Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1849-04-20
sun Later From The Geld RegIOn.

The New York Herald Of Monday. contains
adVIces from San Funeisco. California. 10 thJ
7h OF February. They we're broaghI by b
ward A Suwerkrnp, ESQ, who leit San Bias on
The Isl Of March, and has made very quick
"Trip across Mexico. He met in Mexico about
1000 Americans, Engishmen. Sc, on their way
10 the Pacific coast, bound Tor California. The
Mexican handful levied black mail on oil but nF.
med parties Of Americans. The later had sho.
wn them "Ihe elephant"
The mail steamship California passed Nc. S.
about two hours sail from Mazalaa, on the
night Of the 18th Of February. She was bound
to San Francisco.-There were no Goals al Ihas
Porl for her, and a. she had only coal enough
10 lake her up, It is mauer Of uncertainty as
10 her arrival al Panama on the 9Th Of March.
as was expected. The vessel that carried the
coal for her 10 Mazallan, reached that po1 about
Twelve hours after the California had leiI She
proceeded 10 San Bias to discharge.
! Fine weather had set in. and macy dieRers
IN consequence were recommending operations.
Trade had begun TO improve.
The whole Of Lower California was deserted
BY the male inhabitants who had gone north to
the mines. Large quantities OF Goods wcis
expected daily from China, New SJuIh Wa,cs,
Tahiti and Valparaiso.
The British ship Of war Calypso was Of Mat.
zatlan, 10 leave soon for Englund. She would
take away over So 600 ,OOO 10 specie. or this
there were over 5000 Uunccs OF California gold,
and OF this 1000 ounces belonged 10 NJ. Suws,
rkrop.
There were parties Of gold seekers at Maza,.
Ian, waiting passage 10 San Francisco, but
could not get any. Thos. thur lad gone up,
paid $500 in the cabin aud SEQ 10 the sIeerags
distance about 500 miles.
The pnce Of provisions had become more
moderate. On iae 3Oth of January. -four in
parcels was selling at $40 per barre!; by the
single barrel al Sl6. Pork was dull at $50 per
barrel. Salt beef could scarcely be sold. No
one would give Sl4 per barre! for it.
Inc number oil persons al the MINES il yafi-
ously stated at from seven TO fifteen thousand.
Il was expected that the spring freshels would
wash out The gold in large quanlilies.
A leuer from Captain Folsom in the National
Intelligence of the 3rd, daied January 60, con-
IaIns some interesting facts. 1t represents OUT
RACES as very numerous. The only tribunals
are those Of Jndge Lynch, under the authority
OF which several executions for murder have
taken place. Housebreaking lhelis, and rob-
berries, are Of almost hourly occurrence. Tho
public establishment has scarcely subsided aher
one murder has transpired, before another is
commlued more horrible than The first. Capt.
Folsom does not anticipate any relief until Con-
gress acts. He recommends emigranls from
the Eastern and Middle States 10 take the Pam
anna roule; those with families TO go uia Cape
Horn. Danger is apPrehended 10 the overland
emlgranls from the want of supplies on the
way, as the number taking thai rouIe will be-
immense.
The receipts OF the custom house for the
month Of January are slated at $4,000, and
the revenue for the current year is estimated at
Sl,0o0,U00. Between 3 or millions IN all had
been Obtained from The mines.