Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-01-27
HANNIBAL JOURNAL.
THURSDAY, .; JANUARY 81, 1859.
r' Correspondence of the Journal.
California. Letter.
Dean JouRNAL:
SACRAMENTO CRY, Gala, !
December l, 1852.

upon me to communicate to you the news of
cur part Of the country-a task which feel
pyself quite incapable of rightly performing. 8
Phoenix like, our once proud city has in a
'kTeat measure recovered herself from the ashes
iof her recent destruction. Two months from
ahis will see her all right again. About one
Shird Of the buildings are re-erected and com
pleted, while the remaining ones are being re-
built in rapid succession, and in style far
more substantial, beautiful and creditable to the
city. Before, the city was built chiefly ofwood
now it is being rebuilt with brick
The prices of groceries and provisions are
distressingly high. Indeed, almost every kind
of goods and merchandise bears an unusually
high price, since the fire.
Within the last two or three weeks, we have
had vast quantity of rain, which has caused
the grass and vegetation Of different kinds to re-
xive and put forth new growth; it has caused
the Sacramento river TO rise some four or five
feet and what is better than all, it has supplied
the greater portion of the dry diggings with wa
ter; hence the miners are gathering in golden
harvest. News from various parts of the mi
ming districts say the miners are doing we'll
making their piles Perhaps you may doubt
the truth of these statements regarding the sue
cess of the miners if so, I've only TO say that
received it from reliable source. Some time
since, Visited some of the mining towns in the
dry diggings, and from the preparations which
were then made for the winter season, L know
in reason, that the reports are, il the MAN, true
The knowing ones say there will be more goid
taken out of the mines during the coming win
ter than has ever been taken out in any previ-
Gus season; this is owing to the fact that nearly
Ahe whole oc the dry diggngs are furnished with
better and larger supplies of water than hereto
fore. This is done by means of various canals
or large bitches which bring in the water from
the neiehborng rivers and streams. From what
/ can learn, the quartz mines, too, are yielding
very handsome profit.
Horses, mules, or any kind Of stock command
but poor price just now, but stock Is always
cheaper here in winter than at any other season
of the year. Farming believe to be the surest
way of making money in this country. A man
who is a sharp trader, is pretty apt to make his
nile but any man of ordinary sense and Judg
ment, by the use of industry and economy, at
farming, is sure to make very handsome l9r-
tune within two or three years. Now lor IN
stance. barley is worth five and a half, and wheat
seven and half cents per pound. 1t Is sown
in the months of December or January-pretty
much after the way Of putting in such gram IN
the older States, with perhaps less cost, as 1t Is
not so nicely done. After sowing, # the held
is not enclosed, you have ample time for fencing
or ditching it before it will be in danger oil being
interrupted by stock or anything of the kind
The aver age yield Is f.e.a tF" to three thousand
pounds per acre. Those who have tried 1t sui
fciently to know, say barley can be raised and
sold at three-yes, two and half cents, ana
thar the farmer will be handsomely paid Tor his
time, labor and expense. So you see that while
barley is worth FIVE and six cents, the grower
can treble his money. Merchants and dealers
saw 1t is impossible for them to ship grain IRON
the islands, or any other place where 1t can be
h.d, for cost of less than three cents pound.
sOne areat disadvantage under which California
nabOTs is Q want of mills TO manufacture her
Svheat into -four. There is but one grist milk in
Sacramento, and that makes but an inferior ar'l-
Gle of -four. Several extensive Touring mills
are in course of completion in the valley al lhls
time, end by the time the next years crop Is
ready, they will be ready for using it.
The last mail brought us the painful mtelll-
rencs Of our country'a misfortune-of the
Svosld's loss the death of that generous heart
Al. noble minded statesman-that great champi-
on ar peace-advocate of our rinterests-protect-
nr Of our riRhts--defender Of our liberties and
arbitrator of our national dlsputes--DANIEL
WEBsrER! The world will feel his loss. The
people do, and long will, feel his loss as heavy
and painful blow. But the Lord giveth and ta-
keith as is his pleOsure;' hence, we should not
murmur. SO long as there lives man oil repup-
lican principles, his noble deeds and glorious
name will be remembered; the faithful historian
will record his life on the brightest page; chill
dren vet unborn will learn to lisp his name; SC
LONG as there remains one trace of freedom, his
Draises will be chunted; and even when time
,haIl be no more, eternity itself will catch the
glowing theme and dwell upon it with increas'
ing rapture
Perhaps you are growing weary Of me; SO fol
the present will most respectfully bid you
Goodbye.
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