Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1850-10-31
FROM CALIFORNIA-RETURN-
ING EMIGRANTS.

Information has been received by
telegraph to ST. Louis, that the follow.
ing gentlemen residents Of this county,
arrived at New York on the 10Th, d.
rect from California: Weston +. Birch,
Jas. L. Birch, S. c. Hutcheson, Jas. ?.
Morrison, Josiah TindaIl, Jas. Tindall,
Thos. M. Lewis, r. Basket, and James
H. Patton. They ought 10 reach home
by to-day. Several Of these gentle
men, it will be recolec,el, crossed the
plains las. spring; the cause Of their
early return is not yet known, but the
prevailing opinion seems to be that
they reached the country in time TO
witness the explosion Of the golden
bubble" We h:ve conversed with a
number of persons recently from that
coustry, as well as perused several LET.
tiers written by persons who went out
this and last year; and it seems 10 be
generally conceded that the harvest is
passed. The country is overrun with
gold seekers, speculate and swinders;
business of every kind is very much
cut down, and thousands Of persons are
DESTROYS of leaving the county, bu,
have no, the means 10 ,dssray the ex.
Pense. .....
The following extract, taken from q
letter written by Doc,. c. D. CLEvE
LAND, TO his father, will be read with
interest. The letter was dated,
SACRAMENTO CYry, Aug. 3Oih, 1850.
From all accounts there has been a
great deal of distress on the plains this
season; in fact, families tina, were indie.
pendent at home. that is, able 10 live
comfortably aud happy, have sold ou,
their homes, give up their farms, which
ever supplied them with the means of
afelicitous existence and placed them.
selves in a condition Of difficulty, power.
~ and even want, indeed deplorable
One instance now presents itself TO my
mind: gentleman, now fifty years of
sge, lief, the northern pu,. Of Missouri
lasl spring for California. having sold
his farm and re,inqni.hed the many
comforts he had been Fol years bring
ing about him purchased an oulh! for
California and laid out nearly the whole
proceeds in stock. On the way he
lost all his stock. left nearly al! his
wagons. and arrived here a poor man.
with a wife and large family ol
children, all heretofore accustomed to
az easy life. California will do for d
Young man, who is foolloose, able Io
live here, there, or anywhere, or dc
anything that may present itself, but
for man who has a family, (uniess he
be capitalist, and have business torn
30 use his money to advantage) il il
one Of The poorest countries on The face
of The earth. Things are most rapidly
changing here, there is no society, and
nothing is organized or stable.
Our city has been andis exceedingly
healthy this season. Las, year, at this
time, physicians were making their for.
tunes. now ibey are hardly meeting
expenses; and as for epuiaIion-mcdi.
cal reputation-lhere is no such thing
the population is so transi,ory--sc
continually changing. Regarding The
face of The country, the upper part o.
California, Il mean about the latitude
Of San Francisco,) is poor agricultu
raj country, as general thing and III,
lower part, about Los Angeles, is almos
unsettled, and when settled, free labor
would not be depended upon. II 10 Ut
serly impossible for one in The space Of
a letter to give an idea--s full idea-ol
this most diversified and extensive
country. There are fertile and beauti.
ful.spots lis true, but The most of them
are too limited in their extent for much
variety. and for anything but Whea,
and fsw vegetables, will require irri'
CATION, which is always troublesom e
and sometimes expensive. Regarding
business. sudden influx of population,
and an active spiri, Of competition is
cutting things down rapidly" .