The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-09-28
cALIFoRNih A. IT ~.

Intelligent men h..o Aoowu nll along, 6r
the wholo-of the last tive years, that nine-
tcnths oC the multitude ofmcn who go 10 Cal
iforniai experience lhc most bitter 'lisappoiut,
mcnt imaginable, and often would give years
orhard roil ifrhcyru1'ri hut rummnuh tho
means Of returning spccdily,whilo q few pro-
fcssonal men some spcculitor, and nov and
then u lnhnrine man, better thcir condition
hy going % the land or quld The prapric-
tors OF stcanhonis and vessels employed in
taking men and goods to Calilurnia, are do
ieg ss.'ll, and III! eauiinur 20 10 10. long
Is they cNnkccp up the excitement through
the Agency Of lcttcrT Wrttcu at their request,
uud publirtcd often At their expense in pa
per- in their interests
An intelligent friend Of ours who has been
in that country year or two, and who is sirf
there sent the laia-
steamer, down to August /, in which he hns
marked several items for our particular no
ticc. The following is one of them, hr hav-
ing with his, pencil crossed out1hc word" Chill
IdH', IN thc printcd copy as seen below, and
written, instead thereof, the words "TtTds
Rangers and other border dcperadoeS,7 the
real persons complained Of
"Gangs IF Myicdns 0, Chiiaip have been
discovered prowling within the past few
nights about tho Dclno house, the Mountain
Inn, and several other well known taverns on
the road from Sonora 70 knights Ferry. At
the Dclno House,fvc or siN omcd Mcxicans,
at midnight, rode round the house several
times, apparently accommodating and consd-
ering the chances of success in the event ofa
10 pillage the place Tho two
inmates watched thoit' opportunity and ftrt
unob-crycd retiring TO the plains, where they
met some acquaiutaucCE, who returned with
them, but no depreciation had been commit
ted On "Wednesday morning, about one o.
clock, party OF seven arm al foreigners rode
scycral Times round the Mountain Inn. The
dogs belonging 20 tho establishment first gave
the alarm, but they were in part pacifed by
thc armed force with beef, which they stole
from n line near the house. Aftcr reconnoit-
cring the place for some Time, they took the
road 20 Stockton. These signs clearly Judi
cate, in connection with the recent murders,
that there is band of desperate men, rob
bcrs, cut-throats, asSassins, which we must
get rid OF, if We can-"fortlhly if We must"
Al the bottom of the above article he adds
in pencil mnrk.=@Hell is paradise comPar-
ID with this country"
The same friend enclosos. the following
item, evidently cut from Missouri paper and
adds in pencil, at the bottom OF it, "Ilhe bes
, article Thare seen en- CALIFORNIA;"
'Ninc trnths, probably niuCtpen-twpntierhI
/ Of California is not aud probably never ear
+ bU, n mt HuUdr ioI civilized ruHu. II has poiC
III. 1 al. I. III
II has. Even II these metals abound there
a. the -iaere -ehasteHaa- alsd- -aheH- 4eeeaf,ts
roprescnt,and we are inclined to believe they
do, the rush of adventures from quarters Of
| the world less highly favored than n. Hnmp-
shire will throw into California a mass of
men 20 great that the aggregate profits Of
gold hunting, averaged among them all, will
probably he but moderate compensation fol
the time and labor cNpended-and a. most
wrctched compensation It will be for the toll,
suflerings and sacrifices Of men, who abandon
even tolerably good homes elsewhere. Lot
I it be recollectcd thai mining, where il is not
well regulated hy the steady oplightened al
cautious application of capital, in regions sur
rounded by highly civilized communities, is a
most barharous business OF all the search
es for ores and metals, gold hunting, on the
principle of "eacL n,an for himself and the
devil for ms all. as ii Is and must be in Cali
ifornia, in barren, savage country. two thou
sand miles from "any where" has always had
most infamous character. In California, as
we have sai5ii it must pUrtake somewhat of
that character. Outlaws and men of despcr-
ato fortune and lesnerate heart, will dock
Fthither because it s sy6ei1,thc fruits of v hish
they covet and the, ,desuhor-y, gasn tlinE char
acter of the pursuit aler which has a wild
chaun for thdin.
Taking then into consideration the nature
of the enterprise or its rewards mon well to
do at home, and who have fitness for other
pursuits, have no business TO venture ON IL
Young men, who have nothing;Rnd who have
made up their minds that they can do moth
ing in New Hampshire. may perhaps be OK
cused in banishing themselves 70 Califor-
nio. Men who 60 out expecting 10 mako
profit on goods; and sporting gentlemen"
whose tools in trade will no doubt be in great
demand there may also be excused for Saok-
ing their fortunes IN California. But again
we say, let no steady, sober, industrions,skill-
ed, well set,led man in New Hampshire run
sfter This palnted Nision