The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-17
Alleged FsJiisg Or tn tbe Vas'a OF the
CalIfOrnaA l:uAh WiheS.

TO THE EDIToK or tue uEKALD.
An article recently appeared in your paper refer
ing TO the falling on ia yeid Of the gold mines Of
California, which may create an erroneous impress
sion a. TO the facts Of the case and OF the causes
which may tend to diminish receipts Of gold at this
port during the present year
The amour. Of gold shipped from dan Francisco
by steamets snd sailing vessels in the year 1866 TO
III. parts Of the world, and manifested at the Custom
House, was SSO.9ss,l6o 5O--shcwing an excess Of
GIT ~ over shipments Of the preceding year.
OF the sum stated $39,70t 96 AZ came TO the port
OF New YORK. against $50 80 .564 IL in the year
1866. TIE shipments to England in 1856 were
81 6G6 000-be Ug i'm excess of 1855 S; soc 0au. The
shipments TO China in 1866 exceeded those OF 1885
some 81 200 600; while to the Fast ladies sandwich
Islands and Australia. SHIPMENTS exceed those Of
any previous year. Thus much for any
seeming falling OF in the product OF gold
in Caitforna. add this in face Of the
generally adu,ltted fact that less persons
gagged in mining during tho yoats 1876 and 1886
than in the two years preceaing, great macy
bavirg tanned their attention TO mechanical aud
agricultural pursuits. IA being alore congeoal 20
their previous bsbits and proving nsh,y remine,s.
tive. But to compare the manifesteS shipments "t
1856 with those OF previous years. wilt Gnu rerate
them severalt. remasking chat no reiabie estimate
can be had Of che g,ms taken away N the bands OF
passengers converted iatO tue iews OF ".eweiry.
of which you consider the people OF California ate
peculiarly fond
Total shipment of 1861 ......... 81 ,d92 900 90
Total shipment Of 1906 ............ 1851 sos 90
Total shipment of 1868 ............ 81 9Os 900 90
Total shipment of 1864 ............ 5l,t29,lOl 90
Total shipment OF 1856 ......,...... N,6a9.OD 90
Total shipment OF 1856 ............ b0,9SS.76S 80
The shipments Of January sud February 1857
compared with same months OF 1886 are ~ follows
FROM San Francisco to New York. Panama
and England. January 1855. 81 ,35O,l59 for the
month Of February. 1886 GAS; in January
1857. for same destination. sJ,l4..66l 81:
in February, ss.05s.aoO 76. leaving u de6cien
oy ia e6ipments Of the present year, as far
as received, OF s5 So 1913 81. While, ~ you
remark shipments to New York have fallen
fallen oil it will he observed that to England they
have increased some $500 900. This can he account
ed for regards Engsnd-the country through
which principal exchanges with Europe are rogu-
iatcd-n this way. large amount OF foreign en-
pi,al, whoh has been invested in California is being
gradually withdrawn to make demand Tor bullion or
coin abroad and to regulate balances OF trade, all
heavy expectations beipg'now made from England
and France direct, instead of via New York, ~, to
very great extent, forInery-the saving in freight
and difference in time. naturally ten0ing TO such
course. This materially affects freights from Atlan
tic ports to San Francisco aud ADDED to other rea
sons which will state, explains why It should be
expected that receipts OF gold should he diminished;
ct ieass until the population OF tie Pacific coast ia
largely increased
Another and principal reason IL, that California
now produces 40 many OF the staples FOR which sac
formerly depended upon the Atlantic States, that
her indebtedness to them is much less and therefore
Der remittasces ia payment should be proportions
bly, smaller. For example, in the year 1866 CalifOr-
MIA received 10000 barrels OF American -four, and
90 coo sacks (equivsent to bsrreis) from Grille In
1856 from both sources she only imported 40 900
barrels. might particusrSe many other articles,
but think this will suffice. That the result OF this
VIII te3d TO the increased wealth OF California, no
one, think, will dispute, aud it IL unnecessary to
say more, except that for the manufactures OF her
sister States she must always he debtor or at least
until her gold mnes shall prove ucpro6tabe to work.
which is likely to be a long way In the future. BE
that IL NAV, the yield during the last months
would have been much larger had not mining opera
tons been greatly impeded by the heavy SHOWS in
the mountains and mining regions. the loss IRON
which will he much more than made up by the in
creased product during the three months ensuing z.
predict that California will yet become one OF the
richest and most substantial members OF our con-
federacy. OBsIRyKR.
How Government Adycrssstng Is Done.
From ops n ouv morpeg co,enpovsrtes
Men are put into Office TO do business for the pu6
lie. IL is assumed that they will do il business
principlee-so ~ promote the interest Of the pub
lie. which has made them its agents. That this as
sumption is utterly faisi6ed in practice-that the
last thing thought Of or ame1 ut BY even the high
est Office holders is the public interest is perfectly
nOt0rous-but it finds striking illustration in the
manner IN which government advertising Is done.
The obje;s Of advertising is publicity, and every
business man advertises where his notices will
reach the greatest number of persons specially inter
ested in the subject Of them. Thus. bookseller
vii advertise where his announcement will he likely
70 meet 'ne etts OF The grcRleSt OF DpOk
buyeIs, ard % OF Others Now see how the govern
ment manages the matter. Proposals were wanted
az the Post Office Department for csuying the
rails on all the routes in the State OF Ne~
York. The notice thereof-cvery business
man would say-shou,d be given in the newspapers
mos, likely 10 I've by the railroad directors AM ex
press OF the state. We ind itten cch,nrns long
in Thc CRi-rn, a weekly Irish nc sspaper pub
Iished in this city. Similar advertisements from The
Custom House appear in tee irish Mems, the bish
american, the Csh and other weekly journals which
have circulation beyond the class for which they
designed. ard which IL precisely the class that
is not Interested in the remoe5t degree 10 the sub
iects Of them. La selections among the daily news
papers for government announcements the same pc
Cular sagacity Is shown The papers chosen are
uniformly those which nobody ever see. aud OF
which nobody ever hears. They have no circulation.
influence. position. no possibility OF giving TO
these notices the publicity which il absolutely nsces
sary for the public good. And the reason Why they
are chosen ~ because they devote themselves TO
wholesale indiscriminae sickeniuy iaudaton OF the
men who have these fsv0rs TO bestow and who are
wdng thus 60 purchase personal pulls by sacrifice
OF The public interest.
The Great nortnsesf--tSed River valley.
lCorrsspoScseee Of ,ae 81. PAsl Pioaeer
am much xrstfsJ 20 1nd no tstsat,n Of Ia, susr.
sctc capitalists OF Minnesota tur5ss 80 tois nsgs isn't
valley, whsro certany ias SFea,oi. oody 81 yeIy ros
to u oar reyr,rry, ant "A uar efru,;s sea n5osi
rayasuoa o, SO niles ~A.n our IVA border. snd IN.
GLIDING Lake Wlb.Deg a,t tho Saskatchewan river. no
l,as lhsn SEC m-- o eorenuous nsyissvon hes IKE
meat eEtSE2rirg from 5,is dc soux 20 sue 1904 wn
D. 10 about 90 ars iron 3nis ds Slc1y - the bead
q snsscps van tarough Like Winnipeg. N i8Ar 500
Gal,s,. TtS ,p.sead 2rlss lies open IS gsnd rsssrvs
W The Avso s,xcr ACE Congress nss gi7sE mag
nHccni iovry s,d .vo " he railroads zvsn - are di
Tectso - ns great vAleT Nnj AL hat u tho
must b directed 70 the bead Of nsyga On Of Rad
River vtuey. Ibs act yll powe-fu " stimulate u set
rcms1L aus % Jar ess eme ihsn tho ids dreamer Saa
snCipaso ooaw vii run ron no bead o. PED sivsr
20 the head OF snfAtchevA.
zns aobse valley n sur-snisrsi 70 ne oUi,o vho
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sumner ssuxes tsro1so - -hois ek,,1i The bead Of
Req rivpy q fcrns1 ~ ths s0oiceocs u zee 35s ie
sOon sni Otter TAI AL rom that p,as 90 ~inlpeE
acre y hrsgs, ia,nk me simmer a. sasi, Tvs 'ses
ofWrter
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have bsea o. x.x. sea- asi 500 'sgu< ~ igv1s ~
ruaysn eat rics. Toe a,mes y tbs ?rssaens Of hets
compsniss AZ guusatoe, - NJ go trow hem,
NAT the aob'c snterp-xs 80 d pusnsu for
ward yigh Ar snergy Ant capita STAT Oil sufely
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