Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1849-11-10
ASPECT OF san FRANCISCO.

The following graphic description Of the
present aspec, olibe city Of san Francisco, and
OF the waYs Of lie among lis Inhabitants &.
taken lrom the Pacific News of'he 6rs, Of Sep.
tembef:
The hum Of busy lie that fills our streets as II
some great ar was going on, With It's booths and
namherless temporary structures as,onishes the
heholder. while rs far as the csc can reach, The
white tents with thet waving flags aud streaming
pennons, Gloa,ing with back grOaad OF greenest
fliagc give a picturesque variety that is truly
charming to contemplate. The value OF reat
estate is another source Of wondermen, ilr the
meaacsl tenement that can be enanled rents a,
hundred dollars per year; AMI in eligible 10,
com ten 10 sixty thousand dollars. CITY
,sraso cost two hundred dollars,
i. adlly lor ieap twa 10 siI ihaas
aud. The price OF labor alone Is commensurate
with the valuations. for merchandise, though a
brisk trade is KEEP, up both Moth and South
extremely reasonable. Aud this is an argument
to many why ibis state Of things will no, LAST
But it seams 10 US TO heas pertinent as the
p'acers which have produced such extraordinary
and unparalleled results.
In the FIRST place, the dividends Of the mines
per day viii be the great regulator Of labor in the
c,y for when ,lc prices received are not equal
to the earnings tax upon an average, the labor
ri will SEEK without distinction to profession. the
Sacramento or the Stanislaus, and take his good
luck a. his only employers aud whatever The sum
taken ofmineral wealth acquired there, such will
be the price demanded tor 1t here. II, as many
suppose, the riches otihc gold region is not hall
developed, then labor may demand higher est.
mate than it has yet received, Fortunes have
come unbidden to many OF the lvoriies utlbe tic.
kie goddess. While the sprcul,ots in land have
reaped rare reward ior their hrelhodghl and
their shrcwdncss, we believe that the true proc,
pcrily OF this city is only in embryo; nr when time
shall have bloucd Ont mtny OF the countless ia.
convcnieuces to which hysness men have been
exposed proper wharyes shall be finished,
/ by which the present low water obstacle will be
obyiaed, and the goods Of merchants CO Use 70
damage in landing" and when our streets shall
be completed, and buildings for the convcnivnces
Of he public courts Of iusiice-ln fact, when we
net thoroughly organized with the same diff
Of he golden saud in our favor, the SPRING
tide Of our commercial prosperity will com
nence.
This Is indeed fast COUNTRY; wealth comes
quick, and goes quick The draymen thinks as
| lightly Of u dollar here, AS bis brother Of plea
,une in The Atlantic cites and spends it as Tree
/ Iy, The lawyer is paid his fee in advance, au'
the acalde decides with aacrity all cases hat arr
4 brought him, with better chance Ut seeaun.
justice ,haa If months were taken for consdera
ton and reflection. The merchants eve Is quicl
to tcIItbe real trader from the shopping gentle
man; and he wastes aslcw words as possible ioT
be reeoIlects thai true Old saying, 'tlme Is mon
I ey." The system ni auclionecrlng Is very prcsa
lent, and where prices are unstable, il is proba
bIy AS healthy q system OF trade A. any other
Md though we have many ships laying idle
there are enough men, we firmly believe, to MAJ
two,thirds OF them at what IS called reasuna
! bic seamans wages. Energy, enterprise an
activity characterize the men Of this country
aud those vhe possess Il are, we firm
believe, bound TO succeed IN whatever they On
denabe