New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-04-06
From California.


INTERESTING LErTER FROM SAv FKANcIsco.-
The following Letter Of recent date from San Francis
CO. wac received by of our most esteemed fellow
citizens from his brother formerly American Consul at
the sandwich islands bat now of san Francisco, and
attached OF toe very fret commercial houses al
thst place will be that the writer confirms all
the widest accounts have yet hsd OF the abundance
Of gold, Of the bgb price OF labor and provisions, aud
the extraordinary rise ia land. nese statements can
be relied upon the fule, extent az the prob,y and
ssgsci,y Of the writer are uDques'onsble
SAN Francisco. Jan. 70, 1919
DEAR BRoIHER-l suppose thai ere this reaches you
the exct in the United States about California
will 40 big IL now does through ou the Pacific
Ny partner arrived here on the 10Th Nov. and
ON 2st, and our sales already 20 above $OOOVO The
great excite ment which prevails in Chm and Peru rel
alive TO this gold country is fast depOpusting those
countries Of their European population. Every vessel
that arrives brings many psssensers and reports oil ev
cry BODY ess winding their affairs ~ join the rush
TINS quantity Of goods That is pouring in'o the cosn
try is reducing the prices mserslly; st, everything
TO- compared with the original cost, very high paid
bill to-day for our table It ran thus Butter u ssu
ssges 81 per pound pork 25 cents eggs - dozen
mix : per bottle; box Of fine sslts2 sperm candies
81 pound; Tsisns 81 pound common lamp oil -
a gslion bottle of mustard (hsli pOund) go &c &c
For the little unfinished story building In which
stsy-dniDg and sleeping in the same room-we
pay 500 per mouth. Our cook receives slOO per
month. Ny wsshwOmsn has conGesceBded to do my
washing tor 81 per dozen The carpenters employed
on our threaten TO unless we increase
their wages above 81 per day. paid car,msn this
evening s72 for two days work. You eau Judge ~
quotations the quantity OF money that laoorine
obtain by htc work
In regard 10 the gold every day only adds N the sur
prize created by previous reports of the qsanfHy 20 b
mad. Yesterday morning an Indian thowed me aspe
cimen Of ore in,ermixed with stone, weighing I'VE
pounds He sold II for five hundred dollars To-day
some ore gon farmers who down to obtain gold
and remained month the mines. offered to sell me
80 pounds OF golo which they had collected Mr.
Brsunon, who hss the establishments for storing snd
selling goods at the mines, tod me today that sever
men toLk from the earth, within one hundred yards
his upper store, thirty three thousand dosrs worth
gold in four days. and the gold was weighed ~ mar
in HE employment
At the dry diggings 800 per day 10 paid TO cooks =
The general im is that from 10 TO $1,000 Oo'
will DO taken from the mines the coming Summer
would not surprise me At all were It to oe ten ume'
that amount The fact Is that II comes down from Int
mines By he peek pure gold
Land throug bout Csiifrniu has ronc up 10 enormou
prices The present week Mr. Cross purchased OF Capt
Patty building lot say 100 feet square on which there
was unfinished building, and paid el3OOO for II
Two years since Capt Patty gave barrel OF rum for It
or rather took II for debt due for barrel of rum
There lot OF $50 feet square in san Francisco tina
can be boug CHIT for less than TO 10000 dollars TOWN.
being laid out in many ports or points on the Bay
and lots are selling at from $50 TO eSOO.
The climate TO persons who have resided In the uop
c Is not agreeable, because IL occasionally rains snC
at times quite cold but 1t 10 infinitely superior to New
Euglsnd. II has had an astonishing efec, on me- anc
from a saow looking skeleton (but not lily am getsni
,ar and am running out of my clothes fast suppose
that in a week more shall have to throw them al
aside One thing remarkable in this climate 10, ina
every body at all times, has great appetite.
Lumber 10 very scarce and goes OF Immediately al
$3.50 per Thousand, II seasoned and slOO II green
Fifty ship-losds could be sold immediately tnins
the greatest part OF the lumber used here Will be sen
from Boston for labor Is too high, and IS Toe s~a.
business 10 attend sGD-mtAs In this country. vi A.
things thst sent out from home, none VIII De &C
suro Of sale rs smsll frame houses.
At the present IN san Francisco, many are ivnz II
tents although occasionally there 10 flight OF snow
and plenty Of rain In order 10 afford the means e
iouodace the greatest qusntty Of lumber, Commodore
Jones, now here. has licensed limited number oil Tor
ogn vessels TO engage In cosstwise trade TO the Co
lumbis River
Since my arrival here have heard from my family
At the Sandwich Islands often rs once In ten days
and hope to continue TO, while | am here. Al pre-
do not entertain the Idea OF sending Tor them a.
n would be quite impossible TO make them comior
table here where hey are, though am SATISFIED they
would enjoy better health. w H.