New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-02-09


they are al the grand central depot for all the
Northern mines, which are by far the richest ac-
cording % al accounts where they may oe 500 a.
rectly 70 tbe consumers.
From this Circumstance the land lying bacE irofn
the river VIII become proporionao!y o. more Nalae
than that of San Francisco, as the irade 'i 1'le
back country. Teams coming IN from the n.hes
sar gods viii stou Il the nearest stores brokers
xiii lind II more desirable 70 have Their oiaces a.
the upper part Of the city 70 catch the miner az ne
comes in ready 20 SCI! bis dust SX mics ABOVE
sscrsrneuto there 10 a bar On winch tnere = Do'
NOR. than three feet water IN summer AMER
crossing this for ore hundred and eighty mMes
fbcre /. no place in the channel where there IL not
SIX feet Of " alter at present Owing 70 the snags
which impede their progress, the boats which now
ply Ibis distance are obliged 10 AVOID the channel
and make their way in shoal waters. Capt MAJ
usrd % whom ] am indebted for my Information
saws that in exploring the nver IN the steamer
Washington, drawing only ils inches, be wal
obliged 70 leave the main channel and run N two
md three feet water 70 AVOID these snags, and thai
ten men with whipsaw and boat, IN four week.
could render the rver navigable for steamers draw
ing three feet Of water al ieast 30 miles above
Sacramento City By the ryer but not more thar
l0J by land. Frequently you fDd fsh wiers extend
ing the river which have been constructed "
the Indians for catching salmon. These are 10"
| ever easily removed. As yoD 20 beyond vernon
=
the banks become higher and the timber more
abundant and Of better quality.
| Steamer. drawing three feet water can roh U
| ths mouth Of the Yuba nver ten months N tus
| year and somewhat higher ON estoer river ~
/ American Fork IS not navigsDe any csIhhCe'
believe that one 81 my former le'tsrs as q ,raa
ted to convey the impression that Sacramento III!
,Qss very unhealthy bat am told that It 70 not the
case and that the great number OF SICK persons
there in the Summer and all, are those that come
| rom the mines 10 get cured.
| Now. Messrs Editors / have had my say
| Sacramento City Hasn't Occured to you WINE yol
| were reading this letter that the writer was ~
terested in enhancing the value Of real estate.
| very frankly confess that ] an the owner ol -
| house lots and AZ tho came trus permit me b ssl
that for that very have especially aYoldeo
any exnggeratiOn in praise Of II IN comm ercia
poin, of view, and have not even alluded TO ITS
superiority Of climate over that Of San Francisco.
HOMEWARD BOUED-EMBARKIN0
CHACREs, Jan p.
Thus far have come toward my home-a change
has come over nv spirit. ] once more gay
with Joyous anticipaiions after nearly one year
OF strange and eventful hfe. Improved IN sight
health and experence-wth more profound
knowledge OF human nature, and last, not least p
little additional weight 10 my PURSE have ever
reason 10 be thankful.
On the last day Of December we were 10 be on
OOlrQ the oregon as sue was " fhht HSI utIW
ture from Gan Francisco nj o'clock the night OF
the lst of January. embarked early 10 the after
noon III order o. avoid the crowd. and deposited
MY luggage safely and again returned 10 the shore
70 look after some papers which had left Ny
business detained me till the tide was running ont
with it's utmost force, and although we kept ~
under neighboring Point to distance Of nearly halt
a mile above the steamer, which lay about mule
from shore we were unable to reach her, and fell
alongside OF a bark about quarter Of mile short
Of the steamer, where we were obliged 10 lose two
hours waiting for the tide 10 slack, when we again
put oil in our whaeboat and succeeded IN reaching
the OREGON surrounded BY crowd O! boats.
SANTA BARBARA-sAE DIEGO
some Of the passengers did not succeed IL get
ting on board until near daylight, having been ever
SINCE the previous evening n'tbeir boats one gen
tlemhn paid 300 20 the boaiman T. get him Oh
board He was carried nearly down to LadsOllio
The steamer was detained by the want Vi punctu
atty Of the passengers for three quarters OF an hour
afrer the time appointed for her departure II raued
at the time but cleared up as soon rs we were out
Of port That evening we reached Monterev about
10 O'Clock, took on board several passengers, aud
were on our way IN an hour tor Santa Barbsia,
where we arrived the night Of the third day
and here we were detained four or FIVE hours,
which permitted ne 10 get a sketch Ot the town,
one Of the plcasaniest places in Cahiornla. The
climate il deiiciOus--iruits and vegetation abund-
ant The town is charmngly situated On slight
ly inclined plain bounded by high hills. rising one
above another till they were lost IN the clouds
lust nbove the tO~u and little TO its LETT IN beau
tiiul location. stands the Mission Of Santa Barbara.
surrounded by is gardens OF exquisite fruits and
flowers Soon after leaving Santa Barbara We saw
the propeller Hartford, on her way 20 san Francis
CO On the 4th we entered the harbor OF san DE
20 about O'Clock. where we lay TIL noon, taking
on board beevcF which the natives DIVE down 10
near the landing, and then one throws a lasso
round the horns and another throws his round the
hind leg snd by these means the animals
brought 10 the boats, very sklliully thrown upon
their sides and are then made % SWIM nstern OF
the boat 10 the steamer and h0sted ou board and
peut VI sill needed for food. The town OF San DE
90 is several miles above the landing. at which
there is a respectable looking house, occupied by
the officers stationed there, and four OF five board
shantees formerly occupied repositories for hides
The hide houses were standing when went up IN
March. The house built by the officers has beeu
erected since Beside these there We're iroin iorty
TO iiit\ tents that have been pitched by Immigrants
who are there waiting for passage up 10 san Fran.
CISCO From those who went ON shore learned
that they were GENERALLY well and in good spirits.
The numerous tents scattered on the shores Of a
place 500 miles from thes destination impresses
one with the mmensity oi the tide of immigration
setting into tina, tar oil growing country.
MAzATLAN-BAYARD TAYLOR
Or next stopping place was Mazatlan at which
We arrived ON the 9th Mazatan is very pleas
ant and clearly town, for q Mexican town, and the
LARGEST at which we touched the route. Its
hsrbor is remarkably peculiar there are situated
at its entrance two immense nocks OF hills, directly
opposite each other, which reminded me OF two
sleeping lions guarding the portal They are about
a quarter of mile apart This IS Ide most PIC
turesque of any Of the ports az which we touched,
and | might be tempted ~ give YOU more detail.
sd description were il not that the more able and
graphic pen OF the interchangeable BAYARp TAYLOR,
who left us At this point 90 cross Meyico will most
probably better fulfill that task. TAILOR by
the by. has gone over more ground than ans other
traveller in California, in shor. a space Of time,
and by bis universal good huinor and obliging dis
position won as many friends any other man.
His departurewss very generally regretted by those
on boani. He hiss made some very faithful and
clever sketches, which | believe are intended as
Illustrations for book upon California
AcAPrLCo-vIsIT TO THE sHIP-DlFFlcULTY
ON SHORE.
From Mazatan We proceeded to Acapulco ar
riying On Saturday evening about dark We had
quiet nights rest in this land-locked hsrbor, sur.
rounded on al sides By high hills As our boats Ap-
prcached the beach We We're greeted by crowd OF
Nexicans each anxious 10 take us upon ms shou
ders and carry us 70 dry land, by which means they
pick up considerable change on the arrival Of each
s,aaroer Tho r.ash of nasSengers WAS Tor the