The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-04-23


most beautiful colors.
Gas from water is now made from the decompo-
sition of water by simple process and at great
ly reduced cost.
"A SIGN OF the TIMEs-The National Era, (the
Abolition organ at Washington) claims to have
double the weekly circulation of the Union, Intel
ligencer, Republic or Globe.
The essence of molasses is the latest term for
New England rum.
y SAN FRANcIsco, 18th Feb. 1850.
am in this wonder of the world, and it is
the wonder: of the world sure enough. land
cd here on yesterday, 4 o'clock P. NJ. Julius
Pringle in Port "a hours ahead of US, sailed
from Valparaiso same day, January I'd. She
goes up to Sacramento City with her cargo, be-
ing better market than this; sails on Tuesday
18th, / go up in her. The Company there will
sell vessel and cargo, break up and all go to the
mines; each on his own hook. Albert, Au-
gustus and myself will probably stick together,
that is MS friends for mutual assistance in cases
ofneeessity Albert says that you must hold
your temper, keep quiet, and not get into
furry about coming to this country, until You
have some advice from him, he does not write
nowl-says you may be arranging your busi.
nessin such way as to be able at short warn
usual there, as he may think best after having
been here long enough to advise. They are all
well. Neither of us have scratch Of a pen
from home or anywhere else, which you may
Judge is no small disappointment. The last
steamer from Panama brought no mail-latest
dates from the States here 18th Dec. 49. This
is q great country, I can scarcely believe my
own eyes, to see what is just here, and this is
not more than drop in the ocean to what |
expect. All that can say is that l am now
prepared to believe all that can be said rs to
the fattering prospect of this country, il the
hands of energetic, industrious, persevering
men. We want NO chicken-Aeoried old grannies
here; those who come here must be ready cock
ed and primed for any thing that comes to hand.
Iwrote the Camden journal from Valparaiso,
Doth Dec, also my family. When you 60 to
Lancaster call and see my family. Tell them
Lemmond isail right, and not to give themselves
any unnecessary trouble after me, for am in
California and intend to make something this
time, or be found frying. am no brag-nor
have l yet seen so much, but I have seen enough
to convince me that i Scan make money here if
I live and keep my health. You must excuse
this shot, unsatisfactory scrall-all lhaye time
now to say is, that the gold stories in the news.
papers are notaI hnmbug. Do not expect to
hear from us foften, time Is precious here, 81
per hour, that's the talk old fellow We shall
have no time to write only ofSundays, and then
you know we must 60 to church, wash our
clothes and bake enough bread to last all next
week, now how muchis is left to write long yarns.
We all have large amount of baggage, more
than we can possibly getto the mines-have to
store il here at 81 per month onthe trunk, chests
and boxes 81 so per month. am perfectly
disgusted with all Companies as none, as yet,
have done anything but fight and quarrel about
their shares until the whole is spent, which does
not takesvery long here This, Ihope, will not
apply to the interest ofthe Julius Pringle Com
pany, as they are unanimous for going up the
Riyerto Sacramento City, there sell out stock,
lockaDd barrel and each cut his own Fodder
TheyesseIis Just the size and rig that is wanted
for this trade, and will sell well.
I am positively ashamed to undertake to
write even the one.tenth part of what see, for
am sure you all would think was lying. Tell
CASTOR will write him and all the rest of my
friends, from the mines, when Ihave been up
and seen the elephant; let him have the benefit
Of this letter. 81
There areat least 300 vessels in port, and
not one out of ten will ever get away; many
are used as store ships. Some few are chang
Ing hands, worth 80 or 40 thousand dollars,
selling for 3 or 4 thousand -
Ihave seen plenty Of pieces ofgold to-day as
large as my 6st--aud it is said that there is a
piece lately found and on the way to this place,
weighing only 90 pounds there are men of We.
racitys here that have seen it. The most per-
feetiaw and order prevail here ); they say the:
there is no place in the world that viii compare
with the mining population for peace and good
order. Each man is attending to his own bu.
siness instead Of his neighbors and making for.
tunes at it. My next, hope, will be from
rich hole in the diggins up to my eyes in gold
dust Farewell for the present
w. j. LEMMOND.