The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-11-15
BAYARD TAYLOR IN CALIFORNIA.
This gentleman, who IL cUiinected witt

BAYARD TAYLOR IN CALIFORNIA.
This gentleman, who Il cUinected will
the Nev York Tribune, arrived at Sar
francisco in the last steamer out. Specu
Iation CONNIE noes as soon as one lands a,
San Francisco, it seems. Mr.. Taylor sayi
in tho Tribune:
The most ingenious and successful oper.
alton was made by Mr.. Fiiz, Of N5w York,
who brought 1000 weekly, and 500 daily
'rribunes. He sold the whole lot in less
than two hours, ut one dollar apiece! Hear.
ing Of this, took about dozen papers,
which had used to I'll up crevices ID pack.
I ing MY yalisc, and sold them for ten dollars
to a man who wanted to retail them. was
satisfied with the Wholesale price. Papers
Of late date, am told, bring FIVE dollars .,
the mines.
The same writer says:
The Parker House. a Building 10 feet
front BY 60 deep, rents for $4,000 year
ly. Al least $50, 900 Of this is paid by
gamblers, who hold nearly all the second
story. Adjoining il, on the right, Is can
vsss tent, Is by Is feet. called Ell Dorado,
and occupied BY gamblers, which brings
$4,000. On the opposite corner build
ing called the Miners Bank, used BY Wright
and Co., brokers, brings about SIS, 900.
Il is about half the size Of our fire.engine
house at home. On the left Of the Parker
House, small two story frame building,
which is just finished, has been taken At
$4,000. The second story contains eiel!t
gaming tables, each Of which pays $500 a
night.
"a friend Of mine, who wished to find
place for law Office was shown cellar In
The earth, about l2 fee, square and 6 deep,
which he could have at $3.50 month. The
owner came here about three months ago,
without money enough 10 pay his passage
he is now worth $4,000. One Of the
common soldiers at the battle Of San Pas
quale is now among the miiionaires Of the
place, with an income Of $50, 900 monthly
4 noted firm has $4,000 loaned at ten
per cent, month! Aci,izen Of San Fran
cisco died insolveni, last fall, tothe amount
OF $4l 900. His administrators wcro de-
layed in settling his affairs. and his real
estate advanced SO rapidly in value mean
time that after his debts were paid bis heirs
have yearly income Of $4,000. These
facts are individually at.ested.
"T'he carman Of Mellus, Howard e. CO.,
has a salary Of 5000 year. and many
others make from SIS TO 20 daily. The
wages paid for the rougher kinds Of labor
has fallen TO about So.
"Mr. Osgood, the artist, intended TO re.
turn to the diggins, where he dug ono sea.
son with great good luck"
Caleb Lyon, tho poet, states that his two
best days digging amounted to Sl,Ol2.
Potatoes were selling nj 2s Cd per ID
corn 81 on car, onion. g each and the
like.
He gives the following general view 81
San Francisco:
"Crossing the shoulder Of the hill the
view extended all around the curve Of the
bay, and hundreds Of tents and horses sp
peared, scattered all over the heights anc
along the shore for more than mile.
furious wind wns blowing down through =
gap in the hills, filling the streets witt
clouds Of dust. On every side stood build
ings of all kinds, begun or half finished, ane
the greater part of them mere canvass sheds
open in front, and covered with oil kind,
ofsigns and in alIIangnsges. Greatquan'i
ties Of merchandise were piled up in ths
open air for want Of q place 10 store
them.
The streets nre full Of people, hurryina
TO and fro, and Of MS diverse End bizsrre a
character as the houses; Yankees ofevery
possible variety, native Californians ia
serapes and sombrero., Chilians, Sonorians
Kanakas from Hawaii, Chinese with theil
long tails, Malays ormed with their ever
lasting crecses, and others in whose en-
Drowned and bearded visages it was i'm
possible to recognise any nationality.
In April there were only about 80 or 4C
persons in San Francisco, md not more
than 20 persons could Sc seen in The streets
at any one time-now there are sorne SOC
houses or tents, and a floating population d
6,OOO. Il il calculated that the town il
increased dsiIy by from 25 to 30 houses.