Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-12-26

CALIFORNIA LETTER.
RoUGH & READY, Cal, }
Oct OS lSkr Z

FRIEND EDITOR; Thinking that perhaps a
few Of your readers would like little Of my
mind on California, | herewith send you few
lines, from which you may extract as you think
proper. /, with the emigration Of 1919, came
to Cal by way Of the overland route, across the
Plains. We left Council Bluffs, May 25th, ar
rived in Sacramento valley, near Lawson's, Oct.
18th, which is about 80 mics from Sacrament
to city, and then 60 miles from any mines
California, LIST, It's Climate. Having arri-
we'd late in the season, two weeks found US I'M
settled for the winter, and without shelter from
the then pouring rains; two weeks more We
spent trudging through mud and water and slce-
ping upon the ground, often without shelter -
add to this, our introductory winter Of FIVE mos.
rain, at least half the time, and we were natural
! ly dissatisfied with the "gcaia' clime" of this
| golden land. The summer Of so was spent in
following "Gold lakes" ".liiinigh Canons,"
"Glistncning Streams" the rivers bed, and ma
ny phantom visionary tales too absurd now to
recollect-thus spending another six months of
continual excitement, we were poorly prepared
to rightly Judge of this climate.
| Having now experienced twelve months stea-
| dy miners life, am perfectly satisfied that this
| is FIR The best climate ever enjoyed, Tie win
ter, though sometimes Wet are sometimes dry.
Ice never know so thick butt would disappear
during the following dav, even at this hcighth in
the mountains. The summers, though hot, are
SO famed by the Pacific broezes, that but few
DAYS are miners compelled 10 rest over two hours
a, noon; the nights cool. comfortably so. The
thermomCtrical obsorvator at Nevada, gives for
July, mornings extremes, 81 to Sc deg; moons
from II, the lowest, to 90, highest. The great
est objections to the summer are, dlsty roads and
plenty of Reas.
81, The heath Of the country Where is the
land that would not under similar circumstan-
ccs, bury more Of its occupants than did Cal. in
40 & so? 100000 inhabitants thrown togeth-
er from oil parts of the United States and from
all Shines Of the known world, into a ne,p coun-
try, new climate, new modes of subsistence,
hardships and pTvations to encounter, exposure
to the cool nights and hot days; forced to live
upon poor diet, and when sick, none Of tho ac-
combinations enjoyed in other lands, surroun-
dcd by friends and able physicians; bat among
strangers, and oft-.im os 'dorse doctors Where,
ask is the land that would not have shown
greater mortality than has California?
81. Society ia fast improving; though for q
time during the past sumner incondarism, bur
! glars and highway men have had unlimited sway;
yet, through the activity Of the vigilance com
mtiee, many Of the guilty have been punished,
and others held in check and at tie present
time appearances indicate q more ilat.criag u.s.
pect. Gambling, in all lis varied FORMS is less
frequent, and drunkenness not SO often met in
open day. Religious societies are establishing
thems elves in all the towns and mining districts
throughout tho country and last, though not
least, Woman, with all her genial attributes, is
fast finding her way to the lard Of Oro
4th. The Prospect IF The Mines Ia 40 mi
ners said it "would not pay unless an OF. per
day; in 80, Je,o persons would stop at any price
on "old diggjrgs," but NJ in The mountains,
whoro they would "pi.t il up," III their sacks
and HE them home. Such was the active DO
mand for horsos and mules that tho enormous
SUI" .. F4Oo "ou'' o'''n 90 P1'a LOT no'seS
worm III MO '''"'oS "'0o' ~ OF sou MHny
were '''o SP''"'".''' So"e'l2' uSod 70 create e&-
ci'eine"'' a"u ""ch " MINER SI'rle' no "aNIod
Some'h'hg 'N"' "ou'l pay 10Y IoS' hnlo "hon nc
StoPPea consequently III '47 al q o. moro
'hah S-Io'"S Oh inc o.- miners were worse OH
LIN" III mo of""e' me ''"'i'l'.s' q 81 'Pon-
a with Lrj,It 7r.e,,,tc mn nj t(,rrr n r-rrs -
o1 VIZ" Ut IL P0'P go W a. No''' DA.ii''
'of u Io" o' 'Io S|s." "''"' '"H' "0H'o no'
'aAe ADVICE O"' OF Two s'cn UPS sa'Ishoo
them, and this fo!I shows better average than
heretofore - 20 '"' resources q me 8''don
deposit ''eFc IS 10 Gnu Inc f'c"os1 fa'ino
ory d'gg'n' mat ever "a'o oteh struck were
'0uha '"e "'S' season ana me o'acs' q 'o'n sun
continue T" Pa! won '''o"s : ''' ,'"p'o''','on'
o. machinery v S0''''s VIC ''"'f lus'' NA''n
Is very dlacu'' oSpoc'u'y "'|l Maady water
Even "i'A the greatest Of care, a"d most eNPo-
renee oN-u'naS the second Washing pays oe''or
than the iiT7t. have known instances "Ac'e
The ','Fo washing P''' ''G'" 0'''s' ia" TIE Sec
ono' oy 'le same men ana SANE ''Ia0'"o 'y No-
wig 0''",'.I '.'-' -''' gnu VI '''" VIC