The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-04-22
JNO. P. COOK,
ANSON GORD,
II. P. REID,
THOS. FRENCH,
A. p. WOOD,
HENRY O'CONNER.
State Executive Committee.
A WOMAN IN CALIFORNIA


We have before us, says the Boston
Traveller;a private letter, from a lady
though hard working woman, in Califor-
mia. Il would interest our readers, We
have no doubt, as it has US, were we a,
liberty 10 publish il entire. The writer APP
pears to keep restaurant or eating house,
in mining village. Among her visi,ers
she accidentally discovered the son Of an
old Connecticut acquaintance, and finding
he was endcavoring TO induce his father
and mother to visit California, she writes
this letter to encourage them forward
After an Introductory explanation of who
she was, and where they became acquaint
ed with each other, she goes on TO say:
II have made $4,000 worth Of pies
about one third Of this has been clear pro-
fit. One year dragged my own wood of
the mountains and chopped it, and have
never had so much as child 10 take a
step for me in tho country. $1,000,
baked in one little iron skillet, consider
able portion by camp FIRE, without the
shelter ofa tree from the broiing sun
But now have good cooking stove, in
which l bake four pies at time, com
Portable cnbin, carpe,ed, and good many
"Robinson Crnsoe" comforts about me,
which though they have cost me nothing,
yet they make nv place look habi,ab!e
also hire my wood hauled and chopped. J
bake on an average about 1900 pies per
month, and clear $500. This, in Ca1ifor-
MIA, is not thought much, and yet, in reali-
", few IN comparison are doing as we'll
have been informed there are some wo-
men in our town clearing $50 per week at
washing, and cannot doubt it. There is
no labor so well paid ns women's labor in
California. Il is hard work 10 apply one
selfincessantly to toll, but few years will
place you above want, with handsome
indcpendency. Intend TO leave of work
the coming spring, and give my business
into the hands Of my sister.in-law. No,
that am rich, but need little, and have
none to toll for but myself expect to 60
home some time during the present year,
for short visit; but ! could not long be
content away from the sunny cline OF this
yellow land. A lovclier, or more healthy
climate could not be, and when get few
friends about me, think | shall be nearly
happy again"
The following article we cut from late
ST. Louis "Prices Current" That pape,
as all our readers know, is purely bust
ness sheet, and takes no par, in politics.
Let the people of Iowa observe what Il
linois has done, and 60 and do likewise
The State Of Illinois has established gooe
system Of Banking under the Genera
Banking Law, by the pledging Of public
stocks with the Auditor; and we think thai
all those private and shinpIaster concerns
ought to be discouutenanced and discoura
ged. The parties, it is true, may be respon
sible for limited amount. But the prin
ciple is wrong, and a check ought to be pu
10 them. Those concerns are generails
started with the view OF furnishing available
capital TO do business upon. All manner
Of means are resorted to, 10 get their lille
gal issues into circulation.
] GAMBLER.-A rogue amongst fools, an
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