The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1849-08-16
Intelligence from California.
Life and Business at San Francisco
Specaiotions az Lands-Labor, Wa-

he DOSlOn EVenln8 r3Veler, on the
authority of Mr.. Jarvis, from San Fran
cisco, communicates the following interes-
ting facts, in regard to the state of things
| in California, which are not furnished by
the newspapers:
The number of arrivals of passengers
at San Francisco in June, by sea was
about 1000 per week. By land, at the
mines, from Lower California, Sonora,
Durango and Mexico generally, the immi-
grafton is computed at 5000, with many
thousand mule loads of merchandise,
| which has thus found its way into Cali
fornia, duty free, to the great dissatisfac-
ton of the sea-board merchants.
Coin was scarce at San Francisco, being
absorbed by the custom-house for duties.
The average price of gold dust was SIS 50
| to SIC per ounce. 1t is computed that on
| the 20th June 100000 worth of -four
was exposed in open air, and more than
100000 worth of other merchandise,
chiefly dry goods, for want of storage.
Storage was from 81 10 So per barrelI per
month.
Rents of the smallest lodging rooms
| were 100 to $3.50 per month; stores from
500 to $1,000 per month. The rents o.
| the Parker house amount to $4,000 per
annum-one gambling room letting for
$4,000 per annum; two others, small
sized, say IL BY 8 feet, for $4,000 each.
The city hotel, rented for $4,000 per
annum, is underlet for S45, 900. A small
room in it, about % feet square, rents as
a retail shop at $4,000 per annum.
Land which few years since was pur-
chased for 500 will now command $780,
900 cash. Central business lots, not ex-
ceeding 100 feet square, command from
10000 to 0,000-buildings in same pro-
portion. Money loaned on good security
at from q per cent. to as high as 10 per
cent, per month.
The average receipts of the French res
turant are 81 per minute. Mr.. Jarvis in
forms Us that his first dinner at San Fran
cisco, ordered from hotel, for two gentle
men, two ladies and four children, consis-
ting only of meats and pastry, cost 800.
Eggs So per dozen. Boat hire 10 90 to
steamer, 80 miles pull, 81. Ordinary
day labor, S6-varying from that TO $50
merchants in proportion.
Buildings are springing up very rapidly
mostly of the cheaper character. At pres
ent, one halfof the population live in tents.
The population increases slowly, as the
departure for the mines about equal the
arrivals. The risk to property at San
! Francisco from fire is very great. The
! buildings are all of the most frail and COM
busuible description.
Good order in general prevailed both
at the bay and mines. Capt. Grayson
was robbed on the 5th of June of 81 5000,
by Chilian servant, in whom ne repos I'D
IL ,ra,IJ ITO Ia no
hung as soon as aPprehended. Another
robbery of $4,000 occurred few days
after. As a general thing property is re-
spected, evil doors being kept IN check by
fear of i nch law.
Provisions are abundant and compara-
lively cheap at the mines-sly 81 per
meal, consisting of game, potatoes, preser-
we'd meats, &c. As TO gold, it is found
everywhere, and is Gperally considered
inexhaustible. moderate computation
gives as this years product at least $780,
| 100000. At present the waters are high.
September, October and November are
considered the best months. More gold,
it is said can be gathered in those months
than during the other nine months OF the
year.
Col. Fremont and lady had arrived. and
left for rancho below the Puebla de los
Angeles, which he had purchased for
100000. 1t is well stocked with cattle,
some 10000 head, and has good buildings
on it. He will probably be candidate
for the governorship.
Many shipments from the United States
and Europe will prove total loss, not
paying expense of landing. Scow hire
per day, taking but one load, is $50; men
to discharge, SIS. Sailors receive 500
TO $500 per month; mates and captains
| from $500 to 5000 per month.
An immense amount of lumber was
ready at Oregon for shipment to San
Francisco. Every vessel that could be
got to sea, even at an expense of $4,000
per month, was sent TO the river. By
September and OCTOBER very large
amount, besides framed buildings, will
have been landed from Oregon. Mechan-
les will be in great demand at this season,
to erect buildings to shelter the mining
population during the winter.
In June, good prints were selling at &c,
I and prime brown cottons at 4c: flour 5 TO
ST; pork 50; beef 50 so per BARREL at
auction; salmon So; copper rails &c;
shovels 50 per dozen; shirts s6.
! Speculation in lands is pushed to great