The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-30
Our California correspondence.

SAN FRANcIsco, September l, 1910.
Impression of Neg Yorker on Landing at San
Francisco-7Ne Price Of Wages Of La
-Gambiing-7he California Crisis approach
ing-Sh,pping M Port-JIholesaie Prices and
Retail Prices-7he boundary Commisston-Coi
TpeRer-Ihe Neg PostnastG-7he Mias-Ac-
counts from the Mines, Se.
My last letter brought the account Of my Jour-
ney up to the day landed here. After getting my
things ashore, and spreading my blanket under the
carpenters bench, sailed forth to take look at
the city everything looked strange house here
and tent there, all mixed up together After
lettering about for an hour, made up my mind to
turn IN, which did, and slept comfortably until
morning, when the extreme cold woke me up. i
then went to inquire for the least expensive place
to stop in: and after two hours search, found that
the lowest pnce for board, without lodging, was
s2l week, and 81 night for six feet oil floor to
spread my blanket on. To this ! was obliged to
agree although, at the time, it appeared to me to
be very exorbtant
The principal hotel here, called Parker's Hotel,
charges $50 week for board and lodging al
though provisions are nearly as cheap as in the
states Good beef and mutton sells here from II
TO 10 cents pound and flour from 90 to $40 per
barrel. Fish is scarce, although the harbor abounds
in them but, at fifty cents pound, 1t wil not pay
men to catch them. A aborlng man commands
from S6 TO SS a day, and scarce at that price, as
most or them going to the mines, and those re-
turning are either too well off 10 work, de-
billtated by fever and ague, that they cannot: Car
penters are actively engaged and sought tor, at
from s16 to els per day they command better
price than any other trade here, every part OF the
city is alive with workmen, putting up wooden
buildings. You may see the foundation OF house
commenced IN the morning and the ROOT on at
| oh nd cd in fhrep M
second house is public house, and all seem TO do
fine business Each public house contains from
tour to eight gambling tables, which are crowded
with persons, playing from 10 o'clock in the morn
ing to IL or o'clock at night, and sometimes all
night. | believe that San Francisco contains at
| present, more gamblers than could be collected
| from the remainder OF the world. was told by a
person that knows these things WELL that he did
| not think there were twenty professional gamblers
| remaining in the States The betting here is very
| high one man, Mexican trader, lost seven hun
dred ounces OF gold at one bet Yesterday, ana APP
peared quite uncopcerned about it. person play
| ing for $50 bet, is considered here as plcayune
| player, and can seldom get room to put IN bet.
| A bar-room here without three or four tables,
would not sell pint Of spirits IN the dav. IL i
no disgrace fer man to be seen engaged IN play
| here; as the most respectable merchants, and men
that could command fifty or one hundred thousand
dollars at any moment, will walk openly from thelf
stores to the gambling tables, and stake their thou.
| serbs.
The price Of property here Is almost incredible.
saw one lot this day, that was bought for four
teen thousand dollars last June sell for fifty thou
| sand, and the purchaser could have sold IL at a
profit OF five thousand two hours after; the lot is
emily seventeen feet by twenty-eght with a canvass
house on IL; but the secret Of It Is that it is bar
room, with four gambling table,. and commands
tie best play in the town The seller has made
sixty Thousand dollars since last June, and has
sold with the intention OF returning TO New York.
Perhaps neat year he will be one OF the leaders OF
Ne Codfsh aristucracy Of your city; and when he
done the white hid glcyes, the exclusives will not