The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-10-02

l lelt ONO. Since saw YOU | have had no /
reason Ia complaip in regard 10 luck or health, /
but was somewhat disappointed from the fact
that was detained on the lsthmus most four
weeks, which made my arrival here later Than
| anticipated, however, have suffered but
little Inconvenience from that, aud better
health | have not enjoyed for the last two
wears.
My voyage from New York 10 San Fran.
cisco was very pleasant, for | was not sea
sick one minute during the whole lime, be-
sides there WIS great many things TO be
seen that was calculated to omuse any persnn
that is excited by sublime OF romatc scenes
ty, and at the same time, | will not deny bui
there are many things calculated TO dscour
age and cast gloom over the mind if given
away TO it, that would be worse than the
seven year itch.
arrived in San Francisco ON the Sth day
Iof May, but remained ihere only ie " hours,
consequently am not nbletn give you much
account OF that city, but merely come TO the
conclLs that il is some pumpkins in the
way Of business.
From thence came to the infant city of
Sacramento, where renamed about one
week, during which time | worked four days
for the small sum Of forty eight dollars. The
valley Of The Sacramento is very beautiful,
and from all appearance would be very pro.
duclive il rightly cultivated. 1t surprising
TO see the City of Sacramento now number.
Il ing several thousand people, where a year
ago only few ranches could be seen on the
whole valley, and instead Of the linging Of
anVlIs and har greeting of the carpenters
saw-m!ghI be heard the wild hoop of the
red man Of the Pacific and fierce growing
Of the monsters of The west, Gr zlev Bears
After remaining there few days, became
tired Of the buslie of the city, and the intense
heat that constantly poured down during the
day; made me think that the mines wonId
be more healthy, and accordingly packed
my concerns and started for the diggings,
without any particular point in view, ] lras
eled sixty miles towards the Sierra Nevada
Mountains, came to this place where
struck my tent, with the intention of staying
a short time at least to try my luck At mining
was much pleased with the county from
the city to this place, perhaps more from the
fact that il is wild and uncullvated, than any
thing else. For twenty miles up tho Amer.
ican river, the wiley is very wide and almost
destitute of timber save few scrubby Oak,
but the remaining thirty miles are very hilly,
so much so, that it is necessary for the team
sters to place six or eight yoke of cattle to
one wagon with small load in order 10 get
to The summit, and instead of the sprangly
Oak. the tall Pine waves IN The hreeze to the
heighth of two hundred feet. But the most
pleasant sight saw on the whole route was
the snowy peaks of the Sierra Nevada Noun
taDs, which was about ono hundred miles
distant.
This whole country is quite different from
wEat ! expected, and il is almost impossible
to give correct account of The business op
eTa'ions, for there is no country in the world
where property changes hands so frequently,
or prices for produce so oirregnlar. When
came TO this place -four sold for 30 cts. per h.,
pork 80, ham so, beans 60, potatoes so,
onions lbs, dried apples IS. butter |, so and
other things in proportion, bat Two moatlls
previous TO that time prices wey" more than
double.
Nov in regard TO the mines what shall
say, know moi, for many will doubt my
word let me write as will, for their minds
are already made up on that point. One
thing certain, that gold is plenty nnd might
say nexhaustable; but it is mistaken idea,
that man can come to this country and pick
It off OF the sand and out OF crevices without
any labor; il may have been so last season,
but now miners have TO dig deep into The
bowels Of the earth to obtain il, and that by
random. Almost every ravine Keaion or
River hus gold in it, bui not in sunicen:
quantities. 20 pay for working, and think the
daily average for miners for The last six
months would not amount to more than 5 or
dollars. IL is true, that great many have
made their fortunes during that time, but a
large majority have comparatively made
nothing, and there are hundreds Of men here
now that never will make more than enough
10 bnre their expenses home.
Men have come here with mistaken ideas,
calculating TO make pleasure trip Of it, and
become rich in few months and then return
home. But, alas, how different do they find
III, instead of pleasures they have to endure
all manner of hardShps and privations, and
thereby they become discouraged, and in their
appearance they look more like devils incar-
nate Than human beings, and many of them
will leave their bones to mouIder to dust on
The soil, where they expected TO gather that
which would make them comfortable for years
10 come.
will aot advise any person to come to
this country, neither will discourage them.
Tor one hnlf of The men that do come are not
the right kind Of men to make money. There
can be no doubt but that fortunes can and
will be made here for many years, but those
shat make them must be sober candid think
ing men, that can stand reverse Of fortune
without murmer or even wishing themselves
in The Stales again. The raiDning season
has not commenced on acrount of The snow
melting on the mountains which keep the
rivers TOO high 10 do much on them. BY the
first Of Aug. The rivers will be low enough
to mine successful there, then If Old Dame
should chance to smile | will make my pile,
but in the event she should fr0wn or Rrieve
il matters not 10 me for | can content myself
for few years in this country, for came
here TO make money and am bonnd to do II
il healh permits. snail ity il this summer
by mining, II that fails shall turn my stten
ton 10 something else, but have nothing 10
fear, my luck 80 far has been as good ss
expected, and The prospect for the future is
California is decidedly great country and
| like il because man is always al home lei
him he whefe he will, for we all carry our
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