The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-22
prom The Ohio s..tssman.


Late frsm csiifor"i. letter From, GOV. shannon
We indebted to COL Msnypenny for the following
interesting letter from Gov shannon;
SAN Francisco, Oct 80. 1850.
Mr. DEAR SIR: ! have never received but one letter
from you since have been in this country TO that re-
piled, giving very unavorable account OF California
and advising you not to think OF coming here
The picture then drew Of California dark. or
rather did not discriminate between particular ocali-
tes-an error which most letter writers on both sides
have heretofore fallen into.
The emgrants coming across Inc plains Iesch Cail-
forna in the mountains region OF country only yalna
Bile for It's gold They next reach the sacramento valley
which is unhealthy and burnt up in the dry season. and
a large portion OF il overlooked IN the Winter. III they
20 home they come down the Sacramento river and bay
to this point and the cold and chilly blasts Of
this city They go home with these impressions, and
consequently condemn the whole country. They find
themselves greatly deceived as to the entire country
through which they have passed, and conclude they
would be as much DECEIVED in all other parts should
come here and leave for the valleys Of San Jose, Sono
ma, Maple. and Los Angeles They find in these valleys
rich and productive SOL, and climate that Is al hat
California is entirely too highly colored, when applied to
the whole country II may be entirely correct when APP
piled 10 the above valleys and others OF similar char
acter belonging 10 the coast range but il is calculated
TO mislead and deceive when applied to the whole coun
try The great difficulty that the two classes of letter
writer's do not discriminate between different localities
The people Of the States will never have correct idea
Of this country until competent for the task sets
down and gives correct description OF each locality
There is almost every character OF climategood bad,
Since writing to you las, spring have visited the val
lev Of San Jose. II commences about fifteen miles from
the city, and is situated the margin and at the head OF
the southern wing Of the Bay II delightful country,
possessing much good SOIL aud certainly the best climate
have ever been in doubt whether there is any coun.
try in the world where the farmer could do better than in
the valley Of San Jose The difficulty is in getting under
way Land is high in that valley in the States, if
not higher Although have not visited in person any
tha nth val uhp atupd haV qpan
conversed with so many well-nformed men who have
that believe that am correctly informed in relation to
ket sufficiently indicate their agricultural capacities The
garden vegetables which they produce far exceed any
thing have ever seen in the States What would you
think Of beet weighing twenty seven pounds put 70 70
the best in the world.
The best valley for SOIL climate, and the facilities for
to one hundred miles in extent The town Of Los An
gelos contains population Of about four thousand.
is said be growing rapidly The port OF entry s San
town of great is destined soon to spring into
existence There are ranches in the valley said to have
twenty thousand head Of STOCK and thirty thousand
most delicious fruit This market is filled with the grape
raised in that valley In flavor and size they ia!
anything have ever seen Of the grape kind All kinds
OF fruits, both of the ord and temperate zones grow in
this valley 1t is extremely healthy, with delightful
climate. good SOIL and springs gushing out from the base
Of the mountains mo Which furnish iaces or sang
about hundred miles, and the trail leading from
that place to the Salt Lake-s situated the newly.d
covered gold mne called the Desert Nine which prom
isss TO be more productive than any mine yet opened in
California The vein OF rock in which the gold is found
distributed about FIVE feet thick the depth unknown
have seen specimens from this mine that would yield
ten dollars to the pound with yield OF cents to
the pound, fortune can soon be made. This mine is
now owned and worked by company, at the head OF
which are our enerprising friend, Col. Lamb. from
Coshoclon, Ohio, and DR.. Hubert, from Dayton.
Thta vast and unexplored country lying between San
Joaquin valley and the Colorado will in my opinion, be-
come the great theatre of mining in short tne II
known to be gold region, and silver mines have been
discovered, and about being worked Specimens Of
copper have been brought H. indicating the presence
OF copper in great abundance The Indians have always
heretofore prevented this region from being properly ex-
plored bat this difficulty will be overcome next season
must close.
Yours, with great respect,
WILSON SHANNON.
Col Gro. w. MASYPESEY.