The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-11-17

enough, and the discoverer found its
like in all the surrounding gulches
wherever he dug for it. The secret could
not be long kept 1t was known mt
Yerba Buena three months after the DIS
covery, and the two printers above men
toned put this slight notice Of it in their
weekly paper, Tho Californian, on the
18th Of April:
NEW GoLD GIGSE.-It is stated that nov
| gold mine has been discovered ON the American
Fork Of the Sacramento, supposed to be Ct was
not) on the land of William A. LedcsdorG,
Esq, Of this place. A specimen Of the gold
has been exhibited, and is represented to be
very pure.
May opened with accounts of new dis
coveries, The Ca,itoymian of May 3
said; "Seven men, with picks and
spades, gathered 81, 800 worth in fifteen
days" That was little more than $l5
per day per man. On the 18th of May
the same paper said "Many persons
have already left the coast for the dig
gings. Considerable excitement exists
| here. Merchants and mechanics are
closing doors. Lawyers and alCaldcs
are leaving their desks, farmers are
neglecting their crops and whole families
are forsaking their homes for the dig
pinps. Bv Nav q cold dust had he.
come an article Of merchandise fine
price being from S14 70 SIG ncr ouncn
| 'rho C1ljfGy,,inu of that data had those
advertisements
oo,n, oo,rl oo,n,
Cash will be naid for California gold bv
Il. r. BUCKALEw,
Matchmaker and Jew,er, San Francisco
,ro,sr. Di'J, "Li" G"iH tlo, ""hn ,,,.I,.o,, -
sacramento cold. A liberal nrico m riyrn ,i,,'I','
BEE Hive.
On fine Doth of Nav fine (ayjf,,,,jg,,
issued Il slim STATING thot ifs furtiirr uub-
lication. for the present would c6oso
'cc|I'So because u?uI1S III, ''S lo,Io"S il"a gone
W 'ltp llti''''' a ii''li'n I''ot ''i't'
Toic ','I Hlo l,yl'2iH Moi'lc'l n,i'' ,ri t''l,
,..'i-IoiI i III itI.,s lrl!Tii" II!H ne inS'
10" ""' % loi '''''I, 1h1i' Sen'V ''ni'-
'r'iV'' Goioii.i VI I'm uii''';,' ,I,'' ',l,'
" ,In,, ii'ti'iia % % Tno i,ato tti II i,,', i'"n'
RON 'naiG ln,S St,ltoleo III "ll 'lr'r,
'"l', " i,ib' ''i'''ni w. anoi,i Hpn'
tbe American some fem ~ twrIvn mHc.
hrIow Cnlnmo otLcra won't nm or
down the river. some, more n"Vch''lr-
Gus, crossed tlle ilaSG over 10 ile norm
ana middle FORKS OIL tie Amcrlcah' ny
lile close ol June tie 'lScoVerltS i'i'u
oAIeLH%4 HtI 10 All tIlo 10 lTrhS OIL inc AlleTi-
rall, "cper Gicch' llHils'o"il rlcCM' ,lo
ooSuiliiiGS IEhoWIl 'icn "S 'I'e Nl"h"-
Sum'b the MoAeI''inh", l''oiumhe' the
iI,t !lroii uI'N, -, SUN"H-Si"I",,
c''iIen :, III 'oio 'he ,lol' OF Aluoa,
iui" It%'ltt IiVcr' O'l . 'lE - tLc cUi-
'ol "a ,ne '"'!""''" lrV"ih''' "'" ~
a"'"' 'l'c 4itSt h"iIL"cr " ms paper "'t'r
i!S SuSpGi'Sloi' IT r'II'"l'''o II I'S'LlP-
l!oI % we mines lr"l' lcrS"il'l opS'lN"'
uoh; -, lie SaiH ,,
ne country iroHi ,.'e NJ""" Nlu""J
TO tfle pan JoaI'uh' Il distance "i "oout
lZo miles, ana lrolh tlie "'Sa toward tIle
summit .i, OF the mountains as lar Il" 0'oW
Ihii uneahihG Nc'ada), ABOUT seventy
miles, mas heeh explore" ,,S ana SoIu i"tIHa
ON every part: Ilcr' are now prooahiy
o,ooJ p1o'ie' n1I''''l,S ii''l',.a' 'I'I1Sr.'
- I'''00'ii'5 gnu A"u ''''',','o I''.,., n,.o
G" ny eacn man ranges from wv 10 S7oo
per day. me punIiShcr OF tllls paper
collected Wlth the ad OF aSloVcl, plcNall"
atihpan, lrom$"i@ to Sl28 per dayT,aVor11
"gihgSioo me gross amount collected
may exceed So0UOOo, Oh "nlcl amount
our merchants have received S2JUVoV' al
ior goods, and III elght weeks. lhe lnrS-
est piece En0Wh to DC touhd "'iShS
''$i't P"un18;
IN tIIe Iltl "i August the hummer Oh
W,lhte miners WAS estimated at 4,ooo.
Many Oh thcm were o, Stephenson rrG,'
m'hl ana IN" olSbandca Mormon hatt'u-
ION. Inc CG'I"'"NHH remarked on 'h't
.U'F that - when man with iis pan or
1'NhGt does not average $jo 10 @iQ per
gay, ne moves 20 another lllacc. rom
tho1Sana ounces a daY was the cStliIl"tGd
production OF the mlhes hyc mo,tL"
altcr tlr secret leaked our. In hpril lll2
Pfico Oh il"!r mere was $f per h,Ii"iJu
III august II h'd risen TO $40. an otllcr
proportion. Here is part of n letter from
Sonoma, to the CuHtGyuiaa, Aug. If:
"t have hoarJ from ono of our citizens
who has Lonn at tha nI"cers "nIy = few
weeks and collected 81 zoo still ayerag-
ino sIGo q" Jov AnolIrr Who shnt M
his Entel borc some five NJ siv wccks
si"rr Inns , rrtnTcJ with 90 ono collected
with a srodr nick and Indian basket, 4
rnon and Lis VII, and how collected s5OO
in one day."
sam Brannan laid exclusive claim to
Mormon island, in the American, about
twcnty-eight miles above its mouth, and
levied royalty Of 80 per cent. on
all the gold taken there by the Nor.
,.,"i ~. nv III III. ~ io- hattor ,ndar
.1nd .fand;nn w., nf Ul fSS mine % Of fine mines Bv
,,,u W .,'' I''' ','' Lnd s,,raaJ 10 Ors,
oCDleihhti tIi' 'N' i''' 'Pi'''. w Wy