New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-08
Description Of the Town Of Cuiiousn.
Caifornis Correspondence ofThs Tribune.
Cut.loss MILLS April "a i8yn


hssv'. GTesisy 4 MsElrans
have reason 70 believe that many Of your read
ers, in spite Of the Tribunes volumnous correspoa-
dence may be ignorant Of the unexampled pros
perity Of some Of our inland towns San Francisco,
great and popuous as it IT, should no longer be re-
garded as the sole nucleus and the very life OF
Western enterprse-nor are the hamlets Of the
Sacramento and the villages Of the San Joaquin
fairly entitled to the honor Of being considered Alta
California. The foundation Of her prosperity is
broader and it's current runs deeper than the mar.
row views and shallow schemes Of speculation.
wish to add my quota Of information to that al
ready published, for the reason that the newspaper
writers seem bent upon seeing only what is not
worth being seen, and equally determined to over
look the sturdy growth ofthriving towns that they
NAV effectively su5serve the interests of more pre-
tending ard less important commercial rivals
That the original projectors Of these paper
towns and allnterested therein should push their
own petty plans in every possible way is be ex
pec;ed. particularly many OF said proprietors are
as irtrnsically worthless as the property they re-
present.
Foremost among the new towns stands Culoma,
the future Manchester Of Pacific America That
from the fact that Culoma is not IN the market -
there is no impending sale OF lots-ln short the
writer has no 80 vara reasons or 800 feet front
motives for exaggeration.
Situated upon the South Fork of the American
River in the heart of the richest mining district In
the country, it possesses unlimited milling and
manufacturing privileges. What more powerful
auxiliary can be needed to singulary adyanta'
eeous position At least such facilities are not
often found in the very location where they are
most desirable.
You are aware that here the first rocker shelled
out " It's shining treasures, and that Suffers Mill
as the first land mark to guide adventurers to the
gold mines Since that time thousands of men
have constantly been employed in this immediate
vicinity with uniform success, and to this day the
delivers OF these "diggngs" continue 10 be awarded
as abundantly ever
Capital is necessarily abundant and compensa.
ton or wages proportionally high.
For trade Culloma is central depot; and the
prices OF all articles OF merchandise and traffic are
fixed within the bounds OF reasonable profit. The
supply OF these articles being governed by steady
de mand and regular consumption, the trade OF the
place is Legitimate one and the place itself sub
stantial, 60 ahead, business town, not focus Of
speculation.
Take it all in all, the location offers unrv allied in
ducements to mechanics, agriculturists and laborng
men as well es to every professional class except
Physicians.
In many respects visitors reminded Of the
large towns of New Enga particularly by the
quiet demeanor and staId habits Of the denizens of
these orderly streets.
| will only add TO all this that Culoma is charm.
inely situated in a romantic Basin, shut out from
the gaze of the rude world by something more |
lovely, it less picturesque than these "Alpine Hills
we Tread about-thnt it bestrides a noble river
dating from the snowy mountains-thst inste ad
Of being enyironed like the Southern vallies, by
mountains of barren sand and baked limestone,
this sweet vale is fenced in by hedges OF healthy
hills that sport vegetation on every gentle slope and
pine-crowned summit.
The aforesaid beautiful hills are, it does me good
to say at this present writing, fresh and verdant
as the greenest landowner from the Shanuons
sodded banks or the furthermost sources of the
Liffey could desire Yours truly, JIG.