The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-25
Our San Francisco Correspondence.

Our San Francisco Correspondence.
San FaArcIsco, March 8, 1910.
drrississ San Frsnesseo Description Of the PacsTts
kines-Pries of Propisions-G Gold, &c &c.
Well, here am, in San Francisco where we arrived
Feb 2Sth after passage of excitement and peril We
had some very rough weather between Mazatlan and
San Franoisco got out Of coal, &c. We stopped only
at Monterey after leaving Maztan, where arrived
entirely out Of COAL with very little water, proyi-
sions, SC.
Az we entered the bay the Ohio, Warren, &c, gave
US fine salutation; and in the evening, San Fran
ehco was most brilliantly illuminated, sc. Real
estate, provisions, dry goods, fire arms &C. have
risen 1000 per cent since our arrival Most Of
us had to pitch our tents arrival Some got
lodging rooms at $500 to 500, and $500 per month";
ust large enough to round in, furnishing their
own bed &c, paying 81 each meal extra, ut the Uni
ted States Hotel-the only hotel in the place Lodging
can hardly be- had at any price. | know two young
men, who were born with gold spoons in their sweet
mouths, who slept under crockery crate, last night
IN the street, exposed to the most ptiess storm
Sadder faces never saw, than those observed to-day
The weather is freezing cold and the high winds keen
enough 10 penetrate the marrow bone. | never have
suffered much from cold during the last few days
. lour ut the mines has been sold at So per lb.
ntte farcaliy boy seven years old came up to me- an
hour snce and asked me II would have some eggs, at
50 per dozen. ! fled Our American blankets bring
s40 pistol biiugs $3.50 to $500 and good pair OF
yolyers worth $500 of porter ale 50 and
81 5O all liquors 70 cents per glass single string of
billiards 81 Lots worth 500 three mouths since are
worth $50 GOO now Some of the New York regiment
boys have done well.
Dir Robert A. Parker, of Boston, noble fellow, is
called the Aston Of oaornia He built the first skow,
made the first candles, killed the first buocks built
the nrst decent house, owns the city hotel and -
building another to be called the Parker house. He
buys most OF the gold sent here from the mines at
per ounce and sends 1t oil every few days to MaLat-
Ian, Valparaiso, Canton, London. New York. &c. In
about month, shall approach the diggers, and give
you dispassoDate account Of them AT present, am
Gen dair aud lovely family all well, and leave
with Judge Bryant Secretary Pritchard, &c. for Ore
ron. in few days. There 80 vessels in port The
hay is fine There some 800 houses ut San Fran
cisco, and the came At Monterey. San Francisco like
tain. IL is very cold here now. No summer clothing
is needed IN Upper California; nothing but woollen il
Wed, even ON The Sacramento. where the water il al
ways very cold and where the bazes to % and 100
was yesterday introduced to MIR. Leavenworth, the
Alcalde, who appears to be meritorious gentleman.
lie promises to give me much information valuable to
your readers respecting the resources of California,
which will forward as soon as received
might write whole pages about what see and hear,
but il is enough fer you know in word that about
San Francisco, rs lar reach 1t is most barren
region he weather Is very oold ut all seasons of the
year; nothing but woolen being Everything is
very high ut The stores labor is dearest Of all houses
cannot be obtained at any price for lodging
at this season Monterey Is the oveest spot OF earl
but has no harbor, and is exposed to violent winds
All vessels are immediately deserted their arrival
Snow is on the mountains as far as can yet thou
sands in the mines, and their sulferings
beyond peradventure 1 can say more ut present
My next letter will contain matter that will interest
the American public.
Tell the people Of Bath to listen. They are in
time now. Send on your house frames. They are
werth their weight in gold Oregon Is making
stupendUps fortunes with lumber. houses. &c The
Sandwich Islands Peru, Chilli England, Mexico, China,
are sending their thou ands to the mines and the Uni
ted States account " the Wmot proviso losing
the most valuable treasures Of earthl
Captains Wyse and Waterman, from New Orleans
are in town, and well.
have been introduced to Edward II. Harrison q re-
lative Of the late General Harrison late President Of
the United States, and more meritorious gentleman
have never met with.
| sent large package by E. L. Barre. Esq. OF New
York city, who leaves here tomorrow for San Bias
thence to Tepie. and thence to the United States
write on hogsheau on the wharf. and Capt Savage,
OF the CayuRa awaits letter have just left Capt.
Suffer- the great pioneer Of the gold region. He is the
rosity is boundess always having been kind to Ameri
cans especially In past years in giving them employ
ment. He is going off in few weeks into the noun.
famous regions, hitherto unexplored. He carries with
him 100 wild and tame Indians He Capt Sutter) has
promised me faithful sketch Of his life in few days.
which will forward TO you by the u ship Dale and
other news, that you may be aud get it.
Thomas j. Roach ofthe LIST ward il here and rich as
CrGsus He is one of the leading Of the country.
Mr. Franklin Bates. If boston hourikhes a. acaide of
ebster, five miles tins eide OF Fort Suffer- where no
would be happy to see his friends.
Send me the Herald files soon. and authorize mo to
get you ubscrbers and you shall have hundreds and,
ere long, Thousands.
Roach W oodworth IL great firm Just started. Mr.
oodworh is New ork boy, of the 9th ward He
conducted an expedition the mountains Ore
Ron. in 1876.
the aiding boarding. house here and out lately
lost lovely boy ii months old. recently
Vessels and population pouring in hourly. Hun.
dreds are fockiDg to the mines daily.