Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-10-09
Another Leaf from California.

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Ectrue9 tiom letter tcriRen Iy an East
crn man to a gentleman in Lescisbury
AMIDoRE CREEK, Cal, Aug. q, 80. Z
Deaf Friend II. AFTER journey o
5000 miles across the wattr. o,1f compa
ny have disselve3, and have only OFT
partner now, a young man from Bristol
Ct. Weyame here about The middle o
May, and about six weeks of the lint
since have done very well, digging abou: g
hundred ounces, but are now out of a..place
10 make anything, and cannot tell where
we shall make the next strike. There Ore
plenty Of chances 10 make quarter of an
ounce per day. burthat wont pay. Ii is
OF no use for a man 10 come 10 the mines
un!ess he can make al least one hall an
ounce per day, for il is the hardest kind of
work, and but a small proportion Of the
miners are getting trcen. pay. The fact
is, il we had been here year sooner we
might have had pretty handsome little
pile by This lime, FOR there has been on i'm.
mense quantity Of gold taken Out Of this
creek, so much that there is but Little left,
in TACT the whole place has been dug up,
and turned upside down. We were so
fortunate, however, as 10 find one lille
spot. which had not been dug, where We
worked for six weeks, and averaged over
500 piece per week, clear OF all expen-
ses. The most we ever dug was little
short of SIX ounces and the best weeks
work that we have done vas %! ounces :;
making sac, 90 per day, apiece. But do
not expect TO get another chance equal 10
that.
have been on the North and South
Forks of the American river, the Cosumne
and Dry Creek, but the dgsihgs are no
better than here. A half ounce per day is
considered good digging. and hundreds are
glad 10 get half that. | have also seen
men from the Feather and Yuba rivers.
and their accounts are even more discour.
aging; multludes have gone up there who
are not able TO make enough TO pay their
expenses, and mull,udes more, (poor, de-
luded mortals,j are constantly coming in
with high hopes o! making their fortunes
in a few months. but it is my candid opin.
ion that nine e.tenths oil them will have less
money when they return home than when
!aey left. la short, The mines are full,
crowded, and running over with diggers
where there is one 'chgnce TO make any
thing, there are five men TO jump into it:
and The one who "strikes a vein" is a
lucky man. Now and then a man makes
his thousands in short time, but such ca
seS are very rare; YOU might as we'll buy |
lottery tickets with the expectation Of ma.
king a fortune as 10 come out here 10 dig
.iih that expectation. Indeed il is com.
p'cie lottery, and thousand blanks TO one
prlze.0 "a ..,.sT y ..t s.. o.
You tell me you have touch of the
gold fever; well, advise you 10 cure
Yourself as soon as possible. lfmy letter
does not break up the fever, Just 90 to
work for month a, dlching in the stoni.
e, swamp you can find, where the wafer
will be abou, half way up 10 your knees,
aud every night after hard days work
come home and cook your supper over a
Ilile fire on the ground, and Then 90 to
bed without any bed to GO 10 eacept a blan.
ket; then &c, up before sunrise, get your
breakfast as bes, you can, and off to work
agap. Follow these directions in some
bye place, away from all civilized 'society
except perhaps a few workmeu like your. |
seif) with no parents or friends TO care for |
you, no sisters 10 sml'e upon you as, you,
return from your daily toll, and no female
society whatever to add 70 your enjoyment,
and tsna VI sold fever eodkSib q irsp
Die you' dom! know but you might as
well come to California, and | am sure The |
lever will 'drn soouaiter your arrival 2 I /
should be glad TO see you here if though, |
you would DO web to come; il you come
here vith The intention Of digging gold,
you will be sorry, you may depend, upon
H. 1t is my opinion tha, after this year, 8 !
or dollars per day in the mines will Be
good wages, and before will dig for ,ha,,f
and undergo the sivaa,as,sm, bsrdships
attendant on a life in this country a: the
present lime. will return home and work
ioIssl 80 per day where can have some1
enjoyment as ! 60 along.