Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-08-09
CALlFoRsIA LETTER.
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lffSn ess saf ths reNt mali, shAA not disakpflnf
ysa sac iny lasi noIhias III mach Importance
4as sxkst place "A party 81 whlles bad hAtlle
9tsk < iakKe nanhsss 81 indians On ne Nnrsh
f1rk 81 lie Auesisan River .iss u kseh 6tIeea In.
dams ress k,led. and sese,a white meh wound
al. fhsFe nllse fight beileve that Tie Indians
dera lsd 30 BY white tnan
fpaIs0sIld b. ast0u0drs 10 knew The extent az
II ereiRsai,on - this country Thousands are
linIin9 almost daily II san Ftaoeiseo. III bos,rd
fIr ne n.sea The larger Aaesser 81 tllem sslil
hhd mtals4, any thing else Than shat they anlici
pftea- Hsteie are comforts. however. here al
tits tIser. ~lslg weye net atiafa4bse lasl ssli -
1lhesssdsto The msnes are ihirkly settled and
tlle traselrF vii not be compelled 10 90 from
edfly msrH I'll dewey eve !" without drop Of
let eeirf Or Feinrshmeat. The sun Il 20 hot
aFeady. i;.ai no one e4a endure il piercing rays
I'd tie asiIies. q morn.
III smasi streams al0ag The rssines are gen
crailg Iyhng sps and in twp weeks more, iahor
an them viii be suspended Then viii come
dining rssers aad creeks, and 10 ygiye you an
IDEA II tite chance young 'uus" wllI hate here,
iglve yon briefly the result Of ny. own inyesti-
,Jsilpas tllpse ef irienAs: The Upper Sac1a
,penfozis Being rapidly ocrapiee --Feather River
lkkrn Il evesy advantageous point fnba IAN.
Jsed uith elatmants To III sources o. TIE shree
Avsks 81 the American Riter: the .nssh Folk
tpretly well 4akeu--fiie Middle FIX no, room
k+uHhHf tsSft8f bfaHsftl 70 sick htalF1aGe in.
I Eescfy Tad being iakea mca.hs ago-the South
kofs, pFo3lbg iess eecaped than any other Ii
k.alsioFnia, for WHICH no god reasnn can be.
y k-.wrsf z-ttrsr fsfvef is thieky settIed-Deer
\ Eteek snl Geld Run are completely dug up and
Fsa-lled net--the Ascotsam,y md Weber ;feeks.
kfe already dsmmed 81, and The miners busy -
I'VE Dty lGggings at We6ertehn, ilangtoan.
iiturgsi9wt and kelscY's are pretty well ex-
taaIsicJ - that il viii be no easy matter 10 find
kpN,d dggags, unless some father discoveries
49ha'd be made This summer, whien will peob4biy
tetill' ease although tleY can l,y 70 npans be
fufheieas ID yield very large share 10 lie Eve
4 fuhlfcd thdasaud MiAefstwho eil be here BY
lid ~ 81 SFplembc- next.
u lAs has been recently established requiring
I fnpHfusal =ed inregaefs % pay $40 per month
ffF.the prgllsge 81 mang THIS Is most oner-
4us and utJpet IN many rerrects, :sna set saluta.
" 10 pne seW, II - entirely toa much, wbrrh
kiH fcndef i Imperative, and il Is oppressive an
9tuse wlio have left their papers IN tile Slates1-
Had 4 heep 81 il Wen d itsve besn better But
Nv uiiscrs sa1e mech over S3o!ger month"; atter
aeirayisa aIlthe expenses necrIFAry 10 a decent
Esiug I,ere When sp.ss Of ;lecenf l,ling,
tkeat 10 better linn il eniaYcdiby most ii fhc
Pave Pepps,fipn in The s'lasi<s bout wilich 20
lhaa5 rsFFapl phtlanthhpists hive rarcd tor
Nv years pasil
. | Have baea Somewhat sutprisel al the entire
n 1seuee oi ttait of~All kinds hsFe--rot having
Aen, HFPlr, peaeil % flulnb last, fa saw
II M hlt-eri'Ife CHOKE pears, as large asa val
tEit, seaitng lpf tao Ahs spleee, but | wouldn't
llaye eaten cise lls Fur BITS!
4 The Souiuern part Of Citinrnia is repated to-
II the mfMl usviy III III. worla = ftutls are SAID
II ataand, pagicaAtls The gfaPei tie vintage I'll
tfrilfg fipa .lrrak Tie hand u donbtit.ss more
; n fds aad mgrh more oi 1t suseepflDie OF cuAl,
ahfidn Bat - thls +egiOn, iartn au.{ be leca
fkt II - sf
n a,"Aaile, for iise tnatths 10 he yesr
Am+ sEresialy Inclined 10 belese thai le great
il laA appropriation i u etye "a natei ai It., on
! d. q h9tpssil,t tnssead vi saeii ptotfac,ed
TeHbIIs AZ, $al fAFe occasional shower
.,t67Fg tfe sprsug atd slfnsner tuoulhs TuTr
oetut9fltts stfttlgtilened wBta We. compare lfe
last ;ltte 1Nstit lbfce tarmer sptegs-tEe r4ns
lefmsr!3 Sea-e % nthc taaI. Of Jsnaaty or eart,
IN tttfaary WHILST. tins, year, RAIN lea ii tl.e
Ii.pnth af AFM Whaaesff IhetF IS aFy Thing
a9i chi a ,tng IN eq9tHbrsuln b,lseen Sne. sea.
30, &, a,ts AaE8ll 10 neW. t,ened5 unpredutlne
VA 5Fstken Gl aadYagixted. i'aat pprlnn oi
chs Issid suAIir e.s i4ts1li,g saSiy deFGIise ~
tn.,,t eases lorf.mapf,sbnt i6ete n 81 ~ T4bun
!ffuec u 5thsF A{iieIe tirJ I've ~ fofiy mites
Mem lie S4tr4nepio River.
lii aeeess 3tete are gr6efslS composed al
piaes apd oak d, trees bv.ng somewhat scarce
koi az yoA approach the SarraInetln, The pine
LASNfN ~ IA tt4t TAA ~ III tict 10 Tue
tlee,men u tbt forest Il reyer hcAcld tail,
-Iragift, and bke lig p,ne, wears "a ptrpetuai
itsety d gfaeu, Waen crossing The Strfa |
san eiSasaul ! and wins lorc.hy re.nnLed Vi the
: reference III fe:h hyzSolumon s
Aa eNa1ntpaiA p>i The country the abundance
OF gnlI'ai ligtl t,uae, and ir trees tqgrttJr with
sagay othcrIhafers might reasonat POINT this
1ui as The ffiiuWned land u Ophr 1r"m Ahence
kiHg Sqfe,nen {btAined his Treasure to decorate
a.. ~. ~. A. Z
certain that SeE}auion's servants we're expert IN
lhiping ana mus haze " eAt d.lxos on The rirhesl
dfggngs when tiey arrived, e .rrtuya IN the time
sqee'htd, ltdsa wlih So much 81 the ',dust'
You hags hal so many descriptions be the
ennntfy, ~ eiin sic, prollct ions, &c, that |
shall dssst iufllief i,llIctloi at HIS tme, is ii
aust soaaJ ts' ypur earwlth al tie iamllis lily OF
a Bstnile Stony
Theie are sp{pe productions here. however,
@lleh d,ab@ Serymuuh thetr beng noted. VIZ: |
SNAKES, fd+paotds, hornedirog- u,ice, ants,
Hnt every oihdr pest Of the kind ever know To
mortal man. ] baSe seen but one reptile 4yerr-
lngEo tlIpeepiipeae order and not one tafautdls.
which do net much regret We have several |
spee'es OF stake the raiiIe, Spated ard striped
heattcI VI them lfrear sleusls, and doubt very I
much Mhether either are very venoIaaus-4i /
though some Spaaia,ds say~the spotted are ineu /
Isbe. Whist writing jn the. cabin, an hour
since, my alRnlpn Was attracted by ah unusual |
seamperng e. the. mite, and On losknrup. Isaw /
lasgsnspelet SNAKE ma king his NAY up lie logs |
f,r an essntng repast Among lie nice Al I
though no tglvndto the latter immediately de.
spaiehedtis snakfsip and iouud bi,n to be some I
; ee, IN length. lie was beautiful specimen, |
and seemed 20 Take tbe blow 50 go,al-naturedly, I
THAI almost pc l4d alm Ia his dying moments
As 10 i1zsrtls thes So plenty that 40 one no
has been here laag, pays amy attention to them |
allhaughlt Is quite interesting 10 see lie live !
Yankee jastsef daSn from HIS ship when he
finds himself sutr5uaded be ii,ese terrible cree
tat's" i4ssi TALL 1 reeullect being vastly amus- !
I'D akthe expense of some OF ihe " live lumber" I
frunThe Eastern States. A company had jas, |
arrived, and wave plteling nieir tents below rs, |
when suddenly some one Of the Arty observed
lizards running about, almost "sthck ais hail.
a depntaton immediately posted of 10 our camp /
10 learn tile aakage, character and qualifications
ei the lizNfd kingdom. Having seen millions. in
crossing the pains, we assured them Of entire
safely, and were wfiiHg TO issue policies OF in
snsance tor aantnai sum 81 have never had t
aus exactly inb bed thai | am aware Of, though
there i n : htIbas they 10 mol have RACES
over il aller alIse
Ne did ane az car raess few .nighfs aroin
an amusing style. Two al then, gets.wl tirsl -
the catuR Nnd tlle PESTS afoana and resolved no
rear the tent aud take tbs fresh MIR. Tie day
aiiers one ot fhem Hi ed strAke unknown 70 The
otaer, ard placed 30 ii an inierrsiing eoil undey
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