Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-21
LETTER FROM A CALIFORNIA MINER.

The "last Liberty (Mo.) Tribune - contains the
following extract of letter from miner in Cali.
fornia, dated at Union Deposite, on the south
fork Of the American fork Of Sacramento River" )"
September 25th:
DEAR SIR Agreeaby to my word drop you the fol-
lowing First let me correct in my other communi
cation said that the gold in California would soon be-
come entirely exhausted This recall. 1t will not proba-
bly, for the next hundred years to meant that il
would become 30 exhausted that would justify
emgrae 10 this country without they capitalists spe-
cuators Men able to hire, and carry extensive bust
probably for the next generation Only The surface gold has
yet been dug and not all of that for discoveries will be
made that will prove rich any Of those that have been
found previously Notwithstanding all this in moderate
had better stay home for where will
make fortune in this country there will be thousands that
will not. Yes thousands Of will be broke up by emf
grating bere good citizens too who have sacrificed their
perty to make cutfo this countrywide paid
prices % these who gave them their outfit au unreasonable
per cent money 70 make their outfit In any ese
GeSssh II thfx fail n rake ,1e msRsy hraak hshp
As for sIl those unwsantsbs spheh that pronounced
against he country would not vouch for their truth such
as miserable country, illiated region, miserable
waste" s cursed country" &C. This is owing to mems
being dshearened and dsappontedtheir expectations
fondest anticipations bghed-their most
sangune hopes realized These disapponments not
attributable the country cline, but TO mems own m'sfor
tune But before said mining is an uncertain and pre-
carlOus business one man make out
hundreds per day. apd others around him will not make five
dollars per day. However, this got to be very rare Of
late. taking out hundreds per day. You will see
great many from this country that are very ater
ing, indeed believe them nohere is some cause Tor them
They like the charms Of the serpent TO draw
you hher that they may devour you 1t is very seldom that
you very fatteng letter from miner If you DO at
ALL it is from that is Observation-Disclosures by
the sight Of gold than he before and at the
time Of il his neither he get it, This is but
Tho hraip
sionaries, mere cphers in the animal kingdom.
As for my advice will give briefly not directly, but
indirectly. Men who here returning fast they
possibly get the The but too manifest
Those that make living home had better stay there
those who cannot had better stay there fol- if they cannot
make living in that country, they may rest assured that
they in this in either event. they had better stay
ct home. - N. .,ts
All if you could the dissatisfaction, disorder, and
confusion in this country and mems hearts failing them, you
would never again desire be here. Nay, verify if you
could the objects Of pity that can be seen daily in this
country, and hear the pu stories Of in destitute cir
cumsance that be and heard of in this country,
you would be thankful that you at home in land Of
plenty. Very respectfully,
w. r. FRANKLIN.