New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-08
California Fre-pect.-GeId.



So Fs,Nci-cc. jar s. 1851
Nh DEAH GREsL1r NotNiihsrandinc toe
t,a thousand and oac letters from California pub
lssed u tie e. : papers there s remarkable
lack o.. s.ow.ed-s - to affairs here among the best
ia.o-n.sd Ia the States log .olA upon the state
Of ti.-s here as inflated fc-tous uurcal. and
tle I'd psTafir,ly enormous prizes OF property q.
q suis IN Csll.ouis. s,nr-er your faith IN tie
Substantial .1lada,ioa o. them. Bat IN nothing sre
SIN 80 ecrcgor.ly .l er-ur as ia the entertainment
O.. Such views TIE trade % New l01N city IS not
based upon a f-nsr foundation than s thStot Cali
o1lA Il tue. many branches vi. be oye'i1nc.
aet specu,atons bee carried q A disastrous excess
b. hundreds yet the regular onward progress Of
tbs county Wi 'o, he materially retarded BY
ID trics- nor. believe Will the time soon AZ
r.ec when more profitable business WI 80 be
laue lc-c than .u any other part Of the world Ny
experience in the mining es.ou confirms the belet
as ro The -rteu01iHay OF the sid deposit and
rs a Consequence, tie pepetuity Of the business
" ..eh is based upon the supply % the precious
m,,s. Indeed / 10 no, believe ihe REAL gold
mues have yct been discovered. We are set "a
therng only the lose dust snl pieces tia, have
been was 81 INTO the rivers aud ravines from the
decomposition .ar countless a-es % the laart- rex
.l which D. = Known 81 have been orr finally ina
bedIei. ard CURIOUS spe mems Of which are found
every day But even .a this. the amoul. gathered
is b4t drop in me bucket 90 what remains. OF
MS. .al tmc could sise son abundant proof
within my own knowledge
Could sou traverse the yo--es o.. oar mountain
s,rcans-ari Up the h.l sides, sui see the prolase
Indications OF god exhibited By the quartz bouiisrs
which whten the race Of the ground, or the
iel-cs which crop out - the view you would
no hesitate to adop; the opinion that there was in
iinit1y more O.. thc precious metal enbosomed IN
the earth. than Was 20 Or hgnd deposited IN the
rivers AMI ratass AL It is remarkable fac;
iaat when you ascend our mountain streams aiore
the quartz formation you cease % end particle Of
% and o, the contrary. the riches; deposits are
tna wbel. the quartz is most abundant Ere
m.nts dsc0very of AZ original vein OF sold on the
NaHqasa Butterfly r.er is the first o1' mine
aad since lhat specimens %. qgartz have been sub
a.,tcd 20 tie test, au4 lu every instance found 10
contain gold. never .ess than : ia pou,i OF rock
The r.., n Trcmo1ts niue Yields ~ pure gold
90 ths 0I .ts.- Che ore being - rch as 90 render
,ae particles plainly visible. should the Govern.
mont eyer crder geological aud meteorological
survey. che RIOS, astounding discoveries ma. be
looked 'or With capital, machinery aud pro
pei scientific arowiedge ol mining, which must be
rapidly introduced, sou need rot fear the supply ol
sold being lcss than thri, % hity millions year ia
his generation
IN the population and Growth OF .h.s country the
pow Is OF magic na p long since been olistnppcd
O.. scua. results Sine, ms atst landing at san
Tnncsc'. Do July, ,hc city las more than .uadru-
p.sI ], uow occupies a mile IA extent, bee any cd
r,.tau. ani NI1 te ,.ty of 100000 inhabitants
m1.h .ofn.r t.aa some people ,masin think
GU. population eAcc-.s 0'o0 at ih.s moment and
t-e increase o tne present ycar cannot ai to bee ma
proportion to ,ha, OF t4e past 80 .ti' "itl te
.,lcr towns TIA, a. y,lr has called uto existence IN
various PORTIONS oi ths ue~ State
SINCE wuUug che .rcsoms have read,
.. the first time ,a the Por.fr Ser, OF the 3oth
y.semb,r the list ofs Repor, by Hon. r b KING,
Winch he Intended &, present to Congress. on the
subject OF the God Deposits l. hes doubtless
been seen and Published D. you ero this. The
tisor, OF kius hold 70 Dee sound. end bis fats ua
.scstmabc Ouly think oi masses Of rock yield
.r, from 70 - per h. and the supply of them
als1u inexhaust.blc, running through and
o-mins the principal strata Of the whole lower
mountains. Bat shafts must be sunk and sr.en.
ti. survey made before the richest results can be
olked tor j. w.