Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1849-05-19
LATER-vERY LATE-iMPORTANT.

The New Orleans Picayunc of the sth inst, says:
BY the arrival Of the snip Tyrone, from Vera Cruz,
we have authentic accounts from san Francisco the
18th Of March, The annexed Letters were brought
down from San Francisco TO AIazatlan By Mr. Par
rot, who lately went to California as bearer Of dss-
patches 1t will be that the steamship Calif1r
mia has been entirely deserted by her crew, which
accounts for her non-arriva at Panama. But we
need not anticipate the letters which we now APP
pend aud for which ind btrd to the courtesy
Of Mr.. Clifford, Of the house Of Clifford & Carr, Of
this city, 10 whom they addressed by his part
ner, Mr.. Andrew Carr. Mr.. Carr went up from the
lsthmus in the California;
SAN FRANcfsco, March ., 1919.
My Dear CT have the pleasure to advise our
safe arrival at this place the 2Sth u., after
dious passage of twenty eight days from Panama.
We were detained nearly week at Monterey,
about ninety miles below this, in consequence of BE-
ing short of fuel; after taking board twenty cords
wood, we arrived here with about two hours sup
ply Of fuel on hand.
! have been on shore but a short time and am
heartily surprised with everything that see. Spe-
cuation Of all kinds is rife, and exceeds ANYTHING
ever witnessed in Mississippi in the p,Imy days Of
'36 and u Town lots are h. Id at the most cxorb-
tant prices, aud every lo-h holder is worth from fifty
TO two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. ! have
yet had no means Of asccrtann@ the state Of affairs
generally, a. was prevented going shore yestcr
day in consequence Of severe cold. but cannot but
believe that there is an unnatural and fictitious value
placed on every tn ng which will soon be corrected
Merchandise aud labor extraordinarily high.
In relation 10 the mines there is unqu stionahy an
abundant supply Of gold. and it is continually disc1v-
cred in new places. The gold region is now be-
lievcd 10 extend down as low as Lower California.
san FRANcsco, March :, 1870.
My Denr CT wrote YOU few DAYS since our
arrival, and av Of the detention of the vessel for
M'zatlan, to give YOU items Of matters and
things in this d"lrctablc country. In tho first place.
so far learn. gold stories are all true. The
consequence is that labor, rents provisions &c. are
enormously high Town property for cash is hey onh
any thing ever heard of in new country and lots
ar" selling in this place from five twenty thousand
dollars rents from five hundred TO thousand dol
lars pr month Carpenters wages eight to ten dol
lars prr'day The steamer California is deserted by
every soul except the captain aud chief mat, and
there is probability Of her leaving under two or
three months. This is speculation on nay part for
there is saying when she will get either fuel or
crew.
Fifty 10 onr hundred dollars per dav is nothing
eXtraordinary for miners 10 make. There is how
ever, some danger from Indians and cur country
men, prowling about the country, committing murder
and theft. Gold is very abundant and goods "xrav-
agantly heh and an immrnss population coming for
ward who all resort to the mines, and rrturn merely
to throw away the proceeds Of their labor In fact
can hardly give Won idea Of the state Of thu
country. Those who have been IRE a year, with
common industry and prudence. worth from
twenty 10 two hundred Thousand dollars have not
been able TO procure board in the place, and in com
panv with Mr.. Frazer and young Ducros, have pitch
I'd our tent quarter Of n mile from town. Wages
Of servants 0O TO T2uD per month"; and IN the cDn~s'
of two three weeks. when it will b. s,aSonablp
weather 10 20 to the mines. will he had a, any
price You may judge what state Of things exists
when common laborrrs can 81 to thr mines and
turn in month or six weeks with from one TO three
Thousand dollars in gold.
1t is yet too carly for the to start TO the
mines, the weather having been very inclemrnt
We intend TO 90 up 10 the mines and the coun-
try, and have formed party of FIVE for that purpose
The great difficulty is in procuring CONVEYANCE. The
price of passage 10 Suffers Fort is S25 each. aud
+ per cwt. for bageag" and provisions. We have
idea Of buying a whale boat; The price is 500.
From Suffers Fort 10 III" Stanisaus the tranSpota-
ton is difficult and expensive. team Of two oxen
and wagon earn s 100 per day!
Gold is selling at Sl4 per ounce, bu is taken in
trade at 8 Is. 1t is worth in Valparaiso IS and
would net in the States %l7, all expenses paid.
know not when ] shall he abb to send Won an
other letter have little faith in this reaching YOU,
it goes by transient vessel to Mazatlan, thence
through Mexico. Captains Of coasters much in
the habit of destroying letters to avoid carrying
camille information.