New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-10
CALIFORNIA.
The p,sgipss-niinins Prospects on Tuoiomne
River.

River.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
JAcksosvmLE, Cal. May, 1850.
nssrys Greeley q MeElrdth!
GrsrLrxIS: have now been at this place
r,on,bs. Ihave several correspondents in New
York, from whom learn that two copies OF me
Tribune are sent to me by every steamer. About
the LIST OF March read five copies at once and
aimee that one, which is all have ever received
The postal arrangements are still most wretched.
Letters and papers for this place are directed to
Stockton, which is right, but from there we cannot
get them The best arrangements the miners can
make is to give nsmesto different persons With
an order upon the Postmaster to deliver those let
tiers directed to our address to the bearer. This
have done, with others, up to this time, once or
twice per month. About ten days since our post
man brought me sixteen letters all at once. A few
DAYS since got bold Of Stockton paper Of old
date and found thirteen letters directed to me sd-
yertised STILL after they were advertised four diff
ferent persons had been there with my name and
order and been told by the Postmaster that there
were 20 letters there for me.
The most extravagant stories go to the States
relative 10 these regions They are apt to origin.
ste in this way Some boy arrives here, and by
Inch hits a spot, and for two or three days may get
an ounce He Immediately begins to count 800
DAYS 800 ounces per year, and is rich in anticipa
| ton not in one year but In one week. He may
work month and not get more than enough 20 pay
his board Those large Jumps which heard Of be-
fore left New York. and have heard of here, if Of
large size are insarably Il believel I or | quartz
rock As for myself do not regret coming, and
hope and believe shall do toerably well but if
! were back, with my present kno wledge, would
not come and of the three or four hundred at this
place, three fourths Of whom are from Connec.
ncut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, think the
majority would tell you the same.
There is gold here, but il is thiny scattered over
wide extent Of country, and sometimes lacky
man strikes good spot and does extremely well f;
but these instances are like drawing a high prize
IN a lottery-and as we miners all have q chance il
would be strange II some one did not get the high
prize. But rest assured there is q great many
blanks 70 the prize. Tempted by such accounts,
many poor fellow viii spend his little all 70 get
here and never realize enough TO take him back =
have seen people arrive here who apparently did
not dream Of any thing but walking about picking
up and filing their pockets at pleasure. Some who
come TO work are for q long time unable To find q
spot where they can earn more than sufficient 70
nav current xpenses. Other, again, more fortu.
naie, are earning from s5 TO $40 per day, and with
industry and economy can save something hand
some in two or three years, provided the diggng'
hold out There has been great quantity OF gold
dug In this neighborhood within the two last years
but all the cream has been taken of
This place by the river route Is about $50 milei