The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-12-11
VOLUME XlII-NUMBER so

falling oil OF tho gold shipments from
this to the Eastern States. Now allow
me to informthc ''would be wise' croak.
{ ing tinanciers, that this is all "in their
cyc, Betty Martin and that their great
grandchildren will know no more about
the date of the exhaustion Of the Califor-
mia gold mines than their humble selves;
which is just about {. much as they know
about the date Of the day Of the rcsur-
rcction or any other untold event. The
grand secret Of the whole affair is, that
We have como to the conclusion that we
had better raise our own pork and beef
than to drive II two thousand miles, over
lofty mountains and sandy deserts; that
We had better raise our own -four, beans,
&C. manufacture our own picks and shoy.
els, keep our money ut home than to
send it to the Eastern States for the pur.
chase of those articles, and have them
shipped around Cape Horn at an expense
double the original cost.
Added to these drawbacks upon the
shipment Of the material wealth Of the .
country to the Atlantic States is another,
which is OF more practical benefit to the
country, than all Others combined. Dur
ing the first three years Of the California
gold excitement, men of"evcry age, color,
rank and condition." fockcd en- massc to
the shores of ofCaifornia leaving hchinithcir
wives and families to be supported by oc.
casional rcmittanccs Of draughts upon
the various banking houses Of San Fran.
cisco. But rs the resources Of the com.
try began to be moro fully developed,
when the industrious minors saw The
many thousand acres Of rich alluyial soil
which the country possessed, uncultivatcd,
and uninhabitcd, save by tho numerous
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assigned TO support the theory that the
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