San Andreas independent., 1858-06-19
BY THE ALTA EXPRESS co.'s INLAND EXPRESS
SACRAMENTO LETTER.
SACRAMENTO. June 18th, 1853.

SACRAMENTO, June 18th, 1853.
Nr Editor Your ancient correspondent
"Box," salutes you Although the holy vii
lage with its "Christian hill" has been devo-
ted, by the demon of destruction, to the rava-
ges of fire once more, it is with pleasure we
see that the elasticity of its spirit of enterprise
is as predominant as ever. Who ever saw
Californian wanting the requisite grit? Whs-
ky may be strychnineized; lager, coculized,
the country cursed generally with the "spice
of politics." and man vice versa, upside
down, rich or poor at an hours notice, without
warning, and enterprise run little mad gen
orally, occasionally, but indomitablity is still
on our escutcheon, our heraldic motto is "per-
severance" we live in hopes whether we shall
die fasting or not.
would suggest to your citizens the propri-
ETY. of rebuilding your town with fire-proof
materials For those who cannot command
brick or stone, would recommend the plausi-
bility of building in rubbte, which may be had
on the spot Lime exists within mile of San
Andreas, in two places. The one on the road
to Mokelumne Hill, the other on the road to
Angels. Wood in abundance in both instan-
ces adjacent
The boulders near your town, and under
your feet. smooth and uncompromising though
they may be to look at will make a first rate,
strong and fre-proof wall, bedded and grouted
in mortar | know of walls built with such
materials now standing in the finest kind of
edifces, that were built in the 10th century.
Is it a question of economy or want of knowl-
edge of the circumstance ?-try it. Your citi-
zens cannot defy the fire with wooden build
ings. Any fellow with tremendous inward
curve on the top of his head between his per-
ceptive faculties and animal propensities and
a swelling behind his ears, will hold you at
his mercy, in taking fancy for a conhagra-
ton, just as long as you build entirely fwood,
in spite of the most indefatigable watchman,
or the most solicitous carefulness. Build no
more in wood, or-you know the consequence
it is inevitable.
We are Frazer mad-we are all excited
James has bought hundred acres at Victoria.
John has bought lot at Whatcom. Thomas
not having anything else to do, has taken up
a clam claim. Jack determined to be moving,
has rushed up the rivers rapids in a canoe,
and here he comes floating down, stiff and
cold, on the bosom of the river, his canoe and
| traps sunk and gone. Our best mechanics,
brim full of folly and excitement, have been
leaving Sc a day to get into very tight place,
| by the side of big coal basin with lake or
bay in the middle of it, or into country that
doesn't, just at this time, offer the greatest fa-
cilties, or even prospective chance TO obtain
large fortune by immediate investment in
this last popular lottery! o, tempore! o,
mores you are too mad by half, William
don't go yet hold on bit-the river is very
high, the roads are not yet made, the Indians
don't like Boston man" just now, however
inevitable the circumstance may be that he
will eventually get licked into it. Just hold
on a bit, and work at the old claim little
longer. til all things get fitted right and seci-
ETY. is better dovetailed together in those bar
ren and inhospitable regions around Frazer
river We know that celebrated Frenchman
has arrived at the conclusion that Victoria is
one of the most meteorologieally equable eli
mates in the world; but the climate is too low
in Farenheit for half wasted Californian in a
cotton home, and long sojourn, preparatory
to cold, cold winter. If you want to go, go
but have you money enough to bring you
| back ?-consider.
! You have not, probably, in view of all this
excitement on Frazer river, looked at it in this
way. You are aware that many of our "prince-
! ly' speculative merchants down below, have
been buying up all the flour, for failing har-
vest, but as the harvest did not fail, fail they
must unless their accumulated stores on hand
should become disposed of. Hence great
deal of this Frazer river excitement may prob
ably be gotten up by them, for it was known
in Oregon all about the gold on Frazer and
Thompson rivers, long before the grand rush
Let any one go up in August when the river is
low, and in October he may skate on two feet
of ice-and how, then, will he succeed in gold
mining, wonder2 In summer he cannot work
| for water in winter he cannot work for ice
and cold; and then, it is so vigorous climate,
inland, that its Zephyrs are all hurricanes, as
bad as Captain Maryatts great storm on deck,
aft, where it took nine men to hold on the hair
of the commanders head.
! | have this day heard it mentioned that the
Steam Navigation Company have also had a
hand in the operation, that they have paid as
high as one hundred dollars to have letters
published in the San Francisco newspapers, at
the commencement of this, to many, as it will
undoubtedly be, cruel deceit.
The San Francisco steamer left our leyee to-
day with about 500 passengers for Frazer
river mines. What will be the end of it is
pretty clearly shadowed forth ; it is the uni
verSal opinion here, now, that many will be
WV SAoo " SCI UuSh3 dI tile eHQ Ol d lew
months, and curse their precipitancy, or that
they ever heard Of Frazer river
The great puritanical effort of the last can
onical assemblage of thousand and one re-
considerations, has passed into effect. The
bantllng OF the great anecdotal and rhetorical
ex-senator of Alameda, is a law We are not
allowed the privilege of imbibing swipes and
poison on Sunday Shade of Claverhouse
where are you? Zachariah Markley. do YOU
take tea? Feargus O'Connor and Ledru Rol-
lin, behold paradise of theoretical lucubra-
tions You would make us pastoral and hap
py. Bell would keep us unshaved and sober
on Sunday! Certainly the millennium is
nearl We are realizing spasmodic morality
whipped into us at the end of a very pious
session of the Legislature of California ses-
sion that finished its career of usefulness by
voting supplies to any body that asked for
them, and passed bills that any body offered
to lug-roll through. As Tommy Noddy said
they did de I'll of lot of work
People buy licenses to sell under an old law,
and are fined for getting then moneys worth
under new one; it don't fit, somehow uut
hurrah for the principle as Sam Weller said
let us starve ourselves for good looks rather
than get fat
There has been terrible influx of the moon
eyed race into the country this last week
Squads of them run around the city, astonished
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