New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-06-20
LATEST FROM THE SACRAMENTO MINES.


pecti1s the different locsi.iies abou-clus IA gold
In tbs region already discovered, ani knowing
that q. correct Information in relation . them
viii be acceptable T. your readers. I W en-
deAvor 70 present % their view the exact state
ofthiurs as they ncw exist az tbs place and the
Mines
Upon sndins At San Francisco. where there are
At present fry squsre.rigged vessels and none
.Ser from the United states than the Iowa. vou
behold mountainous country devoid q wood or
vegetation as far IS tee eye can resch. peop'ed
with smart and active business popu. alton o.
shout 5000 persons, reminding the emigrsns OF
the busy scenes which are daily witnessed IN the
City of Nes-York smsu boats goi7g 20 and re
turning from the vessels draws IN aotive snd pro-
ftabe Observation-Disclosures al the least - ior each
trip with the most rif.ag quantity Of baggage
which you cSnnot have drawn more than half 4
nile without crossing the present populated ooun
cares Of the psce. T. procare clearinghouse
s almost impossible sud ii yCa are So f]rtuna,e
a. % get one. YOU Rave % pay an ounce per week.
So ard sleep upon ths aoo- wrapped In your
blanket. 70 protect you from tie chilly night slr
which prevails here at this season Of the year.
snail Scoops OF .choosers made from l1.ly oats
~ ships IN port. and which cost here from = zoe
to $1,000, are daily plying between his place
and the different emba-cadsros toward the God
Mines Tie puce Of passage m these vessels
IS 50 Tor distance Of about 80 miles. sud
which $ usually performed in three days u or'u-
nate enough not 70 get aground. snd 8 per 100
BIS for baggage or freight or 10 light goods az The
rate Of 60 per barrel measurement After leaving
these .snches. ID yol have baggage Or freight you
have either 10 bay horses al $500 each aui pack
chem. or submit 10 pay So per 100 % freight by
the teams which are daily teauins u the different
mining grounds. distant about 80 mics farther m
the country. over a very mountainous road they
taking usually about three days 70 perform the
journey, and encsmp nightly upon the ground.
sometimes sheltered from the de~s by getting IN
der the wagons It the travellers are few enough 10
number 70 admit OF the Indulgence.
Upon arriving al the Mines sou behold the most
stupeudous mountains DO tins section ofthe country.
frequently rising some thousands % ieei and form
ias basins a. east tSo miles lu diameter and a.
most saHocauug from the heat o, the sun AZ east
nine hours each day
The population AZ the Mines composed o.
American enigrasts runaway sailors. from the
vessels which have visited and are 10 this port AZ
present. Ch.ians. Peruvians Mexicaus. Sandwich
islanders and more or ess OF the natives OF al
civilized countries upon the globe In their habits
and manner ct living there Il great need OF reform
TO insure health. comfort and safety 20 those who
are vel disposed already there and to those that
are coming. Drinking, gambling aud ell kinds OF
lceutou.ness abound 70 greater degree than a,
Any other place upon the face oi the earth, II Be
iug apparently the aim aud ambition % large
number O. try and exec each other 10 a. which oe.
grades and makes man miserable.
The expenses A. the Mines are about : day
f0r living porter = per bottle brandy snd whis-
Ks = alur pork sugar. coffee, snd hard bread
Il CD per 10 al other articles oi p-1vis., - aad
liquors 10 proportion.
The caautity OF Gold AZ the Mines. from what
have seen | Judge inexhaast.o.e for the next
twenty years by population Of One Million oi
faithful dggers bat the labor you have o. perform
20 get and the priva,.on you have - undergo to
reach here. and continue O. undergo while getting
u. does not repay any industrious or basless msn
ia the states bali enough for making the attempt
If successful IN accumu.Aflng as much a. any one
person has up t. the present time, which IS alto
gether chance, as you may WORK for days and
weeks a. accent 70 Ia Sc who are getting from Que
70 two ounces daily, and .iak holes ten feet square
and fourteen feet deep through mud water and
rock. and yet be unable 70 get enough 10 pay Tor
your board. exposed to the burning rays Of not
sun and shut out from the air by the mountains
BY which y0a are euvel0Ped.
Goods here generally have fallen since the istci
April full 0 per cent. and are daily recedlug 10
price. and where the iai will stop It S impossible
- say, bat the general impression that nearly al
the goods shipped from the States after the latter
part OF November vii not pay cost For instance,
the cost OF dlschsrgug cargo aud landing II on |
the beach as there are 40 wharvesl vii be nearly |
ifnot1uite as much a. the freight then tho drsy |
age storage and commission viii amount 10 As
much more-the charges Tor all kinds Of services
being very heavy.
Real estate here IS higher than in any part Of
the state. some iots being held as high as : 90
600. while the lowest pucs upon spots distant
about one mile from the business part Of the c.ty /
aud on top of sand-hils Is tr3m $4,000 - $4,000.
Labor here Al present 10 great demand. NJ
ehanic. wsses are from sl2 90 60 per day, while
laborer. receive from : to So. Lumber. ia coa-
sequence OF the scarcity sworth aud selling read
ily for $3.50 per 200 feet saiors before the mast
can readily command : so per month. White Of
,ers OF vessels receive from ESQ % 600 per
month
O. ali the vessels IN port none have preserved
their crews-desertiou among them being almost
Their frs, a.. after anchorii 10 the bay
Several persons passengers By the steamer
who weai . me mines with the expectation %
picking upon the surface hundreds Of dollar. daily, |
have returned here very much disappointed. re
solving IA about So weeks. when the streams be-
come dryer. - Try u again while some others
entirely dispirltet, are returning Ia the steamer.
Several oi those Vho started overland. BY the /
way of Nera Cruz arrived here few days since. |
the msjonty Of them = .lh0at sufficient means o /
VAy aSeeks board
The machines Tor washing god get Up u toe
states are Dot only useless alter reaching here |
bat are q bll of expense Ca h-st oost in getting
here the commol iul.k dairy p@a being al-s4h |
c.eut- And, % c1uc-lsioa, No1.t say 70 tbose
who Wlsh % realize the comforts u the hamb.e,s
% homes III tre states rnllgraie o. California g.