New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-05

Toe J1pe>f0rs J7nrHai has been favored with
q private letter the late steamer from settler IN
California o. h.. friend n Chautauque County from
which We extract as follows
This whole country BE- rcn 10 the extreme IN rs
abundance o. the precious metals particularly Oh so.u
DO which n comparison with amy other on ne so'e' 10
probably stands unrivaied Large masses % gold nave
occasionally been foaud the largest piece OF pure goa
that any 81 U.s. or az cast have seen or AeHtu OF;
weighs llftlr more than ~ JOS MS D. cNh7l'fi'
horn hv the oldest and most experienced miners ana
..er. the heaviest piece or lump oi virgin goa eve
found 10 j. about the Size of common dlnns piA''
and will average ssy quarter Of an inch IN thcNne
Colds found almost everywhere. one can sAuaie inr
,f .orfii thirst for gold. ID be- VIII bat pay ne deFoH-
% ihe tempting god Al almost any point on inc "e''in
slope of The Nevada, or the valleys oil tne o'oH
,ert1 or san joaquin AZ IL base Neither Ooftet or
prs-rY could ever nave dreamed 90 country IKE -4s
Here the God % " ammon estaoisnes MS co-lt "u''
ses'. 90 h- icyotces with most proiu'e All ..9eN'
hand Blt che agrlcuiiurst "-o comes 2" '--'''.-'
r4 az rase his fortune VINO ia his Arcallan irFe
. rcflrsd in future the extended praine eo'fIeu
with fhe waving corn ripenin- under mar. sun l
the stately forest grac,i1Ny peui4ht - gre -
hreere VII fui himself -0rc'v dsApp ut'l Non
sre8 with the Ni-sis-ppp Valley, % - Wortliess a.
whole venture All opinion that NOT over one ae'e i
one thousand OF the whole great Territory OF Aio''
can ever be cultivated without CATION, ana noi more
chan one u eacl hundred lcrcs or no iafArsl one N
every rffv can he probably cultivated VITA fri-Au'n
Previous o. the discovery 90 The gold mines ~ Aaa 1u
tow advocates A. AL agricultural country rlist sN1
.-, - among those advocates stands J. c. fremont
since th. discovery of the gold ana the eNporAi4ous
onseouent thereto rational man prctends that As q
whole Is worth : for agricultural purposes nov" or
over was This country has ever been covered VITA
cattle and horses ke utmost extent % Us eaf ac4y'
| tor support and sometimes, All Informed, lle iH
habiants i1r lack % pasture iof their animals nA.e
been compelled o. DIVE them into the sea tnefr %
eri.h 10 order nd himself Of the supersounaznee
srsin was always scarce, and raised with oAt 'As'
n,,t Of labor There j. az che present time A. many
cattle ana horses in the country % can supp w
food rrs; many died asst NInter fro7 star ln Ahl
vel IN th, land OF beeiraiers. working oxen arr "etu
,reu 500 g. 500 per yoke horses from s-loto -
each corn and barley 3 pr nlsl oats, none exc ~
Mid which are wor-h.ess Pork. o) cents per .2 WIZ
corresponding prices i1r other Kinds o. pToFi-ions-
| h.re horse 20 nIy possession Ter which, two year
ae1 when there were hut few people 10 ne county
pad : o. only aiew day since refused az .-r, .
500 ior the same horse vii hsve el.oo Tor ma
reN. year. 49, -
Thsre are row IN the Bay OF san francisco - "a
and . steam vessels mall steamer Is dAlly eNPec'e-
| with several Government vessels. 1870.
Ir-.v yours q. = lDNLaAN