The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-03-02
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We make the following extrac, from lett OF
in the Detroit FREQ Press. II all who wrire
from California would speak as plainly, the
number of "Caliiornia ~idows" would be much
less.
The strange adventures Of Michigan mon
might I'll volnme in ;his prolific land of gold
and excitement, hut have moi either time ar
space to devote 10 the subject Suffice that
they come in for their share of good and evil
forune--as elsewhere.
The climate and productions Of this State
are such, that ia-ge population OF PRODUCERS
will soon occupy the vacant ilabc lands, and
livings will be reduced 10 The ordinary standard
oi an Atlantic city. Poaioes. harley aud on
ions are produced in abundance, and Of a size
to asionish Michigan farmer. In fact. Cali
ioina contains within herself the clemens of
n great Sia'e. and il you were here 10 witness
The wondcrfu energy with which things are
driven ahead, you would become satisfied of
the inevitable result. The steamers come,
looded with emieranfs. or ndvoniurers, fas you
may please To call ihemi fnii Of expeciaIions
of gold, that am leaiful will never he real z ed.
as mining is the great inducrmeni. or rather its
rewards, Cor The undertaking Of hazardous
and fa'ieuine journey of 5000 miles. attended
by almost every exposure that is pDssiblc To
all that scourge of human race Panama fever
are buI few &c the evils that ACCOMPANY and
follow in the tain of the ardent and enihusi
aslic candidate of California fame Upon
their arrival they are led To this point Of the
compass, and of that by he golden s,o,ics of
interested parsons, until iosing all confidence
IN pretended hlends ar enemies they turn,
when too late. towards their distant places
with Tho eXclamaii ion, that of only hack, no
earthly consideration should induce them 10
leave even the comforts of a poor home, to en-
counter the hardships and uncertainties Of a
California life.
The mining region is covered with innumer-
able ciains of all kinds and the young miner
often finds that, instead of the privilege Of dig.
ging on his own account as confidently expec-
ted, he has 10 pay for the value of The claim,
and often realizes noihing for his labor. have
met men that have been Two and even three
wears in The mines without one cent in their
pockets, and in debt at that. One poor fellow.
a doctor from Irdians, cried while he recount
ed The hardships and disappoiaimen's Of his
three years stay IN The mountains. In view of
the state OF things existing here, the uncertain
" Of success. the almost certainty of disease,
and in many cases uf death, attendant upon
The fi'st exit Of the enrorprsing citizens of our
States, would earnestly advise that no person.
having any way of living al home. should think
Of coming 10 California. The steamers carry
over stmi-nopthly large amounts of gold; but
when you reflect that n large number of per.
sons (say 200.000) are engaged in searching
every canon. crevce and ravIne in the gold re.
gon Tor The shining metal. that same must, a.
natural Consequence. succeed, but still the
great majority live and labor on, in the faint
hope that fortune may turn mp something To
their advantage-ihsi the pile 10 nse their
own language. may he made up, and, once. The
comforts of home he theirs. You may think
my picture some what overdrawn. and that the
dark side il only mp. but my obsefvaions have
been ditoced 10 The i,cts. and no, The fanciful
repre- sensations of those who NAV have ,salz-
ed their expectations 10 a certain extent. A
great many came out here at very early day,
and mad" snme money. upon which they re-
iurned--hu' finding the every day rransaciitn
&c the atlantic State ton slow Tor ihem. have
returned ia full expectations Of repeating Their
first success; but tell you two-rbirds "f thar
cia IS don't kuow The country; on their return.
as everything goes upon the high pressure min
ciple. and gulch or a hill assumes an entire
new appearance in few short months A poor
fellow told me that he had been back three
months. .aod that $500 had gone ia that time
The land commissioners have made, | be
lieve, two or three aborivc attempts III seces-
sion, but rs yet nothing has been done that
looks like settlement at aoy distant day Of
the land titles of California. Al present the
whole avable portion of the STATE Is covered
by confliciDg claims--vexaiious TO the parties
concerned, and highly detrimental TO the agri-
cultural interests Of the people.
IL Is confidently expected that Congress will
never endorse large grant. Of land TO individ-
uals as directly ,ending to n renewal here OF
The Disturbances of the Livingston and Van
Rensselaer, Msuors OF New York, rs the safe
~ and interest of the couriry consists In its
establishing small independent freeh"lders.--
will write yon again ia a few dsys, il do not
return. Yoar friend DELOS DAVIS.