Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-05-23
Late ana Interesting News from
C. IL y MA.

The gold legends fuVy confirmed =
By the arrival on the eth OF III. ship rv-
rome from Vera Cruz. the \. Orleans Pie
avuue received letters from San Francis
CO as late as the eth Of March. which fully
confirm the previous accounts OF the vast
amount OF gold gathered on the Sacrament
TO: also the fac, Of the steamer California
being lal up at san Francisco. caused by
the entire deSeriion OF her crew-leaving
the captain and first mate alone in their
glory. The steamer was detained some
time At MAJ 'tlan. on her trip up. in wood
ing. her coal having run out IL is i'm
possible To say when she will Leave on her
return trip.
The town Of San Francisco was crowd
Ell 10 overlooking at the date Of the letters.
aud speculation in town lots exceeding
The widest and madle>t era of the specu-
lationS OF SO in the South Choice
lots were selling for 5o0.O00-<25 900
and even So OJO' No, for promises t.
paw. bat the dust itself
Even in the wet season. when there IS
no work going on at the digginos. attend
ants al the hotels, restaurants. etc. are paid
500 10 $3.50 pr M nth; and VA n opn-
ralions commence in The gold reg On il i
impossible to saw what labor W II com
miud. Oy-teans receive 500 per day
tor hauling. Glorious lincs-labor dc
tates 10 capital
We copy aportion Of one of The picay-
unc's letters
san FRASc1sco. March 7. 1919
wrote You a few days since on our ar
rival anl avail myself Of the detention 81
tie vessel for Maz nlan. 10 give YOU some
lions e ~ ,,torc anil ,,iruc IA 1 n
table country. In the first place. SO far as
one can learn. the goH stories are al
rDe. The consequence is that labor
rents. provisions. &c. are enormously
high Town property for cash is beyond
any thing ever heard Of in a new country
rents from five hundred 10 one thousand
dollars per month. Carpenters wages
eight t. ten dollars per dav.
Fifty 10 one hundred dollars per dav is
nothing extraordinary for miners to make
Those who have been here Il wear. with
common industry and prudence. are worth
from twenty thousand to two hundred
thousand dollars. have not been able t.
procure board in the place. and in conpa-
nv with Frazer and young Duclos. have
pitched our tent quarter of mile from
town. You may JUICE whit state o
\ 'GilgS exist Wllrn common iabDFrrS cen
20 10 the mines AMI return in a month or
six weeks with from one to three thou and
dol er> in gold.
/ Il Is vet TOO carly for tho mass to start
! 70 the mines. the weather having been We
I ~ incl mcnt.--Ne intend to 20 up tn the
mines and see IN" country. and have form
el party Of five far that purpose. The
great difficulty is in procuring convcyan-
COS. The price Of passage to Suffer 5
Fort IS e.25 each. and 50 per cwt. for bag
gage and provisions. We have an liea o.
blyng whale boat; the price IS 500
From Suffers Fort to the Stani5lauS the
trans portation is difficult and expensive. rs
atafm Of two oxen and wagon earn 500
per dav'
COIL is selling a, 51I per ounce bu, i
taken in trade at SIC |, is worth in Val
paraiso SIG. and would ne, in the States
Ill. all expenses paid.
know not when | Shall be able 10 send
Won another letter. have Little faith in
this reaching vf,gl. as il goes by a trans
lent vessel to Naz allan. thence thro' Nix
leo. Captains Of coasters are much in the
habi, of destroying letters 10 avoid carry
e IL. G.