New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-19

American miner With bis cradle, Will DO more work
thsn tao or three -of the Mex cGni ADD Cails1,s
"ho were the m 'i0riy during tne frat pat = the
sesson' What, taes. is the meaailz OF THIS al log
GA IL a. ana he same - tnis tnat NL0R plenty
vl men VITO lolni II easier - make four ounces a
80 '-i' ulef tnan ons ounce in th5 ls's al or
tt1' ~ o.'a't DIV. No new glsctrs of shy no.s
] N'ie -'Co'e'eu 10 lle fall, none sine. TIE ANA
+ lirnls Who arrived IN s,pts,,b.- bss F., b. t1.
c0orfe 90 cl-glLLs, D. ec4r ar .h. vs,i.s-s
eld l1 thc no-l hrrl rvers. ia ns1ve can, r, ...,
t'.cr toit Mez.r..- I'D Aner,.,. "a 49,.
yetr tLe great m'-or.. of miners la t4s c,,r,-,,
"iA 1- OBJ iced 20 l't4H 1j'ss u.e gisa .s,. saI =
| cOT-f roLcIg reduction c. ea. den produce, 80
/ b. the co1fela ltiE ve! knlwa Ina. e~--,
I placer q any cZtcrt, u1H kD1wn was 3verru,ls-,
/ year except doe Ban Joaquin, high up whica IL
/ to rcor 10 draw O crowd. Trinity river % which
, Mr kius sL1des Is said to be fund wo--l.ss
/ Wh6trcmails then, hu. thai there must be rapid
/ depreciation IL these plsceis until IN ths curse
o. three or iour years no man, without a. pi,s can
I afford % work them Gr less than ifOu I've T. zen
/ years, II be expects 20 pay bis expenses % aai
! from the States, and from half dollar - 81
pound for proyisi0ls out OF the proceeds, no. -
speekoi realizing more than daily wages the eud.
In a few months OF As, ; 90 men collected
/ $1,000. O00. or s. 600 each In the waJis year Of
80 90 COO men. Increased m S5 Item1-r . rJJJO,
/ collected So goo coo, or the GSne average az m
/ IS, though more than twice the time Tor i-1lf.
Tie average for last season Is believed . Do es'l-
/ mated 20 fgI. twice its actual amount This year
/ there are said ~ be COCO men a. work "a the
| mines These uork the wkois ye1r whenever the
rain is rot actually falling, ana taking NJ Kings
octima.c Of $4,000 200, or : 1000 q map, We have
an average Of about s. day for labor. Esu-
| mating the cost o. living n an average o. 81 50
| day, there is g balance Of about $3.50, for the
/ years Sbor, out Of which the lsborer may pay the
expense Of bis passage TO this country, and II be
I did not wish 10 return 10 the States, he may
pocket the balance, $3.50, az remuneration for
/ twelve months labor, and ak months voyage,
making no charge for the sacrifice OF social ENJOY.
ments Of books, Of general Intelligence Of society,
and Of everything which distinguishes civilized
! rom savage life.
For 1851 Mr.. King estimates the number Of
| miners st 100000, ana suPposng the total pro
ducts of the mines to be as great as this year viz
$4,000 600, that will give $500 30 each man for nls
years work and six months voyage o, journey.
! The curious inquirer may deduct from that sum
! 81 so day for food, clothing &c. aud whatever he
! peasesfOr passage money, and nobody will quarrel
! Tor the balance. Now, some ardent AMI deter
mined youth, bent on making tortune in Ca.ilor.
MIA, may consider this account current rOmantlcal-
! y low and homely. Well be may come, and If he
| 90 not find it Economically true, will give up my
| k5le to him on demand l have stated the average
| fortune. True, he may be more fortunate than tho
thousands around him, but be is as likely TO be less
SO; TO be one Of the many victims OF disease, and
after seeing his slender means exhausted, to lay
| bis fair hairs IN a foreign grave, by strangers
| honored and by strangers mourned' Sach vas
the fate OF & young friend who came out with me-
| IL is not necessary 10 say how this argument aP
| plies to a who thinks Of leaving bis family or
| q good situation in the States.
The southern rivers are believed by the miners
both North and South % be less rich IN gold than
the northern Butthey have been less worked, and
/ have a good reputation for heslthiness. What re-
enumeration thew will Afford, this sessOn. II is ion.
d.. ufrtfxy han ma
! Tor assurance Of half an ounce day, during the
| fine seasOn Some men will average more tas1
! that 10 coubt but il is not thought tho general
average will exceed S. 2 day Tor the tive months
during which the rivers may be worked. Ihen
comes the rain, provisions high aud gold scarce.
Men cannot do sc well next winter al they did
last. The strong hand OF the aborer has passed
over all the rich srroyos and arroyeos and instead
! Of making them blossom as the rose has torn
them up, fer into tae banks, from head to mouth,
and left ar appearance as IL the spirit OF destruc-
| ton had endeAvored 70 uncreete the Almightys
work. Then one year hence there are TO be l00,-
600 men in these mines The mention OF the fact
ELECTS an expression Of compassion from every
man vho knows the condition s1a Prosgsci. q shs
| still rich in gold ard will continue so Tor many
wears, ard Will pay handsome remuneration 80
the laborer who is willing 10 devote several years
70 digging as steadily aud patiently as he would
TO any other calling in the States. But these emit
| grants are supported ID cOUo with ul6u ca S-sa-
| tons trusting to do in 1850 and 1851 what 1t was
so easy to DO in 1913 and l3i9, gather few thou
sands ard in year two enjoy the fruits OF their
labor But | declare that if 1000 men were to
start from NewYork TO day, to come to those
mines by way of Cape Horn, or overland, and re-
turn at the end of Two years, aiser paying all ex-
penaes they would no. be able 20 show as much
nett profit as il they had labored in the States as
much time at 10 cents day.
Il nav be asked if this is fair representation
of the matter, how is it that SO different an mpres'
sion prevails | can state them few OF the
realoLS, though perhaps not all.
There ha large class Of moneyed and influential
men a. home and in this country, Interested IN
keeping up this emigration.
Assia, people do lot seem to know how 5000
| so GOO men can take all the richest deposits OF
surface gold from very long line Of streams They
reason for this year and next from the results o.
last year and the year before.
Occasionally some fortunate individual has his
head turned by extraordinary success, and writes
to bis friends 10 como TO pick up the god there Is
| more than he wants. | have met with several
men Of this sort-men who would not work 10
hole that paid less than an ounce day-snd l
nave teen these same men 10 q few weeks unable
20 average four dollars day. Yet Their letters,
whenreceived, are sure TO be published.
The steamers slEo bring monthly rich freight
of cold dust from the placers Of California. ina
CINE this produces co5idersble effect upon the pub
| lie mind Bat il should be understood taa. very
lille Of tha, gold consists Of the sarlags OF miners,
| sent home for Investment or 20 their familieS IL
ccrsists mainly Of remittsnces from men Of capital
ENGAGED in business in Sacramento, Stockton, San
Frarcaco and other pAces from Monte BANKERS,
! who choose 20 exchange dust Tor COIN and from
supercsrgoes WHO send back the proceeds Of
heeh.s from your potts. handsome sun oil It
is even paid by the very passengers who accom-
ptnyii. True, al this dust is dug BY nine,si but
It's che thing to dig it and quite another to get
hcne with il SAFE ia the pocket But would be
wiling that people afflicted with the gold fever
should consider the whole sum brought b. the
steamers monthly Is the savings CT the miners
then let them divide that sam this year by J0o 900
and rszt year by 100000, and Judge VIVA. sors Of
mc1th.y pay It gives a man for leading dog hie
! il the wilderness.
RutI fear l haze exhausted The patience Of your