The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-05-17


why can't you got 1t il they can Let me see.
Tho gold is hero for n certainty; for "A certain
ty new mines are found, and rs certainly the pa
pers report 1t; men go home, too. with money
y, aye, Il takes a cunfpunded sight Of labor and
prison fare to look for the placefs, and when YOU
get Your hnser on IT, the placer is displaced like
the iieas whereabouts and-what amount actu.
ally do men bring homel You bear amounts va
riously estimated but do You know--,lo they
show you their piles have been sometime,
amused with reports from your scandal lo' ing
country, oI the sums which various men haye the
reputation of bringing home, when II LEAKS out
here not unfrequ"ntly that for thousand, YOU
should read hundreds. Good Lord--uhy, |
could show you on paper that ! am worth from
2sto 10000 bat if should show sou the gold
II might sink to tens Paper currency is unknown
IN any other way only rs state, county and city
scrip, and that at about 90 per cent discount
but calculating MANS wealth here on paper
generally proves at greater discount than city
scrip.
We hope, however that this fact will not DO
made known, md that the gold fever will contin
ne; for we have lots Of Indians to kill oil, and "A.
bout GOO miles OF mountains to settle and conf
IDENTIFY expect an increase Of ut least 20 900 soul.
to our population, besides the usual mode Of peo,
ping new territories
II you come, don't bring any money for what
IS the use when you can shovel il up, 1t will
plague you to keep it when yoa do--thAt | know
to Oe fact from experience If you arc deter.
mnod to come, let me give you few words of
advice, 80 that you can pass muster AMI be res.
pectabld among US
First, drink brandy then learn to play Mt mon.
hj become member Of some church rob some
body to get your hand in; I'll your pockets with
igTla ,plor.s sl,,,. 4,
you will DO prepared to 90 into business immsdi.
ntely on your arrival, without preliminary prac,
tee and you no doubt will be appointed Judge,
or elected to some Office If you are not, stick to
gambling TIL your turn comes. lfyou want some
Inferior business, You can get silent partner
sometimes called sleeping partner, though not
always sIlent--and open cigar store; and then
with what you can steal, YOU viii do something
IN the dggugs ! have only to add that you will
be in great country among u great people, and
be one ofut
For the last 4 months have been = citizen Of
San Francisco. As | am candidate for no Office
under the sun Of California can safely sny that
my interests are not exclusively identified with
chose OF the dear people, but no doubt would he
with it office IN perspective. As it is, ! can't
well do any other way than toll you the truth
Well, then san Francisco is town such as |
nerer saw before. There is vast amount of in.
tylcct, science, and goahcadutycucss in it, nix.
cd population. and think it mus, become one Of
the most important cities on the Pacific 50 long as
the mines continue productive, and they cannot
be exhausted in a llf. time.
lhccimate Is salgbruus md tho country along
the coast is healthy but dead animals in these
latter DAYS DO emit m offensive cfluyia in spite
Of what It might have been in Mr. BRYANT, times
IN sober prose | Ike San Francisco and the sea
coast, and II my three especial reasons were fair.
~ domIcllcd hero should prefer living here TO
any town east Of the Rocky Mountains.
As tor giving You laborcd description Of the
town, 'han't do it; for YOU have read de-crip.
lions over aud over in the papers. and then n ho.
som friend OF mne-y'cleped Old Block has done
the deed and hate to write what has been writ.
ten over and over
ltvou will get up subscription and send me
my three reasons, won't come back at all but
will tako n trip to the Cclesti.ls and give Won
sketches from China--aS for that matter coald
do 1t almost any day 10y looking from Inv Office
into the strest; for we have Chinese men and wo.
men as well AZ natives from all nation. and come
parts of the moon. The latter resembles the PEG.
pie II earth very much; only they have tails.
wings md are born with their clothes on. and
generally fulfil their promises. For particular
description ns these last, please see my journal
when 20 there, page 90
Our citizens have been lately gratifed with the
sight Of about dozen Japanese, who were pick.
ed up at sea IL n sbipwrecked condition. far from
their native land, by an American ship. ard
brought to this port You know that Japan has
been sealed country TO the world and but little
is known Of its customs They resemble somo.
what in appearance the Chinese; but there is n
marked difference. and /, is hoped their advent f..
mong us may lead to m intercourse with their
nation. | was walking along Long Wharf one
Of the principal thoroughlares Of our city, on Sun.
day, in campanyaXit III n number of ladies and gen.
uemen. when wrmet them promenadirE We
mutually stopped TO gare at each other; the Ia
dies especially attracted their attention. and they
apparently seemed unable to determine to what
class of humanity the countrywomen belonged,
aud like my Indans last summer appeared to nsk
cach other what things those animals were r.
They appear to be an inquisitive but inoirensiye
race. They are treated with kindness and atten-
ton.
Had you received the first par, of my journal
you would have learned my first Introduction to
a somewhat remarkable man, Col Joseph 5. Wat
klns, formerly OF Virginia. In our irving transit
across the plains, we became well acquainted
with and formed warm friendship for each 9th
or, and among the Thousand petty annoyauccs Of
the Journey calculated to epgouicr ll.feclng VIC
had mutual sympathy which an ignorant agi
tatious, and s.lfwicd class Of our companions
could not understand nor appreciate. / could
give you many anecdotes Of his goodness ofheart
and greatness Of soul and You would come to the
conclusion that he is of the salt of the earth"
with but few like him. We parted cn our arri.
val in the valley, though with the expectation
Of soon meeting again; hut this was prcvcA,ed
10y a strange course Of events, an interesting his
tory in ITSELF and until within few DAYS lost
sight OF each other. About three weeks ago
put notice in the Pacific News nQurinc for him
Ibis happily reached him m the southern mines
and he Immediately addressed letter to me. and
two days ago ] was gratjfed with visit from
him. a man who was an intimate friend Of jeff
erson and Marshall, who for term Of twenty one
years occupied prominent station IN the coun.
ellis Of Virginia, n man OF large scientific aud lit.
crnry requirements, and Of great experience in
life, could not fail to b. useful and amusing com.
panion and although he has rot been successful
MS n millionaire, he is extensively known in Cali.
fornio, respected for his talents, and beloved for
his virtues
The attention ofCalfornians is beginning to be
turned to quartz mining extensively and So FIR rs
present prospects are concerned, promises more
certain return than any other mode Of working
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