The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-12
California Affairs.
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TconREsPoNpEScE OF THE REPrBLIc.l
MARYsyILLE, CAL, Dec. %, 1850.
When saw you in Washington expected to
settle myself at Stockton, in the southern district
but after my arrival in this country circumstances
soon determined me to make this place my home.
in preference to that or Sacramento city. This
place, though ii cannot yet asprc TO the grade Of
city, is a large and growing town, with an exten-
sive and ou-ishing trade, being the head OF navi-
cation, and the great embdrcsdGro Of all the north
crn mines. Boats can run up to this point for a
greater part Of the year, and schooncrs Of light
draught during the winter and spring.
Opinions of this country. even here, arc va
rious as mems fortunes. Those who succeed think
favorably of it. and those who fAiI--and they are
the majority. ! bclicvc-think badly Of it. Il is
certainly rcmar kabe that out of the great mass the
successful as we'll as the disappointed. those who
hold property here, and all the office holders under
the organization of the State and country you will
scarcely ever meet one who regards California as
his home.
POPULATION.
would estimate the number Of persons ia Cali
fornia at 200, 900. Largo numbers have left the
country during the past autumn; still their places
are supplied by others coming in. The census re-
turns must necessarily be very imperfect. There
are thousands Of persons hidden in tho wild fast
nesaes Of the mountains, in search Of gold, where
no census-taker or tax gathercr will ever 60.
Hence. think Mr.. Fremont's bill for the regula-
ton of the mines is humbug, and would prove
complete failure. In the populous and access
iblc mining regions it might be enforced; but over
four fths Of the mining country IL would be per.
feet dead letter. Miners carry with them their
laws and customs, which suit their necessities and
settle satisfactorily all their disputes; and Congress
will find out, whenever il rys the experiment, tha
commissioners or agents, sent among the miner
to issue permits and carry an imposed authority
will go on fools GRAND AZ we'll send them
| among the Arabs or Cossacks.
GOLD.
| The shipments Of gold from this country, YOU
have observed, still increase With regard 10 the
supply, / think the amount taken from tho mines
this winter will be much greater than that Of las
winter, because much larger number Of MINER
are employed; and that the yield Of next year vii
be much greater than that Of this year. for the
reason; and because, furthermore. the mining opc
ratons will henccforth be carried on more regular
and systematically. All damming prcjecs. such
as have so generally and disastrously failed thi'
year, and ell other unthrity expedicns, will be dis
cardcd
QUARTZ.
From all can learn, the quartz operations Ia
this country, am inclined to believe, will prove
complete failure. Colonel Fremont, who, viii
here say, is ga dead cock in the pitt" and is dis
carded by all parties, is damned by hundreds whom
his iagrant misrepresentation have induced Il
leave their homes, and embark their capital in thcs
abortvc quartz schemes. My brother says. in
letter written to me few days ago, that his faitl
in the success of the business is very slight now
and growing weaker every day. SO, this COLDER
dream is wellnigh over. for "'twas all hut dream
| at the best"
| INDIANS.
The gold mines OF Klamath and Trinity river
have been searched and worked with success thi