The Arkansas banner., 1850-05-28
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CalifoEnaa Letter. We wsrs politely faraishsd. by irssad. wIsA ths isnswiss letter from ths Rsv. Ms. sEuvnsSo~, ts tAs Iass Jsdss 3. JOassoms
 MrnaoH SAH GAsaIEL, keord lss .lngsias, Gel Jaa "a, 'sa. have Issg Iasssdsd ss wriss ss yea. bss hAvs bssn pssvssasd by eAasss too sumsFsus te msntisa, ,s pams oas saly, which was that was sems sighe months Ia gssslag shroagh' and. sVsa asw. ca esly perl of the way. bslng ssms 500 @ilss frsm Ss. Francisco.
 When sss out. ny jouFasy was one ef much toll and peril very msay fell aadsr its weight; bat through divias faver. whish has syes attended me,
 cams through ssfsly. IL wss my intention ss have kept kind of diaryi but ihis soon foaad would bs work of no prs6t, but Of mach tOil The to- poRraphy of the way s ss frssh before me as whsn passed the several places. sud may yet write something respecting is. The read set est Go wit. Grsggsl s decidedly good read h dry wsa- ther; bat rsining. did when passed t, It is . very dlfReaIt one ,O Pass with wagens. We lest some or 800 miles by going the way of Santa Fs. Thisis smsll item on journey. AgAia. ws lest 100 miles by taking tho road to Santa CTais.
 arrived h California few days bsfers the gsns- ral election under the constitution, but declined ting. bscasss did not wish to becoms Identified with that which could not approve of. It is saId here that the whole affair of the constitution was drawn up in the hand writing of the vies President of the United States, and that the original papers are now in California. If this is true. t argues bat little In favor of FREnoSr, who Is hguriag largely in this country. and expects much from the fatuFs operations Of the St..e government.
 have little of the eoantry. that tt would be impossible for to give you any reliable iafor- nation respecting it. The valley in which ws are. is some 60 miles long by 10 wide, surrounded by . range of high mountains, laying beyond . range of low bills, which covered with uxsriaHt growth of grass; there Is none 90 verdant in May ia Ar. kansas. The soil is of the very best quality fer wheat, corn, potatoes, and in word, for all that is to be eaten. A garden be had here In full bloom the whole year. lt is said that wheat yields forty and fifty bushels 10 the acre with the miserable cal turs of the Spaniards.
 The moral condition of the country is truly de- porable- Popery is here in ils most gloomy and
 
 as,ride the conscience of every man, woman and child In the whole land, does any one dare 10 say aueht against his reverence. I have seen but few men. and not one woman, possessed of even the outlines of eduratIon none of them know anght of the geography of even Mexico. The whole is mixed with the Indian blood to such an extent as to render the populaiOn dark as In dians, with few exceptions These are of the old stock, and mostly from Sonora, in Mexico. 1 hsvs seen few girls who somewhat whiter. but these are few indeed. If had society here, am well pleased with hs country, 90 far as seen by me.
 Gold has been found in the whole range of hill aud mountain from Oregon to San Juan, on the the coast below this. There are now in the mountains making diligent search for the precious stuff we are in high hopes that their search will not be in vain. Should gold be discovered near this place, it will be of immense importance to the coun try and The preseat emigrants who are here.
 I; is strange to reaii1e the fact that I am where there is more any far Test; few miles. and the immense Pacific presents its surface, extending to China and India. have not yet been to the coast. put shall soon do
 Our Government has purchased a good Geal of trouble with the country. The Navajo and Apache Indians will never be at peace with the Spsniards and they regard as right unalsnable to rob them. and Kill if they resist; this, they openly aver The latter numerous and wsrIike; they reside in the Gila moun untains, where they have the most secure protection for pursuit invasion indeed. the whole northern part of Sonora affords them safety from almost any amount of force.
 Our Government must procure an additional slip, the whole length of the Gila. by say % leagues tn width; this will extend to the Santa Cruz river It would be preferable to extend this 30 lsagues this would include Jusadi, which s the outpost of Sonora. In constructing railroad to the southern part of Califerna, this purchase would Dc ndspen- sable. ss a road of no kind could be made on the west side; indeed the line should be down the oo rsdo to its mouth. The slip of country alluded to is the finest part of Sonora 1t is capable Of suppor ting 900, 900 of inhabitants. California must be very populous from the fact that several large cities must grow up, and the valleys fertile, and well suited to agriculture. Cotton could be grown here to great advantage; the stalks would remain green ,hroughourthe winter, | In few weeks, l shall go 10 the mines; Robert and John will return in the fall; and, If James should not come out, will go to Lima, tho Sand wich Islands. to winter. I am now employed ia learning the Spanish language. which l find no l light matter.
 Respectfully, &c, W.W.s.