Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-08-18
Frem q CORRESPONDENT.
San Francisco, June ), lS49.

San Francisco, June >, lS40.
Tow, for what you want to hear most
california. In looking over the papers
States, | find so many letters written,
much said, that | hardly know that can
Elhing new. A gentleman said just now,
lhge B. would tear the title page from the
wrote, entitled, Vhat Isas0 In California,
zri instead thereof, "W hat did not see in
za" then his book would be nearer the
aanl is now. have no, been out of San
lnq bu! think the gentleman right in his
b. instead Of that eternal spring spoken of,
naIe of this place {San Francisco) is the
FctOnable that | ever was in. Early in
nng, it is generally foggy and damp-at
warm-ni about 2 o'clock it begins TO
nd always at this season (and for aught
a at all other times) from tho West a
gale, and SO cold and dusty, that few
out without being muliied up in great coats
Tens Fires are necessary al all times.
% about 40 miles in the interior the cli-
'sreeable-yery pieasan, at Puebia dc San
nora, and other places | could name but
100 hot al the "diggins " as il is too cold
own.
'W-Passenger, the day we arrived here,
trouble to count the number of every
no shape of dwelling, and made out 2O4
@hts. Yesterday, myself, in stroliing on
nal overlook the town, counted 329 houses,
everything, from ships cook house,
arc considered lucky who can get one,)
81 house in tho place. The number of
i'rlVlns daily Is very great, and as there
lR'room for them they live in tents, and
'ef OF them is about double that of the
iheIe IS continual excitement here,
times suPposes himself in the midst of
y lar, goods of every description being
or sale at most of tho tents,-ihe streets,
Us and beach, being strewed with cvery
Ald OF merchandise, TO the amount of a
uolars, no ways protected. Real estate
llSh prices, and it cannot now be other
'ae demand is great. Blu, you will
~Ae'e II when | state 4 fact. Two DAYS
a'Iu'or 10 an estate, rented at public auc.
T.' 'enemenis, and the best Of the lot, no
compared TO the one you owned near
Iaseu Tor s49O per mouth, (pcr month,
ae renter having to give bonds accord
aQer'isement, for the prompt pa yment,
suEance. One of your acquainiances
!" fortunate as TO get ON the first steamer
9e on his arrival here, leased lot of
~ oo feet, and put upon it frame
'Ach, If the front of your office was
% nail dozen mca could take it up and
: and Then not disturb you at your desk,
sien's Tor sGOO0a year! The 8. Parker
-O'ei just finished, is rented out to va
s~s 'le sleeping rooms for single gen.
H eloO per month, and then the oc-
sa ~ ga eais IN the house, pays 81 so for
~ ,s- :, w for dinner, and 8 SO for his tea.
~ ~ "a oy 10. in this building, rent for
.heSe rooms ire lei, as Judge -
sFPJse' say, to those g necessary evils,
=! II is SAID, but cannot vouch for the
,,. "'a' The income Of this house in the
=, s, Is equal to 100000 a year.
q, Ol 'hinss cannot last long. 1t is true,
\. =" months during the last year, the
o. professional man had bat to name
-, "u"ever absurd it might be, and the
zsn, "ioWn oI' down at once but even now
% There is now a manifest uneasi-
vi n"erchants and a great soIicitude to
ga Eey may be, for at this time there
o. aanc'sco ,t'sco more goods than will be
ap,. Inole year, and what will bo the
Ny s,, y next September you can imagine
lid, ~ anything further. will ex.
hS;. VI eatables in this remark. for as
hhr IS raised. prov isions will continue
b r'''eS so long as this gold excitement
sag !. y / speculation runs high, and the
Ii, mere, and see some of the same
ssJ eA'sIed in the States in '35. Maps
every corner of cities, on every