The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-10-30


directed eif,rts- always excepting those oc.
casoualv lucky hits, that rnu but 10 few.
| have, think, as good nine MS is on Deer
Creek, with tie exception ef s"me few, and
do no, count on more ian $50 tn the hand
day, as regular business. Now ard then,
have gone up TO three ounces, bu, not often.
For three or fcur mites above ard bp!dw n,e
SIC day is the outside Of regular wurk.
The wafer in this creek, although turned,
has yet too many pools in is old bed in hr
examined thoroughly or worked few
weeks, however, will enable us to do So, and,
perhaps, some rich developments may bs
made.
The uhole Of the gold region of California,
constituting, | should iFitk, three. founhs of
the country. IS net worth one cent apart from
the gold. Il IS nnihiug hul mountains piled
on mountains, ~ifh inuumrfohie raviues.-
Lille or 10 e1etdtI0n is 10 be seen at any
period Of the year, except on some small
strips oi moist places on streams aud in soma
Of he raylues. By the first of June, everv
thing is burnt up except the foliage on the
trees, which SIN continues fresh and green.
We have no, had, with the exception oe
one day, the II h of June, ore drop of rain
since the las, Of April, and the consequence
is that a'though smart fall of dew akea
place every night, and II the day sufficient
breeze IS siiFI!ng; yet the air is not refresh.
ing, but dry ard dlsaerecahie. From noon
TO q o'clock, P NJ, he sun is burning when
exposed 10 Il; but even then II is no, sutry
in the .hade. In the evening, late, aud
morning, fire is always acceptable; and at
night. two blankets aud cover!id are no,
complained of.
should have stated that the growth Of The
pine tree, 'hrou. hou; the upper mountain re.
gon, is wonderful indeed Some Of them
grow from t"o 10 three hundred feet high,
and Of immense thickness no use will, how.
ever, be ever made of the timber, as the trans.
porlatlon to the coast must cost more than it
will TO bring it BY water from Oregon, where
il is equally large, and better.
The plains, or fat lands, on each side of
the Sacramento river, up 10 the foot of the
UauntaIns all liable to be overflown in
lhe WINTER and spring, with only an occasion.
al exception OF some small spot.
As ] passed up The Sacramento in the
uighJ, and next day only had an opportunity
OF seeing sixty nes of the lands. on each side
as passed before landing at Marysv,e. ON
me Tuba, my opportunity TO form correc,
judgment y the character and value Of the
plains has been too poor 10 venture to express
one; but my present impression is, that, for
aehcu'trIai usfs, the plains are not worth
much, and never will, unless the seasons
should change, aud rain should come when
needed. | am Informed by several gentle.
men oi sense ard respeclabiity that The coun.
ny belo" San Francisco is vastly superior in
soil, and production, TO the northern
portion, and every way more desirable. In
The neighboFhood of San Jose and Mon,ery.
The inhabitants cultivate moderate crops Of
good wheat, raise fine garden vegetables and
nave large herds OF cattle. This constitutes,
however, but small portion of California,
ma most OF the balance is miserable coun.
Ty. Some few rich Spaniards, on the Bav
1t San Francisco, | am told, produce 100
jusbes OF wheat TO the acre. This NAV be
10, bot doubt il.
The snow is still in sight from where am.
nd Will continue to be seen all the year round.
lVea within twenty miles further IN the
Mountains than where now am, the snow.
wo weeks since, was 25 to 80 feet deep, and
tll higher up from so to 60 feet deep.
This portion of the mountain region can.
lot be fully looked into before the last of An.
Just or first OF September, and has to be aban.
oned early IN October, from the intense
old and fall ofsnow. No person can posi-.
'Iy remain there during the winter. Many
pendertui tales are told Of its mineral wealth.
hose who tell them are safe from detection.
S snow fifty feet deep will likely hide all
roof, pro or con. We had report Caw
'eeks since, that some miners had discover.
d lake, high up the head waters of the Yu.
a., where gold could be taken bv the hun.
red weight. Several thousand men started
I once 10 find the lake. Gold Lake ras
ound, but no gold whatever. People, hunt.
ng Tor gold become amazingly credulous and
an be made to believe almost any story
whatever. But this is net surprising when
We consider how much has been said and
ubshed OF the quantity of gold in Califor.
IA. These exag aggeraed statements, connec.
I'd with the occasional finding of some rich
pot, has prevented, and still prevents, thou.
luds OF persons from pursuing any regular
ORR, or taking from those who can employ
ands just aud fair compensation to operate
the mines. They prefer mining for gold,
r working on their own hook-althouph ma.
ing only few dollars per day. They will
OF work for you for less than or $40 dav:
nd few, very few. can possibly think Of giving
us sum, and hope to make anything. In
short time, however, pinchlng necessity,
I'd the influx of thousands of new corners,
~ open their eyes and make them glad to
IT 80 a day. If California had gone through
e usual territorial probation, and no unjust
ndrances thrown in the way, here would
i've bcen The very place, above all others,
r the profitable and successful employment
slave labor. Indeed, the master nigh,