New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-22
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CARSON VALLEY Saturday. sept IL i62V
MEssRs EplToRs: My last letter was dated
from Salmon Trout River. | may have been
mistaken in the name Of the river | am now at
the Mormon Station, Carson ALLEY That letter
was written about IS miles east OF this place.
Since our arrival here we have been prospecting
on the east side of the Valley, but SO lar have
met with no success, although there are reports
here among the traders Of rich dIgglngS IN that
quarter believe there are rich digglngs IN the
mountains around this Valley, and also on
Truckey River but they are hard TO lind and
and another OF the party having business to az
tend to IN Stockton, expect to leave tomorrow.
The balance of the party Will remain few days
longer. 1t is now pretty cold and raining hard
Winter, in the mountains, is close at hand
Three days ago reports here were that most OF
the immigrants, in consequence OF rumor OF
the Cholera on this side of the Orty-mlle desert
had taken the route by Truckey River, from the
Sink This route leads to the extreme northern
mines. To-day reports are that the TruCkey
route IS SO rugged that many had returned to the
Sink, and the tide was turning this way again
tits certain that many have taken the Truckey
route
Times. on the Carson Valley route, are hard
with the traders The market is Overstocked
with everything particularly -four except meat
Beef in order to kill is scarce, and Pork sells at
70 cents.
We are now encamped at the Mormon Station
about halt way down Carson alley. Last Sum
mer, about twenty Mormous, from Salt Lake on
their way to California, found gold on this side of
the mountains and built in Carson Valley two
immense log houses, intending to winter here
Changing their minds, they sold out to trader
named More from Stockton Some have gone to
the settlements in California, and others have re
turned to Salt Lake with stock purch ased from
the immigrants Mr.. More has learned from the
Indians that snow is never more than oot deep
III Carson ALLEY, although the mountains are
covered with it to great depth and he intends
to winter here if be can get up party strong
enough in case of need, for defense against tho
Indians Gold will undoubtedly be found in guam
titles on this side OF the mountains but setting
aside TINS consideration the agricultural resources
OF this Y alley will be sufficient to induce our PEG
pie to settle it, and before many years II will sup.
port large and thriving population The Indians
of this region not n very warllke race, AMI are
not to be dreaded Fifty men, well armed, and
living in log houses, would be safe. The Winter,
think, is not as severe as in many OF our North
ern States. The valley is about thirty miles long,
and from ten 70 fifteen miles wide. The noun
tains are covered with p.4a timber and every
hundred yards along the whole extent OF the ' al
lev. n stream of pure ice cool water rlshes from
the mountain side, irrgatlng the bottom land
which produces a most luXUrlant growth ol grass
On many of those streams there are excellent
mill sites Mr.. More, of the Mormon Station, has
the construction OF a saw and grlst mill already IN
contemplation. The soil is rich alluvlal with
mixture of granite sand, washed from the noun
tains Here, then, is everything necessary for the
support of an agricultural population Climate
soil timber, pasturage and water .,.
Yours truly, IL "lhsON.
Rlcu LANps--The range of the Sierra Nevada
terminates at the north in two spurs One ran
ming nearly due north and the other about north
vest. The Pit River before it empties into the
Sacramento, waters part of the immense vale.
between these two spurs. We have been in
formed by gentleman who has spent the summe
in the northern section of the State, that there ar
in this valley, between Goose lake and Noun
Shasta, immense tracts of extremely fertile an'
well watered land. He also discovered an ex
ceent pass leading from the valley over in
westerly direction toward Reddings Ranch. W.
should think that there might be much fertile an'
unoccupied land found in Mendocino County ANY
information touching the agricultural resources o
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