Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-09-08
From Adams Express Messenger.
interesting Letter from Australia.

FR,ESp S.-Tbis country beats all the places ]
ever saw and many anxious "expectants" arri-
| wing here, would feel very comfortable if they
could place themselves in the same position they
occunel before they left home to try their for
| tunes in this country. Crowds are arriving here
daily from England and the United States, hoping
to make theit 'pile' in short time; thinking a
gIeat deal as the emig ants from the Green Isle
formerly thought of "America,' that they could
almost pick up gold in the streets. They soon,
however, find their mistake, when they erEive.-
Many OF them having hardly enough 10 Keep Them
for few weeks, and some having none ut ALL
they are obliged TO go work on the Government
roads and are glad 10 engage IN the most henlal
empiOymentS. There perhaps never was coun-
Try about which so little was known Cat all events
10 the public before left the United States as
this same Australia.
Tie climate here is far from being as good as
that in our Gown native home" us any thing you
can imagine. We have now, however, the winter
seasop 10 contend, which the inhabitants inform
us is not so severe as formerly. We cannotdepend
upon clear sky for than few hours at timej IN
fact the only thug that eau be safely depended on
are hsavy rains, wind and mud, tue latter knee
deem We have the comfortable assurance, now
ever that in the summer we shall have no showers
of rain, but shall have to content ourselves WIN
copiouS showers of dust, (not gold duSt) ana
Searching wind called the ''SITocco." ,
Our ..visions" of beautiful and salubElouS Gil
mate, converting cold folks" into youthful oheS'
''tTODlcal ltulIS III uOuIluAHSSS SSS'' '-N'
Shed into empty mir.
we do not get near as good varetyof fruits
here as w e would at home; and what we do get
cost ext1avaganily high; for instance, they give
you from four TO six small apples lor 20 cents.
Lemons four fur the same price.
The climate may be healthy to those long resi-
dent here. but in my humble opinion, it is tnevery
reverse 10 ''new arrivals as know from person.
al experience. l am now, however, becoming
acclimated, AMI hope to get elong with
out any further trouble.
The water is exceedingly bad; ii is taken from
the river "Yara, Yara," and is filed with animal
matter, and cannot be used until iris filtered, and
then 10 me it has all unpleasant taste.
Living is high beyond precedent, and such liv-
ing to one accustomed TO having lu&uTleS at home
is rather hard so put up with. AS for lu&urIeS
here they are only at.ainabIe by those having for
tunes at their command. Just think OF eggs $500
per dozen, butter 100 per pound. milk 81 per
quart chickens aud ducks 81 90 per pair, turkies
the same for each one, and very scarce at these
nrices Ishould like the chance 10 step into Full
ton or Washington markets about once month.
Notwithstanding all these drawbacks, l think
there is money to be made here by those that have
capital 10 invest and work upon. AT the present
high rates of living, do not consider mechanics
can do any better in this country than they can at
home aside from having TO suffer many lnconveni-
enceS and depIivationS Almost every one that
arrives here goes directly TO the mines; and if they
have the means TO support themselves without
getting into ''nugge" ut once, generally do
wells but great many that go the mines return
lgain Immediately, without even making trial.
The Yield of gold has not been SO great for the
month past as formerly, but as far as can judge,
The mines are inexhauSuble.
The number of arrivals here last week was
about 1000; there are supposed 10 be 10000 per-
sons at the different mines. Adams & Co. were
the first 10 establish an Express in this country,
and they lave already sent two Expresses home,
one via Callao and the lsthmuS Of Panama, and
another by the steamship Haruinger, via the Cape
Of Good Hope. 1t is hard to talk Express into the
.naivas'' here, but in time they will fail into 1t.
have learned to-day that the steamer Monu-
mental City, of Baltimore, recently arrived here
rom San francisco, and afterwards sailed hence
or Sydney, with passengers, has been totally
wrecked in Cape Horn. As far as can learn no
ives were lost
The steamer Orleans arrived at Sydney last
veel from San Francisco with passengers, among
hem Adams & Co.'S. first Messenger from San
francisco 10 Australia, Mr.. Henry Myers We are
ooking for the New Orleaus daily.
We are in HOPES soon TO see the "Golden Age"
coming into this port with flying colors. There
5 no doubt about her success in this quarter, If
he is good and fast boat, and if they put her in
he line between Sydney and Panama at once
he English Line Of Steamers, for that route, will
ot be put in befole Sept. or October next
louTS truly. M.