The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-17
From the Saad.ssky Clarion.
CALIFORNIA; Letter.

From the Saadsssky Clarion
CALIFORNIA; Letter.
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40 TifyVIhe FLood Iargs l,,nns ~ faaIJ e.
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February n. 1850
sm. since NV arrival IN ,be .,,-.x,;.;nsr ,sr;on
osTaI;srss ~. ',o ~ =.
r;,. vo,, a,d ,.~s, ,sI ,sa rs.,y ~ an.
w., W.T. you, INV nov Ne une. rom tnc un.e
49,, -. a,d s,ish.. y ;y ;s.a sasy
I.; u, ~, y, - 80 sve1 ~ s: -, y,
$500 W. .r.sa ~ Jasas,s ~ ~ WITH
safety mostly IN TIE n;aht'tim All those emi.
~,sns .hss H. ~ - srss ,hs Z; The ia time
r.. ;.s e'ls' 49, ~ :. ~; a. III 49, W.
.s'.s ss' ., 20 ca- a 49,. .a,y,,; T snd
1850 .,o Sio 20 ls.'au ss, @ ., ~; a
una plenty o. snow Inc poys .ook lson Ia ~
inv oy 49, ~, ~ ;.y. ssp, ~ yb,,1.hs.
S, eau o.. ~ ,;.... - 80 ,,J ia ~
k;s;sl -. ~. sI - 80 IL u a,, ra ,;s
, ~ s.o ~ . ~ 49, p ~ 80 o - ~
800 '.o a.. ~ ysarea soss ;nO ~ s VIZ
Ia O. e. $3.50. - - Ipp ,,,,a.,,, "a IN go
ne; S ~ ~ r,,d.nc. snd nst;a,'oa
On. s,a ~ ~ fiat s,rvsd ast FIJI
sr uo Wv -. w az s.s ,.s . l i
-. 81 s y 80 ss.,;s;n,lr 31sd 1921 - -
.1.,,s IA a;a iii sttr;,,a- ;arnt o tn NJ
,,s,., s;s ,sare daer WITH s,,o,y and 5,arw var,
,,aau vn conld az corc;nr the;r wau ma, ,vo
M ~ 49,, n.cr;,,.e .ha;r ~ .n, VIZ
.o.s S 10 e. ,pthnr INV had non., -,
IA hroLaa 'Joyvr mne L5rsc ~. NJ svan -, ou,
and still great many were found without ann
49, ..J s66,os -. AZ yyo,,h 81 60 49,. ~r..y
,.su =. shst 5000 % - N'-.s p'e'y
an ~ ~. on;n;o, that NOT mora thar, ono ,,.,
ter Of the wagons that left The frontier last spring
.ns~;. "a -. q Sv I 49, , VT o.s .oni
snsa ~ .d s, Il nant ~ 20 ,a III ,,. anu
and. would aha ndon their wagons go,ds and
svsrv thing a.ccnt ) smsIi stocL r. nroySisons and
49, - III H.. 49, 1850 49,, ~ - .S 80
1n- n,,t and ,,;ser,hs and not havna ade bea'
ter time than ,hoss Who ciunr 10 Their ~aonns
g.. enongh Of that ;i,s rome by =
III, r e. a. s, e. T. S...,,a ~, GIL
Inc whole distance from independence py SUB
r;var ro,,ts - IN Sacraroerto c;tv hv ,neasnra
men, rroado,ster \ q . lSss ,n;lss Iiim,ned;ate-
iv nmrchased nrovsions minnino imnIements and
y, th;no nacessa ~ Gr ,n;,,;no ;n,ned;ateIv an
NV srr;va1f ana moved slowly to Weaver creek
nye a.a S,,,t.rssS Mill NOV, called CnIIorna a
d;s,an.a ~ s;tu ,o;ies from acra,nento ctv atm,
ated on the north fork Of the American river. II
has q nonnlstion of about four thousand. Il has
h r,rrrsntIx, r.norted ,hat r,ost ~ tine cold had
bcen ken ont of the mines at the mill. but Won
viii ace from the report of our press that large
,,,as;t;.. havc hao a. en ont tbs vv;rter and n
bb;ds sar for : larger weld than ever Cnlioma is
s;,m.ted IN the ,nn,piains The t;mber r. mostly
snlend;d n;nes and shr,,bbv oaks, remained AZ
Weaver creek at Cold Snrrinpr. until the first of
Iar.,as,, ~ which t;,na + ca3na 10 this c;tv
avara "a slmost q ne ner dav while in The mines
and son,e nersons T;d ,ppncb better The mines on
Waavar,s rraeL are not as rich as in other places
,;H :. =; J ,aa 20 n,;ater I ha,sa r,,rr.h.sed
'r,art - s ths lItu n comnanv with Ather.
r.ps Ma Chy "a IN, L.en;ner a n,hIic
hn',ss Lana,, a. tha ssRncLeve Hon5e = Roar d;ng
aesI -. ,a.l, Iodnr a. synoe ,re.ls O. I I;ounr
To-, ros 20 A. aecnSSd;ng ~ nai;fu #rh;s ritv
.n,..a;rs non,i.t;on ~ aRont b OOc nbahitants
ga :; ,,,ti h,,;It ~ Cloth honses however there
a.n . a-nsat 49,, axcslIant ho,,sas hers h',;It of
49, 5oad n;nc y, ,,ohu ann ar;ed hr;cks
~, Az Oh 20 T.,,,sr he ,atar rn.e ard over
Aoayad the hanLs ~ The river so Won conId nass
.hro,,1h IT, .r;;,i streets IF the c}tv with ha.ts
with six and eight feet of water. The rise was ow
IN 10 The verv u,a r,n weather ard the snow melt
;6 =, ti,e rooynts;rs and an Sudden was the Rae
that within one honr Alter the water broke over the
80 The c;,,, ,,,as ono sca ~ water IncL;v or
80 ma ;rst comnletad boat twentv .;v feet
inn,r IN co,nnanv WITH some others for q trin nm
Eeaibar river and luckily Il launched itaelf. on
The ,,;ght sreaL ~ q nerson not nresent conld
ha rdIue ;m,a;n The dstress and Confusion Il ere
ated Evsry housc in the citv was flooded Ia the
6rst Aoor and hundreds 10 he second storv and
ali were crv;no far helm Our boats soon got 10
warr in trsnsierr;ng the ;nhab;tants 40 niaces
which thew cors;dere5 safe Thirty or forty sh;ns
laid in the river. and verv many went ON hoard 1pr
Sstv IN. c;tv uyas f,lI IF stoct Of every descr;n
tion. and the gyeater mart of Il was drowned. saw
two thonsand head Frbe norton Thai was saved
swan ~ the h;cher hank about two miles distant
800 st,rss E3rt The e,rt Il hn;It If dohv hr;cLs
and - varv niss amt rlace Tan, NJ on;n;or that
shs ;tv ~ ;s the richest c;ty ~ Ire sic
+; ~. bis ,rIS la = co; a NJ ,,nco;,,ed r,ol5 and
,,ro,,srtv a. 80 c,,r,ent rates - ~
This citv i situated in the valley of the sacra
,nsnto one hundred and ninety miles above San