Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-10-25
LETTER FROM vIRGINlAN IN CALIFORNIA,
TO HIS FRIEND IL pRuSc"Ics
For tic Enquirer.

san FHAxorsco CALrruRsIA, Aueusr SIN. iI,o
Dear Friend iler lonr voyage 1871 days from BALI
more we arrived safely and all hands Mt this place on Tue Sc
- ;,s,,ut and those who were fortunate enough 20
Ind letters for us felt ii had taken our Ola friends
amin b., the hand and indeed we feel almost ha ., nome
although distant hind .r ms IS also our own W." sh oa
,;,c con,ry and The home al the bold aneio-oaSo ''ooe
n h,Is scars the proud Eagle OF the ln"n ana ohcit
Sans boys are swornag aroanl firK ~ u.es' 'e W
this lime Congress has adlouIneo ana "u mn W.
whom did they obtain authority to sever me ..' "n'
,e pe,re wish tie Union dissolved, they uppolnt
gress 10 DO So = - 1.L.,,,ox ,ho ,;s..,ro, 90 Of
r 'c,ni,d.racy i. bat a COMMON talk. Who Is mighty
unh Ia DISSOLVE lis Union! Those who now 50 familiar
Is AK in or legislative hills Of such deed, arr" 10 this
MIGHTY Republic, insects on our own huge iiounains
rhis ,.oplc il great for such Ia stradde
We bad very cold time Of il oil the Horn, J
assure you. Although in the middle "l Summer we
Ne had sno", hail, rain, and blow all nj once; but
after eIe into the beautiful Pacific Ocean We had
lirLtf.il weather Our company is now here in tent
waiting 10 e, or provisions oil the ship the sllors ayna
nil deserted ana fanosed tie chapdr We hear that there
plenty OF so, indeed In il takes hard work get il,
| exectcd when left home; that those anIiahe nice
Young gentlemen who wr;r gloves Ill Summer need nol
come here for they woat w"ik ana roges and ia-cas
sometimes hung oI lieir
I have seen only person Vet who in the
clennmrc md who came in tlr Mdrianna. They
ar. m in The mines making their fortunes. have yet
seen m individual whom knew in the States. While
the wnia fell Is ii W. almost on Of the
world or a. there nobody in il but Ourselves
hia ht far the eyes could reach
for |: 900 miles. No i'lr distance assnr, yon. when YOU
have cgsp5a sal every inch Of it, This Is rapid
/, increasing in wealth and population and here il
sol! and s.lHr t.an ever in all my lie before Labor
il worth lr' oirs per DAY tor common work Carpenters,
81, st eight o: ten dollars iay.
ON boy all ANXIOUS get oil Ia the mines and ali
very impatient BE- d1gng up The y.!nw stn. Although
space far .rpagatcd from all my dear friends,
1 ese present 10 my rcco'ct!oni an! have never
spent'! my adventure 10 this distant Land, ard rcl
lansiGl thai have arrived here II last Although lns
tho deep blue ssa m noble =i, brought rs saii, al loun,!
.S,I Ia i,l \
.nHcn talk ah III before We
think il Il fortune be here. Ii a will be- indus
on3 he can make great deal NOR, money 'se than any
where else III The world rs object l. 10 make something
NY ail and III na, and with the blessing al Prov
lence nothing IN prevent me from realizing sonlre
tenrv in Fears. Even should il orherwi.a
shall feel better il coming h1r ,hn 10 aud rdf
The SANE unahi a many noble fellow j. how doing III
u. and l..
~ had board ahp, coming our real Yankee f..
de!at VIZ. 'd hot abol"nsi who perceive .ain
upon The as,nls.cIn o Enulnfy. but The black slavery al
tic south. He aLn;ed old Virginia un he threatened
"a iirs:u., when he became more decent. When on!
company in tie! icXcan arri, I'll Al uc.aso of our
officers insultrd by solder al tie battalion stationed
there, because from Fneina, and according 10
d,is dny oi company seize, tli-if 10 a.rnIe The
insa but, by Inc cndravors Of lh'r officers, who were
Northern but ern'!cmen peace ~aa restored without
hlpodsh'd So il generally tn thai lound the
enlightened and decent from the North courteous ani
kind ana i seeking 10 remind their brethren q" the mote
in their bat The tag and bo5il we!" o.frn oiiciIs
ana n-nlIii., and orn i;o hrashed iar il too There
great snlrrs, c"Ilpan, NJ this time, around
town, who they mll hold The lard they
cupy in spite III right might; that nccd not tc sl-
pised hear mus her. before long. Bat a.
for part shall IL glad b. .owfd IA rrman IN
their ground until can -" oil Ia TN mines l' weather
here IL very chrngcahi bal il said 10 be- very healthy
The Mexican IoGnlrcs stand hlah here, they fought of
alI obtained ihis rich territory fol their country mtn
perceive 10 have another Convention in Nrginil
WHO asked f1r fstl Tel Convention, rcns" don't
make The dar people Too happy suppose our alsi,ic IN
nd least lawyers lint that class may be itlg
rriiicsen'd BEi