Hide Article Text (OCR)
“Gold-dLATE FROHI CALIFORNIA! I on do well here if ha ratlins hia healthyWa hire been politaly furnished by Mr. | which I feel n auto of. if locited hoia, ia d* ^or tllBJohn B. Ckapt wilh the following interesting letter, addressed to him from Culla-mo, California, gome 50 miiei from'Sin j Franciieo. It wa* brought over in tb« «j steamer “Empire City, which arrived etNew York on the 7th init. It wa* mail*•jedatSan Francisco, Jan. let, 1850.—T ,, , .loniwere:I woold at homi. ! of commoiThi water, during the dry mien, ii ve- ly from foiry impure in some aeclioni, which produ- paid. Mlt;cei atckneat. Wa use the river welar. , masona, 4 I consider my ptospact* very flattering *gj8J% at present to once more raise my heed,: M„oeyand say I don't owe any body. Tbia is cent, a meone of my greilesl desires, which 1 think go prices Ij contents may he regarded a* “truth ungar-’I esc accomplish, if my health is spared•jnishad.” It mun certainly bo gratifying i the coming yeer. When this is accom- 8j^a”n I to Mr. Athearn’s numerous friends to lt;pPahed, 1 shall (eel like thero is no place per |b. 31 -! learn that, after his perilous journey by ■ like home. If yon should conclude to Coarse si the over-lond route to California, he is^ come out, yon can find me 1J miles below 832 per j 8 j now about to reap a rich reward, end re- j Cullamo—but I hardly think you’ll como jj*i turn to his family and relations, laden Tho Isthmus route is the only cne I would ce_m_ny; From the known integrity of the writer, itswilh “the dust Mr. A. is a persevering, advise my friends to come.; were 8101thorough-going business men, and wo take Prices at Sacramento City are as lol- to $100. pleasure in chronicling his succesa in the lows: Pork, mess, pr bbl. 815 to 50 dol.;* The Oi rich Ophir of the flew Eldorado. His: Prime, 835; Flour 40 dollars; corn meal letter is dated 23 dollars; beam, pr pound. 10 els; dried the handsCullamo, Dec. 20, 1819. pr pound. 75 els; butter 1,25; chese, | On theDear John;-1 make it e rule to writ, l.^ dol; Suger, 2C©0cti; Molasiei, I,.! ber a fire to some of my friends by each steamer, |l5©* dollars; Boots, 20 to 50 dol*. per' itbeingonce a month, which it about ai]Ps,r;brogens,4 to 8dollar*. Jsiroyed.often as I can find time, as my leisure Prices here [Cullamo,] are as follows: tj,e build moments ere always occupied in finishing i P°rh, mess, 10Q to 20D dollars or bbl; — j except ll our cabin, c. Prime, 140 dollars; Floor, BO to 75 cents mouth ScIn the firit plaee, I am happy lo have it, Per pound; bean* 51'; dried fruit 1,25;--. in my power to say that our mees, viz: j butter 2,50 to 3 dola pr pound; Board 2 t,urn.d°Vance, Shepherd, Ira and myself, are is excellent health, and as busy es nailora oil the time, unless the tain comes down in torrents. A common rain, such aa we have in the States, does not stop us from work, es we ere supplied with rubhet over clothes. Vance ond myself, es you are aware no doubt, ate engaged in building a savv-mill, and also Mining some, ss wa have several hands employed. We have a mill-right employed at fifteen dollars prdole per meal; and I to 1,25 at Sscrimen-j A fire to City, and evreytbing in the eating line, Dec. 23J in pioporlion. | j5*'Many oT the Emigrants were overtaken! by the snows in the Cascade Mountains, and had to abandon their teams and eve rythingelse and pack on theirback* aomaSenst200 miles. Many would have been lo»t,!*igned b;if Government had not sent out relief par- Haaipsh . extendedties to assist them in. The Lawrence-burg company were among the numberHoy, (ond hoard him) getting out the]lhafhad to leave everything.frame, sni expect to get the Mill ready to j Kevin, of Lawrenceburg, ii working forstart oy the first of March, provided we do I Vance and myself.not have too much rain. 1 think he is a firstrate workman, but you will say, “Oh!On or tion of lt;r.oys 20.Mr. mitunde A delJacob Dunn is whip sawing or F eathor | Qut|er c river, to make a raise. The Siera Neu-; impeded what a pneo they have to pay him, but J vada mountains look like a vast snowjanincet it is considered low enough here. It takes J bank, extending as far as the eye can di*-, j*p'g4g, but a short time to gel accustomed to Cal-jcern any object. Bmj jjjj1 want you to acknowledge the receipt from all of this, and write as often as you can, giv-j Handn in* all the local new*, I received letters' *eDl; ^ You,, truly,P. A. ATHEARN. j would 1- I harder fThe California News. , ting hisifornta prices. We count hereby hundreds and thousands, and not by Cents and Dollars, es in the States.Prospects are very flattering at present for the Mill, Lumber is selling here at 400 dollars per M; and M Sacramento City,50 miles off, el Irom 4 to 000 dola. per M., and the demand good. If it should come down half, we still can make it very profitable. We have the or.ly good situation for a Mill I know of. This coun-of September 2d.The New York papers of Thursday Ust.jpirn City, brief telegraph* of which were published here several dayi ago. try is unfortunately situated with regard I The Tribune has a letter from. Bayard to stiw-mil! privileges; for where you can, Taylor, ho is on hii return home throughbring us details of the news by the Ent- Wcie ne side ra tii shire k veins.pro west their Cget water power and timber, you cannot! Mexico, written at Maxatlan, January J sira-gi, .I , . .l 8th. He says. “The Oregon takes toi -rt..get the lumber out, ow;ng to the moun- Pon#m# ,^2,000,000 in gold, and the ™e.ho j tatnous country; and where you find lira-|mogt imponant ccmpany of passengersim. j ber where you can gel the lumber out, you that ha* ever yet lelt California. Ineildi-can’t find water enough during the dry [tion to the Congressional Representatives, season to supply an Eneine. We, how-1 £?V f1*®0**' Df' Gwio, Gilbert and ,h M I..,.. „ WrighMkw «.«* board about, acore - bThe order b Mr.Jerl ever, have plenty of pine limber within 1 i | of tha0 prominent merchants and moneyed Itnilesof the Mill to tun us two or three |men of San Francisco, andaaveral roilitft-years, and o good road to get out. The; ry and r.aval officers.pense f ceivedtree* are from 2 lo 4i feet in diamelsr, Among the American who arrived at'jngnt g-,hom 60 toy0 feBl !onS' makinS from 5 », o!Jnod!!hnarklt;l, mP'rfl ' *imifejjsan j 7 logs each, at straight aa an arrow. Wo On the QBth December, there were in [ w-1 I intend putting in 2 saws, and expect to all five stcsmet* at anchor off Chagres,cut 8 M. feet each 24 hours. Shepheid j viz: Empire C^ ChMokw. Falcon^ Al-, J##‘ fi| |ce declined takinginterest-Vanc. own.! ■b.m«. Md the British steamship Severn, Senate ii jij -i l I of London. The brig Osceola, with ma-; T1out J and I §. We stil har e our prospect. (leriaU for the Railro.d Company, was ■)-[ation cliri.and privileges for mining in the bar of the river next eummer. 1 have not mineu much as yet myself. I commenced last Monday with Shephsrd, Ira Lanitii, Bill Vance and a hand, which wa paid 8 dollars per day, and took out on Monday,so at Lhagrei.The Tribune says: |“The Legislature of California mat Do-,sage.camber 15, and was organized on the !7lh,' by the choice of Dr. T. J. While, or Si- J*1, ctamento, as Speiker of the Aisembly, and E. K. Chamberlain, of Sin Diego, ^ 107, dollar* and 90 cents; on Tuesday,! President pro tem. of rite Senile. Gov.;108 dollars and GO cents; on Wednesday, Burnett was inaugurated on the 20th, im- Sen.mediately after which ceremony the Lag- j|r H: ialature votad viva ooce for U. S. Senator*. Hampi Whole number of votei 40—necasaary to ry) tvai a choice 2-1. ferr»dOn the first ballot: IEx-124 dollars and90 cents;making3II dollars and 40 cents in 3 days for 4 of ui.—We mined in a ravine that omptie* into tbo river bolow the Dam where we expect „ John Li. Fremont, 29 T. Butler Ktor, 10 referre,to mine next summer. You must not sup- Wm ^ Gwin, 22 John W. Ge.ry, 5 Mr““ ...... l-. H w H(illeckt u | Robert Sample, 3 #ra,ndThomas J. Henlsy, 9,On the third ballot:LIJc.*»y*) is an tie iawithas, we io MXpose from xvhet 1 hive slated above that we expect to mike such hauls every day, for we do not. I think however, we can make it pay, and intend ta keep at it with part of our hsnda, at lean snough to cover expenses. The gold we get look* like the kernel of hickory nuta.I have just returned from San Francisco, where I went to get mill irons and tools. I succeeded in getting some castings, and what i»wi 1 wanted. I bought five feet mill eawa tit 810 eech, and 2 H cuts at 815 each. Tools er# nearly aa cheap here as they are in the States, but Provision* are highSan Fianciaco and Sacramento City are springing up aa if by magic, and present all the bustle and stir of larga cities in the States. 1 am glad John, I cirae myself, but am equally well pleased that I did not accede to your proposition to bring our families out. Thi* ia not the country for me to raise a family in, nor would you be pleesed wilh il, except io far aa money miking goal, I think an industrieua menIausper of collWm- M. Gwin, 24 j Thomaa J, Hanley 3 menda H. W, H*lleck, 18 | John W. Geary 1 *d,Jifu T. B. King, 1. . I TheSo that John C. Fremont and Wm. M. alder* Gwin were declared duly elected; Wm. V. the lai Voorhtei, of San Francisco, has been ap- mendi pointed Sectetary of State; J. S Houston, Th( Controller; Major R. Roman, Treaaurar; ete a i F. J. C Kewen. Attorney General; Chaa. mittin J. Whiting, Sutvuyor General; S- C.Has- *iiiuit lings, Judge ol the Supreme Court. MrThe whole number of votes thrown in Rejthe election for Governor and Reprcsenta- A]r rives to Congtesi was only 15,000, al- tefern though the Stete can probably noli 70,0(10 Mr. 1 voles. There were ten candidates in the Com:field for Congress; the highM on the list Th wa G. W. Wright, formerly of Nantucket, couldwho had 5,451 votes; the next was Ed- coase ward Gilbert, of the N*w York Volun- Mr teara, end oceof the editor* of tha Alta Aft Calj/prrifa, who had 5,300.” icd (The'prospect* for geld hunter* for tha ted,.: next seaion were considered very flatter- yostp ing. It was thought ttut a much larger A amount would be taken out than tha put dent' year. Tbt Tribun* aaya: ! for, n
Newspaper Details
Rising Sun Indiana Whig
Rising Sun, Indiana, US
Sat, Feb 16, 1850
Page 2
Full Page
Clipped by
Shelley N.
USA 01 Jul 2024
Other Publications Near Rising Sun, Indiana
Rising Sun Mirror
Rising Sun Indiana Whig
Rising Sun Times
Rising Sun True Whig
Rising Sun Indiana Weekly Visitor
