The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-01-05

now III uiInihEl lNtt are Wen worth peiusliS
We understand that quite number Of letter,
, have been received from Green's company, but
We have not been able to procure any olihcu
for publication
N1otE FoSE or THE AMERICAN RIVER.
Giy Rlr, IL. taL, October 8, $50. I,
letter, since arrived in the country. Whether
they have al been received ur rot cannot tell
but probably they have not, rs am so ar from
san Francisco ,25p miles, and have been obliged
/ 20 send my letters to- those who lad ~ many
things To attend TO- that | presume some have
been lost. lou probably have heard Of my DO
ing IA tins country up 10 about the 1T of Sep,
In those letters gave my impression, Of the
mines, AMI OF what had seen Of the country
also my advice To all those who had a desire To
come 10 California Ny advice was thi,, that
those who are well situated at home. had murh
better rr'naiu where they are than Co come To this
country expecting TO realize a fortune IN one wear.
Il requires quite % sum To get 90 San Francisco.
AMI then he must ~ 90 the mines wli.h Will re-
qwre nearly as much more, provided he pack, IN,
pruNl-lonS-a; last hc reaches the mines without
a dollar, he cue, to work. and perhaps for weeks
does not make enough To PAY iur tie provision,
he consumes. And such work tcp-the hlrdt,t in
the world, rolling rocks. sinking pits. washing
dirt. dc: and then to goto his tent, cook his din
ner Of salt pork-thcu 10 hi, work again: come,
home at night, NO tire no supper No bed bu'
the ground All this will dom warm pra,au,
weather provided he gets pay f1rt-but when it
comes winter, reckon he will wish he had stail
at home Ihcrcmc eNCcp'Iuns-somc will find
rich placer, and take out quite an amount Of gold
hut the truth /, th1tu in twenty will in one
year from the time he lcit home hul himself a.
well OFT rs when lac LEFT, dciuc,mg the amount
necessary To pay his expenses 10 the States
One who has "a strong constitution, able t.
work hard, and live ., miner, are compelled 10
live, can Sayg quite handsome amount, provided
lac has his hea,th and works q number III wears.
but It Is folly for a man 90 come here with III, cN
Iec'atlon OF settin, rl,h IN one year, di-.n, gold
There has been % great deal # money made Ia
tiG' country by ,pceulatpr, IN Real Estate. hvt
some must suffer IN the end, Dealer, m real Is
tate ia California Will hc like thp-y az the West
who speculate. i~"b-1 ami S-thvv think them.
selves rl.h tut IN the end they find themselves
poor. have always dotc-tpl hi, l.,ul Sp,cuh
t.ou, a.I as TO business in California. its death To-
a miu witha small capital have lust heard Of
two or three t.,ary, Of Merchants. who wcru
thought 90 be Immensely wealthy. Mark what
~N-tIatI ~ least 'wu.thlr.l- of those BOW doing
bushes, IN California, AMI who have their al! an
vested here, vii. uat in five years. be worth dol
lar: while about uuy third will have made their
fortunes. Ih"r. IS gold ~, TIE roritry--,a.g
g'G1f.H Nit bp' 't me- tell l1r. tisf "a. u.ta
ai1 figsH cluts Lts m,,p,L
Perhaps now You may say, what hl. Gril,cy
done: Well friend Richard | VIII tell Won
You are aware that when left home hal mo-
great iAl'h III the st'lle, about the gold mlso,
ami Gu not tl.lk II leaving for this country Int
- short time before left Ottawa believed it
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