Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-02-13

friend 10 in tho midst Of the gold diggers. and
that whilst all those around him arc doing well,
We spprehend he 10 doing the same.
''3eveFaI persons, We learn, will leave tins
town and the surrounding country in the course
Of a few weeks for California. -Four persons We
also learn will 60 from Washington We wrh
them oil success. good health AMI heaps Of gold"
-fWsyne Co. tIa.I Wing, Feb. 8.
Tae Mine, their Ex.eat nnd Richness.
These were the all absorbing subjects Of uni
versal interest when left the States. Aui |
presume contiEu. TO be 50. The trouble there
was to knox the truii,-whai Of the thousand
stories to believe aud what to discard. Isay 10
you, beIieoe .chaiecer has been or may he icrtuen
from. California in reference to tie ertent and rich
ness Of Tie Coll Hines. The whole country,
from near the SUNNI. Of Sierra Nevada to the
Valley Of the STANDARDIZATION the head Of
that STREAM, to tho head Of The "San Joaquin,
seem. to b. in,pregnated with Gold. In every
stream the precious metal is fou nd in rich de
po.its.. washed down from the golden hills In
sImost every ravne more OF less gold - found,
and many Of them rich beyond all conception.
Gold is found alike in the bosom Of the hits and
the mids, Of tho valleys. The whole country
10 surifferuus aud sol exists hers in such album
dance as il un,eard OF ia the history Of tbs world
Two youths, without experience 10 ripen jndg
ment, or any knowledge Of mining, who come
out with took ont much as $40 euct', in
. single day the Uber river. The gold was
exceedingly coarse, pieces weighing one and u
half ounces. Three men who also came over
in my company, took out Of n dry ravine, pear
where we have fixed our winter quarters, % oun-
ccs before noon. From The same rav!ne there
has been taken upwards Of $4,000 in GOLD.
within the last fopr weeks. New rarines
being constantly discovered from which men
taking from All ounce to their pound PR day.
oil around us. I might enufne rate instances Of
similar fortune I'LL you would be tired Of reading
them. The mines are being rought with equal
success along the Who'll. slope Of the Sierra for
200 miles North ind 800 South. Judge for your.
self Of the inc adjustable character Of these
mines. confess with my present information
ION the ground as am. I eau fix no boundary
to tho extent Of those nnes--no limit to tn.
quantity Of goId.
Let no one be dazzlcd with tho prospect Of H.
limitsbe wealth, and Imagine Il, I nothing i, TO
be- dono bust come to California and g,ther TN.
precious metal NJ you would pebbles Oh tho
shore. The instances have given you the
rich specme ns--you have only the golden sile
Of the picture.
While there thousands growing rich, there
are also thousands who return to the States a
poor as when they left. THIS would seem, at
first, q singular fact, taking into consideration
tho Sichncss and extent Of the gold region. And
yet IL 10 true. In reaching here from the States
there are many difficulties to be encountered, Of
which shall speak in another letter. The tour
across the Plains IAN extended notice Of which
would be pleased to furnish you did time and
space pcrmit,) is exceedingly severe and tries
,i,e stoutcst constitutions The travel by water
istedious and unhealthy. and those coming round
by the Horn reacl, here -nuervated AMI to
great extent unfit for I,bor.--Wbcn they get
here. instoud Of finding tho COLL growing on ,i,.'
trees, il is found generally difuscd--jii'icut OF
access. Tho country in winch il is to be found
in such abundance is exceedingly rough. The
rivers, on which most OF the mining is done,
plunge through terrible Kenyons viii, mountains
towering thousands Of feet high on either side.
The Bars where the gold is mostly found are
immense beds Of Boulders weighing from one
pound to u ton These are to be ha nd-d before
the gold can be had. Under ordinary circum-
stances the gold is difficult to obtain. and
not be had without hard labor.-Industry aud
economy requisite here as elsewhere if
man expects TO become rich by mining Fro
visions although abundant in tho country. are
scarce and difficult to get in the mines. The
miner must expect to live rery hard and work
hard; content himself under all circumstances.
he will not succeed in this country. Many
persons have come to California who have never
been accustomed to hard labor and cannot en-
dure it. Then again there are thousands here
who cannot endure the secluded. mountaineer,
rough kind Of life compelled to lead in
these mountains. There is then another class
OF men who come here, their heads fillod with
golden visions which vanish before stern reality
snd leave . victim disappointed, dissatisfied, and
ready TO hasten back to the States with a horri-
bio tale about California. Combine all these
classes. and you have a very large number in
California who will be small sharers in the NIL
lions Of Treasure being exhumed from the bow
els Of these mountains.
The hardy, rugged, industrious class of men.
Who como here to work. possessing both the
will and the ability to labor will make their for
tunes. ! think from what am able to observe
that any man that has health aud will be indus
srious, can calculate to make hi, ounce of gold
per day. Among the thousands Of Iaboring
men now hero at work. few Of them maxi II 9
less than this. while y large portion make three
times this amount.
In regard to tho number here have def
mite information. They are here from almos.
every Nation under Heaven. all eagerly seeking
after gold.
And, although we have Government or
Iaw, yet peace and the bes; possible order pre-
walls. Crime is almost unknown in the mi mes.
The stories Won hear of murders, robberies.
ihefts. Sc, in this country are all CANNON
No new country in the world was ever occup cd
by more intelligent. peaceabIe and orderly
population, than California at the present time.
You ask, will the mines not soon be all occu-
rrdY Contemplat their extent and richness as
have described the IN, and answer the query for
yourself. l presume that generations yet I'M
bern " i'll come 10 California TO Gig gold.