Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-02-05
From the State Journal.
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For the information Of those who
happen TO have the California fever,
we publish below the price Of pas
sage by the two routes Of Chagres
and Nicaragua, and also a letter from
u reliable source to citizen Of Co.
lumbus, stating the prospects Of pro-
curing a passage.
The Chagres line do not take pas
sengers TO Panama. Every passen-
ger must look out for himself across
the Isthmus, and foot his own bills.
There is no regularity about the
price, but as a general rule it costs
about twenty-five dollars. From
New York, via Chagres and Panama
TO San Francisco, the prices are as
follows. Remember, it is on the
steamers only:
First Glass Passage S3l5
Second Class go
Steerage 300
One OF the steamers on this line
leaves New York on the 7ih, 9th,
22d and 24th Of each month.
The prices by VANDERBIET's new
line for California, by way OF Nicara-
qua, are as follows:
Ist class, deck, state-ronm berths. 500
! lst el7ss, cabin, stste-room berths 800
Pad class, open berth, with privilege Of
first class passengers in all other re-
spects go
Steersge-bed and blankets fouDd-sail-
I ors' fare lSU
This includes the expense OF get
ting from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The VANDERBILT line has steamers
that leave New York on the 5lh and
20ih OF each month.
The following letter, TO which
reference is made above, contains
information OF importance TO those
who are bound for :he gold regions;
NEW YORK, Jan. %, 1852.
Mr.. d. S FoRMAN-Dedr Sir
Your favor Of the 18th was received
Yesterday. have made inquiries al
both of the California offices, and
enclosed you have their card. You
will observe that the charge for
through tickets by Yanderbilt's line,
covers the passage across the 18th
mus; that by the other line does not.
| All the steerage tickets by both lines
for the February steamers are sold;
I Vanderbilt has some second cabin
tickets for the steamer February
Doth, and first cabin for the same
steamer; the nail line has first and
second cabin tickets for the Februry
steamers. If your friends wish pas
sage by any of the February steam
ers, YOU had better telegraph TO me
and state by what line. As regards
freight, it is difficult to get much for
ward by either line. as their arrange
menis are not all completed. Van
derhiIt will take some from here 10
California at 35 cts. per pound; the
mail line charge 10 cts. per foot to
Chagres, and the charges across the
Isihmus is from SO to Sl5 per. loo
pounds. should advise your friends
not to take much clothing, or cloths,
&c. as they can be bought as cheap
in San Francisco as here. saw a
letter this week from a friend oI
mine, in which he states that he had
bought a nice pair Of black cashmere
pants for 50. and a satin vest for
$3.50. You can form no idea Of the
demand for passage 10 California.
should think the best route would be
by Chagres; although the expense is
apparently more, but the delays YOU
would probably meet on the other
route would more than make up the
difference. The Chagres line have
fourteen steamers on the Pacific, and
the other line three steamers. Two
steamers left yesterday with from
800 TO 1000 passengers. Any other
matter you wish attended to, shall
do with pleasure.
| remain your friend,
SAMUEL S. SKINNER.
DRAWING TOO TIGHT.-Louis Ma