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Historical Clippings Book - Placer Mining (HC-08) (354 pages)
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Page: of 354
fold wae Lirst disenverwd on the south fork of tho American river, ata
place called Sutter's mill, now (olomas-late in May or onus ies dune, 1848, iInformae
tion whieh oo1ld ve relied on announcing this discovery was not received in this
oity,until late in the following autumn.
Yo immigration into tho mines could, therofore, have taken place from the
old States in that year, ‘tho mmbor of miners was, oorsequently, Limited to the
population of the territory--some five hundred men from Oregon=-Vexicans and other
foreigners who happened to be in the sountry, or came into it during the summer and
autumn, and the Indians, who were employed by or sold their gold to the whites.
It is aupposed there wove not far from Pive thousand men piniten in eollesting gold daring thet season, if 20 suppose they obtained an average of ono thouse
and dollars eache-which is regarded by —e persons as a lew estimate<=the ete amount eae be <& ae
ratorettihy this hasrcchat edt te all directions daring tho following
winters and, on the commencement of the dry season in 1849, people came inte the
territory from all quarterse=from onala, Pera, and other States on the Fasifile
coast of South Americae=from the west coast of Vexieo=-the Sandwich Islands, “hina,
and New Holland,
The emigratio from the United States came in last, if we exeent those who
crossed the isthmis of Fanama, an] went up the coast in steamers, and a few who
sailed early on the voyace round “ape Horn,
The American emigration did not some in by sea, in mich force, until July and
August, and that overland did not besin to arrive until tho last of Ausust and first
of September, The Thilinos and Mexicans were early in the sountry, im the month
of July it was supposed there were fiteen trsand foreigners in the mines, Ata
place called Sonoranian gamp, it was believed there wera at least ten thougana
Niesclietnt They had qaite a city of tents, booths, and legreuhindy hotels, re=
ataurants, stores, and shops of all desoriptions, furnished whatever money aorld
prooure, Ice was brought from the Sierra, and lee=srears added to minferous other
luxuries. An enclosure made of tranks and branches of trees, and lined with
‘otteon oloth, worved as a sort of amvhitheatra for ball-fichts; other amusements,
characteristic of the Mexicans, were to be seen in all dirostions,
Cnr Lone ‘8 urngl &
The foreigners resorted principally to the southern mines, whieh gave then.