Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1851-01-03
from our rALIroRNIA COMPANY.

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The Mails aue 81 The steamer Cherokee from
Chagres. whose arrival Al New York, We no
tieed in our lhst paper, cane 10 hand BY NE
steamer Ohio from New Orleans, which arFiR-
ed al Norfolk on Friday last This arrival
brings some iew letters frsm The members OF
our California Company, and lhoagh eosalnlng
nothing Of any special Importance, i = ysl
highiy gratifying 10 learn that Tie members q
our Company have thus far eseaPed the fear
fal raysges which the Cholera has been max
ing 10 that cduntry,
The letter 81 our regular correspondent, MI.
]. II. Kelly, i quite brief as be informs us ae
has laid down the quill and :. gone 70 the
wars" We Gave no dOabt be win do as good
service in bis new vocation, should oPPOrtuni-
~ offer. or occasion require, as he has always
heretofore done in the many positions Of civil
life, in which he has been placed
SAcRAmEsro CITY,
Sunday morning NOV. 10, 1850.
DEAR BELLHR: | leave this morning Gas spe.
cisl aid Of Gen Winnl % repair 10 the scene OF
Indian difficnlliRs You viii observe BY the pa.
pers that the l4Aians have been exceedingly trou-
blesome alongElhe eastern part Of orr State. Al
press of duties keeps Gen. w in this city and bel
dispatches neIwith the rank Of Major. donoti
anticipate anylrery serious iroabie.
You win observe that the cholera he's been raw
aging in our city. has been ssaffully fatal, hut
hone the worst is over. Had II occurred u it'll
ike fatality in New York, agreeably u ratio of
people, there would have occurred from 1000 toE
5 OcC deaths PR day. was down two Or thHee
DAYS. but through The use d good medicine and
he mercy or akind Providence, soon restored to
health.
Yesterday the mail arrived, bringing letters
and papers for pur Company.
In haste, DC. ]. H. K 4
We are also permitted to make the follow ing
extracts from a letter of Mr. II. c. HAKRIsos. to
Mr.. ] HARRIS, of this town: /
Day DIeGtSes. Near Diamond Springs \
aCatiforna Nov. 10, 1850. 4
DEAR JENNY received your favorof the I'd Of
September BY the last steamer and hasten 10 reply
BY return mail lam again in the mines, with a
mess of seven, including myself They are as
follows Snowman, Roher, Purcell, WIN RissIer,
Barley, and one ofmy brothers who came across
the plains this season. We have buitone cabin
near what is called Diamond Springs and about
two or three miles from lIangtown, or Pacervilles
The prospects are not very fiatterng, but | think
perhaps we can do as well here as in any other
part Of the mines. for they are all pretty much
dug out every where. had very serious no.
ton Of returning to The States this Fall, but upon
reflection have determined otherwise. have
NOT as vet. made any thing in This country, nor
do expect to make much but concluded e tryI
it one more season, If my health continues as!
good as ID has been. Ihare been, thus far, one
o( The /" strong party" that ia, the unlucky ones
as regards making " pile )" but I'll spit on
nv hands and tIy il again" Fortune making
n California ii some whatlike il is in the Allan
tic States, rather slow business.
Tie last account had from Sacramento City
the cholera was raging very bad but since, we
have had some cool weather, and am in hopes
that twill il drive il off Should the cholera
once get a good foo,hold in this country, fear
ii will make great havoc, Sacramento City Isl
one Of the most filthy places was ever in alR
kind OF decayed matter is thrown in the streets
and there left.
MI. Aisquitl is still in Sacramento City. He
had thought Of starting home this month"; but
since the Cholera has got so bad on the vessels,
he has given up the idea. and had not determined
when last saw him, when be would start.
II is very doubtful when will return, perhaps
in the spring, III live; bul think it very likely
| will STAY until this time next year, and perhaps
longer. boarded with John and James Moore
in Sacramento city; they were engaged in buy
ing Stock to ranch; they were well when !. last
saw them, and have now gone down on their
on The Sacramentofiver. Henry Moore is with
Bradley end Daniel CockrelPs mess, at what is
called the Rough and Ready Diggins, about 80
miles from Sacramento city. | saw them about
two weeks since they were all WELL | have
not seen Smith Crane for some time he does not
live more than six miles from where we are now,
and think win go and see him in d few days.
| send you alsmalI sample Of god,s1Shch we
picked out Of the mortar when we Were daubing
our cabin. keep il in remembrance" Perhaps
you would Judge from this il was very plen.
ty, but you sometimes come across Il when you
least expect i'll Yours, &c VI
" Ii. z, HARRISON.