The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-01

iin- tn cause, fhsi tend % rfcdOcc
n. rr.sh ere tArioss. The prlncipal
css.e 70 10, high prizes Il things here.
ard the .efy lrnaed iiuo IN vhich, N
IL, rioboa Iccai,iies. n.sy esn pursue
,ieir sriden f,~srbcs ADDED 10 this
!, she roslisssnoe Of expenditure inda-
cci by The advantageous facilities Tor
prccgfinf money.
A large profs't'on q cor population
src men ~ho never bad any very legii.
innate IDEAS of economy at botDe. and
bring compelled 10 sabmil 10 unfold pr.
watson, ia the mines, they feel disposed
20 fcmvncrale themselves when the OPP
Portuniiy presents iis,If by launching
oai into every conceivable excess, and
20 loose Is Iha tone Of public morals
here, tina, the proceeds of months Of toll
are often swallowed up in a single night
At the gaming table, and In pursuits
equally questionable. and perhaps not
less expensive.
Thousands Of individuals are here
who have repeatedly made fortunes and
dissipa,ed them 10 such excuses and
now, broken in spirit as in fortune, will
no doub, use The golden cradle Of their
dreams as the burial place OF themselves
and their fsiiacious hopes.
an aware that this may be regarded
as nm ideal fantasy al home bot many
n onre-lincd coun,enance here bears ia
tai evidence Of ir truth.
No man should leave the means Of
obtaining livelihood AT home, until he
Is thoroughly weaned from its influence,
80 as 10 enable him TO wait patiently
until the wheel Of fortune rolls round
with hrs name uppermos, to such AS
can do this there is hope, but no Ger.
iain,y. The daily gains Of miner, in
the average localities, is from six 10
ten dollars per day, when he is station
AIRY or engaged in digging. When he
Is prospecting or searching for new dig
gings, it will cost him from three to five,
aud lac often expends the proceeds Of
one claim in looking for another. This
state OF things must continue ill more
attention is bestowed upon agricultural
pursuits, and California learns to de-
pend less upon her neighbors for the
more common articles of consumption.
You at home have but faint idea of
the expenses Of living here. Let me
give you skctch-no fancy one, as
every Californian can attest. First.
then, what would you think Of paying
four hundred dollars for barrel of -four,
an inferior quality at that, and yet that
has been the price in many ofihe noun
tain districts the past winter and
they were glad to get il at that sacrifice
Of money. Ham and bacon as high as
one dollar per pound, and everything
else in the provision line in the same
proportion. Even here, but forty miles
from Sacramento, during the past win
ter -four has sold at 40 to ~ cts. per h.;
ham, ~ to so cts. butter, Sl.00; eggs,
$500 per dozen, etc. Then as to dress
pair Of coarse miners boots sell from
500 TO $1,000; pants from $500 to
$1,000; shirts, $500 to S4.00-oiher
articles in the same proportion and
when you take into consideration the
fact that these are the coarsest articles,
you must be aware OF mans expenses
who has any regard for the decencies of
life, and wishes to supply himself with
the ordinary luxuries of Vernon, day
laborer. Why, even the common cigars
that your Rutland street loalers puff,
euphoniously styled ''penny grabs" cost
here the moderate sum Of twenty-five
cents and when it is known that a
three cent glass a mountain dew"
costs the same, ] think we shall have
but little to fear from an influx of Yer
mont suckers"
! have thus thrown out some few
general and desultory hints in ram
bling manner, in order to give you a
faint idea Of things here; and should
they meet your appreciation, and you
think they will be agreeable TO your nu-
merous readers, ] will give you, in
series Of rough notes, a more full and
particular history Of California--her
present situation. future prospects, min
ing interests, the varieties Of miners
life, the interior Of his cabin. the various
processes Of mining. and all other items
that may serve to give the emigrant an
insigh. into the golden mysteries of this
Queen Of the World.
Yours respectfully, c. l., r.