Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-02-10
No. 80.
The city OF San Francisco.

AhS St'J VA san Francisco.
lerba Bueua, lSan Francisco the name Of
cur town, which mtjn "goai herb" +. si,n,'ei
on the souh NNi'Sl@ If the piacipal arm Of
san FRANCHISES ~ = lyut afe miles from lhs
ocean, on RAarraw nefk Of land, vaDing Gum
four 10 ten SAes in Widlb-,hc ua-rawe.t acs
being siI,eep mi,es soulh,wcsl of tue town; Ills
in attitude l6i,y.srvep d'gless huy-dye minutes
North. THIS pauoW.slnp 81 laul il ah1u, stry
miles ,n lru.,h. extending ion de piiat formed
hy The bay aud the ocean, to the valley OF San
jose The s.tr Of the town Is handsome anl
commanding being an inclined plans OF about
a mile IA extent from lhs waters edge, 10 thc
hls in the rear. Two points " hnd-ons on
each side, extending into the bay IN the shape
ia crescent, in iroal, which bearslhe uaus o;ihe
towG. These point, alflrd fine view OF the
surrounding country 1.-The SNOW capped mpun-
tains ia tht distance tile green valleys beneath
1rn--'he beautiful. smooth and unnlii Vi bay
in front andun either sda, at once burst upoa
the eve Then is in iruat Of The town SINAI
i,Iauj rising high above the surface Of the hay
about two mile. long, and one wide. which IS
covered the greater part Of the year with the
most eSahersnl heritage ofulirUidsrfreshgess,
ihis Iiltle island is about three miles IRON the
shore, Between il aud the town is toe pfinc.
pal anchorage. Here vessels ofall nations rest
in safety and peace, and their flags are displayed
hv the aromltic breeze Two hundred yards
from he shore, there is twenty t9ur icrt water
aud short distance beyond lhatas many Hath.
aH Tao bcaca Immediately in font Of the
now h.iass' pqd ofthe towu is shelving; hnt il
VIII a. laht Ia hot dnc be Gcd upand be
some 'hr most VARIABLE part ofthe place.
The climate here is, in lhe winter. which is
the rainy season, damp and chilly. During the
balance ct hc year 10 !, DIS, bit chilly, il cuusa.
Qucucs Of the continual strong winds from the
North and northwest. There I. but Idiio vlri
aiun in,he atmosphere throughou, the year; the
theralumejcr ranging lium Aly-dye 10 seventy
degrees Iarenheit, lerba bueua is one Of the
most healthy place, On The whole coa.t ofrhe Pa
ciit. Sickness, OF any kind I, rarely known
among rs The -aubriiy OF tho cimate--belu
" OF the site Of tao town--its coniigliY 10 hn
mouth oilhc bay--'hr finest harbor on The whole
coast in ffonl-the rich and heau'iiu country
around il, a'lc7nep,ra % rendr !, one Of tha hes
commercial points IN HE world thr toEa is
new, having been hid of' il 1899 BIS Capt John
Nogct; and notwithstanding all The trpuh,ts i,
the country, has gradually increased ia size AID
importance. IT now contains population uI
about five humid ed permanent ctuZ'us. Two
years ago there were but about two hn0dfcd.--
Three mjics South is the Mission y lar~s Oa
Mission creek surrounded Nv smai vp'
rich and betslia'i ian' The Uate a.
creek can easily be brought by mn1#.
duets to any point 10 supply e.snE.
supply Of the citizen, the best Of all water i,lN.
tanned ID every part Of NE town, hy boring tle
distance Of forty feet. Ia going South t'on iol,
ba Bucna, the traveller, ,sts over hi, 2alroN
neck Of and, a most delightful region, Iater-pcr,
ed with bills, valleys aud n0unain.--hc vai'sgs
rich and bran'iiu--he hills covered with tai
pines red wood aud cedar, that have Nilhstopd
the tpmpcsts and Whirwinds Of century, aua
The mountains rising IN mlesic granIau to the
clouds. In passing out, the valley .; San Jose
opens to the view ia alItbc Ioye'incss otihe eli.
mate OF Italy and beauty Of the tropics 1bi.
valley is about sixty miles in length. and ten in
width. The Pueblo, which means an lncopo-
rated town, i the pri cIpN place of Business for
the valley, aud ~ about FIVE miles from Santa
Clara tie landing, on the bay, or as il is termed
here, "lbe cmbarcadaro," Passing on from betc
northeast. the traveller IN a few hours tide rea.
chrs the Straits, which separate the Susi1un bay.
formed H the confluence otihe Sacramento and
San joaquin f,yers, from that Of San Pablo
Here il seems that the accumulated waters Of
thousand years had suddenly rent the opposing
aon0tsins asunder, and flowed with tfcmendol.
force to the great bosom Of the deep. On the
Mouth side Of the bag, from The STRAIT, to Sols,h-
to, is one Of the finest districts oi coun,fy IN ai'
Upper California. Next 10 Yerba BDrpa, Sou
sIllto is the best point on the whole bay for q com
marca town. i is seven miles little I4a5l oI
North from his place on the opposite side Of The
bay, gnd has long been a watering point ior YES.
ses An attempt has recently brrn made 10 lay
III and build ~ Town at the straits, to .upcr,cd
the two last mentioned places. II viii no doubt,
however, be an entire failure. San Francisco
bay being The safest and most commodiou7 har.
Dor on the entire coast fihs Pacific some point
on /, must be the great mart Of the Western
world. We believe Yerba Buena is thu point
commanding rs It does now, all the trade Of the
surrounding county, and there being already a
large amount ofcapiIal concentrated here. The
town Of lerba Bucns Is called IN some Of the old
mans Of the country San Francisco. |, is not
Known BY that name here, however. The town
tatca is name rom aa bcrb 10 be found al around
IT. NhitA 9 sa'd 70 make good tea and posse,
ing excellent medicinal qualities, il is called
good herb, or Ycrba Bacus.
From he Hsasappt1p Dec. -.
Democratic ORGANIZATIONS.