The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-15
INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS.
Our Warrington Correspondence.
AFFAIRS IN CALIFORNIA.


R..s,,rc,, of Calf yni.-T The Climss The Character
the Ceuntyy-Tns Quarts Rock Snst.deatons Of the Real
Oyisiral Tremendous Richness Of these STU stif
eation,-7ae Sonoyians-s2o 100000 Of Gold Carried
Bask 10 Mezee- The Colorado Of the Wes-Speculatens
Probability Of an Immense Fertile Country up that
Unknovn and Uneupioved River.
Stern sulbold
Their SNOWY SUBMITS shining In the sun,
The distant mountains rise and far
On either hand the smiling plains extend,
Lseed by the silver strsams, whose waters roll
Ger golden sands"
Repeat the story thousand times over, and stu the
golden tale Of California 10 paramount With proofs
Of millions Of the yellow dust brought by every
the utmost multi picstoa of evidences Of the rich
Of the washings Of the stsuissus the Mockeum-
me- the Feather river the Ameriosnos and Of the San
joaquin and Sacramento does not exhaust the public
interest respecting California.
Hon. Thsmas Butler King recently returned from
that country, IL ct present in Washington. He looks
weather. beaten and burnt, but Is in apparently
robust health. He is engaged in making out full
port OF his reconnaissance OF California, which will
doubtless be of SURPRISING interest and value to the
govern ment and the public At large.
We bad the pleasure OF meeting Mr.. King to-day,
and from bref conversation with him, we take the
liberty II making reuI-rks the resources and
prospects of the new ~ Dorado
First Of sill. Mr. Kipg is of the opini.u that the
course q The ADMINISTRATION. encouraging the
pie Of California 70 organize themselves into State
govern has been of beuet to the people Of
California in slevatipg and shaping the chaotic ee-
ments f ;be country ipto systm, and order, and
gusrty He sp.sss IN most fAtteriug manner OF
the general intelligence of he American population
apo considers II highly creiitabe 20 the whole
ii the goo dgg.r- that With little of the restraints
Of Law and society among them, much good order
was preserved and mat In the absence of anything
like government. except srtis and ynch law, such
good rFsLits we're hardy 10 b- expected
The climate OF California s peculiar Along the sea
1t il cold, in July, and the heaviest fogs
prevail. As we advance the west range of hills
the climate becomes pleasant; but advancing int
the main valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin,
the heat In the middle Of a summers day becomes
intense that the thermometer is often at ITO to ia In
the shade OF the tents After crossing the Sacramento
or the San joaquin, (the fret flowing southwark and
the other borth~srd IN the same line through the
main valley, ana both meeting Ia of the bays OF
San frsncisc"-n after cross,ng the valley and sd-
yaDcing among tie foot hs of the Sierra Nevada the
heat mi ,gat.t with the elevation sDt upon the
mits Of the great range you confines of
perpetual From thos- LOFTY SUBMITS in the
heats 81 July when the scsldpg has withered up
The grass in the valleys the miner. sometimes for the
sake variety procure supplies of cool their
water and their juee..
The long valley a. the Sacramento and San Joaquin
pre,eptsa bread surface ct open prairie TO the sun
shut in from the by the cos't range and fsnked
the esst by the ely reaching Sierra Nevada Over this
great plain Of from five 10 FIX hundred miles In length
the air in summer becomes exceedingly rarided. The
cold wpds Of the Pacific from the north vest rush
to restore the balance Of power; the exposed west
catches them IN all Their freshness they become
wsrmrr A. they sseep over the heated earth till in
eff f. In erhil lof
the night wh,ch sitter dsy If ITO In the shade re-
quiros 40 or thr.e blankets to protect the hardy
miner rom th,v,iisg
There sudden trHusition. from excessive heat
ce,siye Geld have occssoued much sickness md
tally snors the miners from exposure; bus they
bcom. acquainted 9th the climate this sickness and
mortsli'y oinin shes from the adoption of the
c.s,aty ,.f.suards sgsnst Ipcsur. The miners lie
by IL N. Lsoe - their tents fr"m twelve TO three
four o'oocs IA ID. Gay aod ~ uizht protect them
sel'-s viii IN. necessary covering II they pro-
speciirg from one pace - another they travel in
the e"oi 81 The ngn'. WEN these precautions, the
genera heath Of b. mip.r- hs- much improved
10 sas tne ~ siriuu- 81 ar. King that in exploring
III. esrntty q necessity p@lled travel IN
the dsy TINE THIS .Npossd him TO the burning sun
ot thu yr,s. VALLEY winch brought the sickness
from which h. 30 nsrrosly .ssap.i ~i n his life
But upoi the ~hole, Nr. kiug pronouuces the ell
mate me aud IA many patt- 81 the country OF
the immeda usisys great rivers exc--diag
y orrghifui o. "a tsst hail h Year Our winter 10
come down y buckets fnn d-lugiug the paths aud
Sa.oratps a.. ~hfl. cnuntry Bat you asc. nd he
chain o. ihs si.Ts Nt,sfa & winter IN ali the glory
ci sru~f 81 ircw twsuty to tory t.et deep. Fhs
cry fliows VbeI the smaller rivers aud
tusans oi the valleys Or az, dimiuh 20
lets and the rsuk 81 IL plains becomes ~th-rd
nne 6cad Vet nutritiDus 80 and
Wild spin ar Witch ruh ist upou IL.
whst sort 81 conpuy - tn. for agriculture de-
luEsd ter cre halt tire yesr burnt up he other
In tn vsl'ys 80 The uunerous1 trrsns which water
TIRE country, along the ~,ast. rom the heavy flgs
ana G.ws, " y IN many detIicts and sessions OF
TIE NOT pto"u'ttNc character VA many 81 tbs
tropical sud AL the fruits OF the temperate zoue
Along Ne hspss = The sierra Nevada for i've
tiS hntdt,d Uief, the thousands ~ stresns
which no~ do~n all sumusr from the melted SHOWS,
afford abundant ana sssy ~ irrigation IL IL by
the process that 'sp, suer rates. forty bushels
~bsst to the scrs. -h-s tssnty nee good crop
New loik rupor.os - thou, aDos acres Of land
may IN ih- ssy ~ tn sd To- me most prontabl. &c.
court We have doubt thst hundreds OF IN ,ussnds
az slot III. s.u Josq IN us.y be- naas Mighty
productive In cotton ana tobacco ~ithou, tn. aii Of
trfiRs,i,n " tts croIt suited IN -sssop IL IL
country Of rolling hii. sud Tar stretching plains, of
great rt,sr- ara innumsrsh- tributary streams of
deep snd sbe cred va.ys br' sd mouutslu sides skirt
ed With bette the m''t pfodigou. timber. and lofty
mountain, sublime 90 the oorcers Of p-rp-tusl snow
IL get tbss ,ts share OF because the clouds
which pAr over rom ths fseiac arrested by the
hack upon I'd. county b.or rbi. also sccouats fer
the upssvsl dryb.ss sud stsrty ~ the Crest Basio
lying this side toe sierra the CLOUDS fs the Pacific
cannot get over the great bosnosry val between
statement hon he Csliic rnis ~spApers been
pubnshsd from Mr Kps. wing that I'd. soid wash
tpss from which the millions ~ t.foruia gold have
been extracted IN. abTss, nl,pgs from
the roche and that the qusrtr sr.unosioUs running
along the Whole esf~ut 81 the loot Hill. o the Sierra
rich In the precious metal beyond oil pov-r Of CAL
culstioD. The report shch Ut King l. preparing for
the secretary ~ the Interior viii ooohrm this state
ment O. the astobtshu.nt of the bankers Specimens
OF this quartz root bsse been ~hioh i.d 80
to the FOUND sbd there are sp.s,mes. IRON millions
and ni,ns ~ tops ot this quarts and its strssdcs-
tiops along range 81 mountains OF i've hsndr~d miles
An extent " tos.e examinations By sci.otidc men
hold good. IN. mine, 81 ,slfcrpia By the labor Of
10000 men, With proper scnpery could b equtva-
lent TO- the payment 81 the Britsh d-st In single
year Indeed Thousand miilicss ~ti be but tn. be-
ginning OF the pr-bte The coo-~lueuc-e 81 this de-
covery the practical workips q The aines sustain
the exsninssiobs msds. ere absolutely tpcsioulabis
They murt revolution,,s o mm-rce. currency. aud
ever hing slse ssd make Cslf rita % the
popuioos end veal ny states the globe from ID.
~hich follo~ Of her and
csmnsTc,ai resources
shortly sitter the fret stamped. tor aliforpis the
Mexics1s from and through Sonors, by Thousands,
poured the country "a p~risncs IN the
GOLD vsshnss "a sDd othsr provinces 90 Mexico
thy kLe~ exscty where O. iook frr Id they vrs-d
smarg the richest p-c-rs urtiI expelled by toe iovs
ong M flo su th~tr I'll homes