New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-17

FRIg.p Il: have been 10 the mines over
tso mon,hs-long enough y give you some lleA
of gold digging and the prospects here, WHICH are
not m asttsripg AZ they seemed when IN New
York. Tia party I am ia company with have
realized bat very little above the expenses Of
living They have averaged about - day siace
their arrival. ! joioed them three weeks ago.
TIE srs, week We dog IA al about so the next,
400. and the ltst three days we have dag $500
rse.e amounts are 70 be divided among TX. TIE
work is very lsborio8s. We rise az :, eat our
breakfast, consisting Of coffee, stpjscks. snd
sometimes nest-Work till l2-res, IN hour CT
two, and then work I'll sun-down. We are con
s,sn.iy in the water. Oar mode Of obtaining the
gold ia thus: A hole is dug in the bed Of the creek,
from four 70 six feet square and from two = ak
feet deep. One Of "a balls o7t the water two get
ont the dirt one csrnes ], 20 the machine, and ;-o
wash the dir. IN the machine. twenty-five pans
Of dirt 10 washed in the machine, thereby redac-
ing the quantity % three psns, which ls taken and
washed Ia pan till rotbiag remains 10 the pan
bat gold. 10 this way Te succeed IN washing about
300 pans ofdirt per day. We frequently work TWO
or three days and find no gold. Then again. We
may take out from bali az ounce 20 eight ounces
lHr. " frequently bAif L~y UT "a g hs.l'
and find nothing. til al lottery II man a tor
innate he will strike vein, and take from two 70
twenty pounds on. Of hole But this happens
very seldom The gold runs very nreguary
and can bs procured only BY hard lcoor, equsl 10
every respect 70 sewer or csnal-oigging. some
men do well-the majority poorly. Thousands
come here without money, hear tie story winch
each digger has 70 relate, and become discouraged
some return ss soon as they have teen the mines,
others go 10 work having no alternative but stery-
alton. The prices Or provisions 1rs very hlsn.
For instance Flour sells a. retail Tor - cents
per ID. and $50 SIS and go by the cTi. fork 10
30 cents per ID Coffee Do. Sugar e2s cts 20
tatoes 81 per 10. Salt - cts Pilot Bresd - cis
Beef Is cts, Liquors 90 cts. the glass. Shoes,
sgch as you eau bay 10 New York for 30 cents q
pair, are sold here tor e., 90 ana e.. 1ou Will
be enabled 70 Judge, from tins list Of prices Of
the expenses OF living in the mines
IN order % live az chetply as possible, We eat
nothing but flap jacks. meat and cohee. nlrnlns
noon and night. This IS great sell denial out 20
make money IS oar object. and not eating All
miners eat sleep and live like hogs We sleep
on the ground covered with dust and dirt have
our table on the ground, among ants snd bugs Of
al descriptions. / have not siept one single
night without my cothessince leit home sue"
Is fair account OF the California life and yet you
cannot form any Just ides OF II. The country mas
no attractions. The earth u psrched-the air
very dry At night It IS very cold-in the middle
OF The day ne hot a. cOai tire. The water Is
-o.sonous. The slightest cot VIII not heal m TWO
or three weeks, and frequently causes the sever
est suffering The disrhse Is prevalent, brought
oo by drinking the water Physicians charge 40
ounce each Visit 90 that 10 is death 70 SICK man
witbou. money. Fortunately for ne, have en-
Joy ed good heslth.
Nothing can be accomplished By one man. There
should be at least three with a machine. shan
start IN a few days for dggings new ly discovered,
20 ryaa an I.IIHI
dav life aud health beng spared, between tbis
and the lat OF January next. itlsa large river,
called the Merce. have not been al the diggiogs
at Suffers Fort The gold found there IL reported
10 be very n ne IN respect 10 eize. Whero am u
IL very coarse. At one Ofthe diggings, about iour
miles from here, the gold is found In Jumps weigh
ing from half TN ounce 10 two ounces There the
holes are sunk from 20 to 80 feet deep party
of ak took out $500 Of this large, coarse gold,
in one week, but they were lucky fellows Iney
had worked two weeks, and not made their feed
The third week they were more iortu nate. Trad
ers and teamsters make money. The charge Of
freightege TO this place il S2J per hundred lbs.
p s.-lf I had thought il advisable for you to
come out hore should have made every ontesvor
~ have had letter reach you long since. bat
have not believed II worth while for any one to
come here TO seek iortanc. man may make
an ounce day, Yet il Will not pay, II We consider
his expenses ia coming and returning. and What
Of making lucky hit is too slim 10 depend upon
July 30, 1912
have been prospectng-thst il, searching ioI
good diggings EVERYTHING looks gloomy. II
make my expenses out here and returning. and
little over, shall be satisfied Very few men
average over an ounce per dsy. The remainder
average from to's per day. Yours c.P' W.
FRox ST. JOIN, N. B-St. Jehn, IN. b. papers
Of Saturday that Of the Of the steamer
Maid Of Erin, which runs from EatipoH 10 ~ Jonu,
in connection with the Admiral, was conveying on
shore on Wednesday, a box OF STOOD specie belong
ng the Bank OF North America he fell the box was
broken, and bag containing s5oOOia American gold
burst open and its contents scattered between lht
vessel and wharf part OF II was aitci"Sra TO
covered.
The Nsao srsasrickr contains column Of editorial
la favor OF the " New Brunswick AssOci sron, ~
whose proceedings many have been disposed 10 jeer
destitute slike OF dehniteness and independence
and amounting TO Just nothing At all The Yer braHs
eick thinks Association about right because, un-
willing 10 declare In favor OF Federal Union or Al,
nexston 10 the United States Il proposes 90 devote
itself the attainment OF Information from Tho other
colonies respecting the beet means of C0ouel anchor
siion' without committing .iseii BY hA'iy pedse''
| ArrFMFr TO BURN THE SHIT JUsiArA-On
SATURDAY morning about o'clock as the chip Junieia
was prepSrng TO sAl for New. Orleans smoke was de
covered issuing from room In the sleerase used ior
| The storage OF sails, 81. The alarm was promptly
given snd the nre e&nguished wlthsut the sieht
est damage 10 the vessel, only lew OF Tue SAILS out
burned After the fire eSting uished u was iouaa
that the trunk OF the second mate had been broken
4 open and robbed o. some 80 la money, and that
negro man belonging 20 the chip was nowhere - De
| found From this circumstance u Is supposed that
both the robbery and the attempt TO IRE the hip were
| his work. balt Am. Monday.
| MISSIONARIES FOR bURNAH.-lt Is expected
thai company Of missionaries for RurmAh under The
patronage of the American Baptist Missionary linton,
will sail from this pert tomorrow morning, in The ship
Arab for CSlcutla The courpsny consists OF Rev. II
NJ Campbell and u. h. Knapp, with their wives, snn
Miss II. L T. Wright recently appolttcd Missionaries
| of the Union Mrs /. brsyiOn OF tire Nereui Ma
sion who visited the United States Tor the ocneni OF
| her health, with her daughter snd two ksTeg young
mer assistants Of Rev H. Nnion In the revision OF
the Karen New Testament viii also accompany taefa
| Bosion Transcript
| SEANEN FOR CAllfoRNIA.-W { are iniorNcd ~
one OF our mos; intelligent shipping agents that While
tits generally dicat furnish vessels bound % ioreign
ports ard 70 Distant pors In the lHcd states wiih
crews those which up i0r California arc exempted
| entirely from this diffculy 80 many cici.ns them
selves that the aoors OF the shPpins master IN most
cases src dispensed with Those VITO e. % leave ne
ship on her arrival Ouf :. per month wage
while those who ship the voyage cut aud back se'
sl5 or els per month provided they iaia ihef Ar'e
menL loos'eH '""4"~+
| plscovsRY OF A SILVER MIsE on Co.'s HlLL
| Il mi piur