The weekly Minnesotian., 1853-03-19
Condemned Bar. Yuba River. }
California, Nov. 20, 1852. {

California, Nov. 29, 1852. (
1t is a great speculation. I
assure yOn, to come to this country to make
money, and thousands have found it out to their
sorrow, by personal observation and experience.
and thousands more probably will not be salts
fed till they come and see for themselves.
Well, If men find themselves discontcntcd and
unhappy. and do not know how to appreciate
the privileges and blessings of a quiet home.
then let them come to Calfornia-it NAV do
them good-and they will soon learn the yaIne
OF what they had before. 1t costs little for
tune to come to this country, and another to
i've when one gets herc-board SIC per week,
and not very good at that. Provisions are more
or less injured by the time they reach the mines.
and flour now is 10 cts. per b.: pork and ham
40 cts per b.; rice, so cts !; potatoes. 25 beef
80; candles SO cents, and every thing else in
like proportion. Now sir, if was at home
away down East, in the State of Maine-and
wished to leave and spend two years where
would be the likeliest to enjoy good health and
make the most money! should direct nv course
back to Minnesota. l have Travelled in nearly
all the States and Territories in the Union, and
am now in the great EldOrado. and what hmm.
bug! l would prefer one half acre in a cram cram
berry marsh know of in your Territory. than
run my chance of finding fortune in t6S cold
mines OF California that is not taken up. that
VIII more than pay for working it, and ones
expenses here and back
Caifornla is no place for man to come to
reside. 1t is not healthy, except high IN in the
mountains. Last summer the cholera followed
the river up to within a few miles of this nlacc
taking of many of the miners From April to
November, we hav'nt hardly sprinkline of
rain, SO that every thing is parched and dried
up; now 1t rains at least half the time, and
sometimes it does not stop to rain, for it pours
down so that every little ravine sou6S n ,,;u
stream toaming down the side of the mountains
mus the river rose yesterday and last night
ABOUT eight feet, and took away about l.. 900
!eet OF lumber In a fume which | bought last
rriday, the day before the rain commenced
however, have saved most of the tools. which
are worth more than gave for the whole for
gave only 10 for what cost about $1,000 RI
was urged few days since to buy one-third of
sa"-lhiii Whlch cost last spring about $4,000.
ana was offered for sale for $500. 1t was too
big speculation for me. as could buy for sin
half as much lumber ready-sawcd, as the mill
would cut in one season. This is the wav with
property in the mines, and it is not much bet
ter in the valleys and cities below. During tho
dry season their cities are burned up in few
honrs, as sacramento was a short time since
and now they are drowned with foods of water
There is but little good farming land in the
state. Farms that have been valued at from
sooOO to $4,000 can now be bought for 500
% OF sZoo. When get my pile, which will prob
,o noi! oe pretty small, I'm coming back to Min
heso'a 10 make u selection of some of yOur hest
land, where will make myself home viii
onem oe content with my farm. will then he
han'.;n uH iaoorer|earn what eat, envy no mans
Str;a.i,, tphess and my pride shall be to attend
strlctly TO my own business. "o
iour, truly, C.M. FREEMAN,
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