rery soon after their arrival ia San Francis
co, when they must shoulder their own pack or
pay extraordinarily for having it done by somebody
ese. IL is therefore important that their outtt
weigh as little and occupy little space as posi-
bic. and 10 this end have omitted everything in
the previous list not absolutely necessary. Single
handed adventures must inevitably fare worse
when il comes TO shouderng their traps than
parties. because the tent, and some OF the impe-
ments SC. are the same for one for several
Arrived at San Francisco, II they wish 10 - 10
the North "a the diggings on the American River
and It's tributaries, they will take launch, or boat
and 90 MP the Sacramento % Suffer Fort. II to
the Mockelumue or the northern side OF the Stans
laus, they viii 90 by similar conveyance to
stockton II o. the southern side OF tie otans
aus % the Taw aamia, or any river south, they
will take a lsunch for the Ta~a!ama landing.-
Having reached one or other OF these landing
pork. beef and hard bread they may need on their
way thence 70 the mines. and look about for team
bound for the diggngs. Probably they will find
one and n successful will in all probability be re
qqested % paw $50 per 100 lbs for the trsnspOrta-
ton Of their goods and chsttels TO the mines This
they had much better pay than buy horse which
will be necessary # no teens are % be found.
horse will cost : so and will pack 200 lbs. When
they reach the mines, they viii, u wise, sell the
beast, II they get 10 more than $50 TOR 10,
because il will pretty certainly stray or be stolen
the first night. They should take day T. look
about the oiggings aud see how the gold sobtained
then go % work and open holes for themselves, and
b. they DO NOT the first week make more than
their expenses they should not lay Il n heart.
mechanic a. home issstisfed b work several years
Al hist trade be fore be receives Ourneymsnsw wages
sad go.I-washing 5 as much an art as anything
else though Il may be learned in much less time
than some others. In a week Or two, n not very
stupid. they will understand L as we'll os their
neighbors and y ith industry and economy ntbey
are not able % go home At the end Of two years,
buy a farm, take Dinah, or Sally II they Ike that
name better FOR " ie, and she IS willing, live com
fortably the balance OF their dsys-ghy, then,
am no Yankee and can I guess.