Washington telegraph., 1849-03-21

for dwelling houses be SHIPPED to Caiifora
MIA to be put up in San Francisco. The
whole town is built of wood, and when
the houses are compact, as they will be
very soon, all would almost inevitably
be consumed if one should take fire during
| the prevalence of the strong northwest
winds that occur during the Summer.
Brick houses onght to be built. There
is great abundance of very good clay
| within two miles of San Francisco, and
lime is easily procured. The only diff
Guilty in building brick houses is the great
scarcity of labor. l would not recon-
mend any extra amount of clothing to be
taken to San Francisco by the emigrant,
as it can be had there as cheap as the
cost here with the freight added. Don't
60 to any unnecessary expense for CLOTH
ing. There is plenty of provisions at
San trancisco-beef and -four in abund-
ance. The -four comes from Chill and
Oregon. Provisions are high at the Mines,
but only IN consequence of the difficulty
and expense of transportation. Farmers
would do well to go to California.
The soil is so we'll adapted to Agricul-
made by farming on an extensive scale.
A friend Of mine at San Raphael, on the
bay of San Francisco, raises green peas,
and has them euery month IN the gear
all raised in the open air. Grapes are
also raised in great abundance, from which
excellent Wine is made, and fully equal
to the best Port Wine Houses could
not be obtained at San Francisco when l
left. The influx of population is so great
that every house was overflowsgg, as
there are but few houses in San francisco
perhaps not over two hundred and fifty,
and those very small. There are no
schools in San Francisco. A good school,
with a teacher who could speak the
Spanish language, would be well patron
lied, and get scholars from Chill, Peru,
and the whole Pacific coast. To those
who intend to settle in California, with
out reference to the gold excitement, l
would simply say, that the country affords
every inducement to such settlers. In
Monterey and other towns than San
francisco, there would be no difficulty
in obtaining houses at reasonable rate
at a rate of from one hundred dollars to
two hundred and fifty dollars year.
will conclude by speaking Of the
different routes to California; and first of
the route from Vera Cruz by the way of
the City of Mexico and Mazatlan or San
Bias. A description of my journey from
San Francisco to Vera Cruz will be ex-
actly what you will meet on a journey
from Vera Cruz to Mazatan. | will
therefore give you the particulars of my
journey. | left San Francisco for San
Bias on the 10th of December last, and
arrived at San Bias on the Goth of Decem-
Der in the brig Laura Ann. The price
of passage is 500. The price of board
and lodgings in Mazatlan is S45 month.
From San Bias l took a conveyance on
horseback to Guadalaxara; one mule for
the baggage and one for the servant
The journey to GuadalaXara from MaZat-
Ian is made in six days, and cost $50
beside expenses for food and lodging
abe ut So per day. From San Bias to
Topic is about sixty miles. The journey
is performed in one day. From Tepic to
Guadalaxara is days journey-expense
$50 beside rooms and food. From Qua
dalaxara to Mexico, by stage-coach the
fare is 500. Time six days exactly
Stages run three times week from
Guadalaxara to Mexico, and from Mexico
to Vera Cruz every other day. The
route from Mexico to Vera Cruz is well
understood. 1t would take five or six
days for person unacquainted with the
route to go TO Mexico on horseback by
stage, he could go in four days. From
Mexico to GuadalaXara il would take six
days by stage, and about twelve days
for one not accustomed to travel The
stage fare from Vera Cruz to- San Bias is
S1l0.