New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-09-21

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California Com forts 90 M0d,s NJ Transporta,ion f..
peases. ADAPTATION Of the Country for Aqriculfape
$500. Great success II the HyAe-.. RHaors from
Home-- HINTS to The ProsDeeiies Emisrants &c.
We have been permitted 10 copy the following
interesting items from various California letters
received ia tits City by the friends Of those who
have arrived at the Mines:
One writes tina, he Is reclining under India rubber
tent which makes the heat st more intense with the
bottom Of tin pan for desk and bis neighbors IN the
same predicament He says however. that u Is little
worse still At home about 30 or ~ miles further in
land where they sleep, est aud live altogether under
the shade Of brave old oak with large Fat stone
for the tatle
Another states that he is liking money fast and has
considerable good fortune TO counterbasnce great
deal Of hard work
Another party writes that the only means Of trans.
portstion between the Niaes and Sacramento City the
head Of nsvgstion) is by or teams which charge Is
and 20 cents Tor every pound Of baggage and make
owner walk at thsso that all agree i, Is policy to
take little possible Three Of u.s." says this let
ter, made arrangements to use one machine aud to
tent together. We purchased piece OF cotton cloth
and utensils for cooking in San Francisco and some
provisious--snd our freight from Sacramento City
10 The Mines thirty nve miles cost $50 The 10
msinder of our baggage left In san Francisco and
Sacramento City. where have pay two and three
dollars per month for storage OF every trunk and
package. Ii takes the thre DAYS come up
loaded. and return. You may wonder why they
do not horses instead Of The i that
the horses are not broken 10 harness. aud they we're
there ~ little tod ihaf thoy could live. Tue
suhsist what they get by grazing 10 the night
This part OF California continues the letter. Is In
way adapted for agriculture being billy aud noun
famous, and the climate unisvorabe. The best of
Dutcheu County farms would be Improbable for
there /. rain before October November and then
not continually, as is represented Indeed, says the
writer told that u has been known rain for
three years. The country IL only valuable for It's
mnes-rspecisliy OF gold which Is undoubtedly sbun.
dsut snd the discovery yet In s infancy Of the
accounts regarding toe god-digg,ng are essentially
uAc. To convince you, will only state my expe-
rience, which you must not disbeievs - have now
hoon engaged IN the mines month and four days,
the letter is dated July -, on bar that hiss been
partially dug over, Ia company with other young
man "a lawyer by proiessiob) from New.York aud We
have hand between i0 ana thTt pounds 81 gold
which have accumulated in that time beside pur-
chasing machine and the interest Of third part
ner, and other expenses amounting 10 $500; and de
Quoting also our expense OF living az the following
rates Flour 30 cts pound, Pork 81 CITE Fresh Beet
30 cts Moasses e. per gallon Ham IS cents per 10
Brown sugar 40 cts per lb-and other things Ia pro
portion
You must not think (he contnue.) tbs, we purchase
all these articles. Oar principal articles OF food are
hour pork ham and cofie..-Occssonsi dried apples
TO prevent the scurvy. Potatoes are not now to be
nsd the last we had sold for 81 per To-
There is a report here al the Mn-s thst the ship
Hum hOidt QuHrAntued AZ san francisco, Tue
cholera on board-that che left Panama With 100 pas
ssngers 100 Of whom died on the passage Also that
the steamer had seven board. Bat DO not
yet credit these reports.
Here is specimen Of the manner in which rumor'
from home reach the diggers at the Mines 81. from
another portion Of the same letter
at is further ,red that there has been ,remen
dous mob and not IN New lOrs-thai 81. Louis IL
nearly burned down-thst New-Oresns Is under VS.
teTsnd that Santa Anns hss returned to Mckee snd
declared agsnst the Uuited States II this part
saoad prove tue 1t vii 90 hard with The poor Mex'
cans ia these Cigglngs
1T spy of cur friends continues ths writer an.
iic pate coming TO California walt until January and
then come BY way OF Panama IN The sieamsr-snd De
careful 70 secure your passage EroaSA in Ne~iork
hsve seen several who came from fansms 10 SAILING
vessels who hsd suffered greatly and were from 20 10
100 days reaching : Francisco.
Ii was time Of general health when this letter
written. No outbreaks or disturbances had arisen,
and very little trouble OF any KIND. The writer says,
d" have not yet drunken man here. labor
and ca piis al ihsi Is waited here 20 accumulate
wealth Unless willing and able 10 NorS he
must hsve capital 10 operate with ALI accounts tnus
sgree that hard labor awaits the greedy digger.