Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1847-01-23

hank of IN. Sacramento River. small part only
of those ON the Rn er san joaquin Is taken a. yet
Some OF the mission lands sill De'ohg 20 me Sosl"
Inent, as well As other unclaimed Janus
farms have bc.a ahando ncd, IN consequence OF pre-
dauons committed bv Wild Indians, VINO s'e"l 'h'u,
sands of horses yrariy-ev"n out OF enclosures '',"
near dwellings These indians have shown Dul h',le
fear of late and have shot several farmers "''n
their arrows. L., r-,;o, rosi
There are now about twelve hundred iorelgg resi-
dent. in California mostly settled around the pay o.
San F anci>co, and on the pahNs v. 'ne ,t r
three. four, rs Of these are Amrricdhs anu ''1 &c
,n,;nder Euroueans. One-thrd OF the males nave
taken out tiers Of citizenship, ana never eNpec. "
speak Spanish, the preval'mg i'"soE -. N,r, =
edge Of English being all ;irnt io co'"le
rnnnos.s even a; this early period OF the settle
ment IL 1882 there were les 'h"' 'l''' ' ' ~
forrion residents and these were s"i,oFs VINO h'u
left tbrir ships or cntrappcd ny lhe iuihe' 90
rrnn,ent. ,hcv have become farmers. The hrst
American settlers arrived on the Sacramento !"
$50 The cmigrants leave lndeprnd'hce' 1I:so"I, j.
(hc starting point, IN April OF 'iSy, "-t Hnnher
the borders of the Pacific in October or November
annuaIly Some petition for farms; others s'''e On
private grants by consent oil owners; 80
grants un leaving Independence, shou'u nc
1,f family Of five or six,) with goou ""g9"' !
barrel of -four, 200 pounds vi bacon, 81 Pouhus VI
coffee so pounds Of sugar 20 pounds oil RICE yonc
Of oxen, cows, and few cooking utensils. E'erI
male nerson of fourteen years. and upwards sho"I
he provided with a rife, 10 pounds OF powder 'O
nounds of lead aud 300 percussion caps. - G.
After securing his land on either bank oi inc ga
crampnto. The settler should prepare M siO"'' :"
once and begin sowing his wheat IN Dtcemioe'
Reans meas and corn should be planted III AIrIi'
Twelve hundred dollars will start catle-breedei
in California .ec. ctI ,,oIer very
;mnerfcct cultivation. The Spanish Padres "i sOihI
of the missions have obtained an h.ndred-ioiu ano
n, the mission Of san Jose an hundred ana ei2"'y
fold was obtained. I'D oats and mus tara cO''' "e
.onntry. the former TO the height OF three or ioui
feet. and the latter high and compact that ho'SH'
straying amongst it are often lost rye anu p'oN
wheat have not been proved. cotton ",u %I,
have been raised, but as yet only IN small quth''eS
Every description Of vegetable produces well up
pIes pears, peaches, and ounces, are cohhh az
over the country, and in some parts mere a' il'
oranges almonds, figs and walnuts Plums ana chsf
rios have not been tested. Grapes OF the lnst IA
yor and in the greatest proiu>Ion grow IN oIie'e"
districts In atitudcs south Of $40 the best are pro-
duccd. With imperfect means wines anu VI
are also made in taliornIa =, 49,,
Tb, climate is for salnbrity; the iowcs
rate of the thermometer IN the shade at t Il,
in lSI5, 40, and the highest % 40 n'
common range throughout the year is from oO 10 ~
Sailing vessels have about thirteen days FdsSaSe
from Monterey TO Mazaan, but double that NUMB
nm returning II takes about fifteen days TO san from
Monterey 10 Columbia River but only hve 10 return
Tho entire revenue OF California has been rrcelV-
cd from the custom. house at Monterey, which, ioI
the seven past years, averaged eigh'ysiX lhouSa"o
dollars. a., ,,d. in caIifor.
-; oo;ns cprrencies weights and measures oil Eng
land and the United States are III common use
Imported goods such as American cotton S@ er woo.
len manufactures, shoes, hats inrni'uIe' anu
,;is. also groceries, crockery and hardware ana
China goods sold to the dealers ""I "' months %"
INC in hides taIlow, fat dried bee lumber aho
F soap. -. .o,.raJIv returned home
;h twenty 10 forty thousand bullocks hides every
dollar of inv dice aud Disbursements 'nctuni"s a,so
reasonable charge for wear and tear o. ,nJ Is ri.
has usually received niue !" 'e''
49,. v,iurd at two dollars.
W." HE taiIow has generally been battered win yes
"on"ideraLle quantity of sea otter skins were
formerly collected, and shipped TO Tan'on nm' =
were valued at forty dollars each. ne h"h''e' :"
present taken is very limited roId
In few years hence there will be expoa'er, gpnr
lead aud large quantity Of quicksilver also oI,a
coal and slate. The mines OF quicksilver arc p'ooa
Div the largest in the world, and OF The best ORE pro
duciug more than 90 per cent, with but small e&
pense of outfit. =. CT. iii
Under the government Of the United States WIN
some capi,ai and an increase of that thriving race
the Anglo Saxons, Caliioraia could supply all 'n'