The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-02-15
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MIA as an Agricultural C0HHtrv-FvTe in San
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receive the Gazette tolerably regu.
lOri that is. have received fourteen
numbers since have been here. l am
very thankful that it is no worse. Let.
ters are very hard to get-even when in
the office for delivery. A few days since
| went 10 the office and had to wait about
three hours for my turn. The chance Of
persons, number two aud three from the
window, sold for $40 and SIG. When
my turn came, received three, dated
March. August and October. The latter
was as late as any received from our
town.
had intended to remain in the mines
this winter, but the rainy season set in
earlier than usual, and neither miners or
traders were prepared for IT, The stock
OF provisions on hand was very light and
the great cost for transportation would
necessarily keep the prices up to $3.50
a 5000 per pound for Flour. Meat, Cof-
fee, Sugar, Rice, Beans, &C.; and them
one could not expect to make more than
their expenses, at reasonable rates for
provisions, during the rainy season, for
remember it rains nearly four-6fhs Of
the time.
When | left Sacramento city to 60 up
to the North Fork. on the first of Au-
gust, the town contained few frame
buildings; the rest being tents and can
. vass houses. On The first Of this month,
!. upon my return, neat frame houses had
+ replaced the tents aud canvass houses,
\ and entire new streets were laid out and
i built up. The city must contain at least
). 10000 or 10000 inhabitants. Therefore,
upon my arrival here, l was not astonish-
ed to find the improvements did. You
/ can form your opinion of this place, by
= :, the newspapers | send you. Look at
the advertising columns, not one.ffth
e part of the traders of the city advertise,
= and you will not think the estimates far
;. out of the way. 1t is variously Eplaced
n at from 10000 to $4,000. Think it con-
e tains in the neighborhood Of $4,000, a
1t collection of people from all parts Of the
globe.
3 Everything here sells high. The
e cheapest boarding 10 $1,000 per week.
Lodging, when you find your own bed,
J. Sl;OO; to sleep upon tick filled with
. pine shavings found, $3.50 ;Ybed room
e with single bed, 5000 per month. Mon
}, sy can be loaned on good paper at 10 per
b cent per month.
This country is the place for hard work
: ing men, if they have no families, or for
d persons with capital to invest; but those,
Is expecting to come here and have for
g tune thrust upon them without any effort
y of their own, will soon be aware that
l. they have come to The wrong place. l
~ advise no one to come here-not that
ID they might not do we'll and make more
III money than at home-but it is an un.
1t doubted fact that ninety nine out of the
hundred that emigrate to this country.
o. are sadly disappointed. 1t takes time
d. and labor here, as else ewhere, to accumu-
lie late any considerable amount of proper
u, u. ty. 1t is true that the lucky speculator
!. may realize an immense sum in in short
ne time, but all cannot be spectators. The
lie Mechanic and Laborer is we'll paid the
Miner purchases his ticket in lottery
III he is sure of being paid tolerably good
ut sum for the labor he performs; but the
I'd "big licks" you read about, are like An
rs gels visits, few and far between" More
H. miners average under $iO per day than
- - over that sum, and should you throw the
sh whole number together, who pretend to-
mine, and make an average, do not think
ne it would exceed SIS per day.
nj That the country abounds in Gold, no
i, one disputes. As an agricultural Coun-
N. try, however, California can never be
-e- much. Should she raise enoug il for her
own people, she will do we'll. But this
u, won't be for years to come.
~ On the gath, we had large fire here.
es Already the frames Of several new hous-
es are going up, and at least thousand
laborers are on the ground at work. In
or three weeks time, it is thought, the en-.
at tire burnt district will be rebuilt and oc-
o, cupied. Houses spring up here as if by
O. magic.
20 20 send you several numbers of Cali
n, fornia papers. There is new paper
8, starting here. to be Wing in politics {:
n but do not think it will succeed. 1t is
a rather poor place for politicians.
y The Lancaster boys are all well.
10 Yours, w. T. X.
n New Rocks.