New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-11
The Valley of san Josc-The Emigrntion-The
Mincs-Pollfcal Candidates-Prcparatio
for the Rainy Scnson-Business-Cnp
Simmons.

Correspondence OF The Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO, Tuesday, Oct. j, 1856.
Me,rs Greeley & AfcEirah
An illness of several weeks duration, which
obliged me to leave this city, with its prevailing
winds, and togs, and mists, Tor the more congenal
climate of the interior, has given me an opportu-
nitv TO visit one Of the richest and most beautiful
portions Of California. The valley Of San Jose-
or Santa Clara-stretches southwark with the
const. more than q hundred miles, varying IN
width from twenty to fifty miles, and IS skirted by
mountains on either side, which, though barren
now, are covered with grass during the winter
months, and are the resort of immense herds Of
wild cattle and horses
There are bat few trees to obstruct the view,
either in the valley or on the mountains, and the
broad prairie spreads out like sea, waving be-
fore the wind, or mute and motonless, sending up
its soft exhaations TO the sun, while the noun
tsins, swarming with animal life stand out in our
peculiar atmosphere like clouds at mid,noon, and
fll the mind with awe at the beauty and grandeur
of the scene, and the nature Of His possessions
who claims the cattle upon thousand hills
There is singular diversity of climate here.
San Francisco. with its daily northwest winds
through the summer, being cold and disaGreeable,
while Sacramento is as nncomiortably warm
Yet the temperature of san Jose, $50 miles dis
tant like its geographical position, maintains
happy mien between these extremes, the mercu'
re standing at from GO2 to 10 Fahrenheit with
rare exceptions In salubrty and fertility, it is to
this continent what Italy has been to the old In
valids are resorting there from many parts OF the
State, especially from this city where it's SO dill
fcult to get out after sickness, owing to the
weather and the strong winds
Already the untitled lands are covered by pre-
emntion claims and by cultivated fields, winch
have Welded uobiy this season to the industry o.
the hIsbandmau. tits to be hoped that congress
v-lll sanction these claims and thus sanctlty the
+ernr Of the soil sobounteouSly bestowed, Inhands
hat viii need it as well as use it. Other portions
Of the State are equally adapted to agricultural
,,prs1lits and their value bears no mean conpafi-
son "a what are supposed to be the weather
mineral REGIONS. At present the farmers are reap
ing n better harvest than the miners.
Few have made ordinary wages III li-gilS, ana
the keayy GENERATORS are. even worse oil having
invested LARGELY IN building dams aud canals,
which have proved 70 BE- uupronta0e-
There viii be n great deal OF suffering among
tho miners this winter. large portion Of 'fdonl
lave been unable 10 save anything Ter more Aeees-
sitous times.
frraUfs who are struggling along sId starring on
fheUlains7 We have most heart-re:ilAA -cc1 11tss
nj their situation. and eNtri aIftsat tV-i1-t-'7
etnrv of Their sutieriBas aud toApetc
tn fbsralitV Of our cttZeus has oesa ~ me- -
,9a,,reF tina. does LuaCr to the \ American a.
49, tbis inter- ttu l1isortunes they nave ui'uei-
- and the crippled state Of oar finances Is 100
fT5ifqd 10 ailort more than p4.lia .9.l1t y az
1-a,ea rains While thousands are p eSS'''5 VI
i,,l;rd them ia helpless and Almost Aoil0iVs9
s; without forage for tholr -oisss 70 e&
- m advance and without TODD Tor them
az 80 - i,,stif deIav Ike the - cary "snaef,
=. ,,nT from file Crls AIDES, or the scattered
S,ao,,e,,ts 81 the Preach army retufniA5 rom
Moscow. they ind none oy IHe ""s 49,
oI,ea was made 10 Col Golfer CoHeftoI
Ll,rt i.,r an appropriation from Inc puoHe
- - =. IN, hands tor the purpose Of seA1lIS
1,-,rd SAMPLES with the hope tASl ne Noul.i
- tLa RESPONSIBILITY and trust IA tue iH@7'-.''.i-
- re Government which owes P1o'eetloA ~
= % -; ;,i,ns for his Justification But though
d. Is)ored the want OF authority, Ii vas llll'os
IN lar him. without II, 10 assume so great re-
a,,sibility. and he was Obliged 10 refuse ne
r - censored here Tor trivial acts oi assumes
at-.L;,- winch il true, ! Am satlsned We're only
,+ emerge nCies, IN the absence OF paFtlcuiaE
,r,ctiops which required immediate action
- ,resent case il Is true, there Is no tune Tor
10 and no time to get Instructions IRON the
Govsrnrpent hut the eXlgency requires an eAoF-
,ous appropriation, without adtIoFS"' 'Houe pre-
s..Jsrre even without accounting oii!ceFs, or YOU
chcrs or anything to give 1t Legality. no one
tc,Id onestIon the decision however hueA he
,,,a,, resrct the result
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