Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-04-08

They increased tum srar IN wear. - ih7t ~ le1D
/ r,l.nl Fremont hsd i,rl~ fFruly ~ calhng he
ia aiatd sttne fvt hundrsd fs tug men.
I ~ the ch.c ii The nith N-xrn II Wa supp sell
hat ihcfe werr, arnjinf Discharged yianrrrs In a.
ten fren thausani Americans snd taIi'ofn'7ns, ~
elusive 81 c,nver'sj lhdlans II til" lrfi1rs. he en-
migration of Ahrrctn ctz.s N l. 10. Mp Ia tie Il 81
January last IS mated elby Thousand; 81 the
/ fnfrignefs, twenty Thousand.
The pm Atom ~ Calf mia mss therefore he safely
sci down at $4,000 The commencement Of the pf'
ssnt ysar
lis quite impossible IN rn any lhirg Ike m accu-
- al the nnunhrt Of dams IN the I'm osv.
Since the commencement 81 the ahd especially since
the discovery al gald IN The munans. her nnmb"'s al
lie aud IN the valleys The casl. have yery
much diminished. In fact The whsle serns - be-
rapidly disappearing.
The temajas II vast number Of villages in all the
valleys uf The Sierra Nevada. aud aunng The fai hills
fof that rauee Of mountains suy that distant day
There must have Leu numerous population "hr's there
IS mol an ludian to SEEN There feW sllll
retained IN III service Of The Old Carliaas. bai Tie e.
do 10 mors than fs aud ia tie whole
Territory. 1t s'ij there are large numhrH n lHen
~ the mountains aid valleys about the head wh'rs Of
he San joaquin. along the western lase II hr slsrfa,
and IN The northern art Of The Territory, and thai uey
are hostile. A number # Americans were killed by
them during the last summer 10 attempting 81 penetrate
high up he MYERS IN sfnteh of gid hry als1 drove
one NJ two parties from Trinity fyef They have IA 50
vefal instances attacked poftrs coming from " rrlnrn
,a,,,d t,,., W., ,,as .,,,,,,, WIN, H., w
ILGIlsJ
IS quite impossible 10 (elm any e.tmae II the nun
bc ut thess mountain ndians. some supp,,e lhrre
A. mpav - b,.a bun,aI h,ussnd IN the Territory but
should nat be nrneJ +, believe that there can h. one
thfi Of ai ngmbjf. l. sqpi'c tvtd"ui 'ha they
hostile AID that ihey ought IL BE- claslscd flr the muf-
def- already committed
The small biuds with whom met scafirfed through
The lower PORTIONS al the It hills II the Nera d IA
1#dt he lea lfs A
NEST tho Invest gfade nl human briggs lhey live chrl
y nn &c tns,ra lnsecsaod the kernel of the pine bri
occasionally they catch fish aud gane. They use the
b." and arrow. but are sad Ia he lua lazy and eIfn
naie h make successful hunters lhey not apPrar "a
nave Inc slightest inclination II cultivate ihes II uaf do
they even attempt IT, us lar y could obtain information,
except When they at Induced To enet lie setvee "i le
white Inhabitants lhay have never pretended 10 hold
any interest ~ the sl. have they been treated hy
the Spanish or An'rican inml lttnts as plsscssiue
any. The MeNirtn G0vemmcni uty,r ira ed viii
'l'm fat The purchase Of land or the rsul lsmeHt "a
any eiam irlt "haictrf. They are lazy. Idle 10 the
last degfee, md rithoaph they said be- willing
I" eve ibfr -'tfres Ia any one WIN viii pnVd" thrn
"lh blankets. hes aHd hr'hd, Il IS with much difficulty
'heY can b' made Ia peri IN lahr enough 10 rewaid ihcH
emlI't'ts tor 'nesc sriy limited means If cuuloft.
FORMERLY 1t IA" missions, lhese \" Ia wrre brought up
and las rpcied by the press mdn very G1ad servants
Many vt these, INV attached 10 1nes to be- blth
'u and Intelligent Bat those who are At all IN will
Mud unruyated are most drgtad oljacs # Ii ia
aud ld"nesS
i u i p'sstI' ihh 6nve'nment might, by collsciiug
Ihhm together teach hem IN SOM degfee, thr ats and
hthlis :" e'yHiEfoai ba II We may 0lgr Of thu lniute
tnn The past. hey viii disappear ttuu tie arc 81 TIN
eat'h - the set emenls oil the WHITES extend over the
country. very considerable military or,e will be N
say, however Ia protect the migrants IN the north
efn and southern portions of the territory
CLIMATE
i now come 10 consider the climate The cljmato nj
California IL remarkable in is prrladlcal chances and
n The long nuance uf the wet and DIV se,saus III
vlinp As they d The year int, all nj i,f, al MT,
wbich have a most u. cnaf iufu.pc, an Tho lhr a,,1
ed to apteulfure ana the product. Il the sail and IN f
connect thpmsel yes 81 ins,n,fobly vl all ,L ,,,,
# The country that deem, !, nrn,rr h,,,n, =, ,n,
the causes which produce these clauo.s mad which -
will be seen hs Tins tenott D,rsc,s nm, .x,,i -.
tonr Influence on the c,,mn,rcinl r,,sn.,it,, ,.,
sonress Of lhe country
LISA we'll r,nn,sh,J ,hc,,y ,h,, M, ,.,....,. =, =,
under which the ca ia passes IN H.. dproal ,.yt,,
follow the line of The suns greatest atf,,il,r FL
currents of ar are drawn lovar1a This I'm, r,, -,
distances each side of il; and n, the oar,l ,,y1,.
from west II east tho blow from northeast anil ,5 ls
meeting. mud of course causing n calm an tbe L,,,
Thus when the sun Ia directly IN common n,tl,nco
over the oanator in tho month of March ,L,so ,
ofar blow smne distance norh II The lfoni, If Cameo,
and south of the raric # Carrie ,rn in an o,l,o, IA
roctun towards this linz Of tn, sun. ors,,g,
AMI rmlug what are known as the northeast mad nf
east trade Winds
As the earth ia ils NTH rnund lL, ga, mi au
, brings the hne ofaitacoa north In summer H., go,
TINS If an caitd ruth IT. ~ that obut ,hs nill
of MAY The cnffent from the uotrh,a I ,. v,,ll .
far rs The IS or 80 degree # n nth lalitnl. and II
The 2olh If Jun. the period Of tho suns greatest II mi