The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-04-21
From the Independence ExPositor. Cextra, OF the
Important from California.

from the Expositors (exra OF the 9Th
imporant from California.
The following letter, received by Mr.. T. Leonsrd,
OF our county, can be relied upon, concerning the
true state Of affain now existing in California as
the writer is a man of well known veracify and
was for many years, resident Of this county:
SAN Francisco, U. c., Oct ., 1888.
Dear Sir: take this, the earliest opportunity
10 Inform you Of my arrival here. We arrived al
the gold mines on Viewers Creek, a branch of
the American fork Of the Sacramento, where nv
family is al this time, after a toilsome tedious,
and peTllous Journey of five months and Eve dsvs;
bat thank Providence, without loss or injury.
brought every species of property started with,
which Ia worth more here IN gold, than all ever
was worth put together. in all my life. sold,
when landed in the mines, the wagon bought Of
Oldham, and three yoke Of oxen, for 81 90 In
gold, end was offered 81, go for the olher wagon
and oxen, but would not sell il; il "a worth as
much to me rs a sisss~hees 70 20 iss une
Missouri river. sold of all my horses-Ihree, al
SGD apiece, the common price for horses, and
mules vary from ore 10 four hundred dollars per
head, great many sold at the latter price; The
great demand is for transporting provisions and
Tools. sold the pistols boughIof Henry Childs,
for 500. and the belt for SIS in gold. have
been in the country some three weeks, and have
raised the rise Of three thousand dollars in gold.
Now let me give you some account OF these
mines. They are scattered over an area of from
500 to 1000 miles, the richest ever known upon
earth. The average calculation for the amount of
persons engaged by men Of superior judgment, in
GLIDING Indians, Mexicans, runaway sailors, dis
banded soldiers, Connacers from the islands, and
all kinds of men and monsters, are set down al
sic per day, though you can hire no man for that
amount; you can hHe some men at $50 per month
but not No. !. They will not think Of less than
from 500 10 $500. $50 and $500 per day. and
two men have taken from one hole forty pounds
in two days; this Is the most | have heard Of
There are new discoveries being made every day,
and God only knows where il Will end. do not
like this county, 10 not like the climate, and
more than all | abhor and detest the society; |
never expect To SOW seed OF plant grain in this
country. / expect 20 continue in the mines, my
self and family, each one doing his best, until we
all get snfheiency TO live on independently, which
viii not be long.
My little girls can make from IS TO SOS per day
washing gold in pans So soon we get ready
expect 10 ship al This port for Jackson county,
Mo-
You know James NJ Hsrlin; he has Just bought
a Mexican ranch, for which he has paid in gold
sl2 900 for the stock and land averaging the stock
at $50 per head, and il is thought that he has
made at least twelve thousand dollars in the oper
alton, which makes him slsnd monarch Of S24 900;
but this is nothing. Jesse Be1sley is said to be
worth at least $4,000 Governor Boggs has made
an independent fortune for all his children You
know Bryant, a carpenter, who used 10 work for
Ebenezer Dixon; he has dug out more gold in The
| last elk months than mule can pack. have not
spare time left to tell you the half want TO. Old
Capt. Suffer has rented out his Fort 10 merchants,
tavern keepers, grocery keepers, &C., al the rate
Of fifty thousand. dollars per year, besides there
are floating stores al the landing in launches briggs
/ sc. The amount Of trade done at this place is
supposed TO be al least $1,000 per day, and is
said BY merchants of New York and New Orleans
10 be equal TO those places at this time in money
transactions As old cousin Hugh BoyIes used to
say in his preaching alt is good for us we are
| here"
| The above account and descriptions of matters
| and things, will seen strange TO you; but, SIR, Il
you believe Divine Revelations or the sacred truth,
/ Of Holy Writ, you car believe this statement
| From your friend, &C.,
| NJ T. McCLELLEN