Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1849-08-02
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ADVERSE ACCOUNTS FRO1I
HI CALIFORNIA.

TheaNeM York Herald contains numerous
letters3frorn G alifornia, brought BY the steam
.er Great Western. In these it, is repeatedly!
stated THAT great suffering prevails at the
niinesaa land that the glowing accounts pub
lisHeA lfof The great abundance Of gold, and
sent abroad iii the California Journals, exists
more fRths Imagination than in reality 1t
is sShenIe gotten up BY designing. speeu-
lators ato facilitate their own ends Many
who had gene to the mics buoyed mp with
Sgoldenldreknis aud bright hopes, have found
out bySkad Eex pefience that it is not oil gold
thai glittefs, and they are returning home,
being fully satisfied with a glimpse of the
elephant fThe average amount of digging
peridaY IS dtimated al So upon which count
ingtalI cos&, there Is an expense Of four dol
lars thus lkaYing only one dollar to go and
come tpqnt
Several Americans are said TO have Joined
the Mexicaks in 4 systemof general robbery,
coneciNing ktfnore profitable Some Of these
letters wind up with the advice that those
who can earn twp dollars per day at home,
even Eitheh NJ roast beef, had better remain
where theysare ~ Baltimore Aueyican.
We haveabefore us q private letter, written
By d gentlSnlan Of property, NOW returned
frona California, which country he had visit
ed in the VI 5, ship 4 Ohio simply for the
purpose ofaseeing i'll The facts which he
states Are, Sherefore, without either the bias
of interest BIZ disappointment
lie $tateS that Mr. Ithamar Whiting, for
merly pf DRdham, Mass, and the two Ran
neys from fhieopee Falls, are in California.
The RAnnets be left at the Stanislaus I. dry
diggirgs,n Nith q party Of is, sick enough Of
their specuE tion, and regretting that they
had given ub their comfortable situations -
Thefitna:ishs they had left we're at factory
in Tepic, Mexico Writings income from
from his factory, at the same place last year,
was e2g, 00A and yet he left all to dig gold
The swfitcrSleft hinI at San Francisco, ill,
where lie probably died. lie says that Cali
fornfa II theiworstS hole Of place /" be ev-
er w3s III, ami that thousands of dfsappoint-
ed people wHFe arriving every day
The writer states that he went up to the
mines iil cornPanywith gentleman who had
expetsaesl cnnsiderable money in bringing
along rs Indians, TO assist him. but they did
not succeed id getting more than an ounce
apiece, Per day, and that the man, was dis
gustel with The mines, a. every decent per
son il, who goes therefE These statements in
regard ID California are without doubt too
true. The sacrifice Of home and friends, for
gold, does nst*pay, ard particularly is this
the casolHith those who leave good and lucrae
tive sItuatiens !SprirIgfeid 1fess-) Rspae6
INDIAN luTBREaK IN FLORIDA.
As tiie dose & the FloEsla war, lhs Seminole In
dians remaining III the pehsnsrla weFe assigned as
temporary residence tract II land lying between
Charlotte IIafbir and the Lake Okeerhobee.
Gen NJ orth, who made this arrangement
in 1912, reported the number Of warriors left
in the coantfy al less than one hundred. In
1915, Capt Sspfagne, Who hadfbeen acting
in Florida III the stead Of an Indian agent,
reported the humber Of warriors at less than
one hundrea and thirty /; and estimated the
entire Inliah population. Of AID ages andsex-
Is, At something short Of $50 souls. Since
that tine weEdo not know that any report Of
the number I'M Indians in FIoridashas been
officially made
Therebent reported outbreak of tie Semi
noles has arisen from the following circum-
stance. lion the Atlantic side Of the penin-
sula some foar families were settled upon
Indian riEersneaFly opposite Fort Pearce.
Four warriors visited this settlement recent
", where they we're received in friendly
manner After receiving refreshment they
departed bur d short distance from the hpus4
es they discoFered a man BY the name Of Bar
ker, ana anofher, working in an open field,
upon whdn lshsy fired. Both Barker and
bis. compSnian were wounded They ran,
faking different directions Barker was pur-
sued, orsrEaEan and killed with knives The
other r6ashea the settlnfs' houses, and sue
ceeded ii 5aaliingih escape, with al the rest,
to San Adga4tines Indian river Is rather 4
sound of8tke ksa Than running stream and
the: settlers hzaaa their way to San Angus
tine ia boats where the news created j great
deal of cxtitlmenS TIE settlements upon
Indian riHerl afe some forty on fifty miles
distant from iae:tract Of country assigned to
the Seminole rkmainingin Florida From
this Circumstance it i feared that The nnr-
der Of Barke ii the beginning Of i concsn-
trated oatbrEEk No other cOrrbborated
proofs hare be5ched the Government but
the War Dkpk Fauent hasBmade preparations
to despatch q slieient force to the country
to repel tie Iaaiians il they contemplate other
hostilities, prsto bring tie murderers to jus
tire, if this i merely the violence of afew
stragglers ingfon Repptls
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