New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-14

- Three miles above this we came IN sight D
ssrr.mento City The forest Of mssts along the
-r-bsrcsdero more than rlvalcd the splendid
sruwth OF the soil Boughs aud spars are mingled
soee,her in striking contrast the cables are ias
,eoed 20 the trunks and sinewy roots OF the trees
,;gn boards and hgure-heads are set up on shore,
bSng the lsvee. and ealeys and deok cabins are
taneJ out " 10 grass. leased a. shops, or occr
s,ed IS dwellings The aspect Of the place, on
ssd.nQ IS decidedly more move. aud picturesque
;aa That of any other town IN the countC.
The pan o. Sacramento Cit il very simple ~
ssied on the eastern bank Of the -ocrainenp' 81
Is junction with the Rio Americana, the town ~
embraces O square Of about miles. II IS iaid ol'
u regular night angles n Phiadeiphis sly le 'i1se
runling east and west named after the siphsDet
All those nsath aud sOuth after the arithmetic ne
,rescnt limits Of the town extend 70 ncsny one
square Inle. and the number d inhabitants ia .eH's
an houses. viii fan little short Of 10000 In APui
asst thore we're just four houses IN me place "a"
he world match a growth Ike TINS
The original forest trees standing "a AZ parts d
he town. give a very picturesque appearance 10
lbs place MANY Of the streets are lined with oaks
,Dd sycaHpOres SIX feet Ia diameter ana spreading
,n4ple b0ughs On every side The emgrau's have
rsined the finest a them by building camPires al
heir bascs, which, in some instances have burned
sJlnpletely through, leaving chaucd ana oacken-
% arch iOr the s1pcTb tree 70 rest upon The sO-n
II last Friday snapped asUndcr several trunks
which had been thus weakened. one Of them crush
iag 20 the earth canvas house In which man Ia y
asleep. A heavy boueh struck tine ground Of each
.!1e OF him saving his hc The destruction 81 these
uees is the moro 10 De regretted a. the intense
heat % tue summer DAYS, when the mercury stands
Al 40 degrees, renders their shade thing Of ALSO.
ate necessity.
The value Of real estate hore Is only exceeded
BIZ that Of san Francisco. Lots 20 By - feet IN
he beet locations, BRING from 5000 10 $1,000
Rents are on q scale equally enormous The Cf!
Hotsl. whi,b was formerly a sawmi.l, erected BIS
Capt suffer, pays $4,000 per annum. 4 ue.
hotel Low going Up ON tue lrfoc has been already
r,u.et al s3JO 900 1wo drinking and gaming
Mons, on O business street pay each slOJJ
ino,.thiy, iH0oratiy an odCGHcc Many Of the
stores here DO q business averaging rom $1,000
10 5000 daily Board IS $50 per week ~ The
es.aIraU,s and 50 Per day at toe City iiotei. But
what Is lie u4e Of repeating figures These dead
,ic,.stCs convey no idea o. NE marvellous state %.
hiDgs here Il is hard enough loo Us who see o.
,elcye, and ! can only hope 10 reproduce IA these
epsles tic very iaintest impression Of the picture
5e.0re the eyes. iOu wonder. uO doubt, why the
god dust docs not 70 home Ia larger quantities
when al eas, 20 900 men are turning up the piaccrs
The TACT is, !, Is wanted as currency here. and rhe
amount 10 circulation may be counted b. millions
Why the build ngs up oi single street IN Secramei
10 City u. Street las cost half Tr'IlCl, al least
The present value Of ali the houses Ia the city irsl
and perisinDg many Of them ere is not less thar
S2ggg,JC1.
i must b acknow edged there Is another side o.
he picture Three -iOUrihs 81 tie people who Sc.
tic Lerc are visited by agues diauhUas and otics
reducing complaints In sdmmer the pace is a
furnace IN W inter little better than q swamp GEd
tie influx VI em,grpnts and discouraged minors
sometimes exceeds the demands f1r labor 4
healthy, sensible wide awake man. however, CG1-
ool laI TO prosper. la q county where Labor rules
everything. no sound man has r night 10 comp am
When carpenters mako strike because they OIL.
&C. fs ei.e dollars dag. you may be s4re there H.
RON enough for industry and enterprise o. al kinds
lid here our friend Jesse II. Giles, formerly
Of lie T'ybagC, c0mIOria ably established 0s cj,tOl
ard pltIzhor OF The Placer Times Tins little
paper which You bayo probably received oet1re
tbs takes IN from 100 20 $4,000 weekly, lu )e.-
aud advertising The Compos.tors MI Power.
,uruery OF 4 he IrstlEs of, e, and Nr kuliI
Oule ieuow.sppreutce Of mirc IL West-C hester
Pe-sre paid 81 per day. Messrs j Gruy snd
goa.iors, are here. The latter has n restaurant.
sE1 serves up tho finest salmon chowder sc wee
samGn trout Cik steak and roast velisOn lsNC
ever tasted
The amount Of gambling here il very great, anc
the eptcC ment q music Is employed even -
srenter ezten, than in Sau Francisco All kinds
Of Instruments and tunes make night discorf-
There Is also an Eagle Theater In full blast
with choiee lot Of actors The female characters
arc done by Mrs RAY, OF the Royal Iheatci
NewZeslsnd who receives 5000 per week, to-
her attending hactiug. The prices Of admiss.ol.
aye Boxes, e., pit 90, and the house averages
$500 night
The road 10 the For, the man streets and the
leyec, are constantly tlrrouged with the teams O.
emieIsuts coming in from the mountains SGcl
Som, weatherbeatGn individuals l never before
beLeld Their tents ore pitched by hundreds II
the hckcts around the town. where they res; O.
few days before starting 10 winter IN the mines
aud elsewhere At times the levee vii be hlleo
throughout its whole length by their teams, three
on ioUr yoke 81 oxen % every wagon Tho beasts
had an expression Of patient experience which
plainly showed thUt no roads yet to be Travelled
would asionish them in the least The COWS wer,
yoked IN with the oxen and made TO do equal du
" The women who came overland appear &c
have stood the journey remarkably vel, and q,
not complain half so loudly as the men.
There is a large drinking house here called The
Pains. which is much irequented by the emi
grants. Some Western artist who came across
the country. has adorned its walls with SCENE Illus
uations of tho route, such as independence Rock
The Swectwater Valley Fort Laramie, WIND
River Mountains, etc Another place have N.s
ted with much interest, is The horse market Here
at all hours of the day, horses oxen, mules and
asses are Solu, the owner Always acting as uNN
toneer Lean pack mules that have been staryc cd
IN the Great Basin oxen that have learned IN ia
gest oak bark. horses ridden to the rain OF then
backs aud all other kinds of riding and hauling
ANIMALS are thoro taken for bidders. Tho prices
range from $50 to $50, good mules beng the most
sought after
THIS place is peopled principally by New y ORR
ers, Jorseymen and Western men DR.. Morse OF
Brooklyn and Dr. Siinman Of New York have an
extensive hospital here. Mr.. stephen c. Massett
the composer Of several popular songs, is dong =
good business in the auction hne. Among other
residents with whom have met, are Gen. Green.
the commander Of the Mcr expedition, and Mr.
Heny exM C. froia Indiana. Tho inhabitants
have chosen a town council. a; the head OF wheel
Col VIM one Of the candidates ior Lieut.
Governor
Tho political waters are beiue stirred little. IA
antcipstion OF the coming election Mr.. Gilbert
81 the Alta CQiJorN,G and Col stewart, are here
o. an electoneeIing tour. \ mcctiUs was held on
Thursday night last which was addressed by n
aamber Of candidates in turn. and the Gualonct
vas as uproriousy patriotic As al political 00h'
snces are wont 70 b. at home.
The temperature IS that OF nad-SeptenbcT, CA
the Atlantic The leaves have scarcely begun a.
change IN hue and the sky, when 1t don't RAIN can
nowhers be eguslsd in purity aud brightness O..
>ooT leave % MORROW FOR the 6issinss h. T.