The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-28
Our California Correspondence.

DaLikh brig Win lmina and another.
| Our California Correspondence.
San Francisco, June 20. ls4e
Inycrfant Coio,ris Neps-.d r,irsl Of Gold Hunters
-T,sntaSons Eseieneut-Mesftng 10 Organise a
Stale GoS'nment-- IHdisnOt against The Home Go.
ronment- Tn. Cs,so II PoEsn, &c, &c.
From the point which the eyes Of all the world are
gazing eagerly sit down to dot few lines, sh wing
you how do things in this entrance tho cave of
Aladdin.
When landed on the pile Of rocks which formed
the apology for the wharf Of San Francisco twenty
ven months 60 this tswn boasted some ten h.uses
The turkey buzgards gathering their prey about
is streets and air of lifesssness pcrvaded them
Now and then stray chip anchored in its noble bay
with the hope OF fleeing the natives lttle and with
The enthusiastic ideas then entertained of its
growth, how little cid dream that 1t could be
pid, 20 udeiful
ASH by magic, tho ten houses have grown into be-
tween four aud i've bundred-ths birds of prey have
taktp their departure to regions ueknown-the streets
exhibit all the busy esgcrness of large metropolis
The harbor Is lled with vessel. from all parts OF
cr,siion Gold has done all this and vii, yet In time
doubt not make San Francisco the largest city on
the Paeife coast.
Vessels daily arriving from the United States,
bringing with them hosts Of eager alventurers all
t,rLintd upon making their fortunes. rush has
been great lately that Il is p eibe at present for
stranger TO procure lodging for lsve money Mot
Of the oom,rs, therefore, pitch their tents upon
the beach, and maLy remain here I'LL their funds are
all exhausted, when they AXE push for the mines
To one who has seen the elephant it L. amusing
TO watch the mov,mentso Of the new somers Many Of
then appear to thisk that When they arrive at San
Franoiseo they are thar and all they have to do Is
10 take pct and shovel and commence digging Upon
their arrival learning their mistake they iume
commence ~ quriss from every body, of where they
tLs go, sad the eontradictory statements they ro-
cclvo rather tend p.rplex than satisfy them Many
b,comc di'tusi'd, and either determine TO return
home or accept situations clerks Inspection, OF Gus
tcmr or, In fact, angling they procure.
AsH friend remarked 10 me . few days since this
!, all with very large prices" Board varis,
from 10 &c q dollars per week washing dollars per
crzsn. emmon lodging rooms aud 60 BE- pro-
cured st thHtrents fer fity dollars month stores
and Offices rent fer from three hundred to thousand
dollars PER month A" clean shave costs two doars;
- billiards dollar; and last though not least,
tho camure fustsinsd TO IN individuals pocket in i'm
tblrg gin oc,htail e twenty-five cent. The old
h.,rl which tao y.srs neo rented for th.uand dol.
lars per year nov rents for sixteen thousand new
ard enrseous hotel csll.d tho Parker Iouse- built
~ kol,rt A. fsrtsr tsq wa. opened q few weeks
since with splendid hall and surpr This house ls
erect 20 cslernis. tius the largest the country
~ oircn of the high rent here two billiard room.
IN this houss containing four tables. rent for twelve
tlousaud dollars year two rooms appropriated to
gan ing, rent for twelve th.ussnd dollars per aunun
each 'evusl sr.iler rooms fer the purpose, a,
siN thousaud each Per anrum and the remainder 81
The huildirg consists cf dining rooms lodging
sri cn'c-s Which rent st enormous prices The
Partcr House IL conducted In style. which will.
doubt nos meet the APPRECIATION u all strangers com.
Ing 10 san francisco.
ard they are generally selling very eh,sp. this is 50
much the tsse NV, heaven knows what will be done
Nber th'ee hundred sat ehioh are daily sxp-:ted,
rach &c = lave no doubt from ptss.nt spPser-
that their ea~rres ~nl be cold a. the original
ctst added to TIE oost 81 trhrsportsiicp
We had very inttr.sting gold fever 90 o email
s,ae .- days since. IN our y.ry midst II seems
that tcm' tsrn-, yed prnius in travelling through
II the streets ss~ lying o. the ground piece Of gold
Sleeping 90 pick 70 up he observed and
be sii continued AT his occupation all the greeuhorpa
SON sfth,rtd around him la half an hour the -hole
,r.ct wa id with gold sssk.rs and strange to ssy
all we're fudirF some Yes, there lay the yell1v
mica trs;trfea in our very streets m. eager crowd
suon tttfsrtcd the attention Of ctisens zni
itty ~ opinions were ~ IL ueusl In such csscs
r,c-,d Many became quite en,hu.isstici declared
tlsi San IIoneico va, t,stiug on q geld mn.. snd
Threatened to hfug pics.sxe aud shovel and dig, 70
the sf'at oeiIimtnt of the pubic streets one man
Old sctury 90 60 but sfer -hreipg his dirt aud nnd
ing hotelog IN W tev. ~ up Ihe knowing ones coon
sulv the mystefy. The tine particles of gold bs
found In every STREET aud tho s~eepipgs % the
tt,fvs whore god - taken Ia exchange fer goods Tho
excitement has dird away, ard the town has sssumei
isrtusi quiet u there rs sBy such thing as quiet In
Sen iIsrcsto
1he steamship rsnens arrived In thi. port on June
th, With $40 passengers u 4 days from Panama The
Oregon entered the harhor tho morning q June
18th tw,nty dsJs frem Panama bringing 900 pas,en-
gers
The business excitement which anirnstes the minds
Of the inhabitants Of san francisco ha, given war
italy ior lew days past TO the dscussou Of ques
ton Of more importance even than dolsrs end cents
ard TO ssplsin this question fully must - bscks
little. In bruaIy lat the inhahiants % Ssa Fran
c'ec met IN lortsmopth 'qnare snd determined upon
VI. orgsnystlon of government Tor the district ~
Snn tfsncifcO 60 supcrsede the government a. sd
ninisfertd by Alcsldc, whose lime had expired
shd under Mexican Law, dsemrg thenisclves Nmericsn
eii,sns. a legislative assembly was elected three
Judges ~ The different courts Shrrd Register and
Trsafufer, and the wheels q government put In
eT,rsticn. smofg the 1rt acts ~ the Legislative A.
pmby wss the sbolit on ~ the cfce ~ slcslde and
The formation - code 81 laws for the good govern
ment OF the district The Police justice sout CON.
mrnoation 10 the Alcede, requesting him 60 deliver
up the records ~ n. turn. The Arcade made no
r,py 30 bis communication. Amer waiting usarly
smontb the Aleslde eth continuing In the sEcsson