The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-10


poets Of the New state.
Is every erliyal from Egrop-, we perceive that
the new STATE Of California Is engaging the
earnest attention OF that par! OF the world. Almost
every newspaper and magazine that comes 10 hand
contains IN article on the subject and the spscu-
lauons viii In the writers indulge n aye extremely
Interesting The gold producing characteristics OF
the new State On the Pacific, have become fixed
isc,-a reality-and are treated as such an. on
itat basis, the ou!nais.s and magaziniss OF the
cid world indulge N specializing 10 unlimited
tytent, on the future destiny Of tina, part OF the
American repablic, and the influence which It's
Gold deposits viii exercise on The circulating me-
DUN Of the whole world. When the discoveries
u Califonie were first announced, .hey were re-
Ceiyed with great deal OF caution in he Atlantic
States. sac with more ia Earope; but when coa-
s-gRment after consgnmen! OF gold dust, varying
IL value from five hundred thousand to one and a
half, and sometimes two millions, OF dollars,
ttrtnuous stream, reached the Atlantic, the public
came convinced that the reports from that coun
~ hgG good foundation, and that The subject was
@or,hy Il serious consideration. There were
many, however, who, notwithstanding these sub
stanlal md convincing evidences, could NOT re-
El-2e fthe fact that gold was actually sown broad.
he soil OF Calfonia, hat j, aooanded IN
The quartz a the Sierra Nevada, iR such Quantities
20 be apparently inexhlGsa5.e. All doubts,
however, were dissipaied, and California aad -
gold mines have been for some tine past looked
Bpon IN Europe, az well as in IN aited States,
great facts wonderful reality, pregnant with
philosophical reflection aad financial speculation.
When i was ascer,ained in this region, and
llaGed beyond al cou5l that California was as
slck IN gold as she was represented 70 Be, emgra-
noh sci N from the Auantic States % mat territory,
q volume tina. il without a parallel in the history
al thls o. any o.her country. TIE chiyalry OF the
cd ~orli did net enlist under The banner OF the
ross IL greater numbers, OF with more ardor ex-
tcse themselves q the weapons Of the Gnbelievers,
rlneee lrder the crescent than did the enterprisng
or American people shoulder their rns.ks:s en-
saccra.er he pe.is q tie sea- n sufieriogs Of
ioase :arolgh tie 81 age wlds q America, ia
l5fsrit 81 ihe abundant treasures % me famed
C1IiiorniE-S isaG which, although literally speak
i4R, ID ne, sbou1d vita milk aud h0aey possessed
gc'der t,eslIres TIA; riv4lleG those d Ophir Of
80 hey wea- il thousands Sno tens of thou
sLaGs ~ ga AID - land, by ships EaG by wagons,
a1rcss t.e cts.u ana around IT, stormy Cape.
2 ~ rss-.t w1s, ihai IL sR extremely short SPACE
= tie .oEE, were reared o. tse hia,irg gro 1ais
4 .se s0or glaes EnG inc sisa. villages we're Goa
.t-ie1 i a. magic, iaio prosperous aad thriving
cites. VEica SEGA oc1s.ed Ct their mayors and
tofpofsNtr'.
he emigration Il Ca8oyliI. y 4. las, TIE great
raaA ihiiAef, h5s slt.iled, II Is. As the Aaaa..e
Sniep &c concerned: TIT til .s - .g rfca.ve that
iho4ssLds of .be reole e. a.. ~ there
s4-i1g ~ lcEing slm.ls:, T. U.-.--s e-cs of the
arors1es sad publicly given T. California ard
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