Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-02-27
From the Wayn- Coaaty Wing
From California.
'PLEAsASr RErRE,r.' Alto California, J


further OF than California. or has got lost among
The Gold Mines and mountains. WHITTIER he " a.
Fastening at last adyices. You need not BE-
alarmed. however, for / assure you the chap il
neither lost nor starved. He still lives and
nouTishes and Is carrying on in such a mamie,
as is herein after disclosed. When wrote YOU
my last letter, in Sc ptem ber, was on ship board
gong to San Francisco. Reaching that city in
safety l was gratIheo to get letters from no me,
aud also fTee copies of the wing To Que
VINO had been sonc sir months on the Plains
Isolated and shut out from the word, Without
hearing word from those '.orei oaes len arou nd
whom cluster ardent affections, such u treat as
had at San Francisco, to be appreciated. must be
enjoyed. Writing few letters ani tespatchin 2
specify, such business as demanded my atteu-
ton, fastened ship board again the same
evening Of my arrival. and the morning breeze
was hurry ing me away to the mou n,ans and the
mines. l had pleasant and fast sail TO near
sacramento city, where the ship went foul OF
/ SAND bar. with a fair prospect 10 remain for
awhile. This not suiting my notions of going
AHEAD got ashore. and set off for town. Sup
plying myself with a few days' rations, l set off
about sunset for the mountains The moon shone
hneIy, and walked rapidly Till the morning
star ehone above the horizon. Turning aside
from the road. and wrapping myself in nv blan-
ket, slept I'LL broad day light. Ny ecanty
Tie a; despatched. was soon on the road again,
and after tramp OF more than 100 miles, made
III three days aud a night-carrying my provis
out any eui,ie TO, definite information of their
whereabouts. reached my party. operating Ia gin
up on the 'Yuber River III the very heart of
the Sierra Nevada mountains. The night be-
fore re aching their camp, having but a single
ton oil raw beef. compelled to lie with
this under NV heed, nv trusiy Ride and Borie
hnue at my side, to prevent II from being de-
voured by the wolves and eVsiy bears, that
prowlei round me all night Thus guarded how
ever, my meat was safe, AMI slept soandiy.--
On reaching camp all were well ana in fiat s,ir-
its. the pack muies, with provisions that started
from Sacramento y hen | left that place for san
Francisco. having arrived II camp. asIlrr lirec-
;ion of the Guide that met them. on the even
ing before. Since thea have devoted myself
strictly TO 10 ling boatlerS, using the pick and
shovel, ana lingering the rocks Such ugly
business tIs, nom your know ledge Of my DIS
position and habits. Won kuo@ woAi! not per.
form with free good viii. If il dill not piY we'll.
We remained on the \ ubrr' ti.i hate IN Oc;o-
Der, when, from the near approach Of winter and
the RAINY season. We deemed II most prudent To
look for winter quarters IN more ho~pltible
region. Our present locality. aud chosen place
for winering. is the hiyhan Is. tiA4t separates
The waters Of tire Bar aui : uJer' Rivers.
about 20 miles northeast Of Sacramento CITY.
Safely housed IN a good old fashioned wing ior
cahtH, with an improvement. for instead of the
latch string keep the door open all the while,
(hasing 10 shutter We bid defiance TO the howl
ing storm or beating rains. The rains comtnenc
ed on the lst inst, and continued with little in
PERMISSION M to the ooI since ,hen,h. ya,,h
er has been clear and cool. The crl-red aud
summit of the Sierra Eev.,-la' ana
the lofty Coast range to the west. OF both which
had ii fine view to-day from mountain point
near our re- ~idence are covered :, nh an unbro
ken and evidently. immense bed of snow. Tn.
peaks IN our immediate vicinity capped with
snow while M. valleys and ,,hla IAN = ar, no
coming green with fresh grow tn Of beautiful
and tender grass. giving even TO M, in1.scrib,.
bio rourh ,noun,ei, r.ri,n most ,;c,,ras,.,
and beautiful appearances
The rainy season does not usn,Ilvconoanca
as ar, n viset tai ab,n, Christmas IN. "a,
tires think we shall have Same weeks Of roo
v.oa,Iarva,
Bat in my last letter 7 was able +, .riva Won
hrt hide rela Li. ufortna,io, IN rafrau.. Ia tho
mines. | promised Won t-t,5ls vh.n nersoual
observation ehonItcn,hi. mo to sneak conf en,
IL and corrscIly This il what Won want
They want:o know The extern, an4 ricf.a-~- !.
tl,e>e ,nines an the inf,rri,ffon 10 be r,Itb..
must be tl,. r. suit of personal observation to =
considerable. extent Several months Of parso- i
n-l intercourse with miners from every portion
of In. country. and actnal operation. both on /
the rivers and in The dry dipr,aS rn,bl. me I, T
rive Won such information ax may b.. conf lent
ly relied upon and from which nv frien Js may
safely make their calculations and business ar
la regard to the exient and r;;,
ness Of these mines. [ assure YOU truth il strtng-
: than fiction. 1hc trto,e rast reyion from Nor
,co to Orecon and from, The Summit Of tie Sierra
Ne,nda' to tie l-aNey Of The Sacramento AMI San
Joqquin, seems iuDrrgn,ted. 10 greater or les,
degree with gold All is voiranic-aurir.rous
A nd even beyon! these extended limits on both
SIDES Of the coast range, and On several stream.
in Oregon | learn gold has heen fou,I Raj
the mines are now being successfully wrought
10 my knowledge over a space Of near 500 miles +
in length and VARYING from 81 to 20 miles in +
with. When | fist reached the country and /
passed through the mineral region nv impress
SONS were rather unf,yorabie I thonpht the
gold was confined in the main TO the streams /
NV first Impressions however have been cor
--cted by actual observation, and experience =
The gold is found i'm the deep eannons through
which the rivers force their way from the sum
nit of the eat Sierra to the valleys below. 1t
8 found in like vast abundance in the Ravines
md flats on the highlands thousands of feet
above the river bottoms OF the richness Of
hese mines can form an adequate idea.
[.et f1cts-actual results speak and from these,
ct every one ind re for himself On the Nub.r