The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-02-22

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The prospects Of California (says The N. Y Tn
bune of the 11th,l were never brighter than now.
Skeptcism as 70 its immense mineral resources IS
gradually yielding TO the solid and radiant proofs
now abundanty made manifest Three millions Of
dollars worth OF native gold, shipped By . single
intervals Of barely two weeks, ought 20 v1nqush
the most stubborn increduty An intelligent friend
who enjoyed good opportunities for information IN
San francisco estimates the amount OF gold in the
hands Of the gamblers alone Of that city the 1st
ef January (our latest dste) at fourteen millions Of
dollaEN. These sporting ulen,n by ths way have
done the largest busne5s Of any class Of operators
IN Calliofnia during the last year Fools are nc
p'enneE there, probably than elsewhere but they
are better supplied with the means Of e1hibitinr
their fely, and lhose means have been improved 10
me utmost Iosl-woru digaeEs who had baeNst
their thousands At the cost o unssrrzssed fafsaue
psivatioIs and exposure, hare eetss down % the
city, and ganbIed and lost their st dollar within
a week. The gamblers, Il should bs stated o do
credit Of their forecast hesits II sSk tasea
to lend " cleaHcd-out' digger $50 ~ 500 d sae
Bile hifn 70 retufn 10 de nines. They kn1wssfef
whatever he may be enabled - dig viii eome fepsS
to their bank in due season, and, being dush are
willing to be generous IN their Investments H6r
do they eonne their fayors entirely 70 tisir cusgo
| ers- They subscribe literally 90 new chnsehas,
and assume the character Of puble-spirted cit<e6s
They q course pay The highest rents, and rather de
most Of them; though tte best private house IN the
| city is owned and occupied by women Of very un-
i equivocal character. In hne society aud business
in San Francisco grzvistes and strzfify according
| to laws somewhat di1fefent Fom thDse prevailing
on this side Of the continent II il 10 bs h0red taf
the existing condition there is not pesmepent tnk
that the time viii come when she gambIne-
houses and grogshops shall not greatly outnunahsr
| the private dwellings.
| The great crash for months anticipated, and pa
confidently predicted, in rents lots and rsa est@ss
generally, has not yet occurred. On the contrary,
prices generally were At their highest notch wlen
| the Oregon left. There may Be check, but W. Do
not fair chance fof great yeTnlslon 70 long
as immigrants shall so rapidly pour in and gold bc
rapidly shelled out as az present The CahuFniH
banks have certainly discounted with great befalily
the past summer, and promise to do 50 to i much
greater extent next season, In proportion 10 the
Increased applications. Weestimate thatth entire
\ population Of Upper California under 1900
on the 1st Of january, 1919, and not much uaier
| 10000 on the 1st OF January. 1850. Nezf Jan
nary will find it hardly under half million. We
shall gladly hear that at least half lle
devote themselves to farming, gardening, etc. Tor
which the returns must be so generous; butt seems
almost impossible to resist the universal fush fos the
| gold diggiBgs. The average reward of the diexers,
we have now reason to believe, has been deeidrdiy
underestimated; we believs that It has been
| hardly less than ounce Of gold for every good
hearty days work Still the labor is severe, the
heat Of summer horrible, and the pryations Of most
| diggers scarcely enduFable. II thousand good
Inlch cows were diifnsed through the mining r.
gon, as the several diguings grass could Be-
found and hay cnt 70 sustain them, they would
bountifally recompense their owners while contFibu-
ting greatly to the comfort and even health Of the
miners. It's much easier driving cow into he
mining region than getting up barrel q whisky,
and we consider die liquid afforded by the lcImer
decidedly the more wholesome and nutritious. Be
side, in few days the whisky is gone, while ths
cow and her milk continue. Potatoes, 80, are
worth at least Sic per bushel throughout The mines
and might be raised by spade culture a the
rate Of two bushels 70 each day's faitilidl labor
Viii not some cool Yankee or 0EegoniAh see ilnl
seed is sent there and planted choice local
tiles next spring We suspect one capable and
willing grower ofvegetables up ameng tbs miner
J would save more lives than two average DOCTORS
meaning disparagement to the latter Of course
, We should not offend sensible physician BY pre-
scribing hot roast potatoes and cool butteFmiik
venture for all the fever-patets poisoned BY bar
: bacon and worse brandy on the branches Of th,
Sacramento provided only that the medicine couIl
1 be had.
e On the whole, California Is great eonntrys and
T admirably fitted 70 form State NXXLs Of the Amer
I lean Union. We trust she wall besput thrgagh a
Z once,