New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-08
length snd with considerable graphic 49,.
OF tie Inter event we have the bl!oxias :, ~

Tbs happfneu u Soions vailey and tom n,
a'ed between 6i,y and x'y mics eat Of sac.n
Cny, In ihs month Of January, ls4s--cur,oss,
enough, lust when the land vas osssing 70 ne NJ
Can. Nsny strange AID improbable STORES b.r.
been TOD 10 The ses ed earliest dscJvenes; be. -
believe that The snly rlsbia account Is hx giyes \,
Capt Sutier on whose ground the precoqs MI
wac 6nt found, and which we shall therefore sss,t
without noticing the various fabulous s,a;smen1 4
luded TO
II appears ha. Capt. Suffer, during tie WHIT 4,
lei7-4s, vos erectn > .aw.mil for preduc;a, h.
ber Oh the south fork Of the American Rive Ac,.,
of tho Sacramento. Mr.. J-n;e- w MarShsl 80
irac,,d with Suter for the building OF this NH ,sS
IN the OF his operations had occasion 20 sdrs
tho river water ito the tsLnce for ~
purpose OF widening and cepenicg /, BIZ ~
strci 9Th Of thc current. In doing ,his = .
considerable quantity OF mud, sand ana gravel ws
caIyied along with the stream and Je,esied is aoxa
at the .eQ; u tie !airsce Nissan. fsaai. sbcn ose Ia,
examining the s.sie Of bis works noticed fe~ g6t
tcrine PARTICLES yil near tho edge Of The heap hs
curio-lty being aroused, no ssthered Some Of The
sparkling object, anc az once became satsoi Of hsr
nature nnd the value OF bis discovery. All rembiry
With excitement, he hurried to his emso, or aud tod
his story. Cspt Suffer at arst though il vas q tc
tion and the teller onl, mad fol in1eoi oe c,s.
esses that he kept sharp Eye upon bis loaded rae
when be, whom he WAS tempted tn consider = msaisc
wss eagerly disclosing tie mi scaloas tale. However,
bis douDs were all at 81 60 dlsprlled ~6~n Marshal
tossed the table oeiO.o bIm an ounce or 80 OF he
shining olst The two agreed TO keep the ma;tof "
cret and cueiys are the gOlien har est he'@sen th
But ~ tie, ahorwsrd searched norenrrowiy Together
Id goaod upon the rich deposits taeir eager gc-suns
a. loohs AID nutered. broken words. happened 70
10 b. closely watched by Mormon isborer employed
about the D, ighboIhOoi. He 10 loved their move
me- nts ard speed b. came rs wise as thomselses
As s-crPsy was of lluc ignorance to hi he forth
with dlvulged the exiraorir AIRY Intelligence, AM 10
combination OF the stOrt. eXmhlu sOno scales Of
gold which he had himself ssthered. Immediately
cvery body in the hood lst his REGULAR EN-
plo, men and bogao to search for IN. pro lus metal
4 laryo body of Mormon mmi grants apOut this ,ipe
wss approaching California by no south PISS OF tho
Rocky NOunIa La, aud, on bearing news of tho Oh
cover, FASTENED az once 10 he spot Ruuors Of
these circumstances speedily hes across the leusth
and brCsl of the land, variously modih d by tho
warmth or GOODNESS Of iacy of the successive Mars
tors bu. al agreeing in this hist gold 10 he bad
ia large quantities for the mere trouble o. picking Il
up at SITTER Mil, the south fork of tho Sio De s
Aaey!caa0s. 10 thai quar- err tteD. al The loose pop
ulaton around instantly directed their stops. Sooa
the neig boghood swarinod with dggcrs; aud within
a few day. s1er the first discovery, upward OF twelve
hundI Cd 6oplo were busiy at work viii spades,
shoyts knives ichs, ~ootn Do Wis, cradles, aud al
manner Of mphment', many OF thom OF tho ruiost
and mort primitive fashion, excavat'ng, ridding and
washing earth tor the precious paTn it contalned.
Over all California the OK ement wL5 pnoiIgiJI.
SpaIia,d, Auoican aud foreigner we'o oil alike a.
fcc,Cd lht husband l'it his VIE, the tther his fan
iy; people tore themselves from the moe pressing du
III. at borne; men deserted their maso and thss
followed ther sevants--li hurried % suffers Mil
Som, ". hstoo abe empttion for short time; butyey
soon nearly the whole male population OF tle coaltry
unable .sist The evocrco OF cir senses when spec
mols of the newly found gold were eahlolfed beoie
their ca'eJ Eyes, became suddenly infected With the
madden 81 WI r OF tho yellow kyer'-'ne Ggrt saera
famcyuud rushed of at tangent, better skeltor, 70
gather iiches as Aladdin had pluchod 'hc Iraiis o.
priceless value in hrs fary garden, IN No bowels OF
the ourib among the vale, Of tho Snowy Mountsns.
Towns worc oispeoplod ships in habof de- orted. all
Kinds oil business sent % the doss; the who6 se,ed
pars OF tnc country sudden ly depriy d Of their
inhabitants or wcmcD snd children alone iorned the
population, though Of these many loshcd TO tho
icers AM tho dgg,ags, 10 ano be seen, " mako
money SOMEHOW and AZ surely TO rpood 1t.
The social condition of san Franchco immed-
ately succeeding the Gold Fever, though reduced
10 its original elements, bore no resemblance 10
the primeyal simplicity Of Eden
At The cose Of lsi9 tie population OF tho 'ovn num-
beI.d a. least twoniy aud probably nearer isentydSo
thousand sonls. a very suIali proportion OF ,hose
were f,no-s- a eth sma Ter one, chilitcn Of either
sex while the vast majority Of inhabitants were adult
msl,s, in tho eaIly prime OF manhood Tts ciroum-
ssi GO naturally fenced 10 give peculiar character 10
the erect OF tic place ano habits Of she people.
1hCTe WIS no such thing as a h0Mc % DO found.
Scarcely even proper horse could be eCen. Both
= eibgs and places OF bnrinoss al hcf common
canyns tents, email rough board rhsnicS, OF frame
buioiu q 81 one story. Only the great anbl,og So
looms "a bO'cle, resiauTanis, and few p4bc build
ipgs and store, had apy pioonsots To siz0 comforter
elegance Tho site OF which tho town /, built
then still covered with namb.rloss pand-hIs. TIE
streets weio Therefore uLegon sbo irnogLla by tho
continued passage Of men, aid of horses and drsys
with building materials and gsOds, VII n tbs rainy
seasOn q hich commenced caller han usu' and was
mail hbly sev.Ie) was shedding torrents from the
coure, the iereit hof0gs nfaTs were s0Ou SO At up
as to become oimost if Lot quite impaseSbs. Indeed
both horse, or mule, and dray vert sometimes orally
~ allowed up In the mud, whio thI owner narrowly
escaped similar fate. he i0@D authOlcs caused
number, ~ carloads Of brushwooJ ana nbs OF trees
TO be- cut from the surround Ing bills, All nro.n uio
tie streets but these only nns g.rtd "A limited aud
rcr cdied. Nobody troubled himself To remove any
rubbish from tbe way; but IpInGtes Of tents sod hou,es
satisfied themselves with pacing few plaaks, tobsc-
oo-bozes bogs Of cooe barrels OF spoiled proyisioos,
or afy hcr available object, aGToss and along the
oret raIs Of the roads IL enabr thon e,y t0reaeh
tbtir C8D dwellings. Ii wS Dot fOF Ovcy 1ody, bos'
ever 20 attempt 10 navigate tbese Progs plaose, OF
hope 20 htep on tho Daro@, erppyv, nus esdy, snd
Oft, interrupted path which rpabDed The dnf,iboDed
sbyss of mud and water hiob Jay all soes. Ian
itlI were indispensable 70 pedestrians st night and
even IN day ligbt not few gOuli loso tbsf foo ing,
eud f il difficult 10 eatrlcGte themselves noHt 0r
unpleasant prcd.cemeaE. -
In those miser. bic apologies for houses, Surrounded
by heaps and patches Of llb abo sla mt water,
tie sireDgt NIX popula ION carried on snoss AZ
Ter fasbion. II Il hot 10 be eupposci uat pcopo
comic or cid manage matters 10 TIC int of'erly MAJ
Ier Of older communities. Very fow were following
hat particular businCss 10 which they hsd nees O'"
o. Tor which they were bert ft'od by nNIuo livery
Immigrant, laoditg al San Freocsop, DC tne q
IL y On IN Bis own estimation, onG was pTcpsfeds 10
undertake anything or any piece Of Dus D.ss Nhat.
eocycr And truly no do Il; bot !: was .sth o ieao.
noso busllo and t,Dnec' .sary confusion. rho 1ctt
ro. zed ordeTs Of society wen iupblCd tgo,y tarvy
Doctors aud Dentists beesmc drey NH, or btrbes CT
shot leohs; lawyers, brokers ano cleEls Le'Ded vat
ers or aCcloreoTr, OF ptihhpe butchers 'nsr'nsnH
tYigd lhLoriDg and iglnplug while lsborers md hung
ftscnaprnc % nerch ants Ikoi !os aI2it bo temPs,