The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-08-19

Of the world, are g. be symbolizcd ny
metals. the pre-en, may be- properly ies-
ignatel the Golden Age The pro
found as,onishmcnt and excitement ere
ated by she discovery Of the exhaustlcss
mines Of California had scarcely sub
sided when those of Australia were an
nouucod. and upv We have another dis
covcrv Of mineral wealth said to tie
greater than either
The California spHnaeut Of The
New York Herald under date 81 san
Francisco Jaiy 5'h says
The excitement throughout California
concerning tine fi,h and extensive gold
mines discovered lu tbe banks of Frazer
river. has not abatot IL the slightest de-
gree TIE news continues highly favor
able. and the prospect now u. when the
river reecdc1 the yield viii even exceed
what has yet been taken cat The rush
Of e.Gigraata i.lm here SURPRISES all
that has yet taken place in the United
States Mining localities axe aeoeEtedi
and "a has been the case .og months,
nothing is Thought cf bu, the Frazer
river miues Reports from men at work
at the river represents that the average
daily work IS about fifteen dollars, and
;his SUN IS realized without the assist
ance 81 aiming apparatus OF tools
When al tie Improved facilities are
brought into the new country, 1t is be
levcd confidently that California ~ the
lays If 1873 ~ll be beaten
About eighteen thousand people have
left from this port ior Puget Sound.
Every part Of the stats has furnished
ita quota. which i.em present indlca-
r1us. is only . portion # what the ac-
iual exodus will be for the year The
statistica Il the Custom House show
that ! 300 have lclt mp 70 July 3 for
Puget Sound The depletion of our
population viii have the effect Of offer
ing great inducements for Investments,
which uill b. taken advantage Of by
a,cu p.ho Justly regard California as one
Of the most favored counuae5 III the
world Police have res,. ICED and every
thing ia abandoned 10y the thousands
who rush iar Frazer \ field "a thrown
open for che Industrious and cnteTprisng
where mining claims. farms. and estab-
lished profitable business pursuits can
hc purchased Ca the most reasonable
terms An opportunity $40 tempting has
never been placed before the people Of
the Onion On every side tho demand
is heard co. ~9rc labor-murc men To
I'll the places made vacant hy those who
have started iof the new mines Clerks
who have heretofore received from sl3j
To $500 per month fer their services,
readily obtain $3.50 u $3.50 now ne
chanlcs wages have advanced from 3
to 81 PEI day; iremen on steamships get
$3.50 per month"; few weeks ago they
struck iof that amount. which they now
are paid Increased compensation is at
the present time received in every
branch Of industry.
The returns from auI mines have never
been moro fltterigg Persons whose
knowledge Of California mining opera
TONS is derived from newspaper reports
can form no idea Of the vast extent Of
the fields OF the precious metal within
0ur lmt3 From above Ircka on the
north to san Bemardino in the south.
tn, whole range Ct the Sierra Nevada
has been found TO contain gold in abund.
ance, aud running east and west. the
zone IS known to be from forty TO sixty
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