The Empire County argus., 1855-10-27
Coloma, Saturday Morning, October 27, 1866

Fine weather, this-remnds US of that last In.
dian Summer we (self and rcader) spent in the
States" Sun rises early, quite early mornings,
and, inch by inch lights up this neither sphere with
his golden rays that strike out like scintilations
from exploding diamonds Well, breakfast over,
we (solus) take a passea (Spansh) and bring up
against pile of exchanges and forthwith cast about
for subject on which to found leader The
Alta, decidedly improved by Pickering & Fitch, J
contains a leader on the subject of the currency
a real Old Bullion affair But, the Alta is equal
to the currency and we very little of the latter
commodity and so have nothing to say of it.
Next the Times & Transcript, leading off on the
probable issues of the Presidential campaign of Sc
now the campaign is long way ahead, and so
is the Transcript of us, and we pass to the Erenmg
Journal, which contains an article bearing this cap
ton " immigration to and Emigration from Cali
fornia:" there-we rather like that.
The subject of immigration has been pretty thor
oughly hackneyed by the morning papers at the
Bay; but these papers have many of them been
mere panderers to the speculative designs of job
bers and capitalists below, and have been unceas-
ingly at the dirty work Of deluding people by false
lights while they pretended to be faithful chron-
iclcrs of the past and peerng through honest fists
at the future.
There has been an unexampled and unnatural
effort during the past three years, to induce an
influx Of population, for the benefit of persons
owning city property and merchandise, and Span
ish grants, and the like. The agents of the steam
ship companies industrousy circulated the stories
of new diggings and big Strikes and let nothing
60 unused that could be turned to account in get
ting up California mania in the East. The trick
succeeded for tme but other tricks were resorted
to- and the steamship companies, by combinations
and other impositions brought themselves into dis
favor with the public, and checked the travel be-
tween this and the Atlantic States Meantime,
industrious mechanics and farmers who came here
in quest of the shining nuggets they'd read of be-
came discouraged and disguised when they learned
how they had been duped. Many would have re-
turned at once, but fares were up, and they could
but write dscouraging letter to their friends and
80 to work in the mines. They have been indus
trious and frugal and have prospered, Gradually
the tone of their letters for home has improved
and, encouraged by favorable letters and reduced
fares, thousands Of young and hardy adventures
are Drawing the dangers of the deep and the pesti-
lence of San Juan, in hope of here botteripg their
fortunes. The current passenger lists surpass
any other since 1852 Each steamer now brings
her full quota of passengers, and the Nicaragua
steamers have been obliged to leave passengers on
the lsthmus. Our Atlantic brethren are now flock
ing to the Pacific coast not on account Of any hol-
low inducements offered by such concerns as Emf
grant Associations, but from a natural desire to
better their lot, and the very natural conviction
that here is the place to do So Californians will
bid them all God speed, and welcome them with
open particularly the female portion.