The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-05

HN1NG. NOV EMBEK ,,
the spasms and rhsumstcs to which they very sub
ec must be the consequences Of their very Ill customs
though whetRo Injuries them and prevents propagation
10 the venere0 Msease with which the greater part
them very strongly injected thus proving that the
humors are very analogous to this contagon; from this
reason may be deduced the enormous difference between
the births and deaths which without doubt is much
ten per cent annually in favor of the latter but the
sonsres doing ell in their power to prevent the pro-
situated them
The general productions of the missions are the breed
maize beans and other vegetables but the produc
tons OF the missions situated more 10 the southwark
more extensive these yielding the delicious grape and
olives in abundance of all these articles Of production
the most lucrative is the large cattle their hides and tai
low ahording an active commerce with foreign vessels
of this territory, whether missionaries or private ndiv
duals have OF supplying themselves with actual necessa
res, and for the they give this branch all
the impetus they possibly can and on il generally place
all their attention. II is now about six years since they
began to gather in hides and taow for commerce for
merry they only took Of many much they
needed Tor their own private and the rest thrown
away useless Al the present time the actual number
hides sold annually board Of foreign vessels
to thirty forty thousand and about the amount
arrobas CAS- lbs to the srroba of taow Thus by pur-
suing their present method there is doubt but three
four years the of the expectation of each OF
these articles will be doubled Flax linen wine olive
very extensive if there stimulant to excite in
dustry but this not being the case there is grain
enough sown for the consumption of the territory.
The towns in this district three the most popuous
being that of the Angels which contains about twelve
hundred souls that Of San Joseph Guadsloupe may
tain about six hundreds and the village Of Brancfore two
hundred They all imperfectly formed and without
order, each person having built his house on the
spot the form he thought most convenient 10 him
SELF without paying any attention to regularity. The
6rst OF these towns governed by corresponding body
of magistrates composed of Alcalde Judge, four
municipal officers, synodc and secretary The seesnd
Of Alcalde, two regdors municipal officers syno.
die and secretary and the third, Of the small.
onf
Monterey.
The inhabitants Of these towns white and to dsn-
gush them from the Indians called people of reason
The number OF these contained in the territory may be
about five thousand souls and divided between the
towns and presidos They are nearly all the descend.
ants Of small number Of individuals who came from the
Mexican continent settlers others in the service
army accompanied by their wives in the short
OF Little more than nifty years the present generation
The whites are commonly very robust and healthy,
and well formed-some OF them are occupied in raising
cattle cuvatng small pieces of land for wheat beans
and Indian but for want of sufficient lands for
which they cannot obtain rightful ownership their
labor very limited Others again dedicate themselves
to the military service of the country but the of
them are very indolent much that is very
circumstance for individual to strive to improve his
fortune Dancing horseridng, and gambling occupies
all their time. The arts are entirely unknown, and
exercises any trade and very few any knowledge
even OF the first rudments Of letters The other sciences
| are entirely unknown amongst them
The fecundity of the white people is extreme-it is
very rare to lind married couple with less than FIVE
six children. while there hundreds who have from
twelve to fifteen. Very few Of them die in their youth
and reaching the age ofmaturity their
chdrens' children. The ages Of eighty and hundred
have always been common in this climates most inrmi-
ties here unknown entirely and the robustness and
fresh color Of the natives show the beneficial influence
hs The in have
is without doubt, more active and aborious than the
other their vigilance constantly empoye ed in the du
ties of the house. the cleanliness of their children and
attention to the wants Of their husbands dedicatng all
their leisure moments to some kind of occupation that
may be useful to themselves and their families their
clothing is always clearly and very decent nakedness
being altogether unusual amongst them in either
PAISANO.
CALIFORNIA, July ls48
There four ports principal bays in this terrific
ry which take the the corresponding presdos
the best sheltered being that of San Diego That of
Francisco has many advantages Santa Barbara is but
mddng at the best of timos and in the winter
very bad Monterey has shelter. Besides the above
Cruz San Luis Obispo the Colo Refugo and San Juan
Capstrano for the purpose Of obtaining the productions
but by order by the Minister of War; and circu
lated by the General given to understand that
foreign vessel will be permitted to anchor at any of
these places, Monterey only excepted. Nevertheless
the commandant general has allowed the other three
principal ports to remain open provisionally were il
not there would undoubtedly be end to all COM
merce in California, as ] will presently show.
The only motive that induces foreign vessels to visit
hsv tor m hs e sna
| that at neither of these places there is any
possibility Of realizing money, for here it does not
tended to facilitate the purchase of the aforesaid ar.
cles well knowing that the missions have interest in
ready money but rather in such goods
the Indians that parsons who have brought
nothing but money have not been able to purchase
cargo Tor their vessels it will appear very extraordi.
where its value is so well known, but the may
easily be perceived by little attention the circum
stances Of the territory.
The quantity of hides gathered in yearly is about
thirty forty thousand and the number of arrobas
talow, with trng difference, will be sbont the
averaging the price Of each article at two dollars per
hide per arroba and per srroba We shall see that
the intrinsic value in annual circulation in California is
about $4,000 This sum- divided amongst twentyon
only productions OF the country turned into money
with what would the Indians be clothed, and by What
would they be able to cover thousand other
cessties7 Money useful article for simplifying specu
ation but in California yet there Spectators
and its productions barely sufficient for its actual
made with respect to private individuals who able
to collect few hides and few arrobas Of tallow
these being in small quantities, the average barter il
very Insignificant Now, this is the only saleable
commodity which in itself is scarcely sufficient to sup
this branch of commerce be crossed by an obstacle
what would be the result TheIconsequences appear
me palpable that it is useless to name them, but
First No vessel. would touch on this coast and the
nation would lose the revenue arising IRON this branch
| Of commerce.
| Secondly Tho missions and private individuals would
suffer from the want Of Indispensable articles for
the cultivation of their lands and the different trades
| for decency and for civilization.
Thirdly. The raising of cattle being the only branch
which conferred all the hopes and expectations OF
the inhabitants, should this be stopped the country
would sink into its former state of ndgence after hav
ing for the last Ave years created considerable influence
| by this small commerce.
Fourthy. Many foreigners who naturalized in the
territory losing the hope of being able to subsst in IL
| would abandon II, having nothing but prospect OF
misery before them and by doing would destroy the
system of colonization which is strongly recon-
mended by the supreme government. PAlSANO.
CALIFORNIA, July, 1896
As every person is not acquainted with the calamtes
existing in California, consider it my duty to explain
the circumstances.
The roads in the territory most OF them very good
| but in the middle of II two very high mountains
which are impossible for all kinds Of draught carriages
and very difficult to traverse even with mules
This without doubt, is great obstacle to pro
the missions and towns from their pro
auctions to Monterey still this is not the most essential
The distance between the richest missions and Monte
rev. from 30 to ITO leagues, and il is impossible to
convey the allow, (Which il put up in raw hides such
great distance without its suffering much loss from
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