Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1849-03-20
From the BROOKLYN Eagle
LATEST FROM THE GOLD REGION.

We are indebted to Mrs. Lozier, cg
this city, for the following extract Of
letter, received from her husband. Mr..
Gorge T. Lozier, dated flagship Ohio,
at sea; having sailed from San Francisco
Goth Of Dec. last. it being currently re-
ported in this city and New York, that
Mrs. L. has received large amount
(Sl $4,000 in gold from her husband, and
also, that he had deserted, and gone to
the ''d1ggings," Mrs. L. requests US to
say. for the Information OF her hume rous
friends, that said reports are untrue; she
having received no such amount, and Mr..
Lozier being engaged in the performance
of his duty on board the Ohio, as late as
JAN 9th, as will be seen by his postscript
Of that date. at Maza,lan. But to the en-
tract-he says:
81 have brought 70 bear all the means
that could muster, walked into the gold
market, and have -- Of the precious
metal, for which paid about s. the
o., it goes by apothecarIes weight, IL
or. to the pound. At Mazatlan, their
gold weight is IA or. to pound, and it
is said that we will get $14 per o., which
makes it equivalent to S 6per o.: as VIC
buy at twelve and sell at fourteen, and so
perhaps will make a ,rife, and then per-
haps little On return trade, &c. &c.
+ An over"coat which cost OIL
ly $3.50: brings $o5 readily. No officer
has been excmp, from II afficing; none LEI
the golden opportunity pass.
There arc many slckly and cadaverous
looking persons in San Francisco. Some
have irretrievabIy ruined their health.
They have to work so much in the water
that all suffer more or less with fever and
ague. That which is called the ''dry Dig
gimgs,' is an upland marsh. The wet
diggings," is standing in the river up to
your waist, and every time you stoop to
get pan or spade full Of earth from the
bottom, you dip your face in the water.
new spot has ust been discovered,
which is said to yield or hundred dol
lars worth Of ore, at $l6 the oz.,-one
PERSONS labor for day. ! do not doubt
; tive doubt nothing ofthis great mine.
Nearly every man in San Francisco, who,
otherwise, would be very poor, and ma
ny Ioaiers, now talk Of their thousands,
and carry bag Of gold; and eight dol
lars a day will not tempt them to work.
Doubt not word, for every word | tell
you is true as the gospel. Every day it
will be getting better for those who are
willing TO work at their trade or calling.
When we sailed, flour had fallen from
$35 to $40 per barrel, and other articles
in proportion. -f- 81. .s@,:E ga
Not Mexican face is to be seen in San
Francisco, and nothing but English is
spoken. All Yankees, and one third New
Workers. There is Broadway, Full
ton and Washington market-a New
York store, and all that. Grog shops, a
few-drinking and gambling are. the or
der. Nothing short Of millionaire can
be rich man in California, after next
year--a man9will be poor with only $40
900. Crime is rife, murders are frequent,
the perpetrators Of some have been taken
and hung. ....-.......,s..,, ..s,., ..l.g.
| Monterey is a beautiful place, but San
Francisco is billy, and III some places low
and muddy, but it has beautiful aud ca
pacious bay, whilst Monterey isiquite n
open roadstead.; Az 4f f ges
! MAzArLAN, Jan. 9Th, 1849.-We arriy-
ed here yesterday, after a fine passage
Of twelve days and few hours. We re-
main. buta short time; from this port
going TO San Bias, from there we 60 ial-.
mediately to San Francisco. -
f~&4@ 5 GEORGE +. LOZIER.