Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-09-19
0rThe follow ing is an extract from u
letter from Newporier in California, to
his friends in this town -

a great many females are focking into
the country from Sydney, and other British
Colonial and Convict settlements many of
these Sydney women can be bought for
four OF five ounces, for house-keepers, if
application is made soon after the vessel
arrives at San Francisco.
While was in Sacramento City, some
enterpr>ing Yankt es brought JoSn three
or four thousand pounds OF snow from the
Sierra Nevada, which they sold readily at
one dollar per pound (; and such a ruth as
there was to the bar rooms, and saloons,
on that memorable occasion, VAS never
known before, in that great :. city of the
west" no, even by the L" Oldest uirabi-
tan'.' Iced punches, miut juleps, sherry
coblers, and all Of those mysteriousy con-
cocted beverages, peculiar 10 hot weather,
flowed in unbroken streams down the
throas of dusty citizens of this citr and
vicinMy , in consequence Of these potatlons,
grea, many we're cons derably clerdtcd,
and no, few were laid low and blt the
dust. rs for me, bring a staunch " Son
of Temperance ol Pacific Star Division,
No. L., Sacramento Cry," could not in
dulge in any OF these tempting beverages,
but made il up in iced soda alter, mead
and ice creams We are getting all the
luxuries that people enjoy at home, only
We have to pay rather high for them.
In Auburn. on the 4th Of July, the Min
ers had grand ce ebraiion +; PROFESSIONS
with banners flying, music playing, aud a
great deal Of the 'Pomp and circumstance,
usual on such occasions, was displayed.-
The Artillery used was manufactured from
pine logs, several Of which . busted,
with great noise, thereby adding to the
glory oi The occasion 4 sumptuous din
ncr was rar,aken ofat the Empire Hotel,
Ga log cabin) an Grafton vas delivered by
Capt. George Howland, of Newport, and
the ic' ,iyitics concluded with grand
d
f,Oo Of whom could dance and cne hun
dred and fifty genleineu. They tripped
the light fantastic until the grey light Of
morning peeped in upon their r,vels, when
they departed to their several "place, Of
abode" And thus was the anniversary
of our glorious independence celebrated
amid the venerable hills, golden valleys
aud majestic fores's Of this far-oG land of
Promise.
AZ an evidence Of the luxurcu. habits of
CaIornians, | will aslonsh yon little by
stating .ha, they actually smoke tobacco in
golden pipes. | have seen lhem III Sacra-
mento CITY made of pure gold, beautifully Y
finished, and worth from sixty to a hun
dred dollars and it is no, rare. after din
ner, to see a man sitting on the ba cony Of
some frst-rate hotel, with his heels on the
rails, very cooly smoking hundred do'!ar
pipe, or picEins his teeth with dianond-
mounted golden ,ooIhpick. ! expect soon
to see them eating from gold plates
There are some great wdlterS in Cali
fornia, for almost all who 90 to the Mines,
journey there footJdck, as the Western man
says and they sometimes perform great
pedestrian feals. ID. and myself walked
Uiy-one niles one day last winter, twenty
three of them before breakfast, to which
we did ample Justice, aud tho meal being
luo dolIalS each. we rechoned that they
made but little out of us on that occasion.
When went to Sacramento City FROM
Auburn, short time snce, there being no
vehicles bound ,hithcr, except ox-teams,
which travel rather ,ardily, | was cons,rain-
ed 10 go a-ioot walked 10 miles before
breakfast, and % afterwards, making Az
in all, before dinner. which ] ate about
3 u. NJ. and this, too, on the hottest day
Of this summer, when at . T. NJ. the iher.
mometer stood a, 10 in the shade, where
no sun ha been during the day. What
must il have been a, noon, on the road -
1t reminded me of Old times in other lands.
On the road between here and Sacramento
City, there is Tavern or road-side Inn,
that bears a sign board, on which is wit.
ten IN large letters, " LET UP AND
JINGLE" IL was translated thus
" let up" means halt, stop or reign up
your horses 4" Jingle" is Il delicate hint
for travellers to rattle their silver and gold,
or jingle il on the counter, and spend II
freely for liquors, refreshments, food and
lodging.
When came to the mines this Sping,
the whole route was literally a hOwer-gar-
den, where many OF The rares, and most
beautiful flowers | ever saw grew in abun-
dance ; the grass, TOO, was deeply dark
and beauii fully green, and tho face Of na-
lurc was clean, cool and refreshing Nov
how dilleren, The flowers have dis p
peared, the gras. IS yellow aud withercd,
and the earth is parched, dusty, aud dirty,
the mere looks of which makes one hot and
thirsty, The weather is hot, such as you
m the +" Eden OF America have no con-
ccp,on Of. It's sad that when some Of
the Miners cook dinner. they merely put