Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-04-25

! supposed there were 1000 foreigners in
the mines. At place called Sonora
nian camp, it was believeds,here were
at least l0,0GJ Mexicans. They had
quite city oftents, booths. and log cab.
ins, hotels, restaurants, stores, and shops
of all descriptions, furnishing whatever
money could procure. Ice was brought
from the Sierra, and ice.creams added
to numerous olher Injuries. An en-.
obscure made of trunks and branches
of trees, and lined with cotton cloth.
served as a sort of amphitheatre for
bull. fights; other amusements. charac.
terislic oflhe Mexicans, were to be seen
in all directions.
The foreigners resorled princi pally to
the Southern mines, which give them a
great superiority in numerical force
over the Americans. and enabled them
10 take possession of some of the rich
est, in that part of The country, In
the early part of the season the Amer
leans were mostly employed on the
forks of the American, and on Bear,
Uba and Feather rivers. AS their
numbers increased, they spread them.
selves over the southern mines, and
collisions were threatened between
them and the foreigners. The latter
however, for some cause, either fear,
or having satisfied their cupidity, or
both, began to leave the mines late in
August, and by the end of September,
many of them were out Of the coun.
try.
1t is not probable that during the
first part of the season, there were
more than five or six thousand Amer
leans in the mines. This would swell
the whole number, including foreigners
10 about twenty thousand in the be.
ginning of September. This period
embraced about halfof the season, du.
ring which gold may be successfully
collected in the rivers.
Very particular and extensive in.
quries respecting the daily earnings
and acquisitions Of the miners lead TO
the opinion that they averaged an
ounce per day. This is believed by
many TO be low estimate; but, from
the best information ! was able to pro-
cure, am of opinion it approaches very
near actual results. The half of the
season, up 10 the first of September,
would give sixty.ive working days, and
10 each luborer, at SIC per ounce, ST.
O4O If, therefore, we assume 81 1000
as the average collected by each labor
er, we shall probably not go beyond
the mark.
This would give an aggregate of $20,-
100000 for the first half of the season,
$l5,OOO,000 of which was probably
collected by foreigners. During the
last half of the season the number of
foreigners was very much diminished,
and, perhaps did not exceed five thou
sand. At this time the American i'm.
migration had come in by land and sea.
and the numbers of our fellow, citizens
in the mines had, as was estimated, in
creased to between forty ard fifty
thousand. They were most of them
experienced in mining, and it is proba-
bic the result of their la6ors were not
as great as has been estimated for the
the first part of the season by expert
enced miners. Assuming that the ave-
rage of half an ounce per day ought to
be considered as reasonable, it would
give an aggregate of about 20,O00,000
dollars. Ii fIom this we deduct one.
fourth on account Of the early CON-
mcncement of lhe wet season, we have
an estimate Of 100000 dollars, at
least five Of which was collected by
foreigners, who possessed many advan.
tagcs, from their experience in mining
and knowledge of the country.
These estimates give US the result of
The operations in the mines for lS4S
and l640, the round sum of 40,0OO,OOO
dollarsi one half of which probably
collected and carried out of the coun-
try by foreigners.
Frum the best information could
obtain, am led TO believe that at least
20,OO0,000 out of The 40,OOOOO0 dol.
were taken from the rivers, and that
their richness has not been sensibly d.
minisled, except in a few locations,
which had early attracted large bodies
Of miners. This amount has principally
been taken from The northern rivers
or those which empty into the Sacra-
menio; the southern rivers, or those
which flow into the San Joaquin, hav.
ing been, comparatively, but little re.
sorted to, until near the close of The
last season. These rivers are, how.
ever. believed, by those who visited
them. TO be richer in the precious met.
al, than those in the northern part of
The gold region.
There is one river, which, from re-
ported recent discoveries, and not inclu,
ded in The description of those flowing
into the the great plain west of the
Sierra Nevada, is as rich in gold as
any of them. Tha, is The Trinity, which