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EGZ7@ We have been permitted to copy the
following portion of a letter from W. JULIAN, al
present in California, to II. D. CHEsNUTT, o.
Philadelphia, which will be read with interest by
many Of our readers:
COLUMBIA, CAL. June lst, 1853.
Friend Dick:-It is time you should have a
CALL ard | propose to give you brief notice
this evening. / have materials to make q
good letter; but whether can pitch it together
or not in the little time | have is doubtful. II
is long since l saw you, but can see you all
in my minds eye" l have passed through
many and various scenes. | have been tempest
tossed on the pillows of the mighty ocean,
have seen Tropical plants and fruits growing in
all their beauty and luxurance-I have seen
/ the great fish "of which we read"-I have seen
the terrific volcano sending forth its liquid fire
Il have seen Ophir, the glorious land of gold
oh, I've seen the elephant" Taken alto
gether, we have been exceedingly fortunate
since we left home. 'Tis true, we were two
months on the way; but we had our health all the
time except little ssa,sickness, which escaped
entirely. 1t much more hazardous trip
than | expected. Had you come as you thought
OF, and Jared as some of US did, you would have
found watery grave long since. But, it is
probable you would come through in the cabin;
and yet without capital, unless you were able to
do the hardest kind of work, you would find it
a hard old country. There are more loafer and
men seeking light employment here than any
where. This is the place to 'get your money
back if you are able to dig it up. There is
quite as much gold here as | expected; but as
you have heard, 1t is considerably scattered and
hard to collect. Men who have good ranches
make money pretty fast here. Land around
this place is generally too hilly to cultivate,
though there are some beautiful small farms.
IN appearance the mining country SO far as |
have seen, is romantic and beautiful. The
whole face Of the country is green as a clover
field, and there is a great variety Of the richest
flowers spread all over it. The climate, so far
this season, differs but little with ours. We
have had rains regularly every few days since
we came here, and it seems likely to continue so.
At San Francisco, Frank, Haywood and my
self took boat for Stockton. The other BOYS
went north. We adopted this plan that we
might test the mines north and south The
boys are at Nevada, and, from their letters, are
doing well or are likely to do so. This is good
mining region, but l cannot tell how it COM
pares with the northern mines. We have a
comfortable cabin pretty well furnished, and
live as we'll as miners generally do. Our pro
visions cost US. each about 81 per week But
the best of it is, we have claim that is paving
well, which is better than most men have so
soon after coming to this country. If it contin-
ues to do as it has long enough, l shall be con-
can tell. Mining is an uncertain business
There is one thing certain, if man has his
health will be industrious and economical, he
can make more money here than at home, and in
some cases five or ten times as much. l have
not been discouraged since came to the coun-
try.
had a letter something over week ago
from Mat which afforded me no small amount
of pie asure, it being our first news from home.
was greatly surprised yesterday moning to see
John White, Clibon and two of the Henleys
walk up. They got in four or five days ago in
good health. I gave them all the encourage
ment l could. They are going to prospect near
us tomorrow. To complete my pleasure after
doing a fair days work yesterday, l received a
letter from Bill, containing the welcome inteli-
gence that things we're going well at home.
England, France and EuSsia-The New
Y Ork Courier. cOmmentinp uDOn the NeSSplrOde