The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1849-10-01

scription and history of the country, from which
we make number of interesting extracts.
POPULATION.
The population OF California in July, 1916 was
about Is, 900, exclusive oil Indians; in july 1919
tbs about 81, 900 to AZ, 900. The Americans are
the lesser halt OF the people, From July to Jan.
1850, probably 10000 Americans, by land aud
water, will reach this country; and alter Sep
TENDER, the Europeans will commence arriving
here. BY January, 1850, we shall number So.
600 to 10000 people. and in 1851, from 200
TO 100000.
CLIMATE.
The climate OF the sea- coast of California is
healthy. AT San Francisco in the afternoons,
during six months OF the year, there is so much
wind ds TO make the town disagreeable one to
reside IN.
The Sacramento and San Joaquin are pl olific Of
ague and fever OF the worst forms, aud rheumatic
complaints on the coast are prevalent. The morn
lngs are invariably the most pleasant on the sea
coast, especially at Monterey and San Francisco
the nights oughoutthe country COOL
AT Santa Barbara and the lower PueDla there is
experienced little or no fog. The town OF San
Diego Dow'wltnOut trade lis OF little consequence;
at that Place the climate is the mlldest and most
saubrious in all Alta California
The rivers Throughout this territory are low
most OF the year, and can be passed. Rains fall
In November and increase until February-they
then decrease until April. During the summer
rain may fall once in the course Of five or six
years, but not sufficient to satuate the ground
In the months oil December and January, rain is
the most copious. From the drough IN the sum-
mer months, vegetation becomes much parched
On some ranches (Iarms) the grass fails Tor the
cattle at the. dryest season. The farmers are al.
ways DESTROYS that some rain should fall in A pril
to MOI sten their land Just pre- vious to their plough
ing, before planting beans, corn and potatoes. A
person not acquainted with the soil and climate
of California; would doubt ifs capacity to produce
any grain without summer showers yet wheat
| produces abundantly.
TOWNS AND CITIES.
At the great and rapidly settling seaport (San
Francisco) four fitths of the imports OF Califor-
MIA arrive, which mostly sent up to the Sac
ramento and San Joaquin rivers. One of the
novel features OF San Francisco now is that gold
Is actually being picked up in the streets Ma
| lives OF the Sandwich Islands and Chill are seen
daily engaged In this occupation. Whether it is
dropped from peoples pockets and rough leather
purses, or is produced by the recent constant
employ OF carts, with iron tires, which have su
perseded those tireless, broad wheeled affairs,
previously in use, | am unable unadvisedIy to
say. The town OF Santa Cruz is warm, and ex
tremeIy healthy; and for timber and gram ii pos.
sesses advantages over ally other town in Cali
torma Benicla is newly formed town on the
straits oil Carquiues, 80 miles from San Francisco
and about the same from the sea. This place
is more subject to cold and wind than Monterey
but not SO much as San Francisco. 1t is the
Chief point OF passing from one end of California
to the other Its ferry will at some future day be
OF immense value, and the income constitutes an
education fund for the school OF Bcnicia Be
lore the resources OF the Sacramento and San
Joaquin valleys were known, the town of San
FRANCISCO was considered to be one of the great.
importance, Inc more so as 1t was said no large
vessel could go any higher up. Many merchant
ships and men ot-war have gone to aud returned
In safety from Benicia. The location ard advan.
tages OF the place now promise that it will soon
be OF the first importance. 1t NAV be the meet.
ing place OF ships from the sea and of steamers
from the river, which matter time and scientific
men will soon determine
The town of Sonoma, 20 miles from Benicia.
with the valleys OF The Napa and Suisun nearly
adjacent, offers inducements OF the highest order
10 The most lazy OF our Gaming engrant families
In the Sonoma, Napa, and Suisum Valleys. the
land Is good the country healthy, aud the TEN
| Perature is never very cold in Winter-snow be
ing seen only onihe highest mountains
twenty miles above Benicia some enterprising
American gentlemen are layiAg out three towns
| called Montezuma, Suisun, and New York The
banks OF the river as far up as these points are
"ihOut douot, healthy AS California bhcomes
populated, these new towns will contain their fair
proportion oil Inhabitants, and there will be heard
the busy hum OF Yankee enterprise. On the San
| Joaquin, there is town laid off under the name
oil Stockton, which has now some hundreds of
traders and wagoners living in tents. Lumber
| being landed in San Francisco and Benicia from
oregon and foreign ports, and held to $3.50 to
| S30O per one thousand feet, and the price being
| lnuch enhanced when it reaches the highest of
! Ooaung, there must Tor time be drawoack TO
building within the limits Of the placers. High.
er up The San Joaquin, proposals are out to build
Two small towns, in which people are purchasing
| house lots at low prices. AT Capt Suffers + ort
ana extending to his embarcadera there is town
called Sacramento City, with thriving and nu-
merous population OF little less than thousand
people already. Several briggs and balques of
''ght drait have reached this town, and also Stock
ton. % Feather river there are projections OF
township The people en- the upper Sacramento
hiver, Butte Creek, Feather, Yuba, Americanos
Costumes and Moquelemes Ohe last two mem
oers OF the San Joaquin) Rivers and their yicin.
lty, must depend at present on Sacramento CITY
LOT supplies; the remainder of the rivers lower
branches OF the San Joaquin, on Stockton-tbe
upper branches on Monterey; Sacramento Civ
and STOCKTON, by steamboats,, will receive their
supplies from Bencia and the town of San Fran
cisco. "
Monterey may be considered at the present
tIhe inc most pleasant place for residence in
California. The growth and prosoeritv nj The |